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[ragnaroknroll.livejournal.com]

hello, i'm new here and this community seems to be good to help a lot of doubts! there's something going on and i needed to know if anyone in here can vaguley relate with this.

i have a "flexible" work schedule and the last months i took the pill (mircette) daily, BUT i did missed it a few times. my doctor advised me to take a month break and start taking the pill in the first period day. so i did. i'm on the 14th day of th cycle and i still haven't stopped bleeding and having the cramps from HELL. back when i was a teenager sans pill, i did used to bleed a lot for like a week and all women in my family had heavy and uncomfortable periods. but this is worrying me, because the painkillers don't seem to work and i haven't stopped bleeding. it's kinda freaking me out. the bleeding is not heavy, just that...it.doesn't.stop. might this be my hormones freaking out/readjusting? i'd be very thankful for any reply :)

oh, and a pregnancy possibility is not even close in the horizon. so there.

Ragna

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[alitaorg.livejournal.com]

i remember when i was still getting my period on depo, if the period skipped a month or two it'd be that much longer when it finally came. for instance, i didn't have a period in october or november, but the one i got in december ended up lasting 3 weeks! *that* was fun. fortunately, depo's taken completely over and i don't have a period at all. (joy!)

[ragnaroknroll.livejournal.com]

thanks a lot...that does makes sense. *pops some painkillers* :)

[bheansidhe.livejournal.com]

What a great user name! lol

Generally it takes 2-3 months to adjust to a new birth control (or re-adjust to birth control after a break). During that time, erratic "breakthrough bleeding" is common. However, if it's excessive, it might be a sign that it's the wrong pill for you. (Personally I've never had breakthrough bleeding on a pill). Before you took the break and got back on, did you have problems with Mircette? Or is this new?

Me, I'm looking into Nuvaring (http://www.nuvaring.com/consumer/aboutNuvaRing/).

Another good community is birthcontrol. Good luck!

[ragnaroknroll.livejournal.com]

hello :) thanks for the help!

i'm gonna be 26 and been on Mircette since 19...did 3 breaks during all this time, and last year's break, didnt had the bleeding from hell, but rather the pains from hell, much like i have now (i'm not really bleeding that much, just a lot more days than usual - my period on the pill used to be like 4 days, and today going on 14? *pulls hair out*). when asking my doctor if i should switch pills, she always told there was no need to. oh well, i guess i'll just be patient and wait to see what happens, before i get more worried and book an appointment at the good ole stirrup party :P


love your icon by the way!

Ragna