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What Causes Anxiety And Lower Abdominal Pain After Taking Birth Control Pills?

I just took birth control for the past 5 days and have many side effects and I m not sure if I should change it, stop period or what to do because The anxiety is awful Low abdominal pain Numbness in hands Mood changing, itching like crazy Always feel tired but can t sleep Extremely weak And I don t want to be touched at all like not even a kiss or cuddling or any of that and no sex drive what so ever Headaches are starting everyday and I never get head aches Sleeping is the main problem because I ve never had trouble sleeping except for the anxiety is awful and I don t get why
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Birth control is a way for men and women to prevent pregnancy. There are many different methods of birth control. Taking pills is a way of hormonal contraception. Women take the pill to prevent pregnancy, and, when taken correctly, it is up to 99.9% effective and hence it is preferred over other methods.
Some of the side effects caused due to intake of birth control pills include: Nausea, Weight gain, Sore or swollen breasts, Spotting between periods, Lighter periods, Abdominal cramps, Decreased sex drive and Mood changes.
Some of these effects are the ones you are experiencing.
Since it is early stages, it takes some time for your body to get adjusted to hormone levels. Slowly these symptoms should subside and normalize. You can take supportive or symptomatic treatment to counter them.
In case it does not subside for long and continues to increase and bother you much, you need to stop using it and choose another method suitable for you for contraception.
Hope the information provided is useful.
All the best.
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What Causes Anxiety And Lower Abdominal Pain After Taking Birth Control Pills?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Birth control is a way for men and women to prevent pregnancy. There are many different methods of birth control. Taking pills is a way of hormonal contraception. Women take the pill to prevent pregnancy, and, when taken correctly, it is up to 99.9% effective and hence it is preferred over other methods. Some of the side effects caused due to intake of birth control pills include: Nausea, Weight gain, Sore or swollen breasts, Spotting between periods, Lighter periods, Abdominal cramps, Decreased sex drive and Mood changes. Some of these effects are the ones you are experiencing. Since it is early stages, it takes some time for your body to get adjusted to hormone levels. Slowly these symptoms should subside and normalize. You can take supportive or symptomatic treatment to counter them. In case it does not subside for long and continues to increase and bother you much, you need to stop using it and choose another method suitable for you for contraception. Hope the information provided is useful. All the best.