question on stopping the pill?

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Registered: 02-04-2004
question on stopping the pill?
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Fri, 04-06-2007 - 3:44pm
Hi, i had a question on the effects from stopping the pill. i'm 32 years old and have been on the pill form 10 years now up until last week. i stopped taking the pills mid-pack (which i'm not sure i shoudl have done) but anyway, i had a "pill period" 2 days after stopping the pill and had that for 3 days. I am also experiencing some unusual breast pain, in both breasts but more in the left then the right. is this normal w/ stopping the pill? i thought perhaps it's just my body going thru some changes by taking myself off the hormones. any advice? thanks in advance.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 04-06-2007 - 6:38pm

Hi

      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 04-06-2007 - 9:29pm

Be prepared for all kinds of wacky things. When you stop the pill, your body has to figure out what to do again, and after 10 years, there's a lot of remembering that it needs to do. I stopped for two months after being on for 9 years, and I had pretty low estrogen even though I was ovulating. I had vaginal dryenss, sore nipples, irritated ovaries (crampy), little tiny pimples....not stuff I normally have.

With that length of time on birth control, my doctor advised me to give it about six months before re-evaluating "normal." I couldn't take it and went back on. ;) Hopefully next time I have more patience!

Good luck, it might try your patience, but you have to do it sometime.

Judie
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Registered: 02-04-2004
Mon, 04-09-2007 - 12:21pm
Hi, thanks for your reply...yeah, i wanted to get off the pills now since my husband and i will start trying for a baby hopefully this summer. it is very wierd being off the pill after 10 years but i figure it's for a good cause :) breast pain seems better so far this week although still a little uncomfortable, we'll see how the first cycle goes!