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Q: birth control symptoms ?
asked by: shesnotplasticine on May 3rd, 2008
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I'm just a little worried about how I'm feeling right now. I can't get to a doctor for a good checkup until next week, so I just wanted to see if I could find anything out here.

I'm taking the generic brand of Ortho Novum 7/7/7 (Necon 7/7/7). I've taken it from December of 2006 until January of 2008. I then got a Depo-Provera shot (only one, 3 mo.) before switching back to the pill. I didn't have regular periods on the shot, and didn't have one the last month of it. I was supposed to start a period Tuesday, but didn't. Yesterday I bled a little, but it was hardly anything and was a little pinkish rather than red. Earlier today there was a tiny bit of dark brown. Now it's a little heavier, but still not enough to fill a pad or tampon, though I think it's probably a little too much for implantation bleeding. I don't know. I start a new pack of pills in about a half an hour.

I've been feeling a little nauseous out of nowhere for the past few days. A bit of stomachache and dizziness. Thursday I almost passed out because I had a really bad migraine. A few days ago my breasts (more specifically the nipples) were really sore. At times even just wearing a shirt hurt them. Now it's just a very dull ache in both of my breasts. I still feel nauseous and like I just want to sleep.

I was just wondering if ALL of these could be symptoms from my birth control?

I'm on the pill and my boyfriend uses condoms every time. There was one night when he thought the condom broke because we couldn't tell if it was just discharge or semen on it, but we couldn't find any evidence of it being broken.

I don't think it's pregnancy. It'd be a miracle baby if it was. I just don't know what it is. I never felt all of this being on the pill before I got the shot.
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Dr. Nikola
replied on May 14th, 2008
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All your symptoms, including irregular vaginal bleeding, could be side affects from the birth control pills and that Depo-Provera shot. Pregnacy is very unlikely in case when you both use contraceptive methods (condom and hormonal contraception) that have efficiency more than 99%. Anyway, you can do a pregnancy test for sure.
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