Switching and Skipping

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Registered: 11-05-2003
Switching and Skipping
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Thu, 06-08-2006 - 7:33am

This last week I saw my doc about switching pills because due to my *wonderful* insurance company I have to take generic. NOw before i was on generic - no probs, and no side effects.

During the last year of generic I have break through bleeding and I kid you not if I am even 10 minutes off od taking my pill at the same time - breakthrough the next day.

He decided to switch me from Sprintec to Apri. Well I am scheduled to start my period next week and really want to skip it and just start the new pack (higher estrogen)

I called the docs office back and they never returned my call - do you think I will be okay to do that and have no period or very minimal?

This whole thing wouldn't be AS big of deal if I wasn't in a relationship, but how embarassing to bleed so much. Happily he understands and tells me not to worry or be embarassed...he isn't.

So safe to skip or not - just sick of bleeding.

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 06-08-2006 - 9:33pm

Hi stupidlaws, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 06-09-2006 - 7:25am

Apri should have less estrogen than Sprintec.....

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