Question about going off the pill

Betty Posted: Jun 14, 2004 10:26 AM

Question about going off the pill

When you go off does your AF get much worse? I remember in HS I would get cramps so badly I couldn't move. I've been on the pill so long I can't remember what it was like before. I LOVE getting my period for 3 days and knowing exactly when it is coming. We will begin TTC in the fall so I'm thinking I have to go off the pill soon but I'm worried.

btrflygrl Posted: Jun 14, 2004 10:49 AM

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it really depends on the person....my cramps were bad (although not unbearable) my first AF off the pill.....they have been getting better each month and it's still about 5-6 days long, same as when I was on the pill. AF is still the same 'amount'...not more bleeding than when I was on the pill (sorry if that is TMI).

swags1016 Posted: Jun 14, 2004 11:16 AM

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Betty it took a couple of cycles for mine to get back to being heavy, but my cramps did not return AS badly as they were when I was younger.

Kathy116 Posted: Jun 14, 2004 02:50 PM

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Nothing changed when I went off the pill, except that my cycles were a bit shorter.

btrflygrl Posted: Jun 14, 2004 03:15 PM

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Posted by Kathy116

Nothing changed when I went off the pill, except that my cycles were a bit shorter.

YOU LUCKY GIRL! Mine got longer by almost a week...I'm on a 35 day cycle

Jenn524 Posted: Jun 14, 2004 06:29 PM

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I did not notice a change but my cycle did go to a 32 day instead of the 28 day. I was only off it for 3 months before I got pregnant and the first month off it was just like when I was on the pill.

Betty Posted: Jun 15, 2004 09:41 AM

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Thank you all so much for your help. Hopefully it won't be too bad

julz33 Posted: Jun 15, 2004 10:37 PM

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Let me know how it goes Betty because I can;t wait to go off the pill. I am just really scared because my periods used to be awful, that is why I started the pill in the first place.

070502 Posted: Jun 15, 2004 11:07 PM

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I'm worried about this also.

I was put on the pill at 18 because every other month when I ovulated on my left side I would get horrible cysts that were so painful! Luckily my period didn't start till I was nearly 17

Orthotricyclen cleared that right up and my insurance paid for it so it was great. It wasn't for a few more years before I started using it for its real use.

I was regular before and hope to stay the same when I go off, but I'm scared of having to live on advil and midol again.. well atleast there is aleve now and hopefully our TTC time will be very short

AliKing Posted: Jun 16, 2004 03:43 PM

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I have been on the pill since I was about 16. I remember the reason I went on was because of the cramps and the heavy flow. I have been off the pill since April and OMG this is the first month that the flow has been REALLY HEAVY and the cramps will not go away! I thought it would happen right away, but I guess my body needed two cycles to get back to normal.