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i have 7 more dark blue pills of my OrthoTC left, and then i have the 7 sugar pills. about a week after i started the pills, i started getting really bad cramps like i had to go to the bathroom. sometimes i would have diharea, but i dont anymore, i just get a really bad pain like i have to go to the bathroom. i usually dont have to go to the bathroom or anything, and if i wait awhile the pain goes away. will this "pain" be going away soon? is it because this is my first month of OrthoTC??
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If these cramps are that serious, you need to go back to your doctor and make sure everything is okay and maybe get switched to different pills. Also, read the instruction manual that came with them, as they might provide answers to your questions.
Pills are sometimes supposed to help with cramps, and not make them worse so if it keeps happening and you are in serious pain, go back to your doctor.
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Sometimes women experience side effects during the first few months of the pill that go away over time. Other times, though, severe cramping and other side effects are a sign that that particular pill formulation is not right for that particular woman, so she'd want to go to the doctor and get it checked out.
I would wait and see if the effects fade after the first month, and if they don't -- or if they become more severe, or you experience any other abnormal side effects -- go to your doctor and get checked out.
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