I've never heard of an actual case, but I know that allergic reactions can occur, I believe a few posters to this forum have had that issue.

It does seem odd to be allergic to a pill that simply provides hormones naturally found in your body, but anything is possible!

If a person was actually allergic to the hormones in BC pills, wouldn't that person get a reaction from them regardless of the brand? I looked up info on levonorgestrel and it didn't say anything about the possibility of allergic reactions.

Sorry for the questions but I just find this really odd.

Yes they would, if they're allergic to the hormones themselves. However, there may either be something added to the pills you have, or, levon just doesn't bother with an allergy warning...

Actually, the hormones themselves in pills can vary.

The hormone is Yaz and Yasmin, DRSP, is a new type, and could cause reactions in women that have not had reactions before.
Allergic reactions to hormonal BC are extremely rare.

Ah, there's the right answer ^^

Thank you.

The reason I'm worried about this is because I have a lot of allergies(seasonal, perennial and some to food) to begin with but none of them cause reactions like tightening of the throat, tongue/lip swelling, etc.(well, the shellfish might but I don't eat it to begin with) so just thinking of that scares the hell out of me.

One site I came across said not to take drospirenone if you are allergic to it but how do you know if you are if you've never taken it before? Should I wet one of the pills, flick the skin on the inside of my arm with a pin and smear the pill all over it to see if I react? lol

You can go to a doctor to have allergy tests done, and they'll do it on patches of your arm skin, though I don't think pricking it is involved lol.

I mentioned the pricking because that's what they do when you get allergy tests done. I've had quite a few done in the past.

I will ask my Allergist about it though. Thank you.

I started my first pack of birth control pills last month and I mysteriously began breaking out in fat hives, starting from the back of my knees all the way up to my neck. I went to my physician and where I got my pills and they switched me to a different brand. I took a break from the pills to see if the symptoms would go away, and they did with minor break outs here and there. I just started my new pills again and I'm already breaking out all over my body once more. I plan on seeing another doctor, but I can't see any other reason why I'd get the same hives again.

I had a terrible allergy on 2 of the pills, they were Diane and Logest. On the first one i had severe stomach aches after 1 week of taking the pill, and on Logest i had a terrible rush on my whole body, after the 3rd pill.so i had to stop taking both of them, now trying to find other way of protecting myself.

I have also had hives and swelling of my eyes, throat and lips. I have tried Yasmin, Loestrin, and Kelnor, all with the same results. I am currently off any type of birth control pill and the hives seam to be going away though now that I'm on my period, I have experiences minute welling and small welts. However, they are not nearly as bad as what I had been experiencing. Additionally, the research I've done indicates that outbreaks will get worse around a woman's period so I think this is normal. As if hives and swelling are normal to begin with...

I AM ALLERGIC TO BIRTH CONTROL PILLS.
They have not yet figured out if its the dye in the pills or the hormone its self. I have to try the nuvaring Monday to see if that gives me the same reaction. Life is great!

My daughter is also allergic to birth control pills, breaking out from head to toe in hives. She has tried Yasmin, Loestrin, the Nuvaring and a couple others. Anyone find anything that works???

My daughter is getting hives with the second BC bill too. after less than a week hives and swelling. Has anyone found an answer?