Periods Suck!!

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Ponyup

I tried this once & it screwed me all up. I ended up spotting for like 2 weeks & was crappy & fatigued for an extended period of time. However, now they have a pill called seasonal where you only have your period every 3 months. I'm gonna ask my doctor about it when I go in for my annual. Anyone use this?

But there's no difference in Seasonal and just using your regular ole' bc pills and skipping the "period week." My hubby is a doctor and he told me that it would be perfectly fine for me to skip my "period week" of birth control pills because it is exactly the same as using Seasonal. I dunno. I did skip my period week of pills one time and I was fine. I am very hesitant to switch brands because I have been on the same brand for 7 years now and I have had SEVERAL SEVERAL friends to switch brands and end up pregnant because of it. The LAST thing I need in my life right now is a kid!

[Ponyup]

Can I ask what kind of pills you take? My doctor said I would be fine to skipping a week & it really screwed me up. I take Ortho tri-cyclin. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not because each week is a different level of hormone.

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Ponyup

Can I ask what kind of pills you take? My doctor said I would be fine to skipping a week & it really screwed me up. I take Ortho tri-cyclin. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not because each week is a different level of hormone.

I take Orto TriCyclen, too, but the Generic. I think when I skipped a week I was taking the name brand, though. I can't remember. I dunno. Maybe different people respond differently to these types of things. Which week did you skip? Was it the green pills that you skipped and just started on a new pack instead of taking the green pills?

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

I take Orto TriCyclen, too, but the Generic. I think when I skipped a week I was taking the name brand, though. I can't remember. I dunno. Maybe different people respond differently to these types of things. Which week did you skip? Was it the green pills that you skipped and just started on a new pack instead of taking the green pills?

I'm on the generic too & skipped the period week (the placebos) it was bad. And then I had added stress because I was afraid I'd get pregnant.

[Necee419]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

I take Orto TriCyclen, too, but the Generic. I think when I skipped a week I was taking the name brand, though. I can't remember. I dunno. Maybe different people respond differently to these types of things. Which week did you skip? Was it the green pills that you skipped and just started on a new pack instead of taking the green pills?

Back when I was on the pill I was on Ortho TriCyclen and I tried the skipping of the last week of pills to skip my period week all together. As a few of you all of mentioned, I got totally screwed up and was spotting and cramping for a few days before I was able to stabilize myself. Maybe it works differently on different people but it was a disaster for me.

[RLC12345678]

Well, I talked to my hubby last night who is a doctor and he said that the skipping your period thing works for SOME types of birth control pills, but not others. He said that it DOES NOT work for Ortho TriCylen because it is "tri-phasic." He said that skipping the "period week" of pills only works for birth control pills that are "mono-phasic." From what I gathered, that means that it only works for birth control pills that have the same levels of hormones of each pill every single day of the month. Apparently, it does not work for birth control pills that have different levels of hormones for each week of the month, like Ortho TriCyclen. Sorry to get everyone confused!

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

Well, I talked to my hubby last night who is a doctor and he said that the skipping your period thing works for SOME types of birth control pills, but not others. He said that it DOES NOT work for Ortho TriCylen because it is "tri-phasic." He said that skipping the "period week" of pills only works for birth control pills that are "mono-phasic." From what I gathered, that means that it only works for birth control pills that have the same levels of hormones of each pill every single day of the month. Apparently, it does not work for birth control pills that have different levels of hormones for each week of the month, like Ortho TriCyclen. Sorry to get everyone confused!

That's good to know. You think my doctor would of told me that when I asked him if it would be okay if I did this.

[Amber_lv]

Ok girls you can skip your period taking birth control all you do is instead of taking the placebo pills(the reminder pills) You just start a new pack of pills and it can take a couple months to end your period there are a lot of pills on the market that will do this ortho tricycling lo will not i have been on that for 6 years now and i love it but after my second baby everything got screwed up so my doctor switched my pills to something stronger to help with my periods. Second you do not have to take the placebo pills they are nothing but sugar pills to help remind you to start your next pack they have no hormone and you can't get pregnant from not taking them i have never in the 6 yrs i have been on birth control ever taken them but not taking them will not stop your period you have to start a new pack to do that.

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

Well, I talked to my hubby last night who is a doctor and he said that the skipping your period thing works for SOME types of birth control pills, but not others. He said that it DOES NOT work for Ortho TriCylen because it is "tri-phasic." He said that skipping the "period week" of pills only works for birth control pills that are "mono-phasic." From what I gathered, that means that it only works for birth control pills that have the same levels of hormones of each pill every single day of the month. Apparently, it does not work for birth control pills that have different levels of hormones for each week of the month, like Ortho TriCyclen. Sorry to get everyone confused!

What does your hubby say about seasonal?

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Ponyup

What does your hubby say about seasonal?

He recommends it. He wants me to get on it because my period last for 7 days and it is REALLY inconvenient. But I don't want to switch brands because I have had too many friends get pregnant when they switched brands. It takes about 2 months for it to reach full effectiveness after you switch. Maybe one of these days I'll switch.

[Marilyn]

I never had many periods, and they usually weren't very bad when I did. Had a hysterectomy 11 years ago that ended all of that, but I heard on the radio a few days ago that if you have bad cramps with your period, there is something really wrong. You should discuss this with a good GYN. No one should have to suffer as some of you described.

[Emmsmom]

My periods use to be awful! Then i switched to yasmin.The yasmin keeps the bloating down too. My periods are slowly getting shorter and lighter. BUT.. at least every other month I have nasty cramps hit me and I feel like crap!! I usally load up on advil first thing in the am. At night I get a nice glass of red or white wine and my heating pad!


Michelle

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by Emmsmom

My periods use to be awful! Then i switched to yasmin.The yasmin keeps the bloating down too. My periods are slowly getting shorter and lighter. BUT.. at least every other month I have nasty cramps hit me and I feel like crap!! I usally load up on advil first thing in the am. At night I get a nice glass of red or white wine and my heating pad!


Michelle

Thats what my doc just swiched me to