Re: Taking Seasonale for Endo & Having Problems!! Help!
From: Angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 21 13:09:51 2004
Christina -
Thanks for the response.
The spotting has turned into having a mini-period every day for 2 weeks.
This is crazy - Taking a pill to control Endo - and so I would have a
period only 4 times a year - when really I'm having a period EVERY DAY
now. I am going off this and saying the heck with it. I'm going to
wait a while and then go back to the doc and see if she wants to try
another regular BC bill on me. If not, I'll deal with my endo and in
the spring probably have my hysterectomy and just get it over
with.........
I hate being a girl some days.
--
Angela
At Thu, 14 Oct 2004, Christina wrote:
>
>Hi Angela!
>
>I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble (HUGGGSSSS)!
>
>I am on Seasonale too! I just started my 3rd month and I've been having
>problems too. My side effects don't include depression though...I've
>just been having a lot of bleeding and breat tenderness. This is my 4th
>birthcontrol pill and so far I like it (besides all the bleeding). I
>was also on Ortho Tri
>>Cyclen but I had terrible side effects from that - leg cramps, nausea, depression...Everyone is different though. You'll just have to keep trying different ones until you find one you're body can tolerate.
>
>Have you had any bleeding problems on Seasonle??
>
>At Thu, 14 Oct 2004, Angela wrote:
>>
>>I started taking Seasonale about a month and a half ago. My Gyno and I
>>have been trying to do various things to ease my Endo pain...finally
>>quit smoking so I can take the pill again.
>>
>>The first week wasn't too bad. Then I started having cramps - low
>>abdomen - where the ovaries are...every day, it lasts about 10 minutes
>>and repeats a few times per day. I went back and talked to her about
>>this. She said "oh its just where your body thought it was about to
>>have a period and isn't now. It's right around that time of the cycle".
>>Well, it has been continuing since then -I'm now into the 2nd month's
>>pack. I just started the spotting last week. That's not too big of a
>>deal.
>>
>>The other thing is depression, mood swings. I cry at the drop of a hat.
>>Everything feels like it's so much worse than it is. I feel like I am
>>freaking out. My job is very stressful and I know that's part of it,
>>but since I started taking Seasonale, I've been a depressed zombie. I
>>have no desire to clean, cook, enjoy life, etc. I am not sure if it is
>>this drug or just my job. Has anyone else had these symptoms??
>>
>>The doc gave me a scrip for Bextra - an anti inflamatory to ward off the
>>cramps. I haven't gone to get it yet. I think it won't help. Wonder
>>if I should just go back and tell her I want off these, and on Ortho Tri
>>Cyclen or something???
>>
>>I won't take Provera. She wanted me to take it in high doses, in pill
>>form but NO way, after I read all the side effects. I am about to give
>>in and just have a hysterectomy!!!
>>
>>Help!
>>
>>--
>>Angela
>>
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