Antibiotics ahhhhhh so frustrated

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Registered: 06-27-2005
Antibiotics ahhhhhh so frustrated
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Thu, 05-17-2007 - 10:17am

Good Morning!
I hope someone on here can answer my questions. I just recently had a baby 6 months ago. My doc. put me on the birthcontol pill Yaz. After taking all my active pills I start my inactive ones (of course) but when Its time to start my active ones again I still have bleeding for 3 to 4 days after starting my active pills. Is this normal?!?

2nd question ***
I had to take antibiotics for about a week or a little longer about 2 weeks ago. when is it okay to stop using a back up method?. My husband is about to go crazy (and me too) because condoms are so uncomfy.

thanks so much for your time!!!

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 05-17-2007 - 11:20am

Hi dmb05, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 01-18-2007
Fri, 05-18-2007 - 11:01am

Hi, congratulations! I was on Yaz for 6 months or so. My period never started during the placebo pills. It always started 3 or 4 days into the next pack of active pills. After about the 3rd or 4th month AF got very regular and very brief and scant. It was more like spotting for 3 days!

I can testify that the antibiotics interfere with the Yaz even though I was not taking it for BC. I have terrible PMDD and when I was on yaz and antibiotics I had BTB and all of my symptoms came back.

I hope it settles down soon for you. It takes a few months!

Marcella