i've been on the pill for a few years now
and I have not experienced any change in
terms of breakthrough bleeding. When I
started on alesse I had the normal
spotting a few days before my period as is
to be expected when just starting.
Everything was fine (my periods were
coming much lighter and I had no spotting
in between) until 6 months later when I
started bleeding the week before I was due
to finish the pill pack. This bleeding
continued on my off week and stopped when
I started a new pack. This was not due to
missing pills or taking them at odd times,
i'm very consistent with this.
Ever since then it has been the most
irregular cycle where sometimes I bleed
before i'm done a pill pack (usually
around 1 week before and the week off of
the pill pack) and other times I don't get
it for a few days until after having
stopped. I have been switched to ortho
tri-cyclen lo and even nuva ring. Nuva
ring was fantastic (no spotting, very
short and light period), but did not work
with me anatomically (apparently my
bladder sits low and pushes down on the
ring so it was always lower in my body
than it was supposed to be) so it had to
be stopped. Presently I am back on tri
cyclen lo wondering if i'm going to be
having these long periods of constant
bleeding again. I'm not sure what else to
do other than ask for higher dose pills,
but I worry since I have painful fibrous
lumps in my breasts that get worse with
the increase of hormones.
I feel that the hassle and irritation this
is causing is starting to outweigh the
benefits of the pill. My period has not
been shortened (not often anyways), my
cramps though lessened are still terrible,
and I get very painful breast around the
time of my period. Has anyone had a
similar experience? If so what have you
done to resolve it? Is my only option to
ask for a higher dose pill regardless of
the pain I get or should I be forgetting
about the pill all together?
Thank you to those that read and/or give
some feedback! It is appreciated.
-aliera
|
Carifairy
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 2610 Location: Charlotte n.c.
Thanks: 12
Thanked:0
Posted: 02-13-07 12:16pm
The pill, iud, and sterilization are the
most effective bc methods out there.
If you switched to something else, you
would be at a much higher risk of
pregnancy, which would cause you far worse
cramping an pain than you already have
now.
You could try a slightly higher dose pill,
like yasmin or desogen. These are by no
means "high dose pills", but they are a
bit higher than allesse.
Alesse has 20 mcg of estrogen, yasmin and
desogen have 30..
A no hormonal iud would not cause
spotting, but would make your cramps
worse.
|
brh1134
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 02-13-07 18:41pm
I have tried many different kinds of birth
control and when there is break through
bleeding it normally means the hormone
levels in that pill are not right for your
body. It could have taken 6 months for
it to completely be in your system and now
your body is reacting. Hope this helps!!
|
anony7777
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 9
Posted: 02-13-07 18:54pm
I have been on cyclessa for 5 years and
never had problems with breakthrough
bleeding until this month. Why would
that be? Any suggestions?
