I can’t believe that I accidentally found this place.
Anyway, this is my first post and I will try to make it short as possible. Basically, I have a major hairgrowth problem that’s been going on since I was probably 13 or so (I’m 23 now). It’s ridiculously embarrassing for a young woman in today’s society to have any body hair, especially the amounts that I have. It’s all over the place, light, fine, and long.
It bothered me from day one when I noticed new hairs growing and I had no idea why. Finally, about 4 years ago I went and saw my doctor. He supposedly worked at a laser hair removal place yet had absolutely no good advice to offer. He didn’t examine the hair, frankly I’m glad because I can’t stand anyone looking at the mess. He checked my thyroid levels and said they were fine. Called me back a week later and told me to go to the hospital and get some blood tests + a 24 hour urine collection test done. I did all that and all he had to say was that everything was “normal” and there wasn’t a whole lot he could do for me.
I accepted it and let two more years pass before it really got to me. I picked up my insurance book, found a list of endocrinologists and called one in the area. Three months later I finally got in. I explained the problem and thankfully he knew more than my previous doctor. He also scheduled a bunch of blood tests which came back “normal.” He mentioned that my thyroid gland is slightly enlarged but completely fine. He put me on Yasmin and said that it was the ONLY pill that may work.
So I went to a Walgreen’s pharmacy to pick up the Yasmin prescription only to find that it wasn’t covered by my insurance and cost $68(!!!) per month. Ridiculous. So I went back to the doctor’s and the girls at the front desk were shocked as well. They talked to the doctor and changed my prescription to Necon 1/35. I went back for another appointment a couple of months later only to be told that the Necon won’t do anything but control my periods (which is good since they weren’t 100% regular). The female doctor that I had an appointment with that day prescribed Spironolactone and told me that should cover the Yasmin issue.
I’ve been taking these pills for about 8 months… don’t really see a difference. And on top of all that my prescrptions need to be renewed in two months but I no longer have any insurance. So now I can’t renew my prescriptions without an appointment but being a jobless college graduate I also cannot afford to set another appointment and do a bunch more blood tests that don’t reveal anything new.
So… now I’m thinking of trying to get the Yasmin through a clinic (like PP) because I know I could get it cheaper at such places. However, I was informed by another woman that some clinics don’t carry Yasmin, and if they don’t than she suggested that I try Yaz instead.
I don’t know much about either of the pills, except that Yaz is apparently a lower dose… but will that work for the problem? Plus my endo strictly emphasized that Yasmin (brand name only!) will be the only one that might work, the generic or any other form of bc isn’t the same.
Anyone taking these pills or know anything more about whether or not they actually are similar? Do they work? There is only one PP clinic in my area so if they don’t have the Yasmin or for some reason I can’t get it there, I am screwed and I really, really, really don’t want to stop taking my pills. I fear that stopping them might trigger some bigger issue.