ORTHO EVRA....Has anyone ever started their period before their patch free week?
957954
I've never had that happen.  Usually my period doesn't start until Thursday of my patch free week.
766894
I was on the pill Yaz or Yasmin for about six months, and I noticed some pretty drastic changes. In the first place, I noticed that my cramps became much less intense and have continued to stay that way even eight months after I came off the pill. But while I was on the pill, I noticed that I was bleeding large clumps, not the usual flow that I normally have (sorry to be gross). I also noticed that I tended to be a bit grouchier as a result of some extra PMS. So it was a kind of trade-off: virtually no cramps and decreased acne, but I grouched at everyone within five feet of me. Yasmin was probably the best pill I've been on and I highly recommend it if you are considering it. Good luck!
633179
I have been taking ortho tri-cyclen lo for almost a year now, and absolutely love it. Although the first month of taking it was not that much fun. I too got irritable and moody during the first month of being on the pill. However, after that month passed I had no further symptoms and felt great. I absolutely love ortho tri-cyclen lo it has made my life so much easier. So my advice is to stick with it for a bit longer. However, if it gets worse and does not go away go and tell your gynecologist. she is truly the best one to ask concerning your health.
550509
I used the pro-sero patch yesterday, I have chronic tendinitis and take 3 pain pills and 2 arthritis pills in addition. Yesterday I got relief after 15 minutes. Today I left off the pain pill and got more relief from the pro-sero patch than with the pain pill. I'm a believer!\n\nEarl
586072
I was on this pill for 1 year.  I had problems the 1st 3 months with spotting, & almost switched when it stopped. I had horrible mood swings & gained weight(it came off with exercise though) The mood swings were the worst though. Then in March I started bleeding again so I got switchd to Ortho Novum which is awesome (except for a few headaches). The thing is, every woman is different so pills affect everyone differently. You just have to try them until you find the right one.  And you are going to have some symptoms with any kind of pill.  There is a good website called www.askapatient.com that you can enter in any drug & read reviews from people that have taken it.
602337
the first 6 weeks are hell, as with any surgery. Just keep in concact with your doctor
189599
I use to be like you. So much so that my boyfriend was afraid of me and he is the one that finally showed me on a calendar(he had been secretly charting my moods according to my cycle)that I was a crazy/dangerous woman particular times of the month.\n\nChanging my diet to healthier (you know the drill) and taking vitamins Brewers yeast shake, A-D combo, E400 IU, C 1000mg at least 1x per day (I usually did 2x am and pm)changed my whole life for the better.\n\nEven today, (20 yrs. later) if I go without vitamin supplements for a time, the crazy symptoms with my cycle start to return and now I am going into menapause.\n\nSo I am trying to tell you also that this won't just stop on its own. I've found I had to "fight for my womb"; it's health and it's "right" to exist.\n\nProcream Plus Natural Progesterone Cream by Eternally Fit has been my life saver now even without vitamin supplements (used it for 6 years). For I learned that those symptoms are due to Estrogen Dominance and will follow a woman thru the years of the different phases of her cycle and manifest as different "diseases", really bad cramps, heavy bleeding, fibroid tumors, endometriosis, mood swings, bad menopause experience etc..\n\nI have recommended ProCream Plus to friends of mine who are not into the vitamin thing and they too feel like they found a "lifeline".  I never leave home without it.\n\nIn addition, the product comes with an educational tape by a well known M.D. (who gets no $$ from the product).\n\nIn lay language he describes why we women go thru this, the root causes and how it is now indigenous to us as American women.  It is ear-opening but you find that you can't deny the truth of it.\n\nNote: DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH THE SYNTHETIC PROGESTERONE HORMONE TREATMENTS M.D.'s give (which usually augment women's health problems.)\n\nGod bless!
