Help! Re: Yasmin & Missed Period/weird Period Posted: 03-24-04 22:58pm
Hi, just joined to ask this question.
There seems to be conflicting information
out there on yasmin.
A little background: I have been very
busy, and not feeling like being on the
pill because I broke up with my bf 3 weeks
ago. But I half heartedly have been
taking the pill, but several hours late
many nights. Usually I take it at 6pm,
but last week I took it often as late as
2am. Well here's my question:
is the last week a placaebo or not? I
thought it was just a "sugar pill" so I
decided to skip it this month.
I usually get my . By monday night. I
did get a bit of a . On tuesday morning,
but it went away and it's just been
spotting, not a normal period. Now I
feel all puffy and irritated and heavy.
Is this because of my erratic use of the
pill last week? Is it because I skipped
the first 3 days of my "sugar pill?" (i
started taking it again yesterday because
I thought maybe that was the problem.)
i guess i'm worried about pregnancy. I
don't think I have even had sex with my bf
in 3 weeks + and when I did, I used the
pill flawlessly, so I doubt that's the
cause, but just wondering, does anyone
have this kind of mystery period when
they're pregnant, or is it probably
related to my bc pill misuse? Thanks in
advance.
Kate
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bostonmama
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Boston
Posted: 03-24-04 23:01pm
Oh and just to clarify, I havent been
sexually active since breaking up 3 weeks
ago, so if I am pregnant (i really don't
feel pregnant I feel pmsy) then I would
have gotten pregnant 3+ weeks ago.
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rabiddustbunnie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 73 Location: PA, USA
Posted: 03-24-04 23:43pm
Hey there. i'm guessing that
you're feeling strange and that your
period is out of wack due to skipping the
"placebo" pills. I decided to skip the
green placebo pills in my pack in order to
"skip" my period this month. Evidently
this method doesn't work for everyone, and
unfortunately it didn't work for me
either. Lol so now i've had a longer
than usual period paired with the worst
case of pms and cramping.
Last week when my period magically
appeared I called planned parenthood and
the clinician told me to continue taking
my pills regularly and things will sort
themselves out. I recommend speaking to
your doctor if you want to go off the pill
completely.
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bostonmama
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Boston
Posted: 03-25-04 00:05am
Thanks for the reply, are you also on
yasmin 28?
When you skipped your placebo did you
start on a new month of pills?
Cos I havent, I just havent been taking
anything, which I think ought to ensure a
period.
Does anyone out there know if the placebo
pills are somehow required to cause a
period? That just doesnt make sense to
me. Has taking yasmin some how made my
body forget how to menstrate without the
help of chemicals? If so, that means
those are not sugar pills at all.
It is so confusing.
But yes, I am going to take the pills as
directed, started yesterday. I am so
bloated and crampy it sucks.
And I am on weight watchers, and my weigh
in is tomorrow, which double sucks because
all this water retention and stuff is
going to make me heavier than I would have
been if i'd had a normal period!
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rabiddustbunnie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 73 Location: PA, USA
Posted: 03-25-04 00:16am
Nope, I take ortho tricyclen lo. Yes,
when I skipped my placebo pills I started
a new pack of pills and that's what
screwed me up.... Skipping your pill
altogether probably screws your cycle up
too.
I know in order for me to get my period
regularly, I have to take the placebos.
I'm assuming the placebo pills allow your
hormonal levels to go where they need to
be, thus allowing your period to come.
Yasmin may not work the same way though...
Doesn't yasmin have the same amount of
hormones in each pill?
I feel your pain though. I'm so bloated I
look pregnant.
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bostonmama
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Boston
Posted: 03-25-04 00:37am
See, these are the question I need answers
to!!!
I need to know, is there any amt of
hormones in the last week's pills or are
they really just reminders?
Because if they are just reminder pills,
then they should have no effect on my
period whatsoever.
I thought this forum was where the harvard
doctorlings come to help the public!
I suppose if the last week is just a
placebo then the weird period must be
caused by my erratic usage of the pills
last week. But it isnt' enough to
speculate, I want definitive answers!
Arg!
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rabiddustbunnie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 73 Location: PA, USA
Posted: 03-25-04 00:43am
Then maybe you should pick up the phone
and call your doctor or you could open up
your internet browser and check out
yasmin's web site to see if it has the
answers you need so desperately. Most of
the people here aren't doctors. They're
just regular people trying to help. I'm
surprised you're even taking a method of
birth control which you know very little
about.
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bostonmama
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Boston
Posted: 03-25-04 00:47am
Well, thanks for the attitude!
Next!
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bostonmama
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Boston
Posted: 03-25-04 00:54am
If there is anyone who can help, it would
be much appreciated, someone who is on
yasmin, and who knows the answers to my
questions!
And in case anyone cares, I haven't got
any insurance so I pay out of pocket to
see a naturapathic practitioner who
prescribed yasmin for me when I asked for
it. I have called their offices yet
because I am trying to save money (phone
consultations cost $ too) so, that's why
i'm here, not like I should have to
justify why I am asking a question here,
and not like I should be reprimanded for
not knowing exactly how my pill works. I
thought I knew, you see, but now I am not
sure. Seems like an honest mistake,
which I am now trying to correct.
Mkay!?
So, I don't need a doctorling, but I do
need info specific to yasmin, not other
pills, because what I understand about
yasmin is, it's very different than other
pills.
Thanks again
kate
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rabiddustbunnie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 73 Location: PA, USA
Posted: 03-25-04 00:55am
Your the one with the attitude and I
merely responded to it. People can only
offer you suggestions based on what they
know and what you tell them. If you want
solid answers from a doctor, this probably
isn't the place to be. I'd at least be
thankful someone took the time to try to
answer my question, even if they couldn't
give a definitive answer.
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BloodRedSky
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 21
Posted: 03-25-04 14:14pm
The placebo pills are not required to
start a period. They are just sugar
pills, and contain no hormones. It
really doesn't matter if you take them or
not, just so long as you don't go more
than 7 days without being on the active
pills with hormones in them.
Your really light period and now feeling
all puffy is probably from the erratic
pill use. Have you been on the pill for
a long time? I've heard that that can
sometimes cause weird things to happen
from time to time. Or have you just
started on the pill? 'cause I know that
can royally mess you up for a while!
If you're at all worried that you might be
pregnant, take a test to put your mind at
ease. You said you used the pill
flawlessly when you were with your bf, so
you're probably not preg, but it could
still happen...I've heard that getting
preg can cause "implantation bleeding"
that looks like spotting...
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samantharw
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 1
From the Yasmin website Posted: 07-31-08 21:03pm
"A 24/4-Day Design: YAZ has a 24/4-day
dosing schedule, meaning that with YAZ
birth control, you take active (hormone)
pills for 24 days and inactive (sugar or
placebo) pills for four days. Taking
active pills for three additional days,
versus the traditional 21/7-day regimen,
helps your hormone levels stay even. To
learn more about what three additional
days of birth control with 24 active pills
may mean for you, please consult your
healthcare professional for pill
information."
(http://www.yaz-us.com/front?cref=3)
i'm guessing that
you're feeling strange and that your
period is out of wack due to skipping the
"placebo" pills. I decided to skip the
green placebo pills in my pack in order to
"skip" my period this month. Evidently
this method doesn't work for everyone, and
unfortunately it didn't work for me
either. Lol so now i've had a longer
than usual period paired with the worst
case of pms and cramping.
