birth control/period advice... girly post

jenny4ever · 04-03-2003, 07:25 PM

so about a week ago i accidently forgot to take my birth control for 2 days and my period started the next day. my best friend said it'll probably last until i finish this set of birth control... does anyone have any experience with this? cause it hasnt lightened up at all and its the 7th day and normally mine only lasts 5 days or so.

and also if i were to go ahead and stop taking this pack and start another pack in a week would that make the birth control significantly less effective? i really dont want to have my period for 3 weeks. thats just nasty and aggravating. and thats a hell of a lot of blood to lose.

so does anyone have any experience with this type of stuff?

HELP!

toyschoketoys · 04-03-2003, 08:02 PM

uhm
I know my wife freaks out when this happens and she keeps taking it , so you are best to keep doing it.

I also know now would not be a very good time to be around you , most girls i know get all

right now

tootsie · 04-03-2003, 08:07 PM

nah, dont worry about it. it happens to me occasionally.

take your pills as you normally would. use a condom for the 7 days after you take your 1st pill.

dusty · 04-03-2003, 08:10 PM

um... it really depends on what pills you are actually taking. when you open up the pack of pills there should be a little booklet inside that contains things like side effects, ingrediants and instructions.
but if i was you i would have not taken anymore pills until my period ended. then i would have opened a new pack and started over again. i would also use a condom until i finished that pack, just in case.
but yeah. that's what i would have done. so maybe you should stop taking the pills and wait for your period to finish. then open up a new pack. and buy some trojans.

toyschoketoys · 04-03-2003, 08:20 PM

what's a trojan ?

BlueStar · 04-03-2003, 09:10 PM

That sounds normal...at least from my experiences. Just keep on taking the pills as you normally would. Don't start a new pack. But, if you want, you could skip your period, i.e. don't take the placebo pills, this time around and just start a new pack after you've reached the end of the active pills.

crescentfresh · 04-03-2003, 09:13 PM

This happened to me. I kept taking them and kept bleeding. I didn't stop for a month. Yeah, get that shit checked out, it might be your pill.

Smiley33 · 04-03-2003, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hyperbole
my experience: ALESSE SUCKS!!!!

oh no. I JUST started on Alesse. Ortho tri cyclen made me a psychotic bitch. Am I going to start growing a beard now or something?

Smiley33 · 04-03-2003, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hyperbole

Alesse made me a psychotic bitch. My mom said she could barely live with me while I was on it...and at one point I had my rag for 3 weeks in a row, boobs hurt/grew, stretch marks, headaches, gaining weight. I was a real mess...I've posted about this before, though, and others who hated Tricyclen loved Alesse...

Tricyclen makes me normal!

tricyclen gave me all of those symptoms

WHY THE HELL DO I HAVE TO TAKE THESE CHEMICALS why can't i just freeze some eggs for later and then get my ovaries taken out

;slakjfd

oh well. we'll see. if i suddenly end up on the streets, cold, hungry and alone after duncan kicked me out because i became psychotic

crescentfresh · 04-03-2003, 09:31 PM

I have heard bad stuff about Alesse. Thankfully I think that is the one pill I haven't tried. But Tricyclen fucked me up, too. The only ones that haven't screwed me completely were Nordette and I'm almost finished with my first month of Cyclessa and that is working fine so far, as well.

dusty · 04-03-2003, 09:40 PM

i was taking ortho-cyclen (not TRIcyclen, just regular bi type cyclen), and i really loved it. the only thing i hated was going into the doctor to get it refilled, and i would tell them i was on ortho-cyclen, and they would hand me the refills for tricyclen. it always added an extra 15 minutes to my doctor visit.
but those pills were awesome. i got my period for three days when i was on them, my boobs grew from a B to a C cup, i gained NO wieght whatsoever, i never had cramps, my skin cleared up overall, and i didn't get pregnant (which was the goal!).
when i first started taking the pills they gave me bloodclots, which is a really really bad thing, but i didn't go into the doctor for it (which i REALLY should have!!!!!), and i just kept taking the pills and soon the blood clots went away.
but i digress. i ended up getting off of those wonderful pills after being on them for about 13 months, because 14 pills into a new pack i all of a sudden got my period, full on. it was about 2 weeks early and the night before i had just had condomless sex. i fucking freaked. i went into the gyno and she said that my pills had probably stopped working.
it was too much of a scare for me, and i stopped taking them that day. i would rather not have a false sense of security. thinking that i don't need a condom when i really do

