Birth control and headaches

Anyone get headaches when on the pill? I'm on my 3rd month of the pill and keep getting headaches. I have had this headache for 4 days now! I am switching pills but still have 8 days left of this one. Does changing pills help?? I want to just stop taking it but with 2 under 2 I'm afraid!

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When I was on it I did every month!

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I was always fine on bc until I went back on it after dd was born. I tried two different packs, one of which was an ultra low pill. Both gave me debilitating headaches and I also began to have signs of anxiety. I was ready to see a therapist when I decided to go a month pill-free. I felt a zillion times better after that, and haven't gone back on one since.

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yup... I suffered for years from migraines due to being on the pill.

Birth control and headaches

I'm hoping this new pill is better but honestly I'm about to lose my mind with this headache. It's Been constant for 4 days!!

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I too had debilitating migraines. I am on Lo Lo Estrin and (per dr) skip the last 4 pills if each pack so I am on constant hormones and do not get a period. This (right now) has been the best option for me to try and avoid migraines. They're not gone 100% but the frequency has decreased.

As a PP stated I too have increased anxiety, my ob/gyn 's office (one of the nurses) said "not likely that it's the pill". I begged to differ but didn't complain - as I was in process of changing drs.

DH has been talking about getting snipped so I can be off the pill and not have to worry about migraines all together.

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I would get migraines all the time on the pill. I went off the pill a few months ago (got paraguard iud) and haven't had a single one since :)

I contribute the mnigraines to the pill and hormones..but thats just me.

Birth control and headaches

i used to get headaches while on the pill - i switched pills until i found one that worked for me (i believe it was loestrin 24 - but i havent taken in it 3 years)
i would speak to your doctor - there is no need for you to suffer

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Birth control and headaches

Its due to the hormones. I cannot take bc because of the panic and anxiety it causes me.

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I'm starting the generic of loestrin 24 fe when I'm done with this pack. Headache is a little better today but still there. I had the same thing when I was on bc before having babies. I think we may need to find another method of bc! I don't think we are done having babies yet so I don't want to do anything permanent.

Birth control and headaches

U can try a lower dose of hormones, ask ur gyn, lo lo estrogen is ok I took that for a month. Also if u want to go hormone free you might want to consider the IUD paragard, for 10 years w.o hormones n u can remove it w.e u want too!