Re: Birth Control Pills and High Blood Pressure

[Guest guest]

Yes, the same thing happened to me regarding the birth control pills. My

blood pressure kept being high. It would always be between 130-140/87-90.

That is high for me too. I also started getting weird feelings in my ankles

and chest. As soon as I took myself off of those birth control pills I

started to feel better accept for bad headaches. I remember an obgyn told

me that birth control pills will elevate your blood pressure. That is one

of the main reasons I want the myomectomy. I don't want to deal with those

birth control symptoms. I was on Loestrin 1/20

Birth Control Pills and High Blood Pressure

> Well, I just went to see my Gastroenterologist for the first time on

> Thursday and when the nurse went to take my blood pressure, it was

> high (150/100, high for me who runs normally 120/70 or 120/80). This

> is the second time that it was high since being put on birth control

> pills to try to control the bleeding.

>

> So on Wednesday, I see a different OBGYN doctor since my regular one

> was not available. They took me off the birth control with estrogen

> and now are putting me on one with only progesteron. So now we will

> see if this does anything for the bleeding. I have decided to require

> my doctor to do more testing to see what is up with the fibroid and if

> there are others. If she is not going to run any other tests, I am

> immediately switching doctors. She has not done anything really to

> deal with the fibroid, only two of the symptoms that I have presented

> with.

>

> As far as the gastrointestinal problems, I have testing being done by

> the gastroenterologist. She is running a whole batch of tests to see

> what is causing all of my troubles. She already had me eliminate milk

> for two-three days to make sure it was not a lactose intolerance,

> which we have determined it is not. So now it is onto the next set of

> tests. Will see if the fibroid turns out to be causing all of the

> trouble.

>

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[Guest guest]

Hmmm. I'm wondering what dosages of birth control pills you were on?

Are they strictly estrogen?

For me, taking progesterone only worsened the bleeding. I dont' get

it. Can anyone reccomend any resource to find out more about hormones

and the endocrine system... besides say... the obvious choice- like a

medical library?

-Meg

> Yes, the same thing happened to me regarding the birth control

pills. My

> blood pressure kept being high. It would always be between

130-140/87-90.

> That is high for me too. I also started getting weird feelings in

my ankles

> and chest. As soon as I took myself off of those birth control

pills I

> started to feel better accept for bad headaches. I remember an

obgyn told

> me that birth control pills will elevate your blood pressure. That

is one

> of the main reasons I want the myomectomy. I don't want to deal

with those

> birth control symptoms. I was on Loestrin 1/20

> Birth Control Pills and High Blood

Pressure

>

>

> > Well, I just went to see my Gastroenterologist for the first time

on

> > Thursday and when the nurse went to take my blood pressure, it was

> > high (150/100, high for me who runs normally 120/70 or 120/80).

This

> > is the second time that it was high since being put on birth

control

> > pills to try to control the bleeding.

> >

> > So on Wednesday, I see a different OBGYN doctor since my regular

one

> > was not available. They took me off the birth control with

estrogen

> > and now are putting me on one with only progesteron. So now we

will

> > see if this does anything for the bleeding. I have decided to

require

> > my doctor to do more testing to see what is up with the fibroid

and if

> > there are others. If she is not going to run any other tests, I

am

> > immediately switching doctors. She has not done anything really

to

> > deal with the fibroid, only two of the symptoms that I have

presented

> > with.

> >

> > As far as the gastrointestinal problems, I have testing being done

by

> > the gastroenterologist. She is running a whole batch of tests to

see

> > what is causing all of my troubles. She already had me eliminate

milk

> > for two-three days to make sure it was not a lactose intolerance,

> > which we have determined it is not. So now it is onto the next

set of

> > tests. Will see if the fibroid turns out to be causing all of the

> > trouble.

> >

> > Camper

> > --

> > " The alternative is unthinkable. " (Methos)

> > Love of Methos/Adam Pierson for eternity!!!

> >

> > PWFC, Highlander Clan, ROG-L, ADLFC, HLFIC, Methos-Scrolls,

Duncan_Methos

> > AIM:Bonthevamp

> > Camper@c...

> > website: www.camper65.com

> >

> >

> >