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Cosmo Girl · 09-04-2004, 11:09 AM

My doctor gave me a perscription for the pill and told me to start it on the first day of my next period. I did that and 11 days later i still have my period

Most of the days it's been very light though. I've never had a period last longer then 5 days and so i'm getting freaked out. Is this something normal that can happen with the pill and if so will the length get back to normal? or is this something i should call my doctor about immediatly? I have an appointment in 3 months so she can check how it's working for me, should i wait and bring it up then? Also she perscribed the pills without giving me a physical check up/exam. She said is was unnessicary because i wasn't sexually active. I felt uneasy about taking drugs without being examined before hand, is this normal as well?

combatmedicjen · 09-04-2004, 09:05 PM

That's pretty normal--your body just needs time to adjust to it. It took me months and months for the irregular bleeding to stop when I started the shot. If your spotting gets heavy or is really bothering you, you could always try another form of birth control. There are other oral contraceptives, Depo Provera (the shot), Ortho Evra (the patch), IUD's, and vaginal rings, to name a few. You just have to find the one that's right for you. For me and most of my friends, the patch is our weapon of choice. Easy as hell and has far fewer side effects than the other choices

Good luck, Cosmo Girl!

RainbowBright · 09-04-2004, 11:09 PM

My docs have always kept me on the "sunday start" method where you start the Sunday after your first period. One time I accidently started taking the pills before (I was spotting and thought it was my period so I started the pills) and it messed with my system a bit but things evened out. If the bleeding become heavy or you start to feel unlike yourself, (tired, weak, light headed etc) call your Doc.

Cosmo Girl · 09-13-2004, 08:29 PM

Thanks for the support. It's 2 days from when i'm going to start taking the sugar pills. The bleeding has lasted all month and is a real annoyance, but i'll see it out for a few more months and see what happens. Hopefully it works out ok. Something about bleeding for months at a time creeps me out. But it's small amounts so i hope it's nothing to be worried about.

09-04-2004, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cosmo Girl Upright Location: Ontario, Canada	Effects of the pill My doctor gave me a perscription for the pill and told me to start it on the first day of my next period. I did that and 11 days later i still have my period Most of the days it's been very light though. I've never had a period last longer then 5 days and so i'm getting freaked out. Is this something normal that can happen with the pill and if so will the length get back to normal? or is this something i should call my doctor about immediatly? I have an appointment in 3 months so she can check how it's working for me, should i wait and bring it up then? Also she perscribed the pills without giving me a physical check up/exam. She said is was unnessicary because i wasn't sexually active. I felt uneasy about taking drugs without being examined before hand, is this normal as well?

09-04-2004, 09:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
combatmedicjen Banned	That's pretty normal--your body just needs time to adjust to it. It took me months and months for the irregular bleeding to stop when I started the shot. If your spotting gets heavy or is really bothering you, you could always try another form of birth control. There are other oral contraceptives, Depo Provera (the shot), Ortho Evra (the patch), IUD's, and vaginal rings, to name a few. You just have to find the one that's right for you. For me and most of my friends, the patch is our weapon of choice. Easy as hell and has far fewer side effects than the other choices Good luck, Cosmo Girl!

09-04-2004, 11:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
RainbowBright Crazy	My docs have always kept me on the "sunday start" method where you start the Sunday after your first period. One time I accidently started taking the pills before (I was spotting and thought it was my period so I started the pills) and it messed with my system a bit but things evened out. If the bleeding become heavy or you start to feel unlike yourself, (tired, weak, light headed etc) call your Doc.

09-13-2004, 08:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cosmo Girl Upright Location: Ontario, Canada	Thanks for the support. It's 2 days from when i'm going to start taking the sugar pills. The bleeding has lasted all month and is a real annoyance, but i'll see it out for a few more months and see what happens. Hopefully it works out ok. Something about bleeding for months at a time creeps me out. But it's small amounts so i hope it's nothing to be worried about.