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Someone Please Help! I need some advice!
| Fri, 10-10-2003 - 6:51pm |
Hi Everyone!
I just joined the message boards because I am very worried about something. But first before I get into that, let me introduce myself....My name is Lauren, and I am 20 years old and I am currently in college. Okay, heres whats been going on. I have been dating my boyfriend for about a year and a half, and December 2002, I went on oral contraceptives, and I have been taking them since. (SO basically, I have been on the pill for about 10 months..) Ever since I began to take the pill, I would feel nausea and definitely needed to eat when I took the pill. It was always an effort for me to take it, because when I took it I wouldnt really feel myself. Also, I was usually pretty good with taking my pills on time, but occasionally I did forget. Anyways, I had my period maybe 2 and a half weeks ago, which was pretty long, over a week long, and then I was taking the placebo pills after my period finished. (so basically, my period started early, probably 2 days before taking the dark blue pills.-- oh also, I am taking ortho tri-cyclen lo pills.) okay, so then i started a new pack one day late....so i took 2 pills in one day. now, last week when i started the pills, i felt very sick at night, cause i take my pills before i got to sleep, and a couple of times, i vomited. I attributed the sickness to not really eating before i went to sleep, and then took the pill on an empty stomach. The vomiting happend a couple of times, even when i ate before i took it....but usually i ate junk food, so that probably wasnt the best either. okay, so after being so sick, my boyfriend told me to stop taking them, so i stopped this past monday. after stopping, i didnt feel sick anymore when i woke up, and i havent vomited. My question is, when i was getting sick last week when i was taking my birth control pills at night, i thought i could be pregnant. even now i have these thoughts that im pregnant, and everything that i feel, i get so nervous. I want to know if it is possible, and what is the liklihood that i could be pregnant. I feel so scared, even though my boyfriend and my friends think i am not. i feel as though i have some symptoms of being pregnant such as swollen and tender breasts (which could also be a reason if im getting my period.) I also feel pretty tired, but i dont know if i should attribute that to being pregnant or just stressed out. I dont know, if anyone can help me that would be great. I am just looking for some personal opinions possibly with your own experiences. Please, please answer me. I feel so upset, and I dont know what to do. Thanks
I just joined the message boards because I am very worried about something. But first before I get into that, let me introduce myself....My name is Lauren, and I am 20 years old and I am currently in college. Okay, heres whats been going on. I have been dating my boyfriend for about a year and a half, and December 2002, I went on oral contraceptives, and I have been taking them since. (SO basically, I have been on the pill for about 10 months..) Ever since I began to take the pill, I would feel nausea and definitely needed to eat when I took the pill. It was always an effort for me to take it, because when I took it I wouldnt really feel myself. Also, I was usually pretty good with taking my pills on time, but occasionally I did forget. Anyways, I had my period maybe 2 and a half weeks ago, which was pretty long, over a week long, and then I was taking the placebo pills after my period finished. (so basically, my period started early, probably 2 days before taking the dark blue pills.-- oh also, I am taking ortho tri-cyclen lo pills.) okay, so then i started a new pack one day late....so i took 2 pills in one day. now, last week when i started the pills, i felt very sick at night, cause i take my pills before i got to sleep, and a couple of times, i vomited. I attributed the sickness to not really eating before i went to sleep, and then took the pill on an empty stomach. The vomiting happend a couple of times, even when i ate before i took it....but usually i ate junk food, so that probably wasnt the best either. okay, so after being so sick, my boyfriend told me to stop taking them, so i stopped this past monday. after stopping, i didnt feel sick anymore when i woke up, and i havent vomited. My question is, when i was getting sick last week when i was taking my birth control pills at night, i thought i could be pregnant. even now i have these thoughts that im pregnant, and everything that i feel, i get so nervous. I want to know if it is possible, and what is the liklihood that i could be pregnant. I feel so scared, even though my boyfriend and my friends think i am not. i feel as though i have some symptoms of being pregnant such as swollen and tender breasts (which could also be a reason if im getting my period.) I also feel pretty tired, but i dont know if i should attribute that to being pregnant or just stressed out. I dont know, if anyone can help me that would be great. I am just looking for some personal opinions possibly with your own experiences. Please, please answer me. I feel so upset, and I dont know what to do. Thanks
Sincerely,
Lauren

Hey Lauren,
If you had been taking your pills correctly (every day, about the same time), your chance of pregnancy is very low.
I am sorry to hear you are so worried, but the only way to tell if you are pregnant is too either wait it out and see if you have a period, or if there has been a long enough time after conception, usually about 2 weeks, do a pregnancy test.
If you are getting sore breasts it could just be hormonal, or after affects of the pill, the pill is a hormone, so can do lots of strange things to your body. In a lot of cases the longer you have taken it, the longer it can take to get over it.
The mini pill is also not a recommened contraceptive. A higher strength pill is better. I still ovulated on the mini pill and fell pregnant, so please be carefull with it and make sure it is taken at the exact same time every day. If you vomit or have diarrehea, or take anti biotics it is rendered useless.
Hope this helps.
Suzie
I too was once on the pill but never experienced nausea. My girlfriend, who is smaller than myslef, always, without a doubt got sick when she began a fresh pack. I though have a touch stomach and take pretty good care of myself. It's a large dosage of hormones that your body isn't used to and it gives you the feeling of being pregnant, hence, the vomitting, morning sickness, etc...
I would also just check into a pregnancy test, being sexually active...
It never hurts? Also, ask your gyno for a lower dosage form of the pill. OTC is very strong. Look into "Yasmin," which does the same thing, actually helps lower your menstrual flow and less side effects.
Hope I could help-
S
As it was mentioned above, pregnancy is POSSIBLE however, not likely. I also get very nauseated by birth control pills!
If it makes you feel any better, I tried Ortho Tri-Cyclen for one month and stopped because I felt so lousy. I would bet that it's the formula of the pill that's the problem--that's far more likely than being pregnant. Go talk to your doctor and ask for a different prescription. I had to try 5 kinds before I found one that did not make me feel like crap.