 My first time on BCP
I'm not on ortho, I'm on YAZ, but I did have a similar problem after the first month on it. With my first period on BCPs it was SUPER heavy and very painful. When i told my endo about it. He said that since I have not been ovulating correctly the lining in my uterus may have been building up. when my body finally had a period it was shedding all the lining for the past few months and that may be the reason for all the pain. He said it should get better and my 2nd and 3rd period on the BCPs have been better than the first. I'm still waiting to see it things improve more.
Hope that helps. I say go back to your gyno/endo or doctor and tell them what is going on. They may switch you or maybe it is just normal but you still need some feedback.
Hope you feel better!!
-Rachel |