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[stellar_muddle]

Pill breakthrough runs into conservative backlash
(NZ Herald 29.3.06)

Comments

[alpha_angel]

Have you tried any of the same-dose-every-day pills that allow you to skip periods? I normally take the one I'm on (Norimin) for three packets in a row with no breaks, then take a week off. Been doing that for a couple of years now.

There are many articles, I had a really good one that I printed off, but can't find it anymore...

[stellar_muddle]

I'm on Levelin, which is a same dose one. Have tried running two packs together and skipping. The lack of period/period pain is good, but it does odd things to a vaguely known mood swing pattern (more extremes of moods the week before period is due when not run together) and I found (maybe TMI), reduced sex drive, which introduced a new level of crankiness to everyone...

I'll put up with mild pain which goes away with panadiene and a hot wheat sack overnight, and the standard messiness in return for keeping the bounciness/playfulness component. You would have to ask Z if it is worth the price of the easy irritation/grump...

I will however run them together to avoid inconvenience eg travelling/camping etc.

[alpha_angel]

I've never have a problem with PMT, so I can't really comment on that. And sex drive ain't a problem.

I much prefer to only have to put up with period pain 5 times a year, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper on sanitary products!

You'd think that on a same dose pill you wouldn't have mood swings the week before your period, but more from the day you start the sugar pills.

Did you get mood swings in the middle of running two packs together?

[basal_surge]

Week before - marked tendency to swing from manic to grumpy to leaky and back again. Requires delicate treatment, occasionally suggests kicking men firmly in the balls once a month.