I have been on birth control for about a
month now and have been experiencing some
side effects that i'm not sure if they are
related. I have been getting terrible
cramps where I double over in pain, and I
never had problems with cramps before the
pills. I have also been hot all the time.
When everyone else is wearing
sweatshirts, I am wearing a t-shirt and
this is not normal for me. The strangest
is I have had puffy eyes every day for the
past 2 or 3 weeks. It doesn't matter how
much sleep I get or what products I use on
my eyes. Has any one else experienced
these symptoms or can you tell me anything
about them?
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babybooz
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 56 Location: Freddy NB, Canada
Hey Posted: 10-25-03 10:01am
Sounds like you could use some help! I
just recently started the pill as well,
and I have had terrible headaches... They
some now and then still, but thank
goodness they arent a constant pain! I
have been needing a lot of sleep too, and
all I can do, and you too, is sleep! You
need your rest because you starting taking
new hormones and your body is working in
over time to adjust to them... Of course
its hard on us! The puffy eyes, and the
cramps I havent experienced. Every woman
is different when she starts the pill...
Side effects very. But for the time being
stick it out, and let your body adjust.
Give it another week or two and then go to
the doc, there might be a better pill out
there for you.
Sarah
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Talori
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 3
What Do I Do? Posted: 11-24-03 10:32am
Hi, I am a teen and about a year ago I got
the birth control shot. After the shot
started to wear off I have been having a
thick discharge with a unique smell.
Please respond back with some solutions to
my problem
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Sparkles412
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 65 Location: NY
It's Probably Not the Shot! Posted: 11-26-03 09:24am
Most likely if you have a heavy discharge
and it smells you might have a yeast
infection. You can go to the doctors, or
you can go and get an over the counter
method. Monistat 7 works good. You
shouldn't let it go on for a while. You
could try a yeast infection medication and
if doesnt go away then you should have it
checked out, because you will know it's
not that. Have you had any pain or
itching down there, because that would
definately be an infection. Hope that
everything works out. :d
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 11-30-03 07:46am
You are experiencing these side effects
because of the new hormones being
introduced into your body. Puffy eyes
are probably from bloating. Give it the
three months if you can wait it out and if
these things are still bothering you, ask
the doctor to give you a different kind of
pill. To the girl with the discharge
problem, it could also be a bacterial
infection, so you may want to get that
checked out before it causes any damage.
