Two Weeks and I still have my period...
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Two Weeks and I still have my period...
| Tue, 08-24-2004 - 2:14pm |
hi everybody. i posted about a week ago with a question about irregular bleeding. i'm on ortho tri-cyclen lo, and i am still having my period. it's gotten a lot heavier as the days go on. right now i am on the 3rd sugar pill until i begin my third pack. the first pack i skipped the sugar pills in order to skip my period. i was wondering if i should skip the rest of these sugar pills and start my third pack in an effort to stop the bleeding. its becoming quite difficult and stressful having my period for so long. id appreciate any suggestions :)
-Nikki

You are still within the 3 pack adjustment period and I suspect you have confused your body by trying to skip on a new triphasic pill. A triphasic (A different dosages of hormones for each of the 3 active weeks.) such as OTC & OTC-Lo is very often difficult to successfully skip on even when your body has adjusted, so on the second pack I'm not surprised you had irregular bleeding. If I were you I'd take my hormone free week and see if you body will reset your cycle. I don't think I'd try skipping on OTC-L again until you have had several side effect free cycles, but that's just me. Let us know how you're doing, ok?
Good luck,
Jill