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Has anyone tried Lybrel yet?

I'm on Depo shots rignt now and having a hard time losing weight, so I'm wondering if Lybrel would be a good alternative. Any side effects (good and bad) you've experienced would be helpful.

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1. You can read about the side effects here: Lybrel: Why Doesn't Wyeth Like Women? On Tuesday, the FDA approved Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel, which is designed to eliminate monthly periods. As long as a woman is taking the pill, her regular monthly cycle will be stopped. However, they are warning that breakthrough bleeding and spotting is still possible. Lybrel does contain a lower daily dose of synthetic hormones than traditional oral contraceptives now on the market. To date, known side effects of Lybrel are similar to other low-dose oral contraceptives. They include risk of blood clots, stroke and heart attacks, particularly in women over 35 and women who smoke. The drug is receiving mixed reviews both from women and health experts. In a survey Wyeth conducted nearly two-thirds of women expressed an interest in eliminating their menstrual periods. However, nearly 50% welcomed their period as a sign that they were not pregnant and 25% said their periods were just a natural part of being a woman. Like that word natural. Every time you challenge the natural workings of Mother Nature you are going to attract controversy and also risk the chance of compromising your health. Just look what going on with hormone replacement therapy. What's best the synthetics, the bioidenticals or taking nothing at all? Nobody knows for sure. That's why you should never decide what's best for you without consulting with at least 2 doctors. Each one of us is different and have different inherent risk factors. Experts are questioning whether there has been enough research conducted on Lybrel's long term effects. Amy Alina of the National Women's Health Network said "although Lybrel could be a good alternative for some women, she is concerned that Wyeth is downplaying the number of women who experienced bleeding and spotting while taking the drug." Christine Hitchcock, an endocrinology researcher at the University of British Columbia said, "there might be important health consequences we don't know about". Wyeth is the company that brought menopausal women Prempro and Premarin, synthetic hormone replacement made from pregnant mare's urine. We all know that didn't work out to well for us. Will history repeat itself with Lybrel? In 10 or 20 years will we be hearing about all the negative side effects from this drug? I sure hope not. Ladies, don't be so ready to be human guinea pigs. Our bodies are wonderfully efficient machines, that if treated well, will serve us well. Let's stop being human guinea pigs and stay as natural as possible. All these new drugs that are supposed to help us, may do just the opposite. Gardasil for the HPV virus, Seasonale, the drug that offers women the opportunity of having only 4 period a year, and now this. I will close with this thought. I can't help but wonder, if there was a drug that stopped a man's natural production of sperm, would the guys be chomping at the bit to take it. I don't think so. http://www.boomersmakingadifference.com/2007/05/lybrel_wyeth_wh.html and more http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/lybrel_ad.htm http://www.mihow.com/articles/2007/5/23/lybrel-liable-to-have-side-effects http://health.myfoxmaine.com/DrugFactsheet.aspx?id=5028