how long until symptoms startto go away?

whitney86 · 10-04-2006, 02:20 AM

I was just wondering how long it took for any of you ladies to start to see improvement on the pill? I dont know if i have pcos or not but ever since i started taking bcp for contraception at 19 i have had problems. The problems started when i stopped taking the pill for a few months and started to get really oily skin, acne, hairloss, and body hair out of no where. I went back on the pill but the problems just got worse until about the 5th month back on them. I thought that since being back on the pill the symptoms would stop with in a few days or so but it took so long........ Just wondering if this is how long it should take. I never had any problems before taking the pill and wish i never started.

thank you for you for any experiences on this! ~whitney

ibcnuldu · 10-04-2006, 02:50 AM

Which pill are you on?

I'm on Yasmin and I had extreme bleeding and cramps for a month. But after that everything improved and I've had no problems.

whitney86 · 10-04-2006, 09:05 AM

i am on ortho novum 777 and am thinking of switching to modicon. It is the first week of pils in the ortho novum 777 the full 3 weeks. It has less progestin....i hope this works but i am scared to switch. ~whitney

Kittie · 10-04-2006, 12:45 PM

Anywhere from 1 month onwards that symptoms will begin to decrease. Good luck!