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[bjordt]

sbk, on 2011-02-07 19:04:16, said:

Hi check the ingredients and then post here, it should be available, most are

The Lo/Ovral ingredients read: norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets

Thanks so much!

[nephron]

I looked Lo Ovral up for bjordt, and it has 300mcg of norgestrel and 30mcg of ethinyl estradiol in the 21 active tablets, and 7 inactive tablets.

[felicityaf]

I've been on Meliane for about 10 months now, ever since I moved to Thailand. When I was back in the states, I was on Loestrin 24 Fe and was very happy. I tried to match the progestrin dose as closely as possible but there weren't that many options. I've felt fine up until this month, despite some weight gain. This month I started spotting two weeks prior to my expected period and have been off and on. I just finished this month's pack and am waiting to get my real period. Besides this, I've been having major hormone/emotional fluctuations, totally fine one minute and feeling as if the world was going to end the next. I've been on such an emotional roller coaster this month, I'm considering changing birth controls. I'm hoping changed hormone levels have caused these sudden irrational emotions that I can't seem to control. Do you ladies have any thoughts/suggestions? I've had bad experiences with an ob/gyn at Chiang Mai Ram and am wary to go back for a consult about birth control.

[sbk]

Hi Felicity, I've been on meliane for years and never had these problems, I wonder where you bought the pack, perhaps it was expired or something?

[Sheryl]

Women vary enormously in their reaction to oral contraceptives, the same formulation that works fine for one woman may make another feel like %^$.

In addition, a pill that use to suit may start to give trouble to the same women even after years of use, especially as she nears or passes the age of 40 at which point the "peri-menopause" sets in and  hormone levels become much more unstable. Synthetic progestins in particular often set off or exacerbate peri-menopausal problems.

Meliane's estrogen somponent is the same as that of Loestrin 24Fe but the progestin is an altogether different compound.

Unfortunately there is no birth control pill preparation in Thailand that is the same as Loestril 24 Fe. the only brand that contains the same progetsin had a different form and much higher etstrogen dose.

Felicity, my advice would be that you consider a non -hormonal form of contraception such as the IUD.  Most women do well with IUDs, the excpetion being women whose periods are excessively heavy and painful to begin with. (And of course the method is contraindicated in women with certain gyn disorders).

It is possible that even off hormonal contraception you'll have the mood swings to some extent. if so, it likely means you have either entered the "peri0meniopausal" period OR are suffering form PMDD. The latter will be apparent if you keep track of when the problems occur relative to your menstrual cycle. If the problems come mainly or only in the 2 weeks before your period and then there is dramatic relief within 24 hours of getting your period, that's PMDD. If feels like a curtain suddenly lifts and sanity is restored. Then sometime after id cycle - immediately at mid cycle for some women, a bit later for others -- the "crazies" and fuzzy thinking set in again.

PMDD and peri-menopasual issues can overlap, many women (I was one) develop noticeable PMDD only when they reach their perimenopausal years. But it can also come much earlier, some women have it their whole lives. Women with PMDD are best off not taking hormonal contraception.  Natural (bioidentical) progesterone will give some relief as will SSRIs (often needed only for the second half of the cycle). I required both. The problem vanishes as soon as you hit menopause.

[DaraRai]

I believe that they're going to start selling Melodia in Thailand very soon...has anyone ever taken this pill before?  I haven't heard of it in the U.S.

[nicky123]

hi ladies ..

i have a question ...

my girlfriend got some pills for birth control .. but un fortunately she got pragenent . and we dont want.it ....

any suggetions ..please ???

thanks

[mew13]

I am living in Thailand and have been taking tricilest for about a year now. It is the same as ortho tri cyclin, which I was taking in the US for about 5 years. The company in Thailand has stopped making tricilest and I cannot find another comparable brand. Any suggestions?