Loestrin 24 Fe...Bleeding?

Flirt01

Hey everyone,

 I am on my 3rd week of Loestrin 24 Fe, and I started bleeding about 2 days ago. It's not like a period bleed, but it's not exactly spotting either. It's heavy enough that I need to wear a pad, pantyliners won't work, and at night there is no bleeding at all. Is this something I should talk to my doc about, or is it normal? This is my first time on any form of birth control, is my body just adjusting to the hormones and this will stop after a little while? I was hoping someone on here might be able to tell me if I need to worry before I call up my doc about it.

Thanks!

 

NightAndDay

I'm on my second month of Lo Loestrin Fe and i'm experiencing the same thing. The first month i had very light spotting for 3 or so days. no big deal. Now i'm on my 4th day of bleeding (i'm on the second week of my pack). I think it says in the pamphlet that this could happen. I'm going to call my doc if it lasts a week, just to see what he says. 

Haley528

My husband and I got married at the end of May, I started taking Loestrin 24 Fe one month before we got married. Like you, this was my first form of birth control. Just as the two of you have said, I did have bleeding that lasted 4-5 days or just a day or two of light spotting. In my case, it did stop around my third month on the pill. My doctor said that it was completely normal and to not be concerned. Since then, the only thing I've noticed that I don't really like is that on the first and second day of the brown pill I am extremely emotional but the "periods" are so much lighter! I hope this helps!

*Ang&Al*

OB/GYN nurse here. Irregular bleeding is normal for the first 3-6 cycles on any new form of contraception. If is becomes intolerable talk to your doctor, but until then they will probably just tell you to continue your packs as scheduled and make sure that you are taking the pill at the same time every day and not missing any doses!

 

Hope this helps!

Flirt01

Thanks! I read the pamphlet and it mentioned spotting. i will keep taking it and see if it gets better. 

ecritzz

I was on this for a little over a year. I think the spotting can be worse because it is a lower dose hormone pill also. I had a tiny bit of spotting, but by the 3rd-4th month it stopped! I really liked taking loestrin except that the price went up several times over the year I was on it!

KateG528

I take Junel which is the off brand version of Loestrin.  I take the 21 day pack though and only have a period once every 3 months. So far this is working well for me. My first experience with BC however was Loestrin 24 Fe. It worked really good for me until one month I had heavy spotting. (Dr. now thinks this could have been stress related) Anyways, Junel only costs me 10$ a month so if Loestrin starts costing too much my suggestion is to get the off brand version. 

DragonflyBelle

I bled for 3 months straight on Loestrin, which isn't good for someone with ENDO. I have to take the lower dosages because I get headaches with the higher-dosage BCPs. So...I stopped taking them and, as you can see, my tickers....