Popping a couple of Paracetamol, I knocked them back with some water.
‘Are you OK?’ my mum Helen asked.
‘Another headache,’ I said.
‘You’ve been getting a lot recently,’ Mum said, looking concerned. ‘Maybe you should go to the doctor.’
I was sure it was nothing to worry about.
But I took Mum’s advice and booked in to see my GP.
‘Are you on the pill?’ the doctor asked, and I nodded.
‘Which one?’
‘It’s the combined pill,’ I told him.
‘That’s known for giving headaches,’ he said. ‘We’ll swap you for the mini pill.’
He handed me a prescription, and that seemed to be that.
But after
