Coming off the pill - what would you do?
There’s no other way to say it. I feel like a bitch on the pill. I don’t think I’m very nice. I’m snappy and short tempered and I’m not me. So I’m coming off it and I’m going to track my cycle instead.
But I’ve been on it for 3 months & I have had a week of bleeding every 4 weeks just like I would have my periods. Doctor said this is normal.
Problem is I can’t stand the pill anymore & want to finish it tomorrow when my bleeding is due to stop, however we go on holiday this time next month and so I would know I would be roughly due to have that bleed again about then.
Do I stick it out for another month until we get back? Or do I come off now and risk not knowing when my period is coming? What would you do?
I can’t remember how long it takes to get back into that cycle, also when would it be safe to have sex if my period isn’t gaining a regular cycle for a while. Like how would I know when I’m due again?
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@Abi it’s crazy you say this because I was also on microgynon for YEARS and when I noticed I was being given rigevidon which again is meant to be the same, it just wasn’t - glad it wasn’t just me xx
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Could you try a different pill? I used microgynon for nearly 10 years with no issues. Came off it to have my first baby and was prescribed rigevidon postpartum, which I was assured was the same product just a different name. I was a completely different person it and my anxiety was at an all time high. I stopped taking it and asked to go back to microgynon and had no issues whatsoever!