Re: [Birth Control] Birth control causing dizzines????
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:32:55 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Anne wrote:
>
>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.
And after at least a year on it with no problems, it suddenly started
causing dizziness. The dizziness is probably not due to the oral
contraceptive pill(OCP).
FYI
"Birth control" is a generic term which means any form of contraception.
This includes pills, condoms, diaphragm, depo, Tubal ligation,
abstinence, IUD, rhythm, symptothermal technique, vasectomy, etc.
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.
You should see your Doctor about this problem.
>
>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.
Not after being on it for 1 year with out a problem.
If Ortho Novum 777
>didn't cause this you could talk to your doc about going back on it.
>Hope this helps, Anne
--
R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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