Re: Anyone on continuous BC, and get a bad period every 3 months automatically?
From: Karen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Nov 3 20:15:55 2004
Christen,
I was on the continuous BC for 7 months and had no problem taking it. I
felt great and didn't suffer from any break-through bleeding at all. I
was on the pill form and was taking min-ovril. (I think that was the
one I was on, its been a couple of years since I did that.) The only
thing that happened to me during the time that I was on it was that I
gained 20-25 pounds and am still struggling to get rid of it.
--
Karen
At Wed, 3 Nov 2004, aireeca wrote:
>
>Christen,
>I've had similar experiences. After my first and only lap, they put me
>on the DepoProvera shot and I spotted for an entire summer (about 2
>three-month shot cycles) before I said enough was enough.
>The latest thing I'm on is Seasonale, the three months on, one week off,
>pill pack. I've been minor spotting for the last week and, about once a
>month, the flow gets quite heavy like a very light period. On top of
>being horrible, it gets really disheartening because you think you're
>doing the right thing by trying to take care of the endo, but it doesn't
>feel that way when you're still buying pads and tampons in bulk.
> - Erica
>
>At Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Christen wrote:
>>
>>I have been on the Ortho Evra patch continuously since May, and this is
>>the second this has happened, and it's HORRIBLE! I never break for my
>>period b/c my doctor didn't think it was neccesary, especially b/c my
>>periods are so painful. I have cramps, nausea and back pain 24/7, and
>>my flow is so heavy and I pass clots. I called my gyno, and she said
>>that this is breakthrough bleeding, probably from the endo. She said to
>>keep the patch on, since I'm having my lap in a week. Anyone else
>>experience this? What I want to know is why it seems this is happening
>>every 3 months. Does it just build up??
>>
>>--
>>Thanks so much!
>>Christen
>>
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