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Skipping placebos frequently
I get horrible migraines and super biitchy syndrome during my period. I am on Orthotricyclin LO and I like it ok. I look Seasonique at one point but it made me crazy.
Since I really only have problems on my period, I want to skip the placebos so I only get my period once every few months. Has anyone done this? I know it is safe to do, but I'm curious how many people have done this.
I've been on Ortho Lo since January and previously was on 5 other pills. So switching isn't a huge option anymore. I'd like an IUD, but since I'm not married, but doctor won't give it to me. I'm in a LD relationship so I like that I can control when I get my period.
Re: Skipping placebos frequently
Because you're on a Triphasic pill (3 different levels of hormones each week) it won't work. Monophasic pills (one level of hormones all 3 weeks) will allow you to skip.
Also, get a new doctor if s/he won't allow you an IUD just because you're not married. There are several IUD options now that are perfectly acceptable if you're not married/never had kids. Push for whatever method you want, its your damn body.
Thanks but I don't have that issue with spotting, not even a triphasic pill. I've been on both with no spotting issues.
Thanks for the info on the IUD. I'll re-consider
This.
I am on OT Lo as well, and no, you cannot skip. Don't know about the previous poster, who said they did (find that hard to believe)...but, from my experience, I still got my period a few days into the new pack...and then it royally effed up my cycle, as it dragged on for over a week and a half (mine is normally 3 days max). I actually had to go off the pills, wait it out, then re-start a new pack. It's not worth the trouble!
There IS a way to "move" your period on Ortho Lo though, you take fewer pills from each section, and you can have it a week earlier. My OBGYN helped me with this so it wouldn't land on our honeymoon. But you can't "skip" it all together.
Or just ask your OBGYN for a different pill if you want to skip the normal way.
I'm a total dunce when it comes to pills, but have you tried talking to another doctor about an IUD? I'm not married, don't have kids and I have one. How long have you been in your relationship? Do you plan to be in it for a long time yet?
Sometimes it's a matter of showing a doctor you've done your homework... I was very well-read on IUDs when I went in for my consultation. Sometimes it's just a matter of finding a doctor who's not a fuddy-duddy.
I've been taking my BCP continuously for a little over 2 years now, skipping all placebos. I started to do so because I had been on the pill for about 3 years at the time and was no longer getting my period when I took the placebos, so it was kinda pointless. (My mother is a physician and she told me it's not uncommon to stop getting your period after being on the pill so long.) I love not having to worry about being moody and all the other obnoxious things about having a period.
Besides, there is no medical benefit to a "period" when you're on the pill anyway. The only reason the guy who created the pill included the placebos was because he thought the Catholic church would be more likely to approve of it if it mimicked a natural cycle.