coming off the pill

[suze]

Hey im 21 and decided to come off the pill after having been on it for 4 years. Its been 2 months and I still havent had a period, and I havent had sex in that period either (so def not pregnant). Just hoping I get a regular cycle soon...Ive got end of year uni exams coming up in the next few weeks and I just bet that it comes as soon as they start! Also does anyone know if I should expect a heavier period or stronger cramps etc?

[col123]

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hey, i came off the pill a month ago, n im now late for my period, by a week. I keep feeling sick n getting hot n cold, does this sound like anyone elses experiences? I really hope soo!!

xxx :shock:

i have exactly thr same as you,i am now 2 weeks late and scared to take a pregnancy test and do feel that my temprature is higher, what pill was you on?

[Zoeum]

Hi all...i have come off yasmin a month ago just because i have run out so decided to wait till i come on again...well i was supost 2 come on 2 days ago and havnt. i also have sore nipples. ive been worried sick at the thought of being pregnant. i havnt had unprotected sex with my boyfriend but weve messed around n ive bin thinkin about all the possibilitys.
ive read pregnancy tests are not very effective if uve just missed ur period so im goin to wait till friday (a week after i was due 2 come on)

has anyone else been through this when coming off yasmin?

zoe x

[llawson]

Hi! I came of the pill three weeks ago one because iv put on a stone and a half!!!!!! two iv became really moody and depressed, im only 18 and dont think i should be feeling like this so now im waiting on my period! i usualy get it today on the third week on a thursday! im so bloody scared incase im pregnant!! Without sounding 2 graphic me and my boyfriend had sex a few times since coming of the pill and we havent used any protection!! he always pulls out waaay before he is about to... ya know! so im a bit worried! Its completely my fault for being so daft but a few of my friends said its fine and they do the same with there boyfriends!! so has anyone done this??????? please help!? im terrifyed incase there is a chance im pregnant!! ill have 2 get a test soon if i dont get my periods! Also! this site and everyones comments has actually made me feel a LOT better! Iv lost half a stone in three weeks coming off the pill too! just shows ya how much the pill can affect some women.

Lauren xx

[Guest]

Hi, I posted a few months ago now to say that I was coming off the pill to try for a baby but was worried about acne returning and abnormal periods etc. Well, Ive had the whole kabudle! Ive been off the pill (dianette) now for 5 months and things were going ok skin wise up until three weeks ago, when my skin just broke out so badly. Its settled down abit since I just started using the Freederm lotion which I was assured by Boots would be ok to use while trying for a baby (can anyone confirm that?) but Ive now got horrible red marks all over my face and still getting the odd bump or three, also my blackheads are really bad! Period wise, after reading some of your posts, I was lucky that they returned at all, but I was going about 5/6 weeks in between bleeds which was strange for me - however, today Ive started (Im pretty sure thats whats happened cos I have really bad period pains) but Ive only gone 15 days since my last period!! Its just abit strange!! Should I be worried?

[tashaw]

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to share my experience to put some people at ease who may think they are pregnant!!
Ive been on the pill since I was 14 (10 years) and decided to come off it about two months ago as i wanted to start trying for a baby. i was on microgynon. I had my first period when it was due (which i think is quite normal). However, since then i have felt really really ill- feeling really sick everyday, mega bloated, huge swollen and sore boobs (gone up to 32f), really bad smomach pains like i was going to come on and just generally really tired. i had had unprotected sex so thought i could be pregnant as i thought i had all the signs. However, have finally come on today after suffering for last 2wks (7 days late). So for anyone else who has felt like this i think it must be quite normal- just while your hormones sort themselves out, so dont panic i think you're pregnant! i was regular b/f i went on the pill aswell. omg am feeling so ill at the moment, am really heavy and have the worst period pains!! arhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

[zoeum]

hi there, i thought i would give you all an update since my last post, i took a pregnancy test after my period was a week late and it was negative and then i come on a few days after this. but it was very irregular. i come on a tiny bit n then stopped 4 a day, then come on again for a few days, stopped again and then come on for a day!!! very strange!!! im bak on the pill now but i keep forgetting to take it!!!

as for havin unprotected sex and ur bf not cuming inside you (sorry couldnt think of how else to put it) you can still get pregnant off that so i wuld still be careful hun...let us no how you get on!

x

[Guest123456]