.
but you know i still have a lot of those refills laying around here (about 12 packs!) and i am very much considering getting back on it again.... just so i can get my C cup back

YeehaJamesIha · 04-03-2003, 10:44 PM

Yeah, that happened to me once. I'm on nordette and I forgot to take my pill for a couple days and I started bleeding, which is very strange for me. Usually nothing happens. I kept taking my pills and it went away after a couple weeks. Man, what a bitch that was.

crescentfresh · 04-03-2003, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by YeehaJamesIha
Yeah, that happened to me once. I'm on nordette and I forgot to take my pill for a couple days and I started bleeding, which is very strange for me. Usually nothing happens. I kept taking my pills and it went away after a couple weeks. Man, what a bitch that was.

yeah, that happened to me on Nordette, too. it is so strong, if you forget once, you ovulate like that. scary.

noir cat · 04-03-2003, 10:50 PM

Uuuuuum. Girls, in your experience, are there any birth control pills that do NOT make you gain weight???

YeehaJamesIha · 04-03-2003, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by crescentfresh

yeah, that happened to me on Nordette, too. it is so strong, if you forget once, you ovulate like that. scary.

Eeek, is that true? I thought Nordette was one of the lower dose pills. That's scary because I have a hard time remembering to take them and I especially forget when I stay at someone else's house cos there isn't a big sign on the wall reminding me to take it. I don't want any babies! I was thinking of switching pills just from that one incident, and I'm not too happy about the weight I gained on it, even if it's only a few pounds. I've heard good things about Yasmin. I wonder if I should.

Lie · 04-03-2003, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by undivinemartyr
Uuuuuum. Girls, in your experience, are there any birth control pills that do NOT make you gain weight???

Yeah. Alesse. Though I don't weigh myself anyway, so I wouldn't know for sure.

oui henri · 04-04-2003, 12:23 AM

I like alesse far better than i did Diane 35.

I get my period much earlier and it doesn't last as long.

I hated taking my last pill on the sunday and having to wait all the way until saturday to get my period.

Diane 35 made my skin a lot better, but the pros of Alesse outweigh the cons of Diane 35, so, i think i'll stick with it.

Plus, Alesse is far more cheaper than Diane 35. About half the cost, to be exact.

SuckSuckStyle · 04-04-2003, 12:54 AM

it's all about depo. bone loss? eh. who needs it?

bone density is a small price to pay for never having your period or crazy mood side effects and gaining little to no weight. No pills, just a shot every three months.

jenny4ever · 04-04-2003, 01:51 AM

alesse has made me gain about 10lbs since november and its made me have weirdass mood swings though it wasnt that bad. didnt really lighten my period much which sucked. i mentioned it to my doctor so i have a new prescription for yasmin which is supposedly really good and is proven to be less likely to make you gain weight. so hopefully that will work better for me.

i really dont want to bleed for another week

or more or even for another day at all. its just gross and annoying. and ugh. i hate it. i hate periods. i guess that should teach me a lesson about remembering to take my pills.

i think im just gonna stop these pills and wait for my period to stop then start yasmin the sunday after. i really cant bleed like this anymore. its making me ill. though i really havent been pmsing too bad... just bad cramps.

boo for periods.

BlueStar · 04-04-2003, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by undivinemartyr
Uuuuuum. Girls, in your experience, are there any birth control pills that do NOT make you gain weight???

I lost weight when I started on the Ortho-Tricyclen.

