? For those who have stopped taking the pill

Wendy Posted: Apr 02, 2003 03:00 PM

? For those who have stopped taking the pill

I recently had to stop taking the pill due to an extensive blood clot in my leg and pelvis. Since I stopped taking it I haven't gotten my period. Did this happen to anyone else? I thought that I would get it more often. I am in the middle of switching doctors because mine retired so I don't have anyone to ask.

Thanks.

KGB Posted: Apr 02, 2003 03:23 PM

Re: ? For those who have stopped taking the pill

Apparently, it's not uncommon for your system to take a while until it gets back to normal. But you should contact a doctor just to be on the safe side.

I recently went off the pill and had a normal first cycle, but the second one, so far, is a bit odd - ahd a very short period, then spotting on and off for alost a week. I called the gyn and she said to not worry that it could just be coming off the pill and to monitor and track.

NovemberSue Posted: Apr 02, 2003 03:55 PM

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I think its probably normal for your cycles to be off once you stop taking the pill.

Amyd Posted: Apr 02, 2003 04:20 PM

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I was a week late the first month after I went off the pill. Since then I've been pretty regular (its been 3 months), but I've heard that for some people it can take 6 months to a year to get a normal cycle back.

WithThisRing Posted: Apr 02, 2003 05:00 PM

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I stopped taking the pill in January, my period came on time, I was almost 2 weeks late in Feb and I didnt get it in March.

I called my doc and he told me that its a normal reaction and my body is just adjusting to not taking them. He said its a perfectly normal reaction

princess99 Posted: Apr 02, 2003 09:06 PM

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I was on the pill for 2 weeks last year and had to go off of it becuase it was making my blood pressure go up, they took me off midcycle but , my period came ontime that first month and then the next month I was 2 weeks late, and very nervous! I was then reassured that it was from the body's reaction to the pill and getting back on track, and my period has been normal for almost a year .