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Changing Pills
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Last week I changed from Yasmin to Loestrin which has lower eostrogen levels and a different type of progesterone. I did this for a couple of reasons. Anyway i'm having a hard time because of it. i thought i'd adjusted to it because i was a complete bitch/really irritable at the beginning of last week but then that passed and i felt really happy. But now the slightest thing gets me upset and I can't cope with thing I normally can.
Whats everyones experiences of changing a brand of pill? And have any of you ever been on Loestrin? My friend was on it and she bled constantly - I've had a bit of spotting but thats gone now. I guess I just need to hear about other people.
Whats everyones experiences of changing a brand of pill? And have any of you ever been on Loestrin? My friend was on it and she bled constantly - I've had a bit of spotting but thats gone now. I guess I just need to hear about other people.
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I'd at least give it a month and see how you feel, but if you don't feel comfortable, then it might be an idea to change the type of pill again. It's all about what works best for you.
thought it was great for the first 3 months, didnt have a bleed, then i was on for 5 weeks! not seen anythin this month tho *touch wood*
my skin got worse too
that happened to me too it was fine for months then i bled for about 2 months i think after that it was fine again but then at xmas it was 6weeks so i just changed onto femodette so far no problems but its only been a week and a half.
sometimes though you can get really bad mood swings because of the hormones, if your not happy with it after a couplea weeks or the first pack go back and ask to try something else it can take awhile to find a pill that agrees with you
It's one of those things where you have to be prepared to wait it out, or chop and change. Me, I gave up
Lipsy, I think you need to give it a couple of months till you know 100% everything is ok, so Id not worry just yet me dear!
Microgynon made me moody as hell, achey and generally feeling very unwell.
Lots of people have been on Microgynon and changed off it because it's almost always the first one they put people on, and you don't hear from the ones that go on it and have no problems.
I also have period pains with them, which I thought I wasnt supposed to get, and my periods (although shorter) are much heavier, so much so, that I have had to go up to the green tampax. (oh what a pleasant post)
One of the GPs at my surgery at home is a twat, I pretty much mastered the art of fighting my own corner. He made it pretty clear he thought I was a complete slut for wanting to go on the pill and that if I was so desperate for it I should put up with the side effects. Handily a nice nurse told me otherwise and all is good now.
*waves hand* At least, I'm pretty sure I've had no problems with it but I've been on it for so long that I do wonder what I'd be like without it :chin:
I've been on it for nearly 6 years and not had any problems. I used to have the most irregular periods, with excruciating pain to boot. So i started it partly for that and partly for contraception. I have since been pain free, and bar the odd *minor* (tho im sure my other half would disagree!!) bouts of PMT and several episodes of missed periods, i have been fine on it...no probs :thumb:
Changing bills has been the bane of my existence in the past.
But I managed to stumble onto an absolute godsend called triphasil 28
I had the most ridulous side-effects and reactions to all the other pills I tried, but triphasil is amazing.
I've been on it for 6 years now.
Just google it.
Luck!