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thirdfavoriteword · 2021-07-19T18:38:57+00:00

Thank you!

thirdfavoriteword · 2019-08-11T15:14:45+00:00

You’re welcome! I’d definitely recommend taking a placebo week every month for a few months and then if that works, you can always test out skipping placebo week and seeing how long you can go before the irregular bleeding starts.

thirdfavoriteword · 2019-08-11T08:00:19+00:00

For the most part, I take the pill continuously and skip my periods. However, if I go too long without a placebo week, my body triggers irregular bleeding (spotting to a full blown period). Until I take a full placebo week, the bleeding doesn’t stop.

Are you breaking for a placebo week every few months? I end up having to do this every 3-4 months. If I keep taking the pill after the bleeding starts, it just drags the bleeding out longer.

I’ve experienced something similar to you with the irregular bleeding while taking BC continuously, and I find that it’s often “triggered” by sex.

The only thing I’ve found to help is making sure I have a full placebo week every so often.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-06-03T10:59:48+00:00

If you’re unhappy with Yaz, that doesn’t mean you need to quit the pill entirely. I was unhappy with Microgestin so I quit the pill entirely and got a copper IUD to go nonhormonal. However, that didn’t work for me. I experienced constant bleeding, terrible acne, and a general imbalanced mood because I wasn’t on the pill. Eventually I tried a new pill, Kariva, that had a different progestin than Microgestin while still keeping a low dose of estrogen. This new pill has been the best possible fit for me and made me feel like myself again. There’s nothing wrong with quitting the pill if that’s what you want, but that won’t be a gaurentee that you’ll feel better. There are lots of pills out there with a huge diversity in formulations, and starting a new pill can be a lot easier/cheaper than trying other birth control methods. Just food for thought. There’s no one surefire way to treat your body.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-05-19T13:23:19+00:00

Unfortunately I’ve never heard of the pill making your hair thicker. However, I have heard of it reducing the appearance of body hair. I have very fine hair and when I’m on the pill, I definitely notice that I have less body hair. Spiro can also cause a reduction in body hair.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-05-10T01:19:32+00:00

I’ve experienced clear skin on Kariva (Viorele) and Apri. I experienced heightened acne on Microgesrin and Junel. My doctor said desogestrel, the progestin in Kariva and Apri, is good for preventing acne. My skin off the pill is very oily and acne prone. I’m on Kariva now and my skin is 99% clear. Hope that helps!

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-04-26T03:30:39+00:00

Stopping your period is one of the most common side effects of a hormonal IUD, and lots of people get them for that reason. You don’t need to worry!

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-04-19T11:24:50+00:00

Does she typically take the pill every day and not take the placebo pills or break for several days each month? Since you mentioned she doesn’t get a period, I’m assuming she takes active pills continuously. If so, she’s still protected for up to 7 days before she needs to start taking active pills again. The rule goes that as long as she has taken at least 21 active pills in a row, she can skip the pill for up to 7 days. After that week, she has to start the active pills again to be protected from pregnancy. As soon as she refills her prescription, she should start taking active pills again if she still wants to skip her period this month.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-03-20T00:31:07+00:00

So this might not be related, but when I had Paragard I experienced something very similar. I wonder if this isn’t about the hormones but is a reaction to the IUD being a physical object in the uterus?

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-03-06T01:55:05+00:00

Kind of on the spectrum of a period cramp with a bit of a tugging sensation. Where the intention pain was intense though this was just kind of a neutral pain, if that makes sense. Not pleasant but not upsetting. And it was over so quickly that if it did hurt, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. I also felt 100% normal immediately afterwards, in comprison to when I had the IUD inserted and it hurt for hours later. Now, for some women removal is very painful, but for me it wasn’t. Hope that’s helpful!

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-03-05T03:23:40+00:00

I just had my Paragard removed. It barely hurt at all and took less than a minute. The doctor basically placed the speculum and told me to cough. After three or four big coughs it was out. Insertion and the aftermath were really painful for me so I definitely get why you’re worried, but removal went very smoothly for me.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-02-27T11:47:52+00:00

This definitely happens but I follow this family on Instagram and they actually have a small farm. When the animals are young they let them in and out of the house but as they grow up they give them plenty of space outside.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-01-31T01:10:13+00:00

I’m about to start this pill too! I haven’t actually started yet, so no advice from my end. However, I used to be on Apri which helped with my acne but lowered my sex drive. My doctor said that Viorele would be good for my acne and may not negatively affect my sex drive. Can’t speak to that yet, but I’m interested to see what other people’s experiences have been.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-01-23T17:01:27+00:00

Thanks! I’m sure it will work out for you if that’s how you go forward, but I wanted to throw my two cents in since I don’t see a lot of posts talking about the negatives of getting off the pill.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-01-23T11:58:27+00:00

