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Re: 1 More Breakthrough Bleeding Question & Teenage menstrual problem
From: clare (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:21:17 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Patti:
I just thought I'd add that I cannot take ibuprophen or other NSAIDS, as
they make me bleed more. My Dr. said it might be because they can
sometimes interfere with clotting in some women. Hope this helps. Best
wishes.
At Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote:
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>At Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Patti wrote:
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>>I was thinking about medication that I have been on recently and was
>>wondering if that could cause breakthrough bleeding. I was in a car
>>accident a little over 2 months ago and I was given an ibupropen 600 mg.
>>prescription. I was also given a prescription for vioxx which I refused
>>to take after reading all those side effects. Instead I am taking the
>>ibupropen or fiorocets or fiorinals. I've been taking a lot lately.
>>I've been on paxil, diazepam, neurontin, tofranil for years for panic
>>and anxiety disorder. Could these painkillers be a cause of my
>>breakthrough bleeding?
>
>*Yes, some of these could be interacting with the pill to a degree.
>
>>Now to my 14 year old daughter who I wrote and said she's had her period
>>for about 12 days but thought it was stopping, well she said it didn't
>>stop so my question is if it continues how do they stop it and is she
>>too young for the pill? Thanks once again.
>
>If the bleeding is heavy, then the pill can certainly be used in a 14
>yo. My preference is to watch things though in that the bleeding is
>usually not so heavy as to compromise blood counts...
>Lynn
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
>
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csheedy
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