I'm a little confused about what you mean by, "You may need to stay off bc until your next natural period to start new bc (if you want to still try hbc) and inbetween times you could use condoms.."
According to the VP vulvapedia article on HBC (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Hormonal_Birth_Control#OK.2C_I.27ve_got_some_HBC_now._How_do_I_start_taking_it.3F) you can start taking HBC at any time during your cycle. While your protection from pregnancy will vary depending on what start date you use, it should work just fine to start new HBC at any time during your cycle, so there's no reason one has to wait for a "natural" period to occur before starting or switching HBC.
On the other hand, if the OP can't get a doctor to prescribe something new and wishes to stop her current HBC due to the side effects she's experiencing (and use condoms), there's certainly no harm in waiting until until she has a "natural" period to start new HBC, especially if she can't get a new prescription until that time.
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whoops, let's try that again...
Date: 2006-09-13 01:34 am (UTC)According to the VP vulvapedia article on HBC (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Hormonal_Birth_Control#OK.2C_I.27ve_got_some_HBC_now._How_do_I_start_taking_it.3F) you can start taking HBC at any time during your cycle. While your protection from pregnancy will vary depending on what start date you use, it should work just fine to start new HBC at any time during your cycle, so there's no reason one has to wait for a "natural" period to occur before starting or switching HBC.
On the other hand, if the OP can't get a doctor to prescribe something new and wishes to stop her current HBC due to the side effects she's experiencing (and use condoms), there's certainly no harm in waiting until until she has a "natural" period to start new HBC, especially if she can't get a new prescription until that time.