Hello everyone!
I am a 26-year-old female from Rhode
Island. I have never had normal periods,
ever. My periods are very heavy at times
and then they try to lighten up, yet they
are still on going, without ever stopping.
I have had my period now for 8 months, I
haven't had any menstrual cramping or
anything. In my history of my period, I
have missed many months of my period where
it just skips, and then you never know
when it will return again. Or I have times
when It comes for a little while, say a
week and then it goes away, and then a
week or two later, its back. Or I bleed
forever and it continues on and on, until
I feel like I have lost too much blood.
God knows I am not pregnant, so what is
the deal!!
My doctor put me on ORTHO TRICYCLEN LO
two-weeks ago to regulate my periods. She
was afraid to do so because I sometimes
clot and I have high-blood pressure which
are two things she was worried about when
giving me the pill. Since I have been on
the pill I have experienced feelings I
haven't had in a very long time. I have
been feeling very bad menstrual cramps in
my ovaries and it is uncomfortable, I have
been clotting a bit more than usual. I am
thinking that the reason I am clotting
more may be because the pill is working
and is trying to regulate my periods so I
may live somewhat of a normal life. But I
usually get these pains during the day or
sometimes at night. It is hard to ignore
this pain when it feels like something is
swollen inside of you.
I have never ever taken a birth control
pill before. So all of this is new to me.
I am not taking ORTHO TRICYCLEN LO because
of the birth-control affect. I am taking
it to try to regulate my irregular
periods. I do not know how long it has
been since I have ever had a regular
period. My periods have always been crazy
and they are always wacked out. I never
know what is going to happen with my flow
or how heavy or how light it is going to
be. It is very stressful and has been a
very emotional and upsetting journey for
me. I just want to be regulated, so I can
finally feel like myself once again. This
has put alot of worry over me and has been
very hard for me to deal with, as I am
sure other women have probably felt like
me, I just don't know what to do. I am
just in alot of pain today. The cramping
is so bad, I just want to burry myself
under a pillow and scream.
If anyone has any answers for me or knows
what I am going through please get back to
me, I would love to hear your response.
Thanks!
Alicia
