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Re: [Birth Control] BCP, fluid retention and heart palpitations

From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 19:16:36 -0600 (CST)

Possible fluid retention causing the changes in your heart beat? Hard to say.

At Mon, 10 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote: >
>Every time I try taking a birth control pill (I have tried 4 diff kinds)
>I seem to get heart palpitations. Well, maybe I'm using the wrong term.
>My heart feels like it's pounding hard (not fast though) and seems to
>hesitate sometimes. This makes my feel like I need to catch my breath
>or cough, but it is very quick, lasting only a second or two. Also, I
>seem to be retaining a lot of water when this happens, as my pants feel
>very tight, my fingers feel swollen and stiff, and I drink a lot
>(because I feel very thirsty) but I don't urinate much. Any ideas about
>why this happens to me?

--
James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine


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