http://llama-friendly.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] llama-friendly.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vaginapagina2011-09-21 09:20 pm

Hot flashes with the pill?

I just started taking birth control pills again. Tonight is my 4th night on Gianvi. I'm having what seem to be hot flashes. I'm not entirely sure it's the pill though. Maybe I'm getting sick? I've taken Gianvi before and never experienced this.

[identity profile] cherokeefawn.livejournal.com 2011-09-22 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, I thought this was all in my head! I've been on yaz for about a month, and also get brief hot flashes throughout the day, then go back to my usual state (which is being extremely cold, all the time. Damn!)

Personally, I don't find it too worrying. It's pretty harmless for me though, just annoying! Seek medical advice from a professional if it's really bothering you.
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[personal profile] archangelbeth 2011-09-22 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
(Just because I discounted the symptom for years -- thyroid test? I thought that I was just a "hothouse Texas flower" in New England, and that was the source of my always-feeling-cold. Turns out I was hypothyroid, undiagnosed. Low ferritin, too, which can contribute.)