And for those who have had problems with Ortho-Tricyclen, try the new Ortho-Tricyclen Lo...it has a lower dose of estrogen...I love it.

ava transformer · 04-04-2003, 11:58 AM

i'm on Nordette too, but if i stop taking them my period doesn't start right away. i have not had any side effects.

StillBecomingApart · 04-04-2003, 12:05 PM

The thought of a vagina bleeding for a month scares me

lawson · 04-04-2003, 12:33 PM

i just had to click on this didnt i!

oui henri · 04-04-2003, 03:57 PM

my doctor told me that Alesse had a lower dosage of estrogen than Diane 35 did. I don't know if it has lower doses than the others though.

AS for the depo shot, i'd much rather get my period once a month and know that i'm in the clear than never get it and be wondering.

i'm paranoid like that.

Smiley33 · 04-04-2003, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by oui henri

AS for the depo shot, i'd much rather get my period once a month and know that i'm in the clear than never get it and be wondering.

i'm paranoid like that.

word.

pink_ribbon_scars · 04-04-2003, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by oui henri

AS for the depo shot, i'd much rather get my period once a month and know that i'm in the clear than never get it and be wondering.

i'm paranoid like that.

It seems to me that most people in this thread would be a lot better off if they were on depo because no once seems to be able to remember to take their pills every day. If you get the depo shot you are less likely to get pregnant than on the pill because there is less possiblility for error on your part. But maybe everyone here would forget to get their depo shots too. I've been on ortho cyclen for about a year and I only missed it once and I followed the directions on the package and took 2 the next day. I know how much I'd hate to get prgnant, so I prioritize taking it regularly and on time. I can't understand how others are so bad about it. And all of this self-diagnosing and "if I were you I would..." makes me nervous, too. Call your doctor or read the instructions. Don't believe some girl on Netphoria who knows no more than you, and definitely don't guess about what you should do! If you don't want to make a baby, take it very seriously. I hate to sound preachy but everyone sounds way too nonchalant to me.

meow · 04-05-2003, 12:30 AM

i thought that if you miss more than 2 you are supposed to throw away those pills, wait a week, then start a new pack.. it should say in your little pamphlet you get with them...

im on marvelon... its some pill from the UK.. it works great.. i've been on both alesse and tricyclen and also had no problems except spotting so my doc put me on these and they are great.

Lucy Sky Diamonds · 04-05-2003, 01:18 AM

Girls girls girls.

Buy a watch with a built in alarm. Set alarm for a convenient time. When alarm goes off, TAKE YOUR FUCKING PILL.

Lie · 04-05-2003, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lucy Sky Diamonds
Girls girls girls.

Buy a watch with a built in alarm. Set alarm for a convenient time. When alarm goes off, TAKE YOUR FUCKING PILL.

Word. And as far as Depo goes, I've practically written a thesis on here about why you shouldn't take it, but this time I'm going to settle for BE A FUCKING IDIOT IF YOU WANT BUT DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TELL YOU SO.

"Oh, but it's so cheap and easy!" And so are you, apparently. I feel like pulling a noyen and calling everyone tacoheads because there's nothing else to be done.

http://htmlgear.tripod.com/guest/con...its&i=1&a=view

crescentfresh · 04-05-2003, 05:31 AM

Hmm, well some of us have fucked up sleeping/life schedules and for those of us without a daily routine, it is a little bit difficult sometimes to remember. Everytime I see a pregnant lady or a baby or think about sex, that is usually a good enough reminder. And taking depo is horrible. From the things I've read/heard, I'd rather get pregnant. And that's saying a lot.

04-03-2003, 07:25 PM	#1
jenny4ever Apocalyptic Poster Location: Boone, NC Posts: 1,026	birth control/period advice... girly post so about a week ago i accidently forgot to take my birth control for 2 days and my period started the next day. my best friend said it'll probably last until i finish this set of birth control... does anyone have any experience with this? cause it hasnt lightened up at all and its the 7th day and normally mine only lasts 5 days or so. and also if i were to go ahead and stop taking this pack and start another pack in a week would that make the birth control significantly less effective? i really dont want to have my period for 3 weeks. thats just nasty and aggravating. and thats a hell of a lot of blood to lose. so does anyone have any experience with this type of stuff? HELP!

