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  • madeofglass90
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 4

    I've only been on the pill for 2 weeks but thinking of quitting after period comes?

    I started breaking out and feeling depressed and I simply want to come off the pill an try something new.
    This is the first time I started taking oral contraceptives (Yasmin, to be precise)
    I'm just waiting for the 21st day and then I plan on qutting it altogether (and see the doctor )
    BUT my question is
    Will my periods return to normal like they were before going on the pill bearing in mind i've only been using pills for a month and not for more than 6 months????

    I'm asking this because ive heard many women who come off the pill struggle to get their periods regular like they were before but they usually come off after like 6 months or even years
  • LanaBear
    Veteran Member
    • Jul 2009
    • 8373

    It is a very individual thing. It may effect you for a couple of months, it may not.

    You may also need to experiment with different pills, not all will give you the same side effects.

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    • madeofglass90
      Junior Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 4

      now i feel like stopping mid cycle

      If you stop taking pills mid cycle and have a withdrawal bleed a few days after will you have another period at your normal time or is this withdrawal bleed considered your period for that month?

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      • Mes T
        Veteran Member
        • Oct 2009
        • 2678

        If I were you I would take the pill for the full month instead of stopping mid-cycle, to minimize confusion to your body. We don't know what your period is going to do, quite possibly it could take a few weeks to get back to normal. Relax please.

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        • madeofglass90
          Junior Member
          • Jul 2011
          • 4

          I started the pill like 3 days after my period finished. My period started on the 10th this month and I started taking the pill on 20th so that's mid cycle. Im supposed to stop in 21 days from there, right?

          BUT

          I started mid cycle
          Im so confused
          I realised now I was supposed to start when I started my period now I'm completely lost..I dont know what to expect.

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          • Mes T
            Veteran Member
            • Oct 2009
            • 2678

            I deleted your second thread from today, it was the same question as here - you only need one for us to see it.

            Okay I didn't know you started in the middle of the cycle, that is incorrect. If you take the pill in the future please follow the instructions on the packet and confirm them with your doctor.

            Bottom line is you can stop whenever you want - nothing bad will happen to you other than your body being confused for a while (inevitable in either case) and of course you no longer being protected from pregnancy.

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            • madeofglass90
              Junior Member
              • Jul 2011
              • 4

              I quit the pill for 3 days now but I still havent got my period. Am I still going to bleed despite taking it mid cycle and quitting mid cycle. Please let me know. Im so confused. I was hoping to see my period by now lol

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              • Mes T
                Veteran Member
                • Oct 2009
                • 2678

                Girl. Everyone's bodies react differently to starting, stopping the pill. Please, please relax. We don't know when your period will come, whether or not you'll have spotting first or if you'll have your normal period right away... All you can do is wait. As long as you are using other protecting while having sex during this time (if you are having sex at all right now), then you have nothing to worry about.

                All you can do is twiddle your thumbs and wait, at this point.

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