thinking of switching birth control

ME10LEE83 · Newbie Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 3

I am currently on the pill but considering switching to the patch. Any advice or stuff for me?
Here are a few questions I have (I also plan on asking these to my doctor when I go see her but figured I'd ask now too):
Can the patch be placed in a location where it is not visible while wearing a bathing suit. In the summer I work at a day camp with 2-piece bathing suits so it would be preferable to not have my patch showing then. Also, can the location of the patch be switched? How often- every time you change it, at the start of a new month?
When I first started on the pill I gained a little weight. I have since lost the weight. Might switching from the pill to the patch cause me to regain that weight, or is that only when going on some kind of hormonal bc for the first time?

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hey,
I have been on the patch for over a year and really liked it. It was very convent. The only problems that I had were that it may have increased my anxiety and depression. (However this is a risk with all birth controls) You can change the location that you place the patch each week and if you want you could put it on your butt so that it won't show. Also I didn't have any problems with weight gain when I went on it. Over all besides the anxiety thing I really liked it.

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