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Re: [Birth Control] Birth control causing dizzines????From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 26 Sep 2001 01:46:52 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Julie wrote: > >I am 20 yr old female and have been taking Birth control for 5 years >now. I strated out on ortho novum 7/7/7 for about 3 and a half years >and then switched to Mircette. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard >of having severe dizziness due to birth control. I get it about once a >month for about three days and it could last anywhere from an hour to >all day. This has really only been in the past 4 months I have had it. >I have had inner ear infections before that caused severe vertigo >conditions where I could not even stand up but that was like a year and >a half ago and none of these episodes seem to be as severe or prolonged. >My mom keeps saying its hormone related but I can find no information on >such things. i just want to rule this out as a side effect from the >birth contrtol before I go into the doctor if I decide to. The >dizziness I experience is like the room is spinning and I often have to >lie down. I also get nausea with it too sometimes. The episodes >usually come on very strong and abrupt and then slowly fade away over >time. I know I'm not pregnant, so that's not it. I'd appreciate it if >anyone could post any information they have on this. Thanks a lot. I had the VERY same problem with certain BC pills. Mircette was one of them. The reasom why (for me anyway) was that it is high progestin which can cause vertigo or dizziness in some people. If Ortho Novum 777 didn't cause this you could talk to your doc about going back on it. Hope this helps, Anne
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