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| Mon, 05-03-2004 - 8:06pm |
Ok - I have been trying continuous birth control for perimenopausal symptoms but I am having recurring headaches of varying intensity - some have been "menstrual migraines" which is interesting because I am not taking a break to get my period! I started with Loestrin 1/20 and then switched to the patch. The patch seemed to be going better with weeks free of headaches but now they seem to be coming back. What is so dissappointing is that my perimenopausal symptoms are way improved so I hate to give this plan up. My last ditch effort may be the nuvaring as that is the lowest does of hormones possible. Pretty sure the estrogen is the culprit as I did have migraines years ago from the estrogen level drop. Any suggestions?

I think you are probably right about the estrogen. A lot of members have had very good results using NuvaRing so you might give it a try and see if it works for you. Let us know how you are doing.
Good luck to you.
Jill
Does anything sound familiar?
Judie
Judie is right.... they can be caused by MANY things... I'm a lot like you.. I was on Alesse and had many problems.