Just Started The Mini Pill

[nforste]

Hey guys,

I've just started taking the mini pill and have headache, nausea and - but I'm not sure if I'm imagining it - it feels like anxiety/worse POTS symptoms. Has anyone started taking the pill after getting sick? Do you remember how long the side effects lasted? I tried taking the combination pill recently but got a migraine so I stopped.

Thanks

[iheartcats]

I recently switched to a higher-dose birth control pill so I only have cycles four times a year, no break-through bleeding, etc. They also stop my migraine I used to get during my cycle.

I had really bad nausea for about two weeks until I adjusted. That was my worst symptom. I hoped it'd go away and it did 95% of the time so I can't complain! I was told it can take a month or two to really adjust on a new pill, though.

[Lovebug]

I tried 3 times to take the pill (never made it much over a week). My symptom was mainly LUQ abdominal pain which worsened with the pill. The abd pain is supposedly IBS, which is another form of Dys IMO.

[TXPOTS]

Headaches and nausea are common side effects from birth control pills, even in non-POTSies. When I was working, I used to counsel patients to take the pill with an evening meal or shortly before bed if headaches or nausea were bothersome.

[nforste]

Thanks guys. The headaches and nausea have been improving steadily so hopefully within a couple of weeks it will all be better. It's kind of weird, I've been getting some dizziness a couple of hours after taking it but that could just be low blood sugar/weather warming up..