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Re: Insomnia and Birth Control Pills
From: Patti Tessler, FNP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:06:12 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Kim wrote: >
>I am the mother of two. My second child is now 7 months old. I've been
>on Ortho/Novum for about 5/6 months and have been experiencing terrible
>insomnia and headaches, mainly during the 3rd week of my cycle. When my
>period starts, I sleep as if I've been drugged for that week! My doctor
>switched me to Loestrin. Do you think this will help these symptoms?

I can't speak to the insomnia, which is not a common side effect on birth control pills, but some women do note an improvement in headaches with a decreased amount of estrogen in their pills. Hope it helps you!

-- Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS Family Nurse Practitioner

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