birth control cause this phobia?

[__christineeeee]

I've been on birth control for about 6 months. No problems. This second week in January I ate a few hot dogs, felt nauseous didn't vomit even though I wanted to to get it over with but the feeling went away. So I was fine, then after I worked out the next day and drank milk felt nauseous didn't vomit. Do days later passed and something triggered, like clicked in my head automatically saying if I eat I WILL throw up. So I started to not even eat or drink AT ALL I was too scared id vomit but I never did vomit. So since then I got better I do eat more than what I use to. I eat snacks and stuff but no full course meals. I did lose abt 20poinds since January. I CRAVE good but I never get hungry. So my doc ran tests and found nothing wrong. She wants me to see the gastrointestinal people and see if something is wrong with my digestive system. I was given zofran (anti emetic) to help me eat so I WON'T throw up but even if I take the pill I WILL still THINK I'll throw up and it's so annoying. If I HAVE to throw up cause I have a stomach bug or something I WILL. I don't really think I have a phobia it's just something in my mind clicked saying if I eat I'll throw up then it makes me not want to eat a lot. If the thoughts aren't there I'd be fine. My parents think it's the birth control pills causing a chemical imbalance in my head. It's a possibility because I never had a eating phobia I LOVE TO EAT lol now when I do eat I always think I'll throw up even though I never do. Should I get off my birth control and see what happens? What do you guys think it is?

[fivefeetshort]

Have you talked to your doctor specifically about how this has changed since you've been on your pill?

I can tell you from my experience that it did not cause my phobia. If I remember correctly, I got this phobia when I was 13/14 after having caught the sv* from my sister. I didn't start on birth control pills until I was 17.

That being said, different pills have different effects on people. I'm not sure exactly that it can cause that kind of imbalance...but I do know that the pill made some people I know n* if they didn't eat when they took it, so maybe that is going on. I would definitely talk to your doctor and maybe you can be switched to a different pill and see if it makes a difference.

Also, if you're not eating, it can cause a vicious cycle, which I have also experienced. You feel like you'll be sick if you eat, so you don't eat, which makes you feel sick because you're so hungry, and on and on... it's terrible and I hope you can break this feeling soon!

[yourjedi]

I, personally, would not say birth control caused my phobia. I didn't start taking it until I was sixteen and I was nine when my phobia started.

I think you're just reacting oddly to your birth control. If I remember correctly, it can cause increased/decreased appetite, and I know for a fact that in some people it causes nausea for the first few weeks.

I agree with fivefeetshort - did you mention to your doctor that you didn't begin feeling this way until you started the pill? Maybe an adjustment or a new brand would be a good solution! I would be shocked if you're not just experiencing some pretty lame side-effects from the birth control. I'd call and see what your doc thinks. =)

[sagredocw]

i dont think it your birth control either. i have had emet since I was 13 years old. i originally started birth control when i was 17 years old and it never affected me. as a matter of fact I think my appetite increased with birth control and I gained some weight. maybe you should just switch birth controls.