Very Curious

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Registered: 06-03-2003
Very Curious
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Thu, 03-04-2004 - 2:00pm
I am very curious about something and would like some advice. I have been on the same pill for 2.5 years ( ortho ttricyclen) now and i haven't really had any problems or so i thought. I generally do not feel well and am starting to think it could be the pill. And starting about 2 months ago i also started to get wierd headaches..really bad and they last forever..days and weeks. like i have had a headache now for over a week it started really bad and now it just lingers...not really bad but there all the time. Also i have noticed that i normally get my period on tuesday and then i start my pills again on sunday. my period is over by monday. but for the last 2 months on tuesday i have bad stomach pains and a brown discharge. it goes away in a day but it just started. i went to the doctors the other day for my headache and he thinks it is migraines..which i don't want to believe. i mentioned the pill being a cause but he is the type of doctor who wnats to treat one thing at a time and told me not do stop it right now. Is it possible that after 2.5 years of no realy problems to all of a sudden start getting headahces from the pill? i am tempted to stop after my next pack and see if it the problem beacuase nothing gets rid of the headache..so it is really frustrating.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: pantsarama
Thu, 03-04-2004 - 4:29pm
Hi Pantsarama,

I was on OTC for 3 years. The last year I had libido problems and when I stopped taking it I was amazed at how much better I felt and how quickly and strongly my libido returned. I have no medical training and wouldn’t want to second guess your Doc. and he is right, that if you change several things at once and your symptoms go away, you won’t know which of the things you changed corrected the problem. You didn’t say how or if he is currently treating your migraines. If he has you on NO treatment at the moment you could try stopping OTC and see what happens. If you ARE being treated for your headaches then I would follow your Docs. advice. If you are really concerned about your situation then a second medical opinion might be in order. I hope you are feeling better soon. Post and let us know how you are doing, ok?

Good luck

      Jill