Help?

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I'm on Yasmin to make my periods more regular and not as birth control, since I'm a virgin. My doctor told me last time he prescribed me it that I could use it to skip a period, so I skipped my last two periods. I'm now four days off my next period which I do plan on having, and I've got an abdominal ache with occasional cramping and slight nausea (possibly because I've got a really low pain tolerance anyway). Is this a side effect of skipping periods, or something else? Normally I barely cramp at all and only ache on the first two days of my period.

Comments

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Not sure if I can be of any help, but I just had a few questions. How irregular is your period? Is it heavy and/or painful? I'm just wondering because, while it's fine to skip periods on BC, if you get a period every few months naturally that kind negates the point of being on the BC(amd IMO why be on BC unless you realy need to). Also, if you skip a period, when you do get it it'll be heavier/possibly more painful.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I'm actually on BC because it regulates my periods (I had pretty long cycles, up to forty days, and therefore had long, heavy periods, too) but also because it's a safer way to sort out the acne I had than the alternatives. The last things I was on to do that...well, one messed with my tears (no kidding, they burned when I cried), the second one did nothing, and the third one causes liver damage and tooth discolouration if you stay on it for too long and you need regular blood tests. I don't like blood tests of any sort, and the experience I had with the last one was pretty interesting, if painful.

[moochar.livejournal.com]

Could be your body trying to have a period now. Don't be too worried if you start spotting for anything before you hit your placebo week. Your body just may not like going 2 cycles without a period.

[inkandblood.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm going to second this. It could be your body punishing you for skipping two periods. But then again, if you've been on this pill for 3 months or less, this could just be side effects from it.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

I've been on it since December and pretty much haven't had side effects as yet.

[whoa-breathe.livejournal.com]

I've never been able to skip a period on Yasmin...my body wants to bleed after three weeks and bleed it shall, no matter what I do...ha!

So it might be just what moochar said....your body just wants to have the period now.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Really? Once I start bleeding I can't stop it with Yasmin, but I can skip easily. I haven't had any spotting at all yet.

It's possible...it's probably getting pretty desperate by now :)

[whoa-breathe.livejournal.com]

Yeah, who really knows?

Eveyone's body has a different quirk.

[tealight-rookie.livejournal.com]

Totally OT, but where did you get your icon? It's so gorgeous (I'm such a bee addict)

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

www.lukechueh.com- he does all kinds of animals in creepy/sad situations. I think there's two versions of the bee picture on there, too :)

[tealight-rookie.livejournal.com]

Wow... they are pretty intense... 0_o

[emmieslost.livejournal.com]

i have endometriosis, and a lot of girls with endo skip periods so they aren't in so much pain all the time. i tried it once, and will never do it again, i was in so much pain i thought i was gonna die! my dr. said that some women don't do so well skipping periods and told me it pry wasn't a good idea to try it again, which kinda sucked...i don't know if this helps or not, but i feel where you're coming from!