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hi jamie11477,
i am also taking vitex but i am only taking a low dose and have been on it for the last 6 weeks. i can't say i have noticed a difference yet but i am planning to increase my dose this month the the start of my next period. when you say your levels were normal what were they,lab values can be anywhere between 0.3 to 3.0 or in some places the values are 0.50 - 5.0. i feel rubbish when my levels are at 2+ yet that would be considered normal. have you had a free t3 and t4 test done?
vitex apparently takes 6-8 weeks to take effect so be patient,it may help.it comes highly recommended and is not likely to do any harm.

sarah

How BCP affect your blood pressure: I have NOT encountered a single one that does not warn about raising your blood pressure. That's why BCP's are not recommended to women with high bp to begin with.

Mircette (and Kariva) I have not tried personally, but a close friend has been taking it for a while. She hasn't had any problems besides heart palpitations, but not sure if the pill caused it or not. She's now switching to Nuvaring (less hassle, and I highly recommended it, as well as a gyno friend she has).

Nuvaring-I am on the second cycle. I never ever think about it, except when I have to insert and remove it, and they have a convenient computer program you can download to remind you, as well as a tiny timer you can carry around in your purse (can get it for free from their website). No headaches, no nightmares, no panic attacks. In fact, I don't even notice I'm on birth control, it's great.

I don't think our doctors know any more than we do about this drug. It's up to us to research it ourselves. According to what I've read, there is no evidence that even taking it at all prevents fractures, and there is quite a bit of evidence that it is in fact harmful. What's more, the drug stays in your bones even after you stop taking it and has a half-life of 10 years, meaning that it takes 10 years for it to reach half it's potency!! This, plus the fact that the long-term effects of this drug are unknown!!

I have been taking Didronel, which is a weaker form of bisphosphonates for several years and was recently put on Fosomax because my bone density had gone lower according to the DXA test. I've now stopped taking it after having perused this forum, and reading an excellent book on the subject called "The Myth of Osteoporosis" by Gillian Sanson. All I can say is, I wish I'd read this material before taking any of these drugs.

A very interesting fact that our doctors do not tell us because presumably they are ignorant of it themselves, is that bone density itself is not a reliable indicator of fracture risk.

I've drawn the conslusion that our doctors are ill informed and we put our trust in them at our own (often considerable) risk.

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About a month or so ago I stopped taking Meloden 21 (a pill frequently used in Switzerland) after having taken it for about two years, not because I was necessarily having adverse side-effects, but because it wasn't helping reduce my cramps. I went to my gyno who highly recommended Yasmin. I haven't started taking it yet because I missed my period this month, so am still waiting, but maybe I should be relieved?! I actually just happened to come across this site because I was curious to find out in what ways Yasmin helps..so I'm a bit worried! Reading these entries has brought to my attention something that I was not aware of before, and that is that many others have had little or no sex drive as well as anxiety attacks, which is what I have been suffering from and I'm only 21! Could it be that all pills have this effect, not only Yasmin? I suppose that I would be crazy to take this pill but in a way I want to see if I start noticing the same symptoms..?

my boyfriend has turned into a sex driven fiend.
both of us have enjoyed sex over and over, over the last
few days i have been on the pill!!
highly recommended!!!!!!

I noticed nervousness upon first starting, which I was worried about since I also have anxiety with depression, but this nervousness dissapated after a week or two into the drug.

However, one almost indefinately needs to take ritalin with another drug, such as Wellbutrin or Prozac or etc., in order to derive maximum benefits from. Also because I think Ritalin tends to make one too much of something; such as too nervous, stimulated, or angry depending on the individual, and needs to be offset by another drug, especially so or maybe this is only true if there is a disorder in the brain in the first place. I find this is true in myself and need to supplement it with several other meds in order to harness the benefits from Ritalin.

It would be nice if Ritalin came packaged with a med that offsets its negative effects, kind of like how shampoo and conditioner all in one is sometimes packaged in one bottle.

However, the medication is a good one, and has enabled me to function in life. It's wonderful when I'm at work on time or 10 minutes early every day. I love ironing my clothes in the morning for a change and not feeling "lazy", which never was even the case.

I'm no longer described as "spacey" or "stupid" or ditsy like I'd been by many other peers in the past. Now I feel at times intelligent and at least capable and competent or on par with others.

What price can you pay to achieve this?

Highly recommended for sufferers of ADD with or without hyperactivity.