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What Causes Dizziness, Fatigue And Bloating Post Intake Of Contraceptive Pill?

Hello, i have taken the morning after pill around the 19th of this month aeound last week, and i have had symptoms to dizzyness, pain in the cramping area (those are gone) feel tired all the time, im always hungry, bloated all the time, and now my stomach looks a bit bigger than normal, and i want to sleep a lot now, and headaches that come in and out. Idk if thats normal, after taking levonelle.
posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2016
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Hello dear,
Thank you for your question.

Emergency contraception (or commonly known as morning after pill) might in some cases present side effects: nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, lower abdominal pain etc, but all of these usually fade once after 2-3 days after medication.
Levonelle can be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse and the efficiency tends to lower progressively within this interval. Do not forget that even though it is safe, emergency contraception does not always prevent pregnancies. That's why, as you may already have read in the leaflet, you need to take a pregnancy test two weeks after taking the pill.


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Best wishes,
Dr. Alma
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What Causes Dizziness, Fatigue And Bloating Post Intake Of Contraceptive Pill?

Hello dear, Thank you for your question. Emergency contraception (or commonly known as morning after pill) might in some cases present side effects: nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, lower abdominal pain etc, but all of these usually fade once after 2-3 days after medication. Levonelle can be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse and the efficiency tends to lower progressively within this interval. Do not forget that even though it is safe, emergency contraception does not always prevent pregnancies. That s why, as you may already have read in the leaflet, you need to take a pregnancy test two weeks after taking the pill. I hope this helped. Best wishes, Dr. Alma