Hot Flashes

[lightsabove.livejournal.com]

Some background first. I am 22, 23 in April, and am on Lo/Ovral birth control pills. I have tried different types of BCP, and have even tried the Nuva Ring (which was a horrible decision because of mood swings and unable to function in a day to day setting, plus yeast infections).

I have always had bad hot flashes. I know it's normal to get them with your period, but I still feel really young, and feel that it's too much.

I wake up multiple times a night from hot flashes. During the day, I have at least 4 or 5 a day the week of my placebo pills, plus maybe a day before and after.

Is there something I can do to lessen these symptoms? Is this something I should get checked out?

Comments

[knittinggoddess.livejournal.com]

If you do decide to go the "three month at a time" route, you don't need to switch to Seasonale/Seasonique to do so. You can just stack! (Don't take the placebos and instead open up the new pack.) Though, depending on your insurance plan, you may run into issues where the pharmacist won't give you your pills because it's not "time" yet. I don't know how to ameliorate this besides have your doc write the prescription to reflect how you take your hbc.