I have been on bc for quite a few years.
Last month, I missed 4 pills in my 3rd
week. I doubled up and continued the rest
of the pack. I had what I thought was my
period after missing those pills. Then, I
got my period again after finishing the
pack which lasted a week and was pretty
heavy. I was supposed to start my new
pack this past sunday but decided not too.
Ever since missing the pills I have had
mild cramps on and off throughout the
day....Every day. Is this normal? Anyone
else ever experience this?
Sorry for the lengthy description.
Hopefully it is not too confusing! Any
input would be greatly appreciated!
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Abster
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 30 Location: San Francisco
Missed Pills Posted: 11-25-05 22:44pm
Hey there,
i have missed a couple days in a row
before and it always messed with my body.
Your cramps could be due to having your
period or from taking a double dosage of
pills, that always came me a bad tummy
ache. Did you stop taking the pills
because you are getting off of them? It
sounds like your body is just adjusting to
everything.
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liznics11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: 11-25-05 23:24pm
Hi...Thanks for the reply! Well, I missed
those pills last month (the week before
the sugar pills) and it just messed with
my body so much that I thought I would
stop taking them this month. I missed the
pills then started my period early. Then,
started my period again at the normal
time. So weird! So I bled for 2 weeks
straight! I did not think missing pills
would mess with your body so much! I also
started to freak out that I could get
pregnant. But, with that much bleeding I
definately think I would not be preg. So
when you missed your pills, did you have
longer bleeding and cramps that lasted for
a few weeks?
Sorry I rambled...Thanks for your help!
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Abster
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 30 Location: San Francisco
Missed Pills Posted: 11-26-05 04:10am
Well anytime you miss more than one pill
you run the risk of starting to bleed.
The hormones trick your body into thinking
it's pregnant so when you remove the
hormones at any point in the cycle you
will start bleeding, thats why you bleed
during you week of sugar pills. What
happened to you is exactly what you would
expect to happen. I never missed that
many pills but I find that if there was a
month I missed one of wasn't taking it
consistently at the same time it would
sometimes take a little longer for my
period to start and sometimes it would be
more heavy and crampy. Now your body is
probably just trying to figure out what's
going on. If you do decide to start the
pills again make sure you become really
familiar with you packet insert, so that
you know what to do when you miss that
many pills. I think if you miss more
than two they say theres not much you can
do, maybe you should have let yourself had
a period and then started a new pack the
week later. But I could be wrong.
