Headache

[Wyominganxiety]

The last 2 pills in my bc are iron pills but everyone I take them I have horrible headaches and nauseous... can i maybe have to much iron in my blood and these are causing it to be way to high?

[kevoreally]

taking iron supplements can be poisonous, leading to iron-induced headaches, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. This is very common when taking supplements

[Wyominganxiety in reply to kevoreally]

I asked my doctor if I could just skip those pills because it makes me feel aweful.. but he said it's part of my birth control and I can't skip them but it's horrible they are Fri and sat pills every month so when I get to those I end up staying in bed with a migraine. 😫

[kevoreally in reply to Wyominganxiety]

Hmmm couldnyou maybe eat more iron filled foods rather than take supplements?

[Wyominganxiety]

It's my birth control my doc said I can't skip those last 2 pills ugh I'm going to look into something else I hate having migrains

[Wyominganxiety]

It is loestrin he is switching me to crysell which I have never heard of.

[kevoreally]

The other thinng you can do to counter your migraine is applying peppermint oil on the site of your head ache/ migraine it will relieve your pain to the point it is tolerable for me I apply this and within minute my headache goes down a bit but you must catch it before it worsens the chances are higher that it will actually make it go away if you do so but if its in the middle of the time yougot the head ache it may only relieve the pain. For me I also eat almonds they SAY 10-12 almonds is the equivalent of 2 asprins now this may totally be a placebo but I BELIEVE which is why it may work for me but KEEP and open mind and eat a bag of almonds and see how it feels but the peppermint DEFF works also try a bit of caffiene

Caffiene helps with blood vessels and loosens them up we get head aches because our vessels tighten up constricts which causes pain

[Wyominganxiety in reply to kevoreally]

Thank you i will give that a try right now it's just dull over my left eye but it started last night and it usually goes to full blown migraine by second night

[kevoreally in reply to Wyominganxiety]

Yeah give it a wearl feel better!

[Wyominganxiety]

I was on the mirena iud for 6 yrs messed me up pretty good so my doc wants me on low hormonal for a while plus I'm 34 and a smoker