I have just gone through a similar situation. I stopped taking Mircette on 6/4. Since then I've had all kinds of stomach cramps, pinches, nausea, REALLY SORE BOOBS, and all other stuff you would expect from PMS or possible pregnancy. AF showed exactly 4 weeks after I took my last pill. My body was getting back to pre-bcp body. Your body is going through that same thing in my opinion.
ve been told that its 1mg of norethindrone is still pretty androgenic especially for those who already have an imbalance. Would Mircette be an option with desogestrel being less angrogenic? Also, any experience with prescribed HALF tab of OC? (ie. instead of Loestrin 1/20.. use 0.5/10 for hormonal imbalance?) Just concerned about initial breakout.
Just some background... I have not used OC previously.
For the past 10 days I have had light brown discharge non-stop, bloating, and bad stomach cramps. I was on Azurette birth control for about a year and then I switched to Mircette(this is my first pack); so I was wondering if the switch could have anything to do with it even though they are basically the same birth control. I am due for my period on Tuesday the 29th. I am very confused as to why this is happening so I'm wondering if you have any ideas or explanations!
ve been on Mircette (a.k.a Kariva). Before I started Mircette I stopped my pills about 3 days before I was supposed to right before I was to start my cycle. Anyway, long story short, with this pill all I've had are bad gas and gas pains, some cramping but other than that I don't feel like I'm on bcp. Well yesterday I was supposed to have my period but when I thought it was here, I had mucus like cm and then some pinkish brownish discharge with it.
I decided to get off BCPs and since, have been feeling awful. I am back on the pill (continuous Mircette), but still do not feel well. I would love to find an endo specialist/surgeon in the Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia area to get the endo excised. I am tired of feeling so awful. I would love to travel to a specialty center, but I have 3 young children and a part-time job. Thank you so much!!
Also taking birth control (Mircette) continuously for period suppression (ie, only 4 periods a year -- 3 months of active pills followed by a one week break.)
I am having trouble interpreting my latest labs with my thyroid and sex hormones...
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin - 306 (high)
Testosterone, Free - 1 (low)
Testosterone, Free Percent - .3 (low)
Testosterone, Total - 41
T3 - 229 (high)
Thyroxine, Free - 1.5
TSH - 1.22
How is it that my T3 is elevated and the other be fine?
My concern is similar to yours. My own came the 7 of that same month. The difference with me is I spotted two days in last week, I don't feel nauseous but I do feel tired and i'm getting cramps as well. I am trying to figure out if it's pms or a possiblity that I can be pregnant.
I had headaches and very tired, which are for me typical PMS signs. So I guess, yes, PMS and early pregnancy symptoms can be similar. I know many women have no pregnancy symptoms until 5 or 6 weeks, but I get them about 1 week before period would normally be due. As for Dr. test, yes a blood test will pick up HCG before a urine test (at least I am pretty certain it does).
Is it normal to jave sore nipples about 11 days before expected period? Can it be pms or perimenapaise? Im 43.
Is there an over-the-counter medication for PMS/cramps that does not contain Tylenol or Advil???
I already take a lot of Tylenol cause its in Excedrin Migraine. And I have to take Advil for my Rheumatoid Arthritis.
So, I don't know what to do for cramps. Help pls someone!
Hi, are you on birth control? I was on Mircette to regulate my cycle and because it wasn't "strong enough" I spotted mid cycle. I also spotted on the Depo shot so it could be birth control. You are not pregnant from giving a hand job.. unless you took the semen and inserted it into your vagina which I doubt you did. If you did have sex and just don't want to say.. then you could be pregnant and the spotting could be implantation bleeding.
I work in the medical field yet I have been blind to my own symptoms. I am 47 and on Mircette for birth control and as a prophylactic for migraines - so I do not have a period. For the past three months or so I have been waking at 3am (despite 100 mg Trazadone that had been working fairly for several years) soaked in sweat. Sorry for the run-on sentence. Anyway, I attributed this to stress and a worsening of my Anxiety NOS.
I think they're confused. If you read the full prescribing information, it's the PILL that screws with the lamotrigine, not the other way around. It's not like a lot of other anticonvulsants. From http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/treatment/medications/lamotrigine "Lamotrigine has no effect on other seizure medicines. And unlike some other seizure medicines, it does not reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.
There is such a thing as PMDD which is Pre Menstral Dysphoric Disorder (I think is how its spelled). And that is PMS symptoms but in overload. Maybe talking with your Dr. you can get some more info.
My last period:02/04-02/09/2025
Ovulation Period: 02/17-02/20/2015
3 days after the 20th I had light pink discharge after I wiped (lasted a few hours) had a few cramps around than too, felt very bloated and nausea on and off. Can't sleep for nothing, and I have to always pee in the middle of the night and always stay thirsty and hungry and let's not mention MOODY and (TMI) horney. My temperature as been 98.2+ since than and hasn't went down in range.
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