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isnt it dangerous to not have a period for such an extended period of time?:confused:

every month, i get insane cramps exactly one week after my period ends. i hate it, and it never fails that it happens every month. it gets so bad sometimes that i cannot stand up.

Have you thought about going on the Pill? I'm surprised your OB-GYN hasn't suggested that, or some way to alleviate cramps if they're that bad.

they don't last long. maybe close to an hour. not a straight hour of non stop cramping. just a tightening that has moments of heightened pain. then it goes away and i am fine.

late?
 

is it possible to be late if you are on the pill? usually "that time" falls somewhere between tues morning and tues night (rarely wed morning) and it's still not here and I'm paranoid...

I did have the worst PMS this weekend and what I thought were cramps today.. but still nothing :(


ETA: nevermind... it's Wed AM and it's here :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :o :o :o

okay gotta be nosy...how much a month does that sucker usually run cause like you i get forgetful at taking that little thing...which is orthotricyclen?

I'm on Depo and a huge fan. However, I've heard of really bad reactions to the birth control method and that everyone has really varied reactions to the shot. My doctor let me know that I should not start the method unless I was committed to it. He also let me know that statiscally, I would probably gain 10 pounds. It took a year for the spotting to stop (one week of spotting four weeks after I got the shot) but now, just the other week, I remembered that I have not had menstral cramps for two years. And before I started, he let me know that after I stopped the injections, it was going to take a full year before my cycle returned to normal. I have a great reaction to the medicine and its really easy to take the time to get the shot four times a year - it forces me to take a half day from work and enjoy a morning!

And I didn't gain any weight. But from gossip I've heard from friends, I think my positive reaction to the birth control was a little uncommon.

Well, I finally have the courage to go off of the pill for a trial period of time. I was originally on it for HEINOUS cramps - we're talking relentless pain radiating down my legs and through my back and everything - but now that I am not having sex, I wanna try NOT taking it.

I am wondering how it will affect my sex-drive (although I will not be having sex), my complexion and my cramps. The pill was like a miracle for me. The cramps were mild to non-existent. I am also wondering if I will lose weight. I was a size 0-2 when I went on the pill and now I am a 6. I am guessing some of this weight is due to age and eating the stupid candy and pastries they're always giving us at work, but maybe some hormonal weight will come off...MAYBE :)

I've been late on the pill all the time - your body can get affected by stress or illness or boozing and it can come early/late.

:::whew::: still, I was really nervous not getting it until the next morning, even though I was an emotional wreck and had bad cramps on the day it usually comes...

when you say early/late, do you mean a day? a few days? at what point would you start to worry?

I've had it come two days early and up to four days late. I'm not sexually active right now so I never really have to worry, but when I was, I'd usually freak if it was more than a day later - I'm usually really consistent, down to the time it comes.

Also: it was really late (the four days) after finals one semester, and my doctor told me that since I'd been taking lots of ibprofen that week, it probably delayed the flow.

What if I didn't take my pills for like a week? Should I just start them now? Or should I wait until I have my peroid and then start?

The inserts you get with your pills should have instructions on what to then...you can either take two a day until you get caught up, but make sure you're using a backup method for the next two weeks, or you can just wait until Sunday (if you're a Sunday starter) and then start a fresh pack.