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Peaches-n-Cream · #**121** 11-10-2004, 12:21 AM

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#**122** 11-13-2004, 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by chideltjen
Soooo... I got off Depo because I was gaining weight and figured since I wasn't dating, what was the point.

Now I just read that side effects from Depo can last up to 12 weeks after you get off the shot. While on the shot, I stopped having my period. I still haven't gotten it back yet and it's been almost 2 months since I got off.

The thing is that I am dating again. And I wanted to try going on the pill again, but I only can start the pill with a period... which I am not having!

I don't think I have ever wanted my period more than I do now. Weird.

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

smiley21 · #**123** 11-13-2004, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by PM_Mama00
Does anyone else get cramps the week AFTER their period? I go cramp free, and then the week after I get these annoying cramps.

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.

Munchkin03 · #**124** 11-13-2004, 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by smiley21
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.

smiley21 · #**125** 11-14-2004, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by Munchkin03
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.

PM_Mama00 · #**126** 11-14-2004, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by smiley21
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.

Ohhh honey I feel for you, honestly. That's why i went back on birth control. Every 4th day of my period I got cramps just like that. Like an explosion of pain and I'd feel nauseous and wanting to die.

Birth control is love.

Wine&SilverBlue · #**127** 11-17-2004, 03:00 AM

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

RioLambdaAlum · #**128** 11-20-2004, 03:10 AM

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Originally posted by GMUBunny
Looks like I'm the first one here to be using the OrthoEvra patch. I was on the pill (OrthoTriCyclen) for years, but I'm horrible at remembering to take pills. I absolutely love the patch and wouldn't trade it for anything. It does not fall off! In fact, that sucker sticks better than duct tape and hurts like a mother when I pull it off every Sunday. Definitely happy with my patch

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?

dphies00 · #**129** 11-20-2004, 11:03 AM

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Soooo... I got off Depo because I was gaining weight and figured since I wasn't dating, what was the point.

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.

dzsaigirl · #**130** 11-20-2004, 12:09 PM

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

GeekyPenguin · #**131** 11-20-2004, 12:15 PM

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.

Wine&SilverBlue · #**132** 11-20-2004, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
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?

GeekyPenguin · #**133** 11-20-2004, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by Wine&SilverBlue
:::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.

DGqueen17 · #**134** 11-30-2004, 01:51 AM

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?

GeekyPenguin · #**135** 11-30-2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by DGqueen17
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.