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Been On The Pill Levest, Noticed Mood Swings, Nausea, Dizziness, Weakness, Paranoia. Why?
Hi, I have been on The pill (levest) for about a month now and have noticed a lot of changes and I m not sure if it s because of the pill. I keep having extreme mood swings and snapping at my family, I have a few headaches and the other day it was one of the non pill days I felt really dizzy and nauseous and weak. My energy is really low all the time to the point where I can just lay in bed for hours or even on my floor cause I just can t be bothers with anything. And in the past 2 weeks I have felt extremely depressed to the point where I randomly cry at things and get really upset and unhappy with my life even though i don t have any huge problems? I also get really paranoid and look too much into what people are saying to me. Is this due to the pill and should I switch /come off it? Thanks!
Fri, 15 Nov 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Your psychological symptoms could be related to the pill you are taking, still, you need an evaluation by a neurologist and a psychiatrist. this is because you could be having a depression, for which an underlying cause is not necessary.
In addition, you could be having a migraine.
you would improve with medications, so, there is no need to worry at present.
I hope it helps.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
Thank you for posting your query.
Your psychological symptoms could be related to the pill you are taking, still, you need an evaluation by a neurologist and a psychiatrist. this is because you could be having a depression, for which an underlying cause is not necessary.
In addition, you could be having a migraine.
you would improve with medications, so, there is no need to worry at present.
I hope it helps.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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