Thread: I need your help please

Are you saying that you skipped the placebo (sugar pills for period time) pills? If you skipped them to avoid a period, that could be causing your spotting.

If you did not skip placebo pills, how long have you been on this pill?

Sounds like you're "spotting" not actually having a period. It's no fun, but unfortunately a side effect of many birth control pills. Usually, if you're new to a pill if you give it 3 months it levels out. If it doesn't, then its typically not the right pill for you and you may need to switch.

I recently stopped taking the pill, because I never seemed to find one that was right for me.

Good luck.

Hi,

Breakthrough bleeding is a lot more common when you piggyback your pill packs together especially if it's a triphasic (many colors in your pill pack) pill. I know this seems like a pain but you should finish off your pack and take the placebos this month. When I had unexpected spotting like that I did that and it seemed to stop. Start up a new pack and see if the problem persists. If not, then it may just be from the hormonal difference. If it continues though for some time, you may want to see an OB/GYN.

Just my thoughts though, not a doctor.
Good luck!

Thanks guys, my pill doesn't have the placebo pills but if it was to have them then yeah I'd have skipped them because the same happened last month and didn't want to be "bleeding" again.

I knew spotting was to be expected but didn't know it could last this long (15 days now )

I'm off to see the doc later on and shall see what he says but unfortunately he can't make it stop

Thanks for the advice