Norethindrone Nightmare. Anybody Else?
I have had a hell of a time with Norethindrone. Or with Kaiser. Probably both. Does anybody have any of these symptoms? Last summer I was put on Northendrone 6, then 4, then 3, then 2 times a day to stop bleeding. Every time I got down to 3 pills a day , ... more »
I have had a hell of a time with Norethindrone. Or with Kaiser. Probably both. Does anybody have any of these symptoms?
Last summer I was put on Northendrone 6, then 4, then 3, then 2 times a day to stop bleeding. Every time I got down to 3 pills a day , I started bleeding again.
In the meantime, I felt so out of control emotionally, and had so many symptoms of being pregnant I thought I was going crazy. Turns out I was pregnant, and found out just 2 days before miscarrying. Despite constant contact w/ the dr. this possbibility was ignored til I took a hpt. Then I miscarried and had an ovarian cyst rupture and was put on the mini pill, a lower dose of Northindrone for birth control.
For most of that time, I had a larger than average cyst, intense pelvic pain, and a slight increase in acne and facial hair. Then, my pelvic pain was taken seriously and I was placed 5 mg of Norethindrone again, and in the last month, I have spotted like crazy, had an increase in migraines, facial hair, acne, and weeks of the runs. My appetite is off, my sleep is off. I stopped it a few days ago and the bleeding and runs stopped. Acne lowered.
My dr. says it shouldn't increase migraines as estrogen does that. but I get the same type of migraines as my uncle - probaby not related to estrogen as much. Also, the paperwork given w/it says it can increase migraines due to fluid retention. And some sources online say diarrhea is also a side effect when taken w/ibuprofen. So... what does one do? I am confused beyond belief, wondering if it's still protecting against pregnancy if I can't keep food in me for more than an hour while I am taking this stuff?