Best Birth Control Pill?

[sapphire99]

I hope you can get a good pill with no side effects as well. In reality you are probably going to have at the least one side effect. I started taking the pill last June and I am still searching for one with side effects I can stand. I have taken Ortho-Tri Cyclen Lo, Loestrin, and am on my second week of Demulen. Both Ortho-Tri Cyclen Lo and Loestrin made me break out really bad, they also made me gain 8 pounds and my boobs are a cup size bigger. Loestrin made me have absolutly no libido which really sucked, but not as bad as having several new pimples on my face everyday that take weeks for them to go away (not to mention the scars). So far Demulen is working okay compared to Loestrin, but I am going to see if it improves any more in the next 3 months until I decide if I should stick with it or try something else. I have heard a lot of good things about Yasmin, and if I decide to change my pill again, I will defenitly go for that one!

I really hope you have better luck with the pill than I have!!

[cuRIOUsLexy]

thanks again! ill keep you updated on which pill i wind up getting and if I get any side effects.

[BethXI]

Hm, I'm on Orthro Novum 1/35 and It's weird, I don't see many people talking about being on it.

I like it, I only had some crazy side effects for my first week but after that, it was fine and normal. Except, my breasts feel tender all the time, except if I'm on the inactive pills. I don't mind it...but it hurts a lot when anything pushed down on them. I havn't really experienced a lost libido or anything but I've only been on it for 2 months.

[needafriend]

Jasmin is the best pill I've been on. At first probably any one you get on will make you nauseous, but that will subside. Your doctor will know what's best for you and you can always change to another if one doesn't work for you.

[omalll]

If its your first time taking the pill, your doctor might prescribe a more popular pill, like ortho tricyclen lo. Its been my impression that doctors will start someone with a newer, popular pill (since with newer pills, it is more likely they will have samples available to give you), and then if you have side effects and want to switch pills, they will have a better idea of which one for you to switch to. In my opinion, theres absolutely nothing wrong with going about it this way, since there is no way to tell what kind of pill will work best.
Except, though, if you are concerned about it costing a lot, be sure to ask your doctor to prescribe a pill that has a generic version (generics are just as effective as name brands, and are so much cheaper). Because newer, popular pills probably dont have generics yet. Drug companies give doctor's offices samples of NEW brands of pills, so that their patients will pay full price for them. Good luck