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Pill Side Effects

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 00:33

I'm about a week into my second month of the pill and since going on it I've had really bad back and leg ache, sore boobs and like a shooting period time pain just above the pubic bone. I'm starting to feel a bit worried, are these side effects normal?

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 00:34

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thumbwitch · 31/07/2008 00:36

is it both legs or just one? is the leg hot and swollen?

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 00:40

It changes, it's mostly my left leg which made me think sciatica but it's like a horrible tight cramp, from my lower back, through my bum and down the back of my legs and to my ankles.

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thumbwitch · 31/07/2008 00:55

it doesn't sound like normal side-effects of the OC pill - but it might be that. I think you should go back to your GP and get your prescription changed. Tell him/her your symptoms as well - the reason I asked about your leg was just in case it was a blood clot, but it doesn't sound like it. However, it can be tested for and perhaps should be to be on the safe side.

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 09:19

I'm at the Drs this morning, I've got really bad pains in my back that are shooting into my hips and when I lay on my front I seem to get a pain in my pack on the LHS! Eeeek

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 09:19

I'm at the Drs this morning, I've got really bad pains in my back that are shooting into my hips and when I lay on my front I seem to get a pain in my pack on the LHS! Eeeek

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 09:19

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branflake81 · 31/07/2008 11:20

Just to say what you're experiencing doesn't sound normal and you're right to get it checked out.

However, when I first started taking the pill I felt really odd and my boobs were really tender but it settled down after a couple of weeks.

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Zebraa · 31/07/2008 12:30

OK, have seen my GP and she has referred my for an ultra sound scan to ''check my tubes''. Being a SEVERE hypocondriac I feel violently sick at the thought of going for this scan. Anyone know how long I'll have to wait for it on he NHS?