used birthcontrol patch servere symptoms

[gloria1083]

I used the birthcontrol patch orthero evera now iam having these symptoms, which have reduced since i have stopped using it.. Numbness in left upper arm, lumps that comes and go, confusion,dizziness, burning sensation on top of foot, cold sweats at night... I have not yet went to the doctor because i have no insurence and it's too expensive for me to go. and if i do go do i goto a normal clinic or since these symptoms are pretty bad since there have been people who died from this patch due to stroke and blood clots do i just need to goto the er??  I thought about going to the er but since the symptoms have slowed, some gone others not, what should i do??

[bettylou80]

I fear that I too have been suffering serious side effects from birth control pills. Is the damage permanent?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

All your symptoms are the side effects of the birth control ortho evra patch. The Ortho Evra birth control patch releases a high amount of estrogen into the bloodstream—60% more than from birth control pills—which is known to increase the risk for blood clots.These blood clots occlude the blood vessels as thrombi and if they get dislodged and occlude the blood vessels at some other site,they are called emboli.

Thus they are responsible for causing stroke and heart attack in some patients. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects if you are using this birth control.

I feel that you should stop using this birth control and watch for the persistence of any symptoms.If they persist then by means of various investigations like MRI and MRA,the damage to nervous system,heart and other body organs have to be analysed.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you all are doing.