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Birth Control And Migraines Posted: 04-11-07 11:05am
Hi everyone- I am trying to find a new
method of birth control and don't know
what to do. I was on the nuvaring as my
first method, and I had no side effects
until I had been taking it for about a
year and I started getting a stinging
feeling whenever I had sex. Then I went to
see a new gyn. because I had moved and she
said I couldn't use a b/c method that
contained estrogen because it increased
the risk of stroke too much (because of my
history of migraines with visual symptoms,
tunnel vision, etc.) So I got the mirena
IUD. I can see why some people love it, I
haven't gotten my period at all, but it is
9 months later and I am still getting
cramps about weekly and I have gained
about 20 lbs. I also think it is making me
very moody/depressed and irritable. I want
to switch to something else, but are there
other progesterone-only methods that don't
cause weight gain? The doctors said it
wouldn't but obviously it did. Or what
non-hormonal methods does anyone suggest?
Thanks!
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Akkette
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Australia
Posted: 04-17-07 05:34am
There is a needle you can have (deprovera)
and this is a progesterone-only
conroceptive (i believe). Definately speak
with your doctor or go to a family
planning clinic and they should be able to
give you all the information you need.
I was on deprovera for about 12 months.
Was great as you didnt need to remember to
take a pill and so on but i did have a few
side affects from it such as depression
and weight gain. Side effects are
different for everyone however. Just a
matter of doing your research.
Good Luck
Natalie
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Georgia59
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Posted: 04-17-07 13:12pm
Thanks for the input. I guess I'll just
have to start trying things.
I just don't want to gain more weight!!!!
Birth control sucks.
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goddessofissues
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Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Saint Joseph Missouri
Hello Posted: 04-17-07 13:40pm
I have had about the same problem, mood
swings and migraines from birth control,
ever since i had my tubes fixed i have had
a problem with bleeding for months on end
i have gone to the doctor about it several
times because it gets so bad that i cant
even get up and keep energy.
They had me on double hormones that didn't
even help..they put me on a water pill
split with a hormone because all the
bleeding had started to make my feet swell
horribly.
So i called my mom and found out that all
this was genetic. 6 out 7 women who have
gone threw this after the age of 26 had to
have their uterus taken out by the time
they were 33.
I told my doctor this and They said they
cannot do anything about it unless I'm
hemorrhaging. They said that if they put
me on the table and do a hysterectomy that
if i die they don't want to be blamed
(literally)...i can understand there
worries, but every time i have a period
now i bleed for 2 weeks to a month.
what do you think i should do?????
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Georgia59
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Posted: 04-17-07 13:58pm
That sounds really awful.
Personally, I'd get the hysterectomy- if
you are sure you don't want to have kids
(or can't) I don't see why it is necessary
to be going through all that. Of course,
there are a lot of implications from the
surgery and it might be considered
elective (so maybe it wouldn't be covered
by insurance). Also risky. However, I
don't think many people die on the table
when they're getting a hysterectomy! But
it's always a possibility. You are in a
rough position.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 04-20-07 11:12am
Just an update- I spoke to my doc about it
and I got the IUD out. I am now on
Loestrin. She said the migraines would
only be a problem if I started getting
them more often. Kind've like a 'we'll
have to monitor your condition' kind of
thing. I am so glad to have gotten rid of
the IUD, it came out like a breeze. The
doc thinks maybe it wasn't in all the way,
but we'll never know now, will we? The
only thing that still hurts is that I paid
so much for the IUD.
On a side note, she is checking my thyroid
levels because I have gained 20 lbs in the
last 7 months. I thought it was just the
birth control but she wasn't entirely
convinced, and thyroid problems run in my
family. Don't blame everything on birth
control!!
