Posted by beardedlady on May 31, 2002, at 6:30:43
In reply to Re: estrogen, Kate and Chris, et.al., posted by Cece on May 30, 2002, at 20:29:43
I was getting migraines if I missed my pill by 15 minutes, so my doc put me on a lower dose of BC pill. I got a brief period (four days) of dizziness (imbalance, weird feeling, not room spinning), and then I got several migraines, so I went on a higher dose the following month. I was still getting migraines if I missed the pill by a few minutes the next day, so I quit BC pills altogether. My dizziness returned (last August) and never left.
I tried going back on my regular bc pill, but the dizziness got worse during the first week, and I couldn't tolerate it anymore. But now it seems to fluctuate with my hormones. Doc is suggesting the patch--nine weeks on, one week off.
Anyone know anything about the patch or had similar experiences?
beardy : )>
P.S. I think I mentioned it here before, but did you all know that women often complained of symptoms that were considered psychological (mood swings, etc.), and doctors blamed it on the female organs? They thought women were "hysterical," and so they removed what made them different from men: their wombs. That's how "hysterectomy" got its name. (I have heard some argue that it's because the Greek word for uterus or womb is hustera. But the uterus was actually named because of the "idea that disturbances in the womb caused hysteria" [American Heritage Dictionary], not the other way around!)
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