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Re: BC pills causing pain?
From: Kathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Oct 10 16:09:57 2006
Good Point Allyson :-) The thought did run across my mind about the endo
not being inhibited if not taking the pills. You said you stopped
taking the pills. . . . If you don't mind me asking, what are you
taking/doing now to help your pain? I have been scheduled twice to get a
lupron shot, but I just can't bring myself to do it. The doctor has
given me vicodin for the pain, but I can only tolerate one pill a day. .
. any more than that, and they make me sick. . .they also wear off
quickly. . I also consume way more ibuprofen than I should. . .
Nothing has seemed to help except for coming off those pills. . . and
I'm hoping it stays this way for a while :-)
Thanks for the advice.
At Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Alyson wrote:
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>Kathy,
>I have actually had a similar conversation here and I still couldn't
>tell you what the answer is. In my case I was on Seasonale and had a
>heck of a time with it. I then worked my way up the ladder still having
>constant intense pain. I finally decided I didn't want to keep putting
>this stuff in my body if it clearly wasn't helping me. I went in and
>had a long conversation with my doc about it to be sure that it would be
>OK to stop taking the meds before I did it. I do have to say I have
>felt better since being off the medication than I did while on it. The
>only catch is that when you aren't taking anything you also aren't doing
>anything to inhibit the endo. I can't explain why the pain was worse on
>the hormone treatments. I would definately talk to your doctor about it
>before you quit the meds cold turkey.
>Alyson
>
>At Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Kathy wrote:
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>>Hello everyone. . . I have a question regarding Birth Control Pills.
>>. Maybe someone can help. . .
>>
>>I have been on continuous BC pills since January. Over the past 3
>>weeks, I have been in constant, unrelenting pain. A friend of mine, who
>>also has endo suggested stopping the pills because she claimed they
>>actually made her feel worse. It's been 3 days since I've taken a pill,
>>and my pain has improved significantly. I have had cramps due to the
>>fact that I am about to begin my period, but they are nothing compared
>>to the pain of the past few weeks. .. . Is it possible that the pills
>>can make the endo worse? Does anyone know?
>>
>>thanks,
>>Kathy
>>
>>--
>>Kathy
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Kathy
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