Buttstickers-a.k.a. The Patch

[kaelstra.livejournal.com]

I'm on Ortho Evra (the Patch) and yesterday was my new Patch day. I recently went from sticking the Patch on my butt to giving it a try on my shoulder, but the term "buttstickers" still applies around the house, haha.

Anyway, a few hours later, I was feeling absolutely miserable. My stomach was queasy as hell, and it was like a huge fight to keep my dinner down. My boyfriend asked me if I was feeling alright, and I told him my stomach was just bothering me some.

"Oh," he said. "It always does that on your new Patch day."
I was taken aback. "Really? I never noticed!"
"Oh yes. Every new Patch day, your tummy bothers you really bad a few hours after you put it on."

I honestly had never noticed before. My best guess is that the hormones are stronger in a fresh patch than in an old one, and my body is adjusting. How bad does it suck that female hormones can make us queasy, seriously? Blah.

Anyway, there wasn't much of a huge point to this post, except kind of a general query. Do any of you other vagina-lovin' ladies who use the Patch notice any issues like this after putting a fresh one on?

Comments

[sweetseadragon.livejournal.com]

The patch was hormone hell for me. After slapping a new one on, the freak show began...achy tender boobs, mood swings between rage and sorrow, extreme nausea and frightening migraines. Just as my body was barely beginning to recover it was time to put another one on. I couldn't deal with it. I am now hbc free...and feeling much better.

[kaelstra.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I only feel bad for a little bit, but if my boyfriend hadn't pointed out that my symptoms coincided with new patch days, I never would have noticed.

The Pill was really not fun for me X_x

[sweetseadragon.livejournal.com]

I wish my body liked the patch because a lot of people really love it! The pill was no fun for me either. Bahhh.

[ibeliveinfaes.livejournal.com]

My boobs didn't ache, but they were itchy as hell! I also got the evil headaches, and not only when I get a new patch, but also the day before I get my period I have a BLINDING migrane.