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Besides needing a birth control, I was put on Femcon to also regu...

Posted at 9:53 AM on Aug 14, 2007 by marshin, #22936
Besides needing a birth control, I was put on Femcon to also regulate my cycle and try to schedule it around my wedding day. Well, it completely backfired! My family is calling this the pill from hell. It ruined my wedding night. I tried delaying my cylce by continuing the active pills (as instructed by my doctor) and instead I got breakthrough bleeding which lasted over a week along with the worst cramps I have ever felt in my life. I was on codine on the wedding day just to make it through the day. I've also been getting migraines around the clock. I've tried sticking it out. I'm now finishing my third month and again I'm having the worst cramps ever along with frequent migraines. I've been doubled over in pain for the past two days now. On top of that I've had terrible mood swings. All of my friends and family are afraid to talk to me, I'm not myself. My doctor wasn't much help either telling me that maybe I should find another form of birth control which unfortunately is not really an option for me. She claimed I'd probably have the same reaction to any pill. Is she right? Before I was on the pill I'd get pretty bad cramps and migraines (bad enough to be put on perscription pain killers back then) and was told that these symptoms would be lighter and might even disappear with the pill. Instead there much worse, almost unbearable. Does anyone have any suggestions/comments? I'm working on finding another doctor. Is there a chance these symptoms might sort themselves out if I continue considering I wasn't taking them properly at the beginning?
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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 31, 2007 by amff, #1503

If you haven't already, I would suggest getting off of the birth control pills. Femcon fe gave me blood clot which resulted in a pulmonary embolism. I almost died 3 months ago. I would suggest you getting off them immediately and talk to your doctor about checking you for a blood clot.I have no family history of blood clots so I would highly recommend you see someone before this happens to you.

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Reply over 2 years ago on Oct 24, 2007 by onesweetangel76, #2565

Hell no, your doctor is NOT right! I've been on birth control since I was 16 years old. I'm 23 now, and every couple years I've had to switch birth control pills until I could find the one that worked well with my body. I've tried at least 4 different birth control pills, and Yasmin was the best for me personally.

Good luck & hope you find the right pill for you!
Steff

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