| i have convinced myself im goin to die from birth control - hypochondria?
so i understand that hypochondria is technically ocd, but i have been diagnosed with both severe anxiety, and moderate ocd/hypochondria. when i went in and was diagnosed, they reffered my to a therapist, but i do not want to go. but my point now is that, they also perscribed my a low dose birth control - to regulate hormones, not to prevent pregnancy, and now i've convinced myself im going to get a deadly blood clot.
i am a healthy, 17 year old girl. i excercise, eat pretty well, don't smoke or be anywhere near smoke, and i've taken birth control before. i had no symptoms at all on tri sprintec for a great long time, until i started missing pills and then switched to a generic brand i didn't like. now im on aviane and i've taken teh first two pills.
my question is, ever since i've been thinking abou this, i've been feeling random pains in my legs and occasionally my arm. they vary in feeling, placement, and how much they bother me, coming on and off all day. it's only the second day of a much lower dose medicine, and i am pretty far removed from most any risk factors i can tell of ....
i do have a family history of high blood pressure and diabetes, but only after beign overweight. i myself am not overweight, i am perfectly within my body mass index.
should i be worried? could my anxiety be causing this? should i chill out??
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