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Amy:

As Brandye points out; patients who are informed are the best consumers. Often Physicians or other Practitioners do not like to answer or do not have good methodology explaining "whys". However, she knows what is available in the UK v. here in the US...I am not a Physician, just a Nurse Practitioner. If you were in the US & in my care, I would change a patients BCP ASAP [if she had your symptoms] to a different pill until she could see her regular Gyn...or I would contact the Gyn myself & discuss the change right then & there...writing a new RX for the patient & have her follow up with the Gyn in a few weeks & you would be checking in w/me by phone.

I asked about the Pill since one of the meds in higher doses is similar to MTX. However, if that's not the reason [or any of the other's I asked you] I do not see why a better choice is not provided to you.

The key is asking; you see for yourself the side effects...you wondered what was getting to you a few weeks ago, perhaps much has to do with the BCP? I would really grill anyone who prescribes the "WHY" and all risks...be informed. Never fear asking questions and if you do not have sufficient answers change to another.

Some of the info sources I linked are good, some are patient or question forums, other's are just "okay"... but enough to get you some background as to what is happening...I have followed what you have wrote for some time now here & I question the pills.

Get a hold of the prescriber ASAP...there are more pills than you can imagine to try...I would think in the UK 20-30 (generally about three main types). One will work & it's working with your doctor to find the correct one. You do know you can stop them if you don't get an appointment, & use condoms with an added spermicide for BC options until you can get in to be seen. I do not know how long the average appointment time is for you in the UK. Here it's about a week [or under] for an established patient.

Let us know how you do...Please.