[Rachie]

I have been taking the pill for a good 4years and have never really had any problems. But in the last few months I keep getting my period randomly. I usually skip my period for 3 or 4 months and then get them and have never really had a problem with breakthrough bleeding.

I let myself get my period around march/april, but in may I suddenly got a heavy period with lots of clots, I had the period for around a week and for that time I was still taking my pill. Next month bleed again for a day or 2, last week got period again for 3 days fairly heavy and clots, then again yesterday fairly heavy and a couple big clots but it has gone today.

Does anyone have any idea what is going on? I went to doctor when it first started and she gave me a form for a blood test, I still havent gone because im chicken lol, but am getting it done tomorrow. I would just like an idea of what could be going on.

I also constantly get period pain and sometimes it feels like my ovaries are aching. I have recently started dexamphetamine in march, not sure if that has anything to do with it but all information helps lol. Thanks in advance

[Rachie]

Anyone....?

[Fresia]

Cycles change for many and pills can be adjusted. For me, I can have breakthrough bleeding of my birth control pills with stress or due to a change in other medications. Other times, I have had tolerance build and had to go to a higher dose pill; or even needed them to be lowered. I have also had breakthrough from complications from other illnesses causing stress and hormone changes. The blood work will help the doc rule out any physical possibilities and to make sure that it might just be a change in hormones to adjust your dose. It is good the doc has ordered the blood work and the sooner you can go in, the better! Putting it off, only adds more anxiety thinking about it and not knowing. Really, go in and have one less thing to worry about!

[Rachie]

Thank you for replying I guess I better just bite the bullet and have the blood test lol