Anyone Having or Had Adverse Reactions Related Ot Birth Control Device or Pills?

Updated on May 18, 2014
M.S. asks from Kansas City, MO
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Recently I have heard of several women who are experiencing or have experienced neurological symptoms, like numbness in arms or legs, difficulty thinking, stroke like symptoms, heart irregularity, when they recently had change or new birth control device implanted or after starting on the "pill".

Three of these stories, each one went through testing for things like lupus or MS, heart attack or stroke, because of the symptoms. My cousin is now on a portable heart monitor for several weeks and her issues started with new birth control pill. (now has stopped and immediately started getting better).

If any of you have experienced or know of someone, would you share that experience and name the device or drug and what the outcome has been? This sounds very scary and wonder if there is a "black box" warning on the medication or device?

Since this is out of my field of expertise, I am not familiar with many of the newer birth control pills or devices, so am wondering if there is a correlation.

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B.L.

answers from Missoula on

I had a weird reaction to Ocella...I think it's generic for Yazmine. I didn't have a reaction to it though until about 4 years later!! I started to get nasty itchy sun rashes on my chest once I started to feel hot being out in the sun. One summer I couldn't step outside without if flaring up. It was so nasty and I got stared at everywhere I went. My doctor tested me for lupus and nothing! I asked her about the ingredient drosperinone (don't know if I spelled that right) and she said it would not cause something like that. About 2 days of not taking that pill, the rashes stopped. I was so relieved!!

S.A.

answers from Chicago on

About 5-6 years ago I started taking the birth control brand Yaz. My GYN recommended it to help with PMDD. It was on it for two weeks and was having heart palpitations and felt faint. I quit taking it after two weeks, and the symptoms disappeared. I later started seeing commercials on TV of personal injury attorneys filing claims for people who had suffered side effects of Yaz. Scary!

J.S.

answers from Richland on

There is nothing new about those potential adverse effects. Tons of warnings on the label. Biggest one is don't smoke because smokers are more likely the ones to have the bad side effects. My doctor won't even prescribe to a smoker.

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B.S.

answers from Denver on

I haven't found a birth control pill yet that doesn't give me negative symptoms.

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L.L.

answers from Killeen on

I had really bad panic attacks, mood swings, and dizziness on the pill and even worse symptoms on the depo shot. My hair started falling out, I had heart irregularity, I could not sleep, and I passed out twice. I only took the shot once but it last for 3 months.

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