Ortho Tri Cyclen
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In article <346bb5b5...@nntp.sprint.ca>, inte...@sprint.ca says...
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>I am considering going on ortho tri cyclen as i have had it with my
>acne. The week I am off ortho 777 to menstruate is a week I look
>forward to, simply because my skin clears up. I would like to know if
>ortho tri cyclen has helped anyone...
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I have been on Ortho for 3 months, but I don't really know if it's doing
anything yet because I'm also currently on Accutane. I *think* I have noticed
that I now break out when I start a new pack of BC though... someone told me
this might be progesterone-sensitivity. Anyway, I'm thinking of maybe
visiting an ob/gyn to see if it would be possible to have my androgen levels
checked, and to discuss which BC pill might be the best one for me (as a
result of finding out my hormone levels). After all, Accutane results will
probably only last so long if breakouts are primarily being caused by hormone
problems... so I want to do what I can to fix the hormone problem. Also, it
doesn't hurt to discuss all of this with a doc anyway, because some women with
excess androgens end up having polycystic ovary syndrome or something
similar... so might as well get it all checked! :)
(I don't really think the Ortho T-C is going to work well for me though)
Scooby
Didn't work for me.
Angie
Shauna wrote:
> In article <346bb5b5...@nntp.sprint.ca>, inte...@sprint.ca says...
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> > I would like to know if
> >ortho tri cyclen has helped anyone...
I've been on it for about 6 weeks along with retin-a and azelex. My face has
cleared up alot but I can't say which one helped. I had the big cysts zits. I felt
like I was doing puberty all over again. (I'm 28).....
> I have been on it for about 6 months now. I would say that it has improved my
> acne, but it is far from a cure.
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> I think that the Ortho has made my eyes dryer and my contacts hurt more to
> wear. Has this happened to anyone else??
My contacts are almost unbearable now. I was on ortho-cyclen til the derm had me
change to the tri and didn't have a problem before. But the tri was to help my
face. Now I'm looking to go back to my other pill so I can at least see....tough
decession...hmmm...to have clear face or see...I hate glasses.
Angie
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> I have been on birth control for about 5 years now, since my late teens.
> Sometimes I wonder if I went off of it all together if my acne would all
> disappear. Maybe my body would have naturally outgrown the acne, but because I
> have been on the pill, it never happened. Oh well, I guess I won't know untill
> I decide to try and have kids.
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