Thank you - I did stop taking the Yaz immediately and I still had a couple of migraines, but not as frequent. Time will tell. Thank you for your post.
Hi
There is no conclusive evidence that birth control pills increase the severity and frequency of migraines. However, it is generally recommended that if the migraines occur after taking the birth control pills, they should be stopped. Also, a woman with migraine has a 4 fold increased risk of developing stroke, and this risk increases 7 fold if that woman uses a low dose estrogen containing birth control method. This is why females with migraines should not use any estrogen containing birth control methods. They should only be resorting to the progesterone containing methods like depot Provera injections that you had used. Even the pill Yaz that you are taking contains estrogen, hence you should stop this immediately, and resort to some progesterone only preparation for birth control.
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