YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for September, 2003: Re: Do side effects on your pill free week count?

Re: Do side effects on your pill free week count?

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 4 Sep 2003 14:03:35 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 4 Sep 2003, julia wrote: >
>I've started taking the pill to control the regularity of my periods and
>reduce blood loss and pain. I started on Microgynon 20 ED, but
>experienced spotting and was switched to Diane 35 ED, but after 13 days
>I was switched due to increased eating and moodiness.
>I am now on Monofeme 28 and have been for about 2 and a half months. I
>don't seem to have any side effects while taking the pills, but right
>now I am on my week of inactive pills and I am wondering, do the side
>effects still count? Are they considered side effects of the pill even
>though I am not currently taking them?
>I have experienced pains in my left leg, and at the moment am suffering
>from violent pains in my upper abdomen, just below my rib cage. All
>this started on my pill free week. The pains in my abdomen are so
>strong sometimes I can't move because it hurts too much. I don't know
>if this could be exercise related, due to my period, or due to the pill.
>Help!

I don't think your complaints are pills related.

-- Alicia Lapidus MD Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina 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.

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