bblovesdd Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Hi,Just wondering if anyone else has any experience with this. I started taking the pill (Yaz) last week and it's been a really bad week. I'm wondering if it's coincidence or if anyone has experience something similar.Usually it's a pretty bad week for me with irregular heart beat during that time of the month so I was hoping that by going on the pill it would help to control these symptoms a bit more.Any help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Some people with POTS feel better on bcps some worse. I am in the latter category--I do not tolerate them well.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
april abbott Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 I have to agree with Katherine. I am one of those that feels worse while on the pill. But many here report the opposite effect. Just do a search on that topic and you'll find many different answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ode_to_fantasy Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 I've tried pretty much every different type of BC and they all make me drastically worse I'm sorry. I hope it gets better for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthomas521 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Do you mean Yasmin?Yasmin contains drospirenone, which has "antimineralocorticoid activity," which means that it makes you lose water and salt through your kidneys! This means that it does exactly the opposite of what Florinef (fludrocortisone) does. According to the prescribing information, taking Yasmin is equivalent to taking 25 mg of the diuretic spironolactone (Aldactone). http://berlex.bayerhealthcare.com/html/pro...c/Yasmin_PI.pdfWhy on earth do doctors keep prescribing a pill with a diuretic in it to women who are already disabled because they are hypovolemic? It makes no sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsakatsa Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Some will indeed make you feel much worse. I'm evaluating drug #5 now. So far it has worked (Avian), but then I'm not feeling as well as when I wasn't on anything. I take it because pain medication is not a good mix with pots, but it is a no-win situation as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetParadise49 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Currently I take Nortrel 7/7/7 (which is the generic form of Ortho 7/7/7) and I do fine with it. Nortrel is my second bc that I've tried, the first was Ortho TriCyclen (sp?) and I felt great Dysaut. wise but after a few months of being on it my periods started coming at the wrong times and I even got it twice one month so I was put on something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hi,Check with your doctor or pharmacist, but it is pretty common to take a couple of months to adjust to birth control pills. The first month is usually the worst. Feel better soon,Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetParadise49 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Do you mean Yasmin?Yasmin contains drospirenone, which has "antimineralocorticoid activity," which means that it makes you lose water and salt through your kidneys! This means that it does exactly the opposite of what Florinef (fludrocortisone) does. According to the prescribing information, taking Yasmin is equivalent to taking 25 mg of the diuretic spironolactone (Aldactone). http://berlex.bayerhealthcare.com/html/pro...c/Yasmin_PI.pdfWhy on earth do doctors keep prescribing a pill with a diuretic in it to women who are already disabled because they are hypovolemic? It makes no sense to me.Aren't Yaz and Yasmin two different kinds of birth control though? I looked it up and it appears they are two different things but I could just be reading things wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bblovesdd Posted May 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I'm going back to the doc today so I'll definitely ask about Drospirenone or drsp. Yaz does contain this so it may not be what I'm looking for then. Thanks to everyone for the help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthomas521 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Both Yasmin and Yaz contain the diuretic drospirenone. So they sound like a really bad idea for someone with POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I am on Yaz and I am doing pretty good on it! I am on my forth month of it so that may have something to do with it. I still have my headaches, but I've had them since before going on Yaz. Other than that I don't feel much different on them...Let us know how you made out at your doctors appointment! Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthomas521 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 If your tachycardia is due to electrical conduction problems within the heart, as opposed to low blood volume, then Yaz or Yasmin might pose no particular problem for you. But anyone who is a candidate for Florinef should probably not take Yaz or Yasmin, which have "anti-Florinef" activity. The package insert says that it shouldn't be prescribed for women with adrenal problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I have tried TEN different types of pill. None of them have ever worked. They make me feel SO much worse. I'm now at the stage where if a dr suggests them to me, I smile sweetly and say I will, then chuck the packet in the bin when I get home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferInOhio Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I've had several doctors try to get me to take them. I took them for about 4 years when I was younger, prePOTS.I know 1 person who had a stoke from taking them (a young, healthy, non-smoking female).I know another person who died four months after having a baby...she just didn't wake up (my speculation is stroke from birth control).Frankly, I'm scared to take birth control. I have heard that POTS people are at an increased risk for stroke anyway (not sure I am correct on this though). People with migraines with visual aura are at an increased risk of stroke. Birth control puts you at an increased risk of stroke (although small if you are otherwise healthy and don't smoke). For myself, I don't want to take the risk.This probably didn't help you at all, but maybe gives you something to ask your doctor. POTS and stroke risk and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorguest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 There is no evidence that POTS is associated with an increased risk of stroke. Just want to make it clear for others who may be reading this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferInOhio Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Thank you Doctorguest for clearing that up. I was always under the impression that I was at an increased risk of stroke because of POTS. I'm not sure where I heard that information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanniBunny Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Yaz is the lower estrogen form of Yasmin - thought I might clear that up - I don't believe there is any other difference between the two other than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flop Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I hope this doesn't add to any confusion. This is about birth control and migranes (NOT about POTS).In anyone with migrane (particularly migrane with aura or focal neurological signs) the risk of stroke associated with combined oral contraceptives is higher than it is for those without migrane. Risk is higher again if you are obese and/or smoke.Persephone - I'm suprised that you have been allowed to try birth control with your dreadful migranes, never mind doctors encouraging you to take it. You are quite right to decline further trials of birth control.Flop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmum Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 I just wanted to say I take depopriveria (sp?) which is a 3 monthly needle for birth control. You don't get periods which helps me because I am noticeably weaker with periods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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