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Re: 1 More Breakthrough Bleeding Question & Teenage menstrual problem
From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:03:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Patti wrote: >
>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
**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
**Private e-mails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, consequently no private e-mails will receive a response.
**Thank you for your understanding ;-)

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