If Not Pregnancy, Then What? Posted: 11-06-04 12:41pm
I've been feeling a bit under the weather
for the past couple of weeks. I started
feeling nautious a couple of weeks ago,
and last sunday morning I dry heaved twice
(only saliva came up).
I blame the antibiotics i'm on (have been
on for over 2 weeks) for the nausea, but
my doctor said if I was to experience
nausea and vomiting (which are common side
effects), the nausea would be intense and
the vomiting would be violent, and it
would come within an hour of taking the
pill.
But my nausea is constant, yet
dull...Feels almost like there's a little
too much acid sloshing around, without the
fluidy feeling in my tummy. Sometimes I
feel as if I might vomit but it doesn't
come up.
..........................
I've been pumping myself full of
pepto-bismal, mylanta, and tums for over a
month but it doesn't really seem to help
me any. I even intentionally overdose on
them for a more effective and faster
reaction, but that doesn't work either.
The only thing that cures my sickness is
not eating, and all i've been taking in is
fluids lately. My appetite is gone...Not
that it's a problem...Between birth
control and steroids i've gained 10 pounds
since august, and I am in dire need of
shedding those pounds, so in a way I
suppose the nausea will aid me.
......................
I've also noticed some changes in my
breasts...I attribute the growth of the
breasts and areolas to birth control,
which I know is a common side effect.
There has been no darkening of my nipples
(although the pointy part of the left one
is twice as big as the right one o.O), but
they look really wrinkly. Also there's
some little pimple-like things surrounding
the pointed areas of the nipples...They
appear to be shiny and sort of remind me
of a raspberry's texture. They are not
very big, nor do they hurt. But with
pressure I was able to pop them, releasing
a clear fluid and a bit of blood as
well.
Could this be due to the pill, or could it
be an infection?
............................
I know i'm not pregnant because I have
gotten my periods on time, although my
last one seemed to last longer than usual
and most of the blood passed in clots
(with a circumference about equal to that
of a nickel). Bleeding was not heavier,
just thicker.
.......................
I am not sexually active, so I think
pregnancy can be ruled out definitely - I
don't even need to be on the pill, but I
am for peace of mind (the most contact my
boyfriend makes is hand-genital contact
and always with thoroughly washed, clean
hands) and to regulate my cycles.
..................
Has anyone ever experienced the whole
nipple pimple thing while on the pill?
I asked about this on another health forum
and a woman who replied said the same
thing is happening to her nipples, but she
is 20 weeks pregnant. If there was even
the tiniest chance of pregnancy in my
case, the absolute farthest along I could
possibly be is under 3 months (i started
being semi-physical with the boyfriend in
mid-august).
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Conclusions (temporary):
nausea: delayed unexpected
reaction to antibiotics, birth control
acting up, possible negative reaction of
birth control and antibiotics, possible
case of endometriosis.
breast
lumps: birth control, infection,
they were there all the time and I never
noticed until now.
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Dark stranger - wonders if aliens abducted
her and impregnated her in her sleep o.O
