If leg pain comes and goes, is it DVT?

[martinesob]

I took birth control pills last year for 6 months and stopped then started taking them again a month ago but stopped again because of recently finding out about DVT. On my last pill, I started experiencing very mild aches in my left leg but it went away then 4 days ago I started having them again. Yesterday morning I noticed my left calf somewhat tightened. I would usually feel it after sitting down and then after walking for a couple of minutes, it would go away. But then last night as I was walking I felt a mild sharp pain on the back of my left knee that lasted for a second then went away. I suddenly felt light-headed and somewhat dizzy and my heart started beating faster and I couldn't breathe like usual. My left leg felt really tired as I was sitting down. But today I feel fine. I don't feel any pain on my leg. I have already gone to an internist and he didn't think there was anything wrong and said it was very unlikely to be DVT. What should I do? Should I be worried?

[specialmom]

Do you have anxiety?  To me it sounds like you may.  I'm guessing that this is involved here but because we don't know, you should see a doctor again. On the plus side, since an internist has said it probably isn't DVT, that's good news!!   Whomever prescribed the BC, that is who to call.  And do talk to someone about your anxiety.  This may need to be considered as something to work on to overcome health fear that is unfounded.  But first, make sure it's unfounded.   Let us know what they say!

(ps/ DVT IS the biggest concern when taking birth control pills and the person who prescribed them is the best to talk to about that.)

[martinesob]

I am diagnosed with GAD last year so situations like this make my condition way way worse, it is awful. I don't have any leg symptoms anymore but still have trouble breathing so I'm set to undergo a d-dimer test but I have read online that it usually gives false negatives so that makes me worry too. Anyways, thank you for your response. Will let u know how it goes!

[AnxiousNoMore]

Sounds like very minor pains that you would normally ignore if you weren't so worried that it is DVT. Since the internist said there isn't anything wrong, then try to relax and not examine your body, and forget about them and they will likely disappear.
There are about 5,000 diseases and conditions that a human can get, so there isn't any reason to focus on one like DVT  -  life is too short to spend it studying all 5,000 after an internist says he doesn't think there is a problem so no reason to study one either.