I am having trouble finding a good bc. I was on the patch but it made me phsycially sick, then estrostep which I *loved* but it was too expensive. Then I switched to Ortho tricyclen-lo because I could get it on campus cheap but once I graduated it became too expensive, so then I went to necon and now I am on sprintec. I was on Necon in Nov/Dec and on Sprintec Jan/Feb... I'm not really sure how I got switched. One of these 2 pills has caused me to gain weight, or maybe the combo but I feel like i need to get off of the sprintec incase it is that pill. I know the difference between tri sprintec and sprintec is the homone level in sprintec varies over the month, will the lower dose of hormones be enough to help me drop the weight? I know everyone's bodies vary but any help would be appreciated. Also, does anyone know of any other pills that I could switch to to help me drop the weight? I'm 23 with no insurance so generics are awesome but at this point I am thinking about paying the extra for ortho tri-cyclen lo because I know I didn't gain weight on it.
Hi Hockie Chick, I am on Kariva (its generic for Mercette). I have only been on it for a few days but I like it so far - I still have a couple of months to really see how my body is going to react to it though. I am not sure if its what you are looking for but when I did my research on it (some of it scary - but it seems all research is scary for birth controls) there was little about weight gain. I hope I helped...
I wouldnt recommend tri sprintec based on my experience. I hated it. It made me overly emotional, gain weight, depressed and extremely fatigued. I went on it b/c it was $9 a month, but I only stayed on it for 4 months. I quit taking it monday and have been feeling better ever since. Sorry I cant really help here, but I dont want to recommend something I hated so much.
Good luck.
P.S. I didnt do well on the patch either, I dont know anyone who liked it.
Try Yaz, I heard alot of horror stories about it but Im ending my second month and love it. My acne hasn't cleared as much as I was hoping but its getting better. I have big boobs size d and was worried about weight gain because orth lo made me depressed and I gained weight. My old roomie was on the patch and she liked it but she got really bad headaches the week she took it off. hope thats helpful. oh but yaz has no generic and costs 52 at costco and walmart per month, and more at other places.
Sorry I cant really help here, but I dont want to recommend something I hated so much. 
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