stopped pill, completely lost now!!
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stopped pill, completely lost now!!
| Wed, 09-01-2004 - 2:39pm |
Hi everybody. I need some advice. I took Ortho Tricyclen for about four months, and stopped in the middle of the package.(last pill 7/29) My last regular period was 7/13, but I had moderate bleeding on the first four days of August. It wasn't close to the normal amount of bleeding that I would have during my period. I thought maybe the bleeding was due to quitting the pill in the middle of my cycle. Then I bled a tiny bit for two days.(8/16 & 8/17)It was very dark red/light brown. I haven't had any bleeding since then. I took a pregnancy test 8/28, and it was negative. I don't know where I am in my cycle, so I don't know if I took the test too early or what. I am having frequent very light cramping, mild headaches, mild diziness, mild nausea, and frequent urination. I know what that could mean, but I wonder if it's all in my head or due to coming off the pills. I am completely confused!! Any comments would be wonderful!
Lynsey
Lynsey

Good luck, hope it works out like you want!
Susan
Good luck with it and let us know how it goes!!
Susan
When coming off hormones your cycles can take some time to stabilize or if they were irregular before hormones then they may become irregular again so at the moment you can't really say where you are. If we were to assume (for discussion purposes) that your bleeding on 8/16-17 was ovulation bleeding then you should be seeing Aunt Flo arriving any time now. If you had unprotected IC a few days before or on those dates then testing on 8/28 would be pretty early to get an accurate reading from a HPT. Your symptoms could be PMS, or perhaps not. I think if AF doesn't show by the end of the week I'd test again. If you do, I hope you get the result you want. Let us know how you're doing, ok?
Hugs,
Jill