04-03-2003, 08:02 PM	#2
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04-03-2003, 09:10 PM	#6
BlueStar Newly independent Location: Some state's capitol building Posts: 7,242	That sounds normal...at least from my experiences. Just keep on taking the pills as you normally would. Don't start a new pack. But, if you want, you could skip your period, i.e. don't take the placebo pills, this time around and just start a new pack after you've reached the end of the active pills. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

04-04-2003, 12:54 AM	#18
SuckSuckStyle Socialphobic Location: you look like you like to hang out. you look like you like to hang out and drink soda Posts: 12,677	it's all about depo. bone loss? eh. who needs it? bone density is a small price to pay for never having your period or crazy mood side effects and gaining little to no weight. No pills, just a shot every three months. __________________ i get on the train and i just stand in the back now that i dont think of you this is killing me

04-03-2003, 08:07 PM	#3
tootsie Minion of Satan Location: go go gadget goggler Posts: 5,346	nah, dont worry about it. it happens to me occasionally. take your pills as you normally would. use a condom for the 7 days after you take your 1st pill.

04-03-2003, 08:10 PM	#4
dusty Minion of Satan Location: holding on. Posts: 5,932	um... it really depends on what pills you are actually taking. when you open up the pack of pills there should be a little booklet inside that contains things like side effects, ingrediants and instructions. but if i was you i would have not taken anymore pills until my period ended. then i would have opened a new pack and started over again. i would also use a condom until i finished that pack, just in case. but yeah. that's what i would have done. so maybe you should stop taking the pills and wait for your period to finish. then open up a new pack. and buy some trojans.

04-03-2003, 09:13 PM	#7
crescentfresh Minion of Satan Location: Diego Posts: 6,657	This happened to me. I kept taking them and kept bleeding. I didn't stop for a month. Yeah, get that shit checked out, it might be your pill.

04-03-2003, 09:31 PM	#10
crescentfresh Minion of Satan Location: Diego Posts: 6,657	I have heard bad stuff about Alesse. Thankfully I think that is the one pill I haven't tried. But Tricyclen fucked me up, too. The only ones that haven't screwed me completely were Nordette and I'm almost finished with my first month of Cyclessa and that is working fine so far, as well.

04-03-2003, 09:40 PM	#11
dusty Minion of Satan Location: holding on. Posts: 5,932	i was taking ortho-cyclen (not TRIcyclen, just regular bi type cyclen), and i really loved it. the only thing i hated was going into the doctor to get it refilled, and i would tell them i was on ortho-cyclen, and they would hand me the refills for tricyclen. it always added an extra 15 minutes to my doctor visit. but those pills were awesome. i got my period for three days when i was on them, my boobs grew from a B to a C cup, i gained NO wieght whatsoever, i never had cramps, my skin cleared up overall, and i didn't get pregnant (which was the goal!). when i first started taking the pills they gave me bloodclots, which is a really really bad thing, but i didn't go into the doctor for it (which i REALLY should have!!!!!), and i just kept taking the pills and soon the blood clots went away. but i digress. i ended up getting off of those wonderful pills after being on them for about 13 months, because 14 pills into a new pack i all of a sudden got my period, full on. it was about 2 weeks early and the night before i had just had condomless sex. i fucking freaked. i went into the gyno and she said that my pills had probably stopped working. it was too much of a scare for me, and i stopped taking them that day. i would rather not have a false sense of security. thinking that i don't need a condom when i really do . but you know i still have a lot of those refills laying around here (about 12 packs!) and i am very much considering getting back on it again.... just so i can get my C cup back

04-03-2003, 10:44 PM	#12
YeehaJamesIha Ownz Location: Miami Posts: 926	Yeah, that happened to me once. I'm on nordette and I forgot to take my pill for a couple days and I started bleeding, which is very strange for me. Usually nothing happens. I kept taking my pills and it went away after a couple weeks. Man, what a bitch that was.

