Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo

[shoebaby1]

Is anyone here on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo? I'm switching from Levora and I was wondering what your experiences were like. When I went to go get the pill I over heard a woman saying "its not working for me I need the regular kind" I really don't understand what thats supposed to mean.

[rose2summer]

It has a lower level of level of estrogen (25 mcg), so when you overheard the woman, I am guessing she wanted a higher dose. That particular does, however, is still very effective at preventing pregnancy.

[shoebaby1]

Oh okay I guess she didn't like the low dosage for some reason, Is there any reason a woman would like a higher dosage? Thats kind of backwards isn't it?

[rose2summer]

The Lo form has 25mg estrogen and the regular form has 35mg estrogen.

 

They haven't studied the Lo form for the treatment of acne, and maybe she had acne and that's why she wanted the regular form, it's hard to say.

 

From what I have read on it, the Lo form seems to be very effective, and I would choose it over a regular form personally, because high estrogen can have unwanted effects, like more headaches, nausea, mood swings, depending on the women.

 

Another factor can be weight. Usually they give a low dose of estrogen to thinner women.

[rose2summer]

And maybe she got pregnant on the Lo form because she missed a dose, and then might be blaming the pill itself. There are so many possibilities.

[shoebaby1]

thanks , that makes sense

[elaineska]

I've been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for almost 2 years, and I've had no problems. I haven't noticed any negative effects. Some positive ones are less cramps and being able to predict my period verrrry accurately.

[shoebaby1]

yay!! I am excited to start it because I was having really bad depression (PMS) in the last week of my pill when I was taking Levora. Hope to have more luck this time around!

[sophie274]

I've been on it for about 9 months. It's worked fine for me, no side effects really.

[spunkmaster]

I was on it for about a year...it really helped to control my mood swings! I've since switched to the new Yaz stuff tho.

[RayKay]

Well, every pill works differently for every woman. Lo doses may not be as effective on some women, and I know some experience more mood swings with lower doses and so on.

 

Just like some women have less symptoms on one pill then another, or while two friends may have totally different symptoms on the same pill.

 

I was on regular Ortho Tri Cyclen for ten years, was on Lo dose for a couple months and then opted to go off it entirely (for health reasons mostly due to breast cancer risk in family, but also because it was having impact on mood (ie I had no moods!), creating a low grade depression and lessening libido over time which made me feel not myself anymore...and all those have corrected themself since I went off it after some time anyway). Anyway, when I switched I did not notice a change, but sometimes it takes time to notice one too.

[shoebaby1]

I hope things go well with this one

[jilligirl]

Is anyone here on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo? I'm switching from Levora and I was wondering what your experiences were like. When I went to go get the pill I over heard a woman saying "its not working for me I need the regular kind" I really don't understand what thats supposed to mean.

 

The "regular kind" has a higher dosage of progestin in it than does Ortho Tricyclen Lo (hence the "lo").

 

I was on it for about a year. I really had no major problems with the pill, no serious side effects.

 

PROS:

It evened out my emotions a bit (some people complain about getting over-emotional from the pill, but it was the opposite for me-- I was overemotional to begin with, but going on the pill regulated my emotions/moods a lot better).

 

Also, I never experienced breakthrough bleeding.

 

Weight gain was minimal (8lbs.?).

 

My TOM came like CLOCKWORK.

 

I had virtually NO cramps, and a lighter flow.

 

CON:

There's only one thing that I did not like about it (which is why I got off that pill). It made me excessively tired. I would come home and go to sleep for an hour, every day. I was always so tired, and had no energy.

 

Why did I choose to go on "lo?" Because I am a smoker, and my doctor recommended that I take a lower dosage.

 

Keep in mind, though, that reactions/side effects are completely individual. It doesn't only depend on the pill that you choose to take, but it also depends on the individual.

[the yang to the worlds yin]

I love ortho tri cyclen lo! I've been on it for almost half a year now, and I went up a cup size, lost weight, eliminated both heavy periods and cramps, and the only down side is a bit of a breakout the week of my period.