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Nov 04, 2011, 04:19 AM
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Due to female issues my GYN has prescribed me to go back to birth control pills. I currently take Lamictal 100mg daily. I have read there are interactions between BC and Lamictal causing the Lamictal to be less effective. I finally am starting to feel normal
 I see my Pdoc in 3 weeks. I will not start my BC without talking to him first. Any one else take BC with Lamictal? What did your Pdoc do?
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Nov 09, 2011, 08:49 AM
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Be careful with BC due to the deep depression is can cause!! My GYN put me on BC due to pain ( I had a tubal done many many years ago) and it just about killed me, or should I say caused me to kill myself!! It was bad for about 4 months.. I'm surprised I'm still here..
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Nov 09, 2011, 05:13 PM
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well i dont know if i was relate but the 2 months i tried bc with my lamictal i was insane and had nonstop you know. |
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Nov 09, 2011, 06:26 PM
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Wow thank you!! I think I'd rather deal with my female issues than risk my newly controled mental health.
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Nov 09, 2011, 06:26 PM
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I also had a tubal and are having major pain issues |
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Nov 10, 2011, 09:04 AM
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you may also want to consider an IUD instead of BC pills, they don't have estrogen so no risk of increased depression. I made the switch a couple months ago for my migraines, which has helped.
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Nov 10, 2011, 12:08 PM
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I have a mirena iud and LOVE it. I have actually not had a period in 4 years (which is pretty normal on the mirena)
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Nov 10, 2011, 02:09 PM
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When I use birth control, I use LoEstrin pills, but I find that can sometimes affect my moods. I think it's a matter of weighing the positives and negatives and keeping a close eye on it, perhaps seeing your pdoc more frequently in the few months after starting the birth control
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