Allergic to Birth Control
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| Mon, 10-25-2004 - 4:43pm |
At the beginning of this year I took a birth control (don't remember which pill), and I felt sick and bloated all the time. I switched to Loestrin and I still felt the same way. After 4 months I quit taking birth control.
I was fine for a few months, then my periods began to get really bad. The first day I would have painful cramps.
Then I started taking Xantrex (for energy). That made my period stop. I was 2 weeks late one month and had horrible abdominal pains the entire time. My period was a few days. Then the next month, I was three weeks late with the same abdominal pains, and then spotted for one day. When I began spotting, I started a new birth control (the patch). For the three days that I wore it, I was so nauseous. I could not stand that along with the abdominal pains, so I took it off.
So, I stopped taking the Xantrex after I made the connection and went to my doc about the pains. No CYSTS...switched to Yasmin. Still nauseous all the time. So, after a few days I stopped. Now, I am finally getting back to my old self.
So, could it be that I cannot take birth control. Am I not giving it enough time. I just cannot see making myself feel sick for weeks to get used to the birth control. I would just rather use a condom.
So, what does someone think?? Is there some other option for me??


It might be that there is still a pill or hormonal method out there that will work well for you. It usually takes 3 or so cycles on a set of hormones to get past any side effects. Sometimes there is a miraculous, or at least sudden, disappearance of side effects in the 3rd cycle, but if it wasn’t worth the agony I certainly understand… You might want to consider NuvaRing http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/index.asp a small ring worn in the vagina for 3 weeks and removed for one for your period. It has the lowest amount of hormones of any method available in the U.S.
If you want something non hormonal there are effective non hormonal methods such as IUDs and cervical barriers - diaphragms and cervical caps. There are posts in the FAQs about both methods and Planned Parenthood has a good comparison of pros and cons http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/cchoices.html and method effectiveness http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/bcfacts2.html of the various choices. Let us know what you decide, ok?
Good luck,
Jill
Anyways, my question is How long do the effects of the birth control last?? I stopped taking Yasmin about a week and a half ago. I still feel nauseous all the time and I also feel dizzy. I thought the effects would have gone away by now. I try to eat small meals throughout the day to make it go away, but I feel miserable.
Could there be something else wrong with me?? Low blood pressure, etc?? I had my BP checked a few weeks ago and it was fine then.
Anyways, could it take a few weeks to get the birth control out of my system?? I am just so tired of going to the doctor and telling them my symptoms and them doing nothing about it. I tell them I am having pains in my sides and they tell me I have no cysts, but don't investigate further to why I am having these pains.
So, any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
You do have choices other than birth control pills. You could have tried the Nuva Ring. It has a lower dose of hormones than any pill does. Yasmin has double the estrogen of the Nuva Ring. Simply getting a lower dose might have taken care of all your side effects. You could also consider an IUD. Those are much more effective than condoms. If you don't want to use anything except condoms, then you could at least use contraceptive foam in addition to improve the success rate some.
Hugs,
Jill
Well, thanks for all the support. I am so happy to finally know what is wrong with me. Why I am so exhausted...I am just glad nothing is seriously wrong.
So anyways, I guess I will move to another board now. Cause I know I am going to have so many questions!
Thanks for all the help.
Best of luck!
Parent's Place has some great Expecting Boards: http://www.parentsplace.com/messageboards/?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=2 Stop by and let us know how you're doing, ok? Good luck!
Hugs,
Jill