Horrible AF after first month on BCP

Rebecca527 · 08-31-2009, 01:14 AM

Hi all.

I recently started taking Ocella (generic Yasmin). It's definitely odd for me to be back on BCP as my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for almost 5 years. We are no longer TTC (or remaining married for that matter) and I decided to go back on the pill to regulate my cycles (I don't have AF unless it's induced or I'm on the pill).

I got AF on the 4th day of taking the inactive pills, and I have to say that in all the years I've been having periods, this has got to be the worst one I've ever had. I had horrible cramps (ibuprofen, Tylenol, Midol and Aleve didn't even take the edge off of them), was doubled over in pain for the first three days of AF, and it's been so heavy I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital. I've been bleeding through a super tampon and an overnight pad in a little over an hour and a half every day for the past three days. It's finally beginning to taper off because I started the second pack and took the first active pill today.

I haven't really noticed any bad side effects other than a little breast tenderness, occasional nausea, and a couple of pounds of weight gain while taking the active pills. (I am also going through the breakup of my marriage and just had the funeral for my cousin that was killed serving in Afghanistan...so I am under quite a bit of emotional stress right now, and that could explain the weight as I'm definitely an emotional eater).

Anyway, I am wondering if this (the horrible period and intolerable cramps...seriously felt like my uterus was about to fall out of my body it was that bad) is going to be a normal thing, or if it is just my body adjusting to the difference in hormones being on the pill and it will get better. I'm not going to stop taking them, I just want to know if anyone had experienced a horrible first month and it got better.

Thanks in advance!

Carolina5070 · 09-01-2009, 10:34 PM

I recently started ocella and am 2 days into my first period on it. Mine has also been very bad. It hasn't been heavy, but the cramps are KILLING me. My stomach has also been really upset, but I'm not sure if this is because of the cramps. I think these are about the worst cramps I have ever had. It feel like someone is trying to pull out my insides while they are kicking me in the back and stomach at the same time. I REALLY hope this gets better!

Rebecca527 · 09-02-2009, 03:19 AM

Keeping my fingers crossed that next month is better for both of us!

Manda_Mia_ · 09-02-2009, 07:57 AM

I am not on BCP but I am on Met and my periods are horrible I do have to wear a tampon and pad, I ruin 3 or 4 pair of good pantied every mth, last mth i like to have ruined the couch, oh it was so embaressing, ony DBF saw it but still, he followed me around the house afterwards asking,"are you okay?".