DESOGESTREL AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL vs ESTRADIOL

I made a post about this last week but some new stuff has happened and I didn’t really get a lot of help the first time. I (20 afab) have been on the pill for years, I take it continuously. That means that I skip the placebos and go straight to the next pack. This stops me from getting a period (wh

Age: 20 Sex: Female Height: 5'6" Weight: 280lbs before edema, 341lbs now Race: Caucasian Duration of complaint: 1 & 1/2 months Location: United States, ankles, legs on both sides, equal distribution, and my stomach Any existing relevant medical issues: Hashimoto's thyroiditis induced hypothyroi

Age - 27 Sex - F Height - 5'5" Weight - 125 Race - white and Latinx Duration of complaint - recurrent bacterial vaginal infections and UTIs for my whole life. Frequent lower abdominal pain for 10 years (has been attributed to IBS, but may be relevant here). Current infection has lasted about two mo

Hello. **I'm a 22yo white female. About 5'6" and currently weigh 160lbs.** I was on birth control from when I was 18-21. I was on Apri (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, lowest dose), and went off of it this past February. Two weeks after I went off of it I gained 20+ pounds. I have had i

Hi, I (26F) have been taking the pill for years but still have many questions about how it works and with Covid it’s very difficult to find someone to ask where I live. Because I am very sensitive to hormonal changes and imbalances (it triggers my OCD) my family doctor at the time and a gynaecologis

Hi. I have a hypertension related issue regarding my mother. The main reason why I have decided to take a second opinion here, is because the country we live in has famously incompetent and irresponsible doctors, who over-prescribe certain medications without thorough check-up. She is 53 years old,

So my friend who is 30 years old, and is a nurse started developing headaches in high school, and has had them ever since. * Headaches since age 14 * Race- White * Lives in USA * Jaw Grinding, or Bruxism, (TMJ , she has a mouth guard for this but doesnt use it much * Her whole body is almost alway

42F/5'9"/405/wt. Hydroxizine as needed for anxiety/ Cyred 0.15/30 desogestrel- ethinyl estradiol OCPS. No smoking/drinking, light cannabis use. Evaluated at Urgent Care 4/4/2022 due to periods being irregular and heavy with onset two years ago. Periods come every 24-30 days and will bleed for 4-5 d

Pharmacy edition. For me… Patient: I need an early fill for my prescription i lost my estradiol gel. I have a refill. Me after trying to over ride early fill: Sorry but your insurance won’t pay for it. With my savings finder it comes out to $48.17 Patient: But i have a refill. And Medicaid. Me:

A genuine prescription that I received at work the other day. Not too sure the phases of the moon are clinically proven. Given the med and the days, I figured that it meant until next menses, but it’s still pretty funny, and gave us all a good laugh at work. Happy holidays! Until the next full moon

Help a nurse out, lol. Part of my job is to call in birth control prescriptions to the pharmacy Our charting system , shows BC orders written something like “E. estradiol and Norgestimate 0.035mg, 0.18/0.215/0.25mg” When calling, saying all that is a mouthful, and often confuses the tech. Is it pref

What are some of the dumbest prescriptions you've gotten? I've seen some doozies, like the one for estradiol cream that instructed the patient to insert 1 gallon into the vagina weekly. I mean, yikes! And then there are all the handwritten ones (ffs just buy the script software already, it's been ye

The two pharmacists at my local CVS in Target are absolutely amazing. Above and beyond, just wonderful people. I know you all are taken for granted, and I know retail places like CVS can be the absolute worst. I'd really love to do something (beyond just saying "thank you") to thank them for making

Has anyone seen norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol dosed like a steroid taper ie 5 tabs day one, 4 tabs day two, decreasing by 1 tablet daily for 5 days total. With 2 additional refills given to patient. Diagnosis was abnormal bleeding, patient had never used like this before. Only dosing I can find is

I currently work as an ambulatory pharmacist and have dealt with fairly nonsensical prior authorization denials this past week. Like today, prior auth was denied for Jardiance to be used in heart failure because they wanted the patient to complete step therapy with metformin first. All the document

What if the doctor writes "apply QID PRN pain" on diclofenac? Or "inhale 1-2 puffs as needed for SOB" or "apply vaginally at bedtime three times weekly?" I hate that insurance has made us their bitch, and I'm always afraid they're gonna say "nope" a few months later and take their money back. A cowo