S/O POAS

[muppetinma]

At what point do you stop peeing on all the things?  I'm almost 3 weeks late.  I've been back on the pill for for about six months and have been extremely regular since then.  Do people just skip periods?  Is that a thing?

[teamhayes]

Blood test?

[TrudyCampbell]

People do just skip periods. I have PCOS so I skip them all the time. If you are normally very regular I'd call your OB.

[Deleted]

I've never heard of anyone skipping a period while on the pill. I'd test every few days & call my OB when you hit the 40 day mark.

[muppetinma]

Jun 25, 2013 20:24:54 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

The only time I have missed a period was when I had an ED and was basically malnourished. I've been a couple of weeks late before at other times. What pill are you on? Don't some low dose ones sometimes do funny things to your cycle?

Lo Loestrin Fe.  According to Dr. Google, it's not horribly uncommon for people on it to stop having periods, but it usually starts getting lighter and lighter over time.  I had pretty normal, five-day periods up until now.  I'm not missing it.  I just wish I could stop freaking out about it.  

I guess I should call my OB.  Boo.  Going there is such a hassle sometimes.  

[dixeedeluxe]

yeah, call your OB and make an appt
then wear white pants
your period will come

[devonpow]

I haaaaated Loestrin, and I did skip my period on it a few times. Never on any other pill. I switched to Levora, much better for me.

[muppetinma]

Jun 25, 2013 20:42:17 GMT -5 devonpow said:

I haaaaated Loestrin, and I did skip my period on it a few times. Never on any other pill. I switched to Levora, much better for me.

Why did you hate it?  I was put on it because I get white coat syndrome.  (My BP always spikes in the Drs office, even though I don't have a problem outside of the office)  My OB was concerned about putting me on a higher hormone pill if my BP kept being an issue.  

I have no other side effects so far.  I've had issues in the past with other pills making me lose my sex drive. . . . so much so that it was causing issues between DH and me.  I can't go back to that again.  

[devonpow]

It actually caused my sex drive to plummet, so interesting! My periods were really crampy and heavier than I like, I skipped them, and no sex drive. On my new one my periods ate awesomely light and cramp free. Sex drive is better, but severe lack of sleep is affecting that now  

[Regina Philange]

I skip periods all the time but my cycles are weird.

My friend was on that pill and she never got her period while on it. Ever. So she switched. Have you been on it for awhile?

[DesertMoon]

I always had a regular period and on loestrin I did skip, I take alesse now.

[carawestt]

I was on Loestrin for a year before getting pregnant with Lincoln and I only had 1 period the whole time I was on it. I know it's common to skip periods on it but if it's not common for you, I'd call your Dr.

[Deleted]

I never got my period while On the pill

ETA: not true actually- but after a few months I never did.

[hass2001]

LO loestrin fe made me get a period 2 weeks early back when I was 8 weeks pp. it felt weird so I stopped taking it, plus it lowered my supply.

I'd call your OB, especially since you've been regular on the pill before.

[joyhart02]

There is a thing call an inovulatory cycle. It can happen like twice a year where your cycle is thrown off. I was tracking my period inbetween pregnancies and I had two cycles that were three weeks later than normal. I was very regular otherwise.

So this is just an idea.

[raynes]

I know for me when I was on the pill it wasn't totally uncommon to miss a period, usually it was a month when something particularly stressful happened. I was always told that it was fine unless you missed 2 in a row.

[puppylove64]

Have you been exercising alot more lately? That could cause you to miss a period. Are you on regular bc or the mini pill? My dr said the mini pill isn't effective at regulating a period and can cause it to be at wonky times