Periods Suck!!

[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.

[Amber_lv]

Originally Posted by RLC12345678

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.

If you start taking the pills the day you start you period you are fully protcted and if you start the sunday after you start your period you have to wait 7 days to be protected. It's all the same hormones just different brands of pills it shouldn't matter if you switch you just have to follow the directions about it use protection for 7 days and you will be fine

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Amber_lv

If you start taking the pills the day you start you period you are fully protcted and if you start the sunday after you start your period you have to wait 7 days to be protected. It's all the same hormones just different brands of pills it shouldn't matter if you switch you just have to follow the directions about it use protection for 7 days and you will be fine

No I promise. It is NOT effective right when you start taking it. Trust me. And they are not all the same hormones. They are all different levels of hormones and some have just progestrin and some have estrogen and progestrin. You have to wait a full month (at least) to be fully protected. It's just like when you start taking birth control pills for the first time after never have taken them. There is that waiting period for the pills to be 99% effective.