Suggest Remedy For Headaches After Starting Contraceptives For Heavy Periods
May daughter is 19 and has been very active and healthy. In the last few months she is crying alot, angry, irritable, and gained probably 15 pounds. She is a college freshman with good grades and participating in many activities. She started a new oral contraceptive in August for her heavy periods. She also gets tension headaches. Should I have her thryoid checked?
Wed, 4 Feb 2015
General & Family Physician, Dr. B M Gupta's Response
no harm to rule out thyroid, consult gynecologist , stop contraceptive, give paracetamol/ibuprofen for headache, consult physician for headache to find out cause of headache, feedback.
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Suggest Remedy For Headaches After Starting Contraceptives For Heavy Periods
no harm to rule out thyroid, consult gynecologist , stop contraceptive, give paracetamol/ibuprofen for headache, consult physician for headache to find out cause of headache, feedback.