Hi, I thought I'd post my experience on here. I read this forum a few months ago, and it made me feel a bit better, so I hope I can make someone else feel better! I was on the pill for around 2.5 years (I'm 23 now), and I went off of it at the end of September 2007. I had a really light period around 4.5 - 5 weeks after going off, although looking back I'm not sure if that was a light period or some sort of withdrawal bleeding. After that, I didn't get a period for 7 months. I felt like my period was going to start a few times, but it never did. I even got spotting twice around the 5 and 6 month mark which got my hopes up, but it never came. Finally, I went to my doctor in Mid May, and got some bloodwork done. She didnt seem too worried about my not getting a period in so long, and said it was within the "normal" range. She called me a few days later and said everything came back normal, and she would give me a perscription for progesterone to try to "kick start" my period again. I was away from home, so I couldnt get the perscription right away (I was planning on starting it at the beginning of june), but a few days after I got that call from my doctor with the results, my period started (this was around May 24)! I dont know if it was just a big coincidence, but I think the stress I was causing myself over worrying about not getting my period was actually causing me to not get it. I was convinced something was wrong with me, and maybe after getting the results that everything was fine, I relaxed a bit which allowed my period to start. So I guess if you're worried something might be wrong, just go to the doctor and get checked out, and if everything is ok, hopefully your stress level will go down which will allow you to get your period!

[SazzleWazzle86]

Please help me, I have been reading these posts and I do feel a little bit better but I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced the things I have. I came off the pill (Yasmin) after 5yrs in January. I had a period straight after my last pill and then another heavy and painful one a month later. But since then...nothing! I feel sick a lot of the time and have lost my appetite, my skin is not very good and I feel achy and bloated. Every day it feels like I am coming on my period but with no joy! Also my boobs feel very sore when I am not wearing a bra (they are very big!).

Do you think that this is normal? I would cope if I was pregnant bu it is not the ideal situation for me at the moment.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[mini510_0]

Hi guys, I think it is normal to put on weight sometimes after coming off the pill . I have been off marvelon for 5 weeks now and have gone from a size 12 to a 14 with bigger boobs! Other than that feel slightly sick and haven't had a period yet. I'm hoping the weight will come off once things regulate as I can't fit in any of my clothes!

[zoeum]

SazzleWazzle86 have you done a pregnancy test to make sure ur not??

[babysmiley1234]

i'll juss came off jolessa around the end of FEB. or the begin of March and i haven't had my period also im scared that im might be prego if so im 3 weeks today im going to see my GYN on the june 12 but i think im am b/c my ex bf mother and my grandmother both dream about fishing almost the same week THIS is mess up bc i juss had lap band operation

[missKara]

I came off the pill (Marvelon) since January after being on it for 3-4 years.

For me, marvelon was great whilst i was on it. I didn't put on much weight, my boobs were fuller and I have a noticeable decrease in spots.

It only came to my attention, when I came off it how much it affected my health. I realised how much more emotional I was whilst on the pill, prone to being moody and overly sensitive. When I also came off the pill, I lost my appetite to eat at all for 2 WHOLE WEEKS!!! I lost a stone in body weight and this worried me a heck of a lot.

However, my appetite picked up and I am now 8.4st which I never have been before when I was on the pill ( I am 5'4 in height). I was used to being 7st when I was on the pill, a lot happier with that weight also. Nowadays I feel bloated, fat and insecure.

The worst side effects from coming OFF the pill is the breakage of spots! On my face, neck, back, chest, hairline- everywhere unimaginable! Ive never felt so insecure about getting spots. Also I have noticed how much more greasy and oily my skin and hair is.

I am tempted to go back on Marvelon, because I cannot stand this change. I am reluctant that it will change, it has been almost 6 month since coming off the pill. I take care of myself, eat fruit, cleanse my face but to no avail does the spots ever stop breaking out.

Does anybody share the same dilemma? I am currently waiting for my period to come, it seems like it hasnt come in ages (about a month) and I am tempted to start taking marvelon again (as I still have one pack left from previous). I am considering going to the nurse next week to ask for some advice as well, but is there anyone out there now who could help or share any similar advice? Thank you, much appreciated for those who take the time to read this.

[raz22]

does anyone have any advice for me. I've been on the pill for two years and have recently got engaged. Me and my partner have decided not to have sex til the wedding partly because we're (lapsed) catholics and partly because it's long distance. The wedding is 14 months away and we are not planning children for a couple of years after we get married but i really want to come off the pill before the wedding as 14 months seems like a long time and i hate being on it because there's a history of breast cancer in the family and i dont like the thought of being on the pill for a long time. Would a years break from it give me any benefits or would coming off it to go back on be a really stupid decision?

[LillyLilly]

I went off the pill in Aug 06 and since then my periods have not been normal (7days), they came and went every month, no cycle was the same amount of days, and some cycles were light colored spotting, but no red blood. Some months I even skipped altogether here and there. In March this yr I went to the gynae and she sent me for blood tests, which i couldn't afford, but 2 weeks after that for the first time I had a normal 7 day period, and since then have had 2 more. My cycle lengths are still not the same amount of days. I am just wondering if this means I am finally ovulating? (Im assuming I haven't been for 2 yrs?) Anyone else had anything similair? Been trying to fall preg for 2 yrs so am wondering if it is possible for me to now?