Withdrawal symptoms after the pill

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Registered: 04-21-2003
Withdrawal symptoms after the pill
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Thu, 08-05-2004 - 8:12pm
Has anyone had withdrawl symptoms after stopping the pill. i have been on the pill since i was 13 years old with only a year break in my teens, I am now 24. I stopped the pill last week and seem to be having withdrawal symptoms, bad headache, nausea, lower abdominal pain etc.... However my libido has went way up in just a weeks time!!! But now i feel to bad to capitalize on it.

Does anyone know anything about this???

Thanks,

Kim

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Registered: 07-21-2003
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 9:20pm
When I quit Yasmin I had the worst headaches of my life for 2 1/2 weeks. One lasted for 4 days straight. I also had pretty bad abdominal cramping. I had nausea too, but I had that all the way through on Yasmin so I think it was just getting out of my system. I hope you feel better soon!
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Thu, 08-05-2004 - 10:55pm
WOW.... I was on Yasmin for the last year and a half, and the last 2-3 months I have had the cramping and headache tooo.......


That is encouraging, hopefully this won't last too long!

Thank you!!!!!

Kim

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Registered: 05-20-2004
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 11:32pm
I'm quitting the pill (Loestrin) in a few days. Just great. Not only did I have symptoms when I started and plenty of side effects for the last 13 months, but now I am going to have unpleasant symptoms upon quitting? If only my libido comes back it will be worth it! (I know my hubby agrees)
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Fri, 08-06-2004 - 9:52am
Not always. The one other time i quit the pill i did not have any withdrawal symptoms. Actually I don't know how common it is, i was just dipping for some info. I thought that basically since i had been on hormones for so long i was going through withdrawal for them. My body has never really had a true chance to form its own hormones and function by itself because i was put on the pill so young.

I was looking more for answers or an explanation than saying this is for sure type thing, so sorry if i scared you!


So maybe you won't have a hard time~ :-)

Kim