Spotting in between periods symptoms and conditions

Will I am 28 yrs old and was prescribed loestrin 24fe two months ago. I'm on my second pack as as we speak things are not good. Previously, I took orthotricyclen low for a few years with no problems. About a year ago I changed doctors and was them prescribed femcon; only took that for 2 months so. My doctor now decided to prescribe me loestrin 24 and every experience has been horrible. I've read the post as well as spoken with several friends that was taking the bcp but stopped because of the mood swings and spotting in between periods. During the first month I experience severe mood swings and was spotting after the second week of the pills; this has never happened with any other bcp in the past. My cycle actually lasted more than 3 days and was still on when I started the second pack. I'm currently on the second row and started spotting and clotting 3 days ago. I'm also experiencing bad cramping. I'm trying to wait it out and see if the third month would be better but I might just have to stop. My next visit with my doctor is in October and I'm going to ask for something else.

Unfortunately I just went thru a termination of pregnancy 3 weeks ago and the doctor has put me on Loestrin Fe24. I have only been on it 10 days and since day 2 have been "constipated" and bloated. I have lower back pain and feel awful. I went to the hospital because the pain in my abdomen was so bad I thought I had a blockage. The ER doctor asked if I were on the pill but I gave him the wrong information about when I started taking it by accident. But since I have been on the pill is when my "regularity" stopped. I am 33 years old and very active and never had this problem before. Doctor said there was no blockage blood and urine came back fine..No kidney infection nothing....It just occurred to me this morning that everything starting changing when I started this pill. Has anyone else had "bowel issues" since taking this pill?

Hi guys. I just was prescribed this pill today and wanted to know if I am making the right choice in BC pills?

My doctor switched me to Reclipsen when i started to have lots of spotting in between periods after being on Estrostep for years. With Reclipsen i have had 0 spotting, but my periods are heavy, unpredictable, and i get cramps days before my period even starts. I've also been moody and have had headaches but i felt this way on my previous BC pill too, so i didn't know if it's due to the pill or something else. My doctor is switching me to Loestrin 24, but after reading the reviews i'm hesitant to start those!

I have been on yasmin for about 14 months. the first 6-9 months were great. Now i have terrible pains "inside" it feels like a knife stabbing with no rhyme or reasin for when they occur. OB says its adhesions..which I have had before...but not like this. Last month I bled 1 week after my period and bleed for 2 weeks. Went to the OB she said its just a side effect. Well I am tired, sore breasts, stomach pains, no sex drive. My husband is so upset he thinks its him. We argued terribly. Well I went back to OB yesterday becuase I was still bleeding. She did an exam, and an ultrasound. No looks for cancer, no endometriosis. She said that the birth control cause cells that are normally in the uterus to grow outside on my cervix and they were bleeding. She recommended that I come off BC and see if the bleeding stops. If it doesnt then I have to go back in Jan for her to cauterize my cervix ( essentially burning off those cells) which I am not too keen on. Please let me know if you hav these side effect. I can give u my home email address

i have been on this bc pill for 5 months now i have not had any side affects except spotting in between periods... i do get my period but i wear 1 tampon and im done. i asked the dr and she said that was normal. i have not gained weight and my boobs are not sinsitive. i do get emotional but thats because my husband is an idiot.

I started Yas about 4 months ago for excessive bleeding, cramping, pms symptoms and homonal imbalance. My Gyn said it would help with all these things. On my first couple months on the pill I thought it improved my mood swings, and my bleeding drastically decreased and I had almost no cramping. I did have a couple migraines and some nausea in the beginning. I have had a real problem with weight gain, cravings and bloating. I increased my exercise but can not seem to loose the weight I gained when I started Yas. I am 40 and this was never a problem for me before. For about the last six weeks, I have had depression and extreme irritability. I've also had brown spotting in between periods. I'm going to stop taking the Yas.

hey everyone i'm sorry to hear about all of your side effects. i came across this site just to pass some time and read about yasmin because i've been on it for about a year and a half, but i havent really experienced anything out of the ordinary. after reading these side effects i started to relate certain things in my life to possible side effects, but i think it may be me being paranoid since i've never thought of anything until right now while reading this.. and it is not extreme side effects, just occasional headaches or something, which very well could happen on their own not related to the medicine.

i just wanted to reassure people that dont have side effects (or people who are worried that they could get side effects) that everyone does not react to the pills the same way. you could get side effects at any time, but if everythiing is going well, there is not much reason to change. there are side effects to every medicine. my mom had switched to a different pill and gotten dark spots on her face, which haven't gone away, but her dr. switched her back to necon like before and she has been ok since then.

for people who are just starting yasmin, its normal to get spotting in between periods for the first few months and i know that i do not get my period until i am on my 4th day of 'reminder' pills. it doesnt come the 1st day after i am finished with the pills with the hormones in them. also, it usually lasts for about 4-5 days, with the last 2 or 3 days being light. i dont experience any cramping or intense PMS symptoms, just some slight bloating or tenderness, which happened before i was on the pills. it did get rid of my cramping and cleared up my skin (i did not have severe acne, just a some occasional pimples that rarely occur now).

i hope that helps a little bit if anyone had questions who was just starting it. i recommend not thinking that this pill is horrible right away, because everyone has different problems, but of course go to the doctor if side effects get bad like some of the women have posted on here.
best of luck

Hello Ladies,

I have been on Yasmin for a little over 6 months now and was planning on stopping it due to wanting to have another baby. Well, after reading the posts here, I now realize that some of my symptoms MUST be from yasmin.

I have experienced the following while on yasmin:
- chest pain
- heartburn / acid reflux (sp?)
- increased anxiety (I already have a problem with this)
- dizziness when going from a sitting on the floor to standing position
- easily agitated / more depressed at times
- shortness of breath at times (easily winded).....I felt out of breath after helping my kids clean their rooms today and vacumming - this is not usual for me
- muscle aches and weakness / pains
- fatigue
- spotting in between periods
- cramps when it is not time for my period
- heart palpitations - skipping beats sometimes, too

Anyway, I had 2 yellow pills left in this packet and was going to finish them, but I just flushed them.

Yes, I am scared of the side effects that I have read about from stopping yasmin, but I guess I am just going to just do it. I was on another BC years ago...Lo Ovral, I think and I do not remember ANY side effects from stopping, but then again, I became pregnant the next month!

I am scared of weight gain. (Luckily, I have not gained any while on yasmin)

I am scared of breaking out and having that increase my depression, BUT it only makes sense that my INCREASED ANXIETY and BEING ON THE VERGE OF PANIC ATTACKS MORE FREQUENTLY are from yasmin. I do have medication to help anxiety, so if I get anxious while off the yasmin, I can use that until I regulate.

You know what? I DO NOT REMEMBER READING THESE SIDE EFFCTS OF YASMIN because my mom and sister always tell me Not To Read the pamphlet because I might talk myself into havng the effects or it might make me nervous due to my anxiety and panic disorder, but now after reading these posts, I understand why I have just NOT FELT NORMAL. I keep thinking I have something medically wrong with me.

Thank you for your support by just being here and posting here:)

Please email me if you want to have a penpal for more support - I might need it...I do not know what is in store for ME after stopping Yasmin.

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Sheri