BCPs make me sick...anyone else?

Re: BCPs make me sick...anyone else?

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  dragonfaerie member

  February 2016

  Oh man! I'm sorry to hear that! Have you tried a different brand?

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  Me: 31 DH: 27
  TTC since April 2013
  Two cancelled IUIs in Aug and Sept '15 due to low motility/count
  IVF round 1: January 2016
  ER: February 17, 2016; 9 retrieved, 7 mature, 7 fertilized
  Day 5 Blastocysts: 5 BB, 1 AB, all normal from PGS
  FET date: May 11, '16; transferred 1 AB embryo
  First beta: May 23, '16: 998!!  Second: May 25, '16: 1648
  EDD: January 27, 2017

  

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  LMart85 member

  February 2016

  BCP always made me sick and nauseous when I was on them....I tried tons of brands with same results ....only thing that helped me was taking it right after dinner...

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  Tusername member

  February 2016 edited February 2016

  Back in the days where I was taking BC regularly, it was the same situation. @dragonfaerieI tried different types of pills, the patch and nuvaring. All resulted in me being SO sick the first day of starting it each month. I haven't been on BC in years and this was a rude reminder of how it use to be!  
  Oh well, hopefully this will be the last time I have to take it!  
  
  

  
  Me: 26 DH: 29
  Married Dec 2012
  TTC since Jan 2013, interruptions by DH deployments

  Diagnosis: unexplained 
  April 2015, Clomid + gonal f, natural, BFN
  Oct 8 2015, Clomid + brevelle, too many follis (10!)- cancelled
  Nov 18 2015, Follistem + Ovidrel + Progesterone, 1 folli, IUI #1 on 12/11, BFN
  Dec 24 2015, Follistem + Ovidrel + Progesterone, 1 folli, IUI #2 on 1/15, BFN
  Jan 29 2016, Follistem + Ovidrel + Progesterone, 2 follis, IUI #3 on 2/11, BFN
  March 2016, Follistem + Ovidrel + Progesterone, 2 follis, BD at home this time,BFN
  IVF: Stim's start 4/23, ER May 4th, 8 embabies frozen
  FET #1 5/31/16, transferred 1 embryo- BFP: Beta 6/8/16 111, Beta 6/14/16 1800....m/c, d&c 7/15/16
  FET #2 9/21/16, transferred 1 embryo......BFP!!: Beta 10/1/16 493, Beta 10/3/16 1155
  SINGLETON- EDD June 9th, 2016
  
  
  
   
  
  
  

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  Knottie1455746131 member

  February 2016

  @Tusername- Bcp always make me sick too! That's why I have my RE give me the Nuva Ring instead and it works great and doesn't make me sick. Maybe you could try the Nuva Ring instead?

  Me-36 healthy

  DH-41 MFI due to Retrograde

  1st IVF 2/2016, 2nd  Ivf 4/2016 then banking w/PGS and Fet 5/2016

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  AnnaLens member

  February 2016

  It is among the top 5 side effects experienced, so unfortunately, its is considered normal. I think for a lot of women it is the combination of estrogen and progestogen, which is why the nuva ring is so effective for some, but you mentioned you'd already tried that. Have you tried any of the "low" estrogen brands? I believe Yaz is one that was marketed as being particularly low but I can't recall off the top of my head. Personally I end up feeling like I'm 13 again, pimples, breast pain, mood swings. Not much fun, but I'd take it over being sick. Hope you are off it for good soon  

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