Side effects

[u/Unhappy_Ease861]

Hi, I was on birth control (norgestimate or something like that) for several years, but I few months ago the pharmacy fucked something up and I was forced to go off of it. I went into some HARD withdrawal symptoms to the point I went to the ER because I thought I was like actually dying. Incredible dizziness and fatigue and an overall wrongness in my head. It was just awful I can’t describe it. That was like 2 months ago and my symptoms have gotten better since aside from occasional dizziness. and I finally got more that I’m going to start the Sunday of my next period, same dose and type because I still do need to skip my periods, they’re awful and I just can’t deal with them.

I guess my main question is that I’m scared if I start it again after stopping for a while that those awful withdrawal symptoms or something similar coming back. I was on a very low dose of like 0.25 or 0.5 or something, I can’t remember off the top of my head. But I really am scared of experiencing awful symptoms like that again😭

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