what pill are you on?

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

hey gals
i wrote the editor of this site asking for a more comprehensive list of birth control pills since i know mine (mircette) isnt on there. so tell me, what birth control pill are you on (if youre on the generic, please post the name brand) that way more women can learn about more of the different type of pills!

[edit:] if you are not on the pill, or on a different form of bc, please dont comment. this site lists the bc patch, ring, and iuds as well as depo. i asked specifically for pills, because that is where they are lacking in information.

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[broadcasted.livejournal.com]

I'm on Cyclessa and I can't find hardly any information on it, other than it's official site. I'd love to have some more information on it!

[nirbhao.livejournal.com]

having the brand name along with the generics could be helpful

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

Mine's called Monofeme here in Australia.

Not sure what it's other names are, if it has any.

[xmissruinerx.livejournal.com]

I take Alesse.....and I know nothing about it...and the site is bullshit. Boo-comma-urns.

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

do you mean the alesse site? or the site i linked. the site i linked has a good bit of information on alesse.

[dokuya.livejournal.com]

Alesse, too.

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

seasonale, currently. have been on mircette, ovcon35, estrostep fe, and ortho tri-cyclen.

kudos to you for being proactive and helpful!

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

why thank you!
i just know the site helped me a lot when i was finding out what bcp i wanted to be on. it would help a lot more women if it listed all birth control pills.

the cool thing is, this site gives a list of side effects, and which pill might work better if youre having said side effects. thats how i knew that switching from alesse to loestrin 1/20 would make my periods shorter.

[pirogoeth.livejournal.com]

I'm on Seasonale for 6 more weeks until I switch to a Mirena IUD. There is no generic for Seasonale on the market yet.

[disclaimher.livejournal.com]

I take the generic for Micronor, it is called Errin, and made by Barr Labs.

[silversurealism.livejournal.com]

I take Necon 7/7/7 (brand name Ortho-Novum 7/7/7). The brand name is listed on that page, but the generic isn't.

[rainwen.livejournal.com]

I was on Ortho Tri-cyclen, but I'm trying going off it for awhile, because I don't like being on birth control. In the past, I've been on Alesse, Marvelon (evil stuff, I react so badly to it), and even though it's not a pill, Depo Provera.

[bimeg11.livejournal.com]

ortho-evra...not a pill, a patch =)

[crayolaab.livejournal.com]

I'm on Seasonale for a 3-month trial, I've been on ortho-cyclen, ortho-cept and lo-ovral.

[crayolaab.livejournal.com]

oh, and generics of most of those including Sprintec and I don't remember the other names.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_symphony/]

estrostep fe

[blackbird--fly.livejournal.com]

I'm on my last pack of Triquilar (basically the same as Triphasil). Next pack will be Ortho Tri-Cyclen.

[red-rogue.livejournal.com]

ACK! Stay away from Ortho Tricyclen!!!!!!!!

[blackbird--fly.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with it?

[im4ft12.livejournal.com]

Ortho Tri-Cyclen since 2001

[jeun.livejournal.com]

Was on Ortho Novum 1/35 for two months, but due to uncontrollable migranes, I switched to Lo/Ovral. It's the best. :)

[monster-turtles.livejournal.com]

I'm on Alesse 28 which has...21 B.C pills and 7 placebos. There's an Alesse 21 as well.

[sherbetlemon.livejournal.com]

I'm on Marvelon 21, but it comes in a 28 too. I'm not sure if that one is available in the States, though. It might just be a specific Canadian brand.

[eilanhp.livejournal.com]

Microgynon, previously been on Valette and Leios.

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

is this a name brand or a generic?

[eilanhp.livejournal.com]

They are name brands, but in Germany, so I don't even know whether they exist in the States/Canada...

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

okay thanks!

[jennifer.livejournal.com]

It's a generic for Loestrin in the US.

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

ahh i thought so. i used to be on that stuff!

i really should write this stuff down ; )

[lesmiserables.livejournal.com]

I was on ortho tri-cyclen, but due to craziness, i am now trying out mircette.

[nolynching.livejournal.com]

I'm on Ortho Tri-Cyclen. 21 pills, 7 placebos and lots of mood swings.

[nolynching.livejournal.com]

Well, here is my experience with it.

Pros: no acne
Cons: severe mood swings (I mean severe), about 10lb weight gain, water retention in the thighs and middle, yeast infections, and more mood swings.

It would almost seem that it's not worth it, but my acne was horrible. Nothing short of Acutane worked, and Acutane did not seem worth it.

[nolynching.livejournal.com]

Yeah, everyone reacts differently. You're lucky you don't get mood swings. And I just got my first yeast infection ever after about 7 months of using OTC-Lo. So I don't know, just watch out for them because I didn't even know they were common on this BC until my doctor told me.

[nurrynur.livejournal.com]

I'm taking Yasmin 28 (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol)
I've only been taking it for a week now but so far just some mood swings .. no weight gain

[myoosikal.livejournal.com]

i took that for a while, quite a bit of weight gain for me. :( not on anything now. married and planning a possible family. :)

[red-rogue.livejournal.com]

I'm taking Trinessa, it's the generic form of Ortho Tricyclen.

Gained some weight on it and am desperately trying to switch birth control due to crazy mood swings and SEVERE depression.

[ariella-bella.livejournal.com]

I'm on Yasmin, but have taken Alesse and Ortho Tricyclin-Lo in the past (I switched to Yasmin because after about a year of OTC-lo I mysteriously started spotting and having two periods a month). So far so good with Yasmin. I don't really have any complaints.

[mooseek.livejournal.com]

Diane 35

[jennifer.livejournal.com]

I'm on Seasonale.

[lurbos.livejournal.com]

Aviane- The Generic version of Alesse

[elysian-spirit.livejournal.com]

I'm on Ortho Tri-Cyclen.

[gingercat7.livejournal.com]

yasmin. :D (translation: so far, so good.)