419275
Try the nuvaring instead... the patch is getting a lot of bad press these days as they are seeing women with clotting problems and other issues. I noticed that I had mood issues with the patch too... Here is a link for the ring. http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/index.asp?guid={D5FFD642-E3C3-4711-A054-8F8294457DDC}&sid=962072213
380744
I didn't have my period for 13yrs straight!!All injections of Provera,birth control pills,and painful tests,found nothing wrong,and didn't work.I resumed a normal cycle after getting to a healthy wieght and not worrying.It was found that I wasn't ovulating...my estrogen levels never fluctuated[which has you ovulate]Stress,low wieght,excessive exercise...can cause a woman not to ovulate.Do the tests to make sure there is nothing really wrong,pray[because it relieves stress and works]and take it from me...I have a 25yr old and 6yr old [born after my period resumed...41,and on the pill]My 6yr old is the most perfectly normal child in every way...but a definate surprise.God Bless.
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Is it sudden onset?   Have your periods been 'irregular' all along?  Perimenopause COULD be staring that early, but it's unusual.  The earlier you start your periods, traditionally the later you go into Menopause.  The later you start  the earlier you go.  \n\nIf this was more of a sudden onset, check to see if you are pregnant.  Then if you have painful periods - REALLY painful and they have gotten worse over time, might want to see the doc about endometriosis... And then, of course, if your thyroid is acting up (hypothyroidism) can also cause this.  You would have signs of this... 'scaly alligator pattern of dry skin' on your shins, puffy eyes, tired, gaining weight etc..\n\nLast but not least, there is a more rare disorder out there called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (Or PCODisease) that causes that issue also.  But usually women get that before your age.  \n\nIf nothing else fits, have the Gyne check your FSH levels and the usual Perimenopausal blood tests to see if that's what's up!  Good Luck!  \n\nI am NOT a medical doctor.  I have had some limited training as a medical assistant many years ago.  Just seemed to have a knack for it :)  Just remember it's my opinion and not medical advice :)
217535
This shouldn't be a problem... although you may need to take a 2 week break before starting the new pill. My advice check with your doctor!
790409
WELL...do I have a lot to say about this!\nWhen I got to college, I decided to get on birth control because I was sexually active.  I originally started on Depo Provera.  I went through three shots, then stopped them because I was concerned about the severe cramping and spotting I was having.  When I stopped taking them, I had a period for a straight month and then very irregular menstruation for a year thereafter.  :(  \n\nThen, a year later, when I was on serious boyfriend #2, I decided to go on the pill.  I kept forgetting them at inconvenient times - rushed trips across the state because of a relative in the hospital, etc.  This was not effective at all.  Plus, I had the worst loss of libido ever.  I was pretty moody.  My boyfriend said that it was how the BC worked...he couldn't get any!!   And I was rather disappointed about how the Pill *didn't* clear up my monthly acne breakouts.\n\nThen, I decided to go on the Ortho Evra patch.  I loved it...until I had a blood clot.  I had throbbing pain in my right arm one night for hours, then my whole right side went numb for a couple of days.  It passed, but I was advised not to go on hormonal BC for another year. \n\nI was recently cleared to take the progesterone-only pills (like Depo, but no shot), but my now-husband and I decided it wasn't worth the risk to my health.  Now, we always use condoms and we're very careful close to my fertile time...\n\nI think that only your doctor and you can really go through the pros and cons of hormonal BC.  Sometimes a woman's body chemistry handles the hormones differently.  Monitor your symptoms after going on the BC and then keep in touch with your MD.
421099
OB GYN.  They have a patch they can give her.  I know, I have one right now.
1127843
WHEN I STARTED THE PATCH MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT YOU PUT ONE ON ONCE A WEEK AND THERE IS ALWAYS AN EXTRA IN CASE  ONE DOESN'T STICK,RIGHT? WELL SHE SAID THAT ITS NOT HEALTHY TO DO ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO WEAR ONE ON YOUR OFF WEEK SO THAT YOU WONT HAVE A PERIOD. SO AS LONG AS YOU DON'T DO IT EVERY MONTH YOU WILL BE FINE!
212866
If you are refering to ortho, your period will start around the first to third day of the "fake" pill week. But don't worry if it's not exact...just take your pills like you are suppose to and it will begin to develop a system on its own and most likely become regular each month. If this doesn't happen, you may need to talk with your doctor as to whether or not you are on the best type that works for you.
1073547
I started my pills a week or so after my last period. My doctor said because I wasn't pregnant, it was okay to start whenever I felt like it. It eventually regulated my hormones so I got back on track anyway.
974276
missed period now on the patch