period and headaches

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Registered: 12-09-2006
period and headaches
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Sun, 12-10-2006 - 12:07am
Hi,
I had been taking orthonovum 7/28 for about 10yrs without any problems. then after two kids my doc switched me to the Ortho 7/7/7. I started to get headaches around the 2nd/3rd day of periods though not every month, so I didn't correlate it to the pill. Then slowly the headaches got worse every month and no amount of pain killer would help. Finally I decided it must be the pill or the drop in estrogen when I am on placebo and thought that stopping the pill would solve the problem.
But now 8 months later w/o pill, I am still getting headaches on the 3rd day after start of periods though some months are worse than others. the last one I had a sinus headache for three days and the pain went down to my neck/shoulder and then towards the end I had joint pain as well. I just grin and bear it.I have concluded that it must be low estrogen. I am 37 so is it perimenopause yet? I have not gone to doc cuz I did not think they would be helpful. any thoughts?
Thanks for any insight.
Dee
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 11:57am

Hi

      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 5:38pm

Another thing that might help, if you were to go back on the pill, might be the pill Mircette.

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 12-09-2006
Mon, 12-11-2006 - 12:25am
Thanks to both for the info. I will see the doc and ask about low dose estrogen therapy. -Dee