birth control PATCH?

[madglittergrrrl.livejournal.com]

i went to the gyno yesterday. with the intention of getting my annual and looking into birthcontrol options that werent THE PILL. of course i was looking for something that didnt control hormones. that didnt happen.

i was on the pill from age 15 until 18. i didnt like the side effects. the crying. the weight gain. the remembering to take the damn thing at the same time every day. i also really hated the fact that the pill made my cunt dry the fuck up. i wasnt put on the pill for birthcontrol. i was put on it cos my cycle was (and apparently still is) fucked up. but i went off it. oops.

my gyno listened to the pains i had about the pill. but sadly, the only main options involved unjust weight gain. so she recommended the PATCH. othro-evra. a patch you wear (that is just so alluring... oh lordy. cant wait to show the boifriend! ha!) for a week, then change it to a new one. do that for 3 weeks, then go off the patch... and "magically" yr rag will come. the patch still creates a false pregnancy and so far the only signs i've witnessed (its only been a day) is a burning sensation where the patch is located (on my inner hip)... the burning is apparently normal. unfortuantly i feel extremely sad. like all cry-ie and depressed. another side effect. i'm just hoping that this patch wont make my cunt get all dry. but since it has the same hormones that are in ortho tricyclene... well damn... i'm sure it will. blah.

i very much dislike hormonal methods of birth control, i'm fine with condoms and spermicide. but since my menstral cycle is between 45 and 60 days long and involves about 2 weeks of extreme pms and just a general feeling of wanting to die, i decided to go on hormones if only to make my cycle mellow out.

on the plus side, my gyno told me "well at least it'll clear up yr skin!" jee thanks. xo.

Comments

[arachne.livejournal.com]

The thing with hormonal methods is that, there might just be one out there that's for you. I went through 3 or 4 different brands of pill before I found one that didn't give me horrendous side-effects. Here's hoping the patch works for you :)

[madglittergrrrl.livejournal.com]

thank you! i'm hoping it'll work too! so sick of drugs! yick! xo.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

once upon a time (okay, april), i was told that a mild burning was normal when wearing a patch (duragesic). wanna see my scars? they're not pretty. if the burning gets worse, you might want to take the patch off. and if you wait it out, make sure your skin isn't super irritated (take the patch off slowly to avoid creating stress irritation, so you know what was there) before using the next one in a different spot.

and with most patches, heat makes the patch release more medication, so don't get that spot too hot in the shower or anything. :/ maybe the BC patch is different, maybe not.

[sad-goat.livejournal.com]

ok ok hold on....you have scars?? from the patch??? that's horrible. :\ i've been looking for something that isnt' messing with my hormones and no luck. i thought the patch was my best bet but sheeesh....and ortho evra is the only one selling the patch right? hmm.............

Wow. Old message.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

My patch was a pain patch, duragesic, not a BC patch, but I'm told they use similar adhesives.

And yes, I had scars. I had nasty, blistery lesions and spots where my skin just peeled off. I had areas which resembled chemical burns. And I had plain old dermatitis. It's been three years and my skin heals quickly, so only the faintest outlines are left here and there. I'm the only one who can see them and who knows where to look.

Re: Wow. Old message.

[sad-goat.livejournal.com]

wow, eeps! what do you use for BC now? do you like it?

Re: Wow. Old message.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a birth control patch. It had nothing to do with birth control.

I've used polyurethane condoms for several years and yes, I like them.