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Re: b/c continuously
From: Sabrina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jan 6 06:50:35 2007
Hi I'm currently on Loestrin FE and Prometrium to prevent periods for
now. I broke through on every single pill that my dr put me on till the
Loestrin. I have been on Loestrin since August. The only time I have
bled on it was when I had my lap in October. Since then I have been
period free since Nov 8th. I also take Prometrium as a double whammy to
prevent breakthrough bleeding. I take the prometrium days 12-21 of the
pill pack.I take the Loestrin continuously. I did notice in November
and December that my adhesions were back after the surgery, however they
were not NEARLY as bad as it was before. Before surgery and the
Loestrin, I was on massive amounts of Motrin and then had a rx for
Darvocet which didn't touch the pain. Now I still cycle, but no
bleeding. The pain that I get so far has been easily taken care of with
800mg of Motrin every 8 hours. I can't say how january will be as I had
knee reconstruction surgery and have been on Lortab for my knee since
the surgery. But hey I guess if I did have pain there it would work for
both places. From what my orthopedist said, I'll be on Lortab for the
next few months because I am facing months of rehab on my knee. The
loestrin fe has had very little side effects for me and is low estrogen.
At Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Tara wrote:
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>Hi all,
>I'm having the exact same problem that Erica has..its very intense all
>over pain, cramping, bloating, headaches, aching, ect. I usually can't
>work in this state when I have to take a break from the b/c pills. Again
>according to my doctor, this is normal in women with endo to have
>constant pms side effects, nausea, bowel related problems, cramping, and
>break through bleeding while on the pills. My doctor suggested going on
>a higher dosage of the b/c pills to solve the problem, so next month I
>am going to try that. Does anyone take pain medications to help with
>the pain? I also have severe migraines throughout the month, and its
>intensified when I have to take a break every 2-3 months and have my
>period. Curious if anyone else has that same problem. I've been on b/c
>pills for 6 1/2 years now. I was also just curious if anyone else has
>tried the higher dosage of b/c pills and if it helped. My doctor also
>put me on estrogen for a week to try to help with the severity of the
>side effects. Has anyone else done that? I'm not sure if it worked yet,
>because I was only on it for a week, and the break through bleeding
>didn't stop, so I'm on a "break" from all hormone pills right now--and
>paying the price!
>
>Thanks,
>Tara
>
>At Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erica wrote:
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>>I was previously on cbcp for about a year. Yes I did have side effects.
>>I was frequently nauseous from time to time while on them. The bloating
>>I attribute more to the endo and bowel related problems. Breakthrough
>>bleeding was a big problem for me. I could usually go about 3 months
>>before I would start to bleed. An infertility specialist I was seeing
>>told me that this is very common that women often need a break about
>>every 3 months from the pill to have a period so the bleeding will stop
>>on its own. My problem was that when I did that my period was
>>excrutiating. I thought I dont' know if I could do that every 2-3
>>months b/c I was having to miss work the cramps and bleeding were so
>>bad. Then again everyone is different and you may not experience it to
>>that degree. Good luck.
>>
>>--
>>Erica
>>
>>At Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Shannon wrote:
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>>>I am 48,and have endo..have been on the bc pill continously for 3
>>>months...are there any side effects that anyone knows of??? such as
>>>continous cramping..bloating...breakthrough bleeding... am really
>>>wanting to know..thanks..please someone reply...
>>
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