Re: question about the pill and cramps
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:48:32 -0500 (CDT)
If it were my patient, a slightly higher dose is what I would try next.
Hope this helps.
HSM
At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, anonymous wrote:
>
>I posted this on another board but this one seems to be more appropriate
>because it has similar types of questions!
>Ever since I first started my period when I was 13 I have had very bad
>cramps and a pretty heavy flow, when I was about 18 I was talking to my
>mom about going on the pill she said that it also will help with the
>cramps and such, i've been on alesse for 2 years now and its done
>nothing at all, i still have bad cramps (sometimes they actually make me
>feel sick to my stomach...pamprin, midol etc doesnt work) and my period
>is still heavy and it still lasts about 7 or 8 days, all my friends who
>are on the pill say theirs is signifigantly shorter and lighter, I know
>alesse is a low dose pill (the doc put me on that cause I tend to get a
>pretty bad headache on the first or second day of my period she said
>it'd be better to try a low dose pill) I am just wondering if yous think
>a higher dose or something might help? I know its different for everyone
>I just wanted to see if it was likley that it would before I bother
>making an appointment with my doctor! Sorry this is so long but thanks
>for any input!!
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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