Re: CONTRACEPTION: Loestrin and Hives
From: JJMMBB (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:10:45 -0600 (CST)
Thank you for your reply.
I was already on a steroid taper for 10 days, and the dosage was high
(30mg of prednisone to start).
What I really want to kn ow is whether taking a birth control pill for
just 10 days could cause a long term reaction like this. I have been
off the pill for 6 weeks and I still have hives. I don't think I can be
allergic to the pill itself - the inactive or active ingredients.
However, I am concerned that my body is allergic to the hormonal
response caused my Loestrin? Could my body's hormone production STILL be
affected by the pill, even 6 weeks later? When will it go back to
normal?
At Sat, 15 Dec 2007, Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb wrote:
>
>Message posted on Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb behalf by: Hope, Fibroid and
>Women’s Health Forum Moderator
>
>I would certainly not take any new medicines including Birth control
>pills
>until this allergic reaction is gone. Your physician may want to try
>you on
>a course of steroids
>
>Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb
>New York Downtown Hospital, http://www.nohysterectomy.com
>
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> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
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>At Fri, 14 Dec 2007, JJMMBB wrote:
>>Are there any doctors out there who can answer me?
>>
>>At Sun, 9 Dec 2007, JJMMBB wrote:
>>>
>>>I started taking Loestrin at the end of October. I was on it for 9 days
>>>when I broke out in hives. I also broke out in odd pimples on my face -
>>>small clusters of tiny bumps. I discontinued the Loestrin as soon as
>>>the hives appeared. However, the hives have come and gone since then -
>>>they are there for a few days and then back for a few days, and so on
>>>and so forth. I have been to an allergist and dermatologist who have
>>>tested me for everything. I have no thryoid or autoimmune conditions, a
>>>skin biopsy was negative and only indicated that I, in fact, have hives.
>>>I have no food allergies and have kept a good journal of everything I
>>>eat, drink, put on my skin or wear. I've switched to scent free dye
>>>free detergent and soap. Nothing is stopping this. I am xyzal and
>>>singulair - I take them every day and I take atarax when I have a
>>>breakout of hives. Now, exactly 40 days since stopping the loestrin and
>>>my first hives break out - it is still happened and today i even have
>>>that small cluster of pimples again.
>>>
>>>I never had any problems like this prior to using Loestrin.
>>>
>>>My question is - is it possible that the loestrin caused this? I am no
>>>longer taking it and have not since November 1, but is it possible the
>>>effects it had on my system are long lasting? Is it possible this caused
>>>a hormone imbalance, which is causing hives? If this is possible, will
>>>it resolve on its own in time, or should I go on a different birth
>>>control of a higher dose than Loestrin?
>>>
>>>I am so miserable - please help!
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