04-03-2003, 10:50 PM	#14
noir cat Socialphobic Location: Hicksville, NY Posts: 11,699	Uuuuuum. Girls, in your experience, are there any birth control pills that do NOT make you gain weight???

04-04-2003, 12:23 AM	#17
oui henri Minion of Satan Location: Fuckoffity Land Posts: 5,270	I like alesse far better than i did Diane 35. I get my period much earlier and it doesn't last as long. I hated taking my last pill on the sunday and having to wait all the way until saturday to get my period. Diane 35 made my skin a lot better, but the pros of Alesse outweigh the cons of Diane 35, so, i think i'll stick with it. Plus, Alesse is far more cheaper than Diane 35. About half the cost, to be exact.

04-04-2003, 01:51 AM	#19
jenny4ever Apocalyptic Poster Location: Boone, NC Posts: 1,026	alesse has made me gain about 10lbs since november and its made me have weirdass mood swings though it wasnt that bad. didnt really lighten my period much which sucked. i mentioned it to my doctor so i have a new prescription for yasmin which is supposedly really good and is proven to be less likely to make you gain weight. so hopefully that will work better for me. i really dont want to bleed for another week or more or even for another day at all. its just gross and annoying. and ugh. i hate it. i hate periods. i guess that should teach me a lesson about remembering to take my pills. i think im just gonna stop these pills and wait for my period to stop then start yasmin the sunday after. i really cant bleed like this anymore. its making me ill. though i really havent been pmsing too bad... just bad cramps. boo for periods.

04-04-2003, 11:58 AM	#21
ava transformer Apocalyptic Poster Location: A SAD, DARK PLACE Posts: 1,389	i'm on Nordette too, but if i stop taking them my period doesn't start right away. i have not had any side effects. __________________ HOW THE FUCK DO YOU EAT STRAWBERRY PIE?!!!

04-04-2003, 12:05 PM	#22
StillBecomingApart I'M FROM ITALY Location: Back the tape up. I need it again! Let it roll! Just as high as the fucker can go! And when it comes to that fantastic note where the rabbit bites its own head off, I want you to THROW THAT FUCKING RADIO INTO THE TUB WITH ME! Posts: 4,355	The thought of a vagina bleeding for a month scares me

04-04-2003, 12:33 PM	#23
lawson Apocalyptic Poster Location: raleigh Posts: 4,176	i just had to click on this didnt i!

04-04-2003, 03:57 PM	#24
oui henri Minion of Satan Location: Fuckoffity Land Posts: 5,270	my doctor told me that Alesse had a lower dosage of estrogen than Diane 35 did. I don't know if it has lower doses than the others though. AS for the depo shot, i'd much rather get my period once a month and know that i'm in the clear than never get it and be wondering. i'm paranoid like that.

04-05-2003, 12:30 AM	#27
meow Netflix Me Location: Human Skull! Posts: 27,712	i thought that if you miss more than 2 you are supposed to throw away those pills, wait a week, then start a new pack.. it should say in your little pamphlet you get with them... im on marvelon... its some pill from the UK.. it works great.. i've been on both alesse and tricyclen and also had no problems except spotting so my doc put me on these and they are great.

04-05-2003, 01:18 AM	#28
Lucy Sky Diamonds Braindead Location: No Canada like French Canada, it's the best Canada in ze land. Posts: 16,905	Girls girls girls. Buy a watch with a built in alarm. Set alarm for a convenient time. When alarm goes off, TAKE YOUR FUCKING PILL.

04-05-2003, 05:31 AM	#30
crescentfresh Minion of Satan Location: Diego Posts: 6,657	Hmm, well some of us have fucked up sleeping/life schedules and for those of us without a daily routine, it is a little bit difficult sometimes to remember. Everytime I see a pregnant lady or a baby or think about sex, that is usually a good enough reminder. And taking depo is horrible. From the things I've read/heard, I'd rather get pregnant. And that's saying a lot.