being on the pill....
#128443 - 12/07/04 01:27 PM
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bttrfly08
Reged: 05/06/04
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Loc: Queens, NY
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i've been on it for a year and i haven't had any problems, but of course whenever its that time of the month, its always worse for ibs-d. My question is the following....i am traveling for work next month for 4 days and the day i leave, i am supposed to get my period. If I skip the month by going straight to the next set of pills, will it screw up my stomach even more? Has anyone done this? Thanks!
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I do this all the time, but under my ob-gyn's direction. I take 9 weeks of the birth control pills and then have my period after that. I have horrible cramps and IBS with my menstrual cycle, so my ob-gyn told me I could do this.
But double check with your doctor!
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I used to "piggy-back" my bc pills like that all the time! My obgyn said it was fine as long as I allowed myself at least one period every 6 months! I was great! Most girls who do this usually do get some breakthrough bleeding the first time or two but that goes away the more you do it. Since this would be the first time skipping a period, I'd bring some "supplies" just in case you do get the breakthrough bleeding!  But it should help with the other symptoms!
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Hi-
Just to add--it also matters what kind of pill you're on. If you're on a monophasic pill (where the hormone level is the same all month long) it shouldn't matter at all. But if you're on a tri-phasic (like ortho-tri cyclen) where you have different levels of hormones each week, it may not work.
I used to be on the nuvaring, which is monophasic, and i frequently went back to back and had no problems. But I when I tried it on ortho-tri cyclen i had breakthrough bleeding for the entire next month.
As for how it will affect your stomach, I've had very odd problems with my stomach and birth control, but it seems that i'm an anomaly. If you're stomach is normally fine on the pill I don't think this would be a problem for you.
Hope that helps!
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When I started piggy backing my pills, I was on the ortho tricycline and the dr said if the breakthorugh bleeding continued, he would switch me to the monophasic pills but after a couple of months, the breakthorugh bleeding stopped and I didn't have to switch pills. I was on the bc pills for 18 years and stopped them last february and haven't noticed a change in my tummy one way or the other since stopping them. I have noticed that I get killer menstual cramps now 
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I'm on Yasmin. I tried this, and had breakthrough bleeding for about 14 days, a week off, then my next period. It stunk -- but my doctor said that's common the first time you do it. Call you doc and check, but probably the only "Risk" is that it won't work, and you'll get breakthrough bleeding for a while.
Good luck.
PS -- I posted to you on the hypno board -- just wondering if you started the CD
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Amanda
I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin
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I feel EXTREMELY nauseated if I ever forget a pill and have to make it up the next day, too close to my normal dose for that day. That's been my only tummy side-effect from the pill. It's hard to tell though, since I've been on it so long (doc put me on it when I was about 16 for super painful/heavy periods).
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Amanda
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I was 16 hours late taking it! Its ages since that has happened, I am so mad with myself!
also just took my antid, was distracted this morning!
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thanks everyone! i think i will try it and see. i'm on ortho-tricyclen lo. i still have a month to decide. if anyone thinks of anything else, keep me updated! thanks again.
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Hi there,
Just a word of warning! I am suffer with mainly IBS-D. A couple of really bad sessions per week at the moment  On my last visit to my doctor regarding my pill he decided this wasnt the best form of birth control for me at the present due to my stomach being the way it is. He said if I am having bad D a couple of times a week this could well be enough to effect the pills effectiveness. So I have had to come off it in fear of creating little ones 
This may not be the case for every pill or for every person but I just thought I would let you know peeps.
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I'm on ortho-tricylen as well and I always take 2 packs in a row...which means I only get my period every 2 months instead of every month. I've never had break through bleeding.
If you miss a pill though when you're on your 2nd pack then you'll probably get your period (this happened to me last month and I ended up having my period for 3 weeks!!)....but as long as you take your pills on time and don't miss any then you should be just fine.
My doc said there was no problem doing this....she told me that you really only need 4 periods a year to stay healthy. I get 6....but everyone does it differently.
Good luck!! 
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Yah this is true. If you get D really soon after taking your pill it can decrease its effectiveness....the same goes for vomiting. My doc told me the same thing....I'm more on the C side now though so I don't have to worry about that.
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If you don't mind that I'd say go for it, but you should probably check with your Dr. first. I also take Ortho Tricyclin Lo.
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THis kind of shocked me as I had schedualed my self to take both my pill and my probiotic after breakfast. Now I don't take my probiotic until after luch and I feel the difference. Just thought I'd let you all know.
Chany
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