I have some questions about side effects of the pill.
I have finished taking 2 pill packs and I'm currently in the first week of my third pack. When I started the placebo week of my second pack, I got a BAD headache, felt nauseous and had cramping about 2 days later (Though it was another day till I started bleeding). The headache and nausea hasn't gone away since! So, I've been feeling this cruddy for almost 2 weeks now, and it really sucks! No amount of acetaminophen/ibuprofen seems to be able to quash it.
I know it can take a few months for your body to adjust to the hormones, but is it normal to start getting very noticeable side effects 2 months in?
Should I talk to the doctor about a different brand or should I wait it out a little longer?
For intercourse, my boyfriend and I use condoms as a back up to my pills. After we went together to get full STI tests (which came back clear) we DID have sex once without a condom the same week I was on those placebos, but he also withdrew before ejaculating (and that was the only time we've gone without condoms). Given that I've been on the pill over 2 months, it isn't likely that I'm feeling like this cause I'm pregnant, right? :S
Also, thank you, cause I find the Scarleteen website very helpful!
-------------------- "The truth of all predictions is always in your hands." Posts: 38 | From: Canada | Registered: Jul 2009
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Every women will react a little bit differently to the hormones in oral contraceptives. It's always a good idea to keepyour doctor up to date with side effects you're having, especially when the side effects are lasting this long. The best two people to make a decision on what to do based on those side effects though are you and the doctor - so it may be a good idea to just call the office and let them know this has been happening, then the doctor can make an informed decision on what's the best course to take.
-------------------- "Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side" ~Anon Posts: 3365 | From: Pennsylvania | Registered: Jan 2008
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I'll be going to the clinic for a refill of my prescription soon (probably tomorrow actually!), I'll bring it up with a doctor then (I get my birth control low-cost from a community health clinic, so I don't have a regular doctor).
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