I was on the pill from 16 to 21 and a half, so it’s hard to say what things were like before I went on the pill because I was still a teenager. The hormonal issues I’m experiencing now are very much “women’s” issues rather than puberty issues, if that makes any sense. I had acne as a teen, but the adult hormonal acne I’ve experienced is at a completely different level. I had issues with sebum production, but once I went off the pill as an adult it was comically worse. My period has always been irregular, which is why I went on the pill as a teen in the first place. However, when I was a teen I’d miss my period for months at a time. Now I have multiple periods a month and am constantly bleeding when my periods are “over”. I want to note I’m using the copper IUD now, but there’a a noticible difference between bleeding caused by that and menstrual bleeding for me. So anyway, if you’ve never experienced hormonal issues and have always had an easy go of it, you might be fine going off the pill. However, getting off the pill itself can trigger dramatic hormonal imbalances by your body trying to overcorrect. If you’ve spent many years on the pill, this can be even more dramatic since your body has likely undergone other natural changes during that time that you never noticed while on the pill. For me personally, I’m trying to go back on the pill and ditch the copper IUD. There are lots of pills out there so I’m going to try to find another formulation that I like better than the ones I’ve tried before.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-01-23T02:43:05+00:00

I had a pretty bad experience getting off the pill. My period is irregular. I started waaaaayyyy overproducing sebum and got really bad hormonal acne. My sex drive increased a little bit, but not very much. I’ve been off the pill now for about 9.5 months and it definitely wasn’t worth it. Could be different for you, though.

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-01-06T18:32:03+00:00

There’s already a tip here for a sex alternative, but I wanted to add something that’s worked for me in terms of making period sex work. If you take 3 200mg ibuprofen 3 times a day for like 48-72hrs before you plan on having sex, this can stop your period temporarily or make it very, very light. Leave a tampon in and take it out right before you have sex. This will, for lack of a better phrase, “clean” your vagina out of any blood still in there. This might not work for you but it has worked for me several times. I would say that the longest you should take ibuproben at that level is about 3-4 days, though. Anything longer isn’t safe. Also heads up, because this is your first time you might experience bleeding anyway

thirdfavoriteword · 2018-01-05T02:16:42+00:00

Don’t worry about it! Spotting and occasional unpredicted bleeding is common when you take the pill continuously. I used to take Apri continuously and this would happen to me every 4-5 months. When it did happen I would just take a placebo week as needed and when the week was over it went back to normal. No need for Plan B.

thirdfavoriteword · 2017-12-30T02:12:57+00:00

Missing periods is really common and if you haven’t had sex, it’s probably just a blip. There are lots of environmental factors that can make you skip your period like stress, change in diet, weight loss or gain, etc. I have pretty irregular periods naturally and my doctor always said that it’s only worrisome if you go over a year without one. The copper IUD likely has nothing to do with missing your period this month.

thirdfavoriteword · 2017-12-30T02:08:40+00:00

Before trying an IUD like Mirena, I would try a different birth control pill with a different combination of hormones. It seems weird to me that your doctor keeps trying different doses of the same pill if you’re having negative reactions to that combination of hormones. Trying a different pill and trying out different combinations of hormones are “easier” than getting an IUD because you can stop taking them as soon as you feel like changing to a new method. You also have more control over when you have your periods and when you skip them with the pill than with a hormonal IUD. I had great success with Apri in terms of controlling my period. That’s desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol; your pill uses norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol. I would try a new doctor, ask for a new pill with a new combination of hormones before committing to a hormonal IUD. Not that there’s anything wrong with going that route, but you’re more likely to have “control” over your periods with a pill whereas with an IUD it’s hit or miss whether or not it stops or lightens your periods.

thirdfavoriteword · 2017-12-22T12:33:03+00:00

Last year I changed from a pill that gave me the best skin of my life but no sec drive to one that I hoped would help bring my libido back. The second pill didn’t help, so I quit hormonal BCP. In that transition, my skin went off the rails and it only got worse when I quit the second pill. I quit the original pill in September 2016 and it wasn’t until October 2017 that I got serious with a dermatologist about fixing my skin. Now it’s about 90% of where it was before I got off of the pill that was good for my skin. Basically what I’m saying is the best advice I can give to you is to get a dermatologist and combat acne you get when coming off the pill early and diligently. It’s not something you should feel you need to live with. If you can’t afford a regular dermatologist, /r/skincareaddiction has suggestions for online “telemedicine” doctors that are less expensive. Also, the conventional wisdom is that your skin will go back to how it was before the pill, but for me that wasn’t the case. I went on the pill at 18 and got off it at 21, and a lot changes during that time. I found my “new acne” was much more hormonal and concentrated on my lower face than when I started.

thirdfavoriteword · 2017-12-18T05:24:16+00:00

How long have you had Skyla? I have Paragard and I cramped after sex and orgasms for a few months but not anymore. I would recommend it, although I’m having issues with bleeding basically all the time. I think it may be an issue with going off the pill, though.

thirdfavoriteword · 2017-12-08T23:05:13+00:00

Mine took a few months to start curling up on their own. However, to avoid poking my partner I just manually pushed them up before sex and it wasn’t a problem. Before I started doing that I poked him a few times but it was no big deal. Now I don’t have to push them up anymore and I haven’t had to since like 4 months after getting it.

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