OTC LO vs mircette.

[screamingvenus.livejournal.com]

[cross posted in birthcontrol]


i stopped into planned parenthood and i told the nurse at the front desk that i need to switch pills. i told her that i'm having panic attacks every day, and that i understand that it might take a few months for me to get used to the OTC LO, but i'm not about to try to ride this out. she asked if i'm expereincing any other side effects, and i told her that i now have difficulty wearing contact lenses. she tried to tell me that this is not a side effect of the pills, [even though i read about this side effect on the OTC LO product information sheet.] she told me that my eyes are probably changing shape, and i should go get an eye exam. [?!] she handed me two months worth of mircette without even discussing my options. i asked a few questions, and she gladly answered them, but the fact that she handed me new meds without even coverring all of my options? that was bothersome, to say the least. i then told her that i have three days worth of OTC LO placebos left, and that i began my period early this morning. i asked her when i should start the mircette, and she told me to wait until sunday. which means i'm going to be unprotected for about a week and a half. she asked why i started the OTC on the thirteenth of october, [which was a saturday.] i told her i chose the 24-hours-after-you-get-your-period start method as opposed to the sunday start method, so that i would be protected immediately. she told me that planned parenthood reccommends that their patients use the sunday start method. why is that?


i wish that i had health insurance so i could go to a "normal" gynecologist. someone who would meet with me on a one-on-one basis and ask me questions and give me answers and discuss all of my options with me. but i'm poor, so i have to deal with this shit.


suggestions? explanations? [mainly what i'm looking for here is: a.) is this totally unproffessional, or am i being ridiculous? and b.) what can you tell me about mircette?]

Comments

[pirogoeth.livejournal.com]

Your questions have already been answered but...she actually said that your eyes were changing shape?? Jeez! Can eyes even do that?? *Rolls eyes*

[maggledy.livejournal.com]

Yep, they can. That's why your prescription for glasses or contacts can change over time. Sometimes the change makes for better vision, but usually it's worse. People in their teens to twenties are more prone to this, but some people (like me) have this happen to them throughout their lives.