Nausea

[packerfan4ever]

Has anyone felt nauscious after starting the pill? I just started last week, and since then I have felt icky. I know the flu is going around here too, so I just wanted to know if anyone has felt this way....

Thanks....

[Ohdannyboy]

I started the pill yesterday and my doctor said that nausea is a side effect usually for the first few weeks. It should go away. Tell your doctor if it doesn't and she can change your dosage so it doesn't happen anymore.

[CautiousClarity]

My nausea went away after a month when I first started BC pills!

Good Luck!

[teacher2be]

i had also just posted this last week. i started mine last sunday and had to quit by saturday. i was up all night so nauseated. i was dealing with tonsillititis too so i was not able to deal with anymore than i had to. i was on ortho-tri-cyclen lo whcih is supposed to be one of the low doses but man it was bad.

[Kszan]

OTC lo has been known to cause a lot of issues in many women. It seems like majority of women fare better on regular Ortho-Cyclen rather than any of the other Ortho products.

As far as the nausea is concerned, it's extremely common and very frequent for someone who just started the pill to be nauseated. That's why many doctors advocate taking the pill at night so you'll be asleep by the time you start feeling nauseated.

Some women, however, keep experiencing the nausea just because they can't tolerate the pill. If it lasts longer than a month, you might want to consider a different type of contraception.