stopping bc in the middle of a pack Posted: 02-05-08 00:30am
i was just wondering if i was to stop my
bc right now which i am a week into this
pack ( i have a four week pack) if i would
start my period sooner. or if it would
just cause spotting and my period would be
around normal time.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-05-08 12:25pm
You could likely bleed or spot, and it
could last awhile.
WHY are you stopping so soon? It takes 1-3
months for your body to adjust to hormonal
birth control, so sometimes you have to
wait out side effects.
If you think birth control hormonal side
effects are bad, PREGNANCY hormonal side
effects are 10 TIMES worse.
Trust me, I know.
Stopping BC now will mean that you can
ovulate ANYTIME, so you are at risk for
pregnancy ASAP after stopping the pill.
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xAlucardX777
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Posted: 02-05-08 14:07pm
Okay, unless you are like vomiting
uncontrollably or having some other
completely intolerable affect, in which
that case you should still see your doctor
before you stop taking your birth control,
you need to continue. I've been through
like 4 brands of b/c and am just now
finding the one that seems to work well
for me. Trust me, just as Clairfairy said,
the side effects will go away with time.
If you decide to stop your pills right now
you will have withdrawl bleeding. When I
had to stop mine for about a week I was in
hell. I was bleeding so heavily that I was
beginning to panic and this is coming from
someone who is on birth control because my
periods were already super heavy before.
Do not stop taking them. That is my
advice.
