Stopped Taking Bc Pills... Are These Symptoms Normal? Posted: 10-21-07 16:13pm
Hey everyone
I was on Lutera for about 12 days, I
stopped because the side effects -
migraines, nausea- werent worth it for me
and I wasnt willing to wait for them to go
away. I also started seeing spots (that
was the last straw) and my Dr told me to
stop taking them if that happened.
I've been off of them for about 10 days
and I've had 2 migraines, and a dull
headache that has lasted about 7 days
straight. I also began vomiting and
having diarrhea all of last night. I don't
know if this is due to not taking the pill
or if its something else.
Ive already had my withdrawal "period" it
ended about 3 days ago. I'm going to the
Dr. in a couple of day, but I was just
curious to see if all of these symptoms
are caused by not taking the pill or if
they're something else.
Anyone else had or heard of this happening
when one stops taking the pill?
Thanks for your input!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-22-07 10:01am
Yikes!!
Some doctors won't prescribe combined
hormone birth control to women who get
migraines with visual auras (seeing spots)
because it increases your risk for blood
clots and stroke. Plus, for some women,
estrogen (going on or off of it) causes an
increase in migraines. If this is the
case, you really shouldn't be on it. I'd
see the doctor- things like seeing spots
are scary and you need to make sure
there's nothing going on. You could also
still have a migraine from going off of
it, just a low-grade one. That would
explain your headache and vomiting and
diarrhea.
Talk to your doctor about it. Like I said,
some doctors think it's an issue and some
don't. My docs won't let me on estrogen
because of my migraines and the risk of
stroke. (Not that I think you had a
stroke) But it's something you should be
aware of.
There are other options like mini pills,
the shot, iud's, or (I think) implanon.
But definitely talk to your doc.
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candyfl03
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 13
Posted: 10-22-07 11:01am
Thanks so much! I'm not on BC pills
anymore and I dont want to go back on
them, its just not worth it for me. I'm
going to the Dr. tomorrow morning to talk
to him about it. I just hope something
can be done soon since I havent really
been able to do much lately!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-22-07 11:53am
candyfl03
wrote:
Thanks so much! I'm not on
BC pills anymore and I dont want to go
back on them, its just not worth it for
me. I'm going to the Dr. tomorrow morning
to talk to him about it. I just hope
something can be done soon since I havent
really been able to do much
lately!
