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I am 20 and I have been on Loestrin 24 Fe for almost 6 months now...

Posted at 6: 8 PM on Jun 21, 2009 by naturegirl7, #42475
I am 20 and I have been on Loestrin 24 Fe for almost 6 months now. Before that I was on Lybrel for almost a year. I started taking Lybrel because I had always had awful periods to the point where I would sometimes faint from the pain of the cramps and would pretty much couldn't function normally. Lybrel was fine for the first couple of months but I began to spot after 6 months and decided to try a different one. I was put on Loestrin and like other pills I have been on I had intense mood swings, felt more anxious, depressed, and had night sweats for the first 3 months. I had light periods, 2 or less days and then about 3 months ago, I stopped getting a period all together. I have had no spotting and recently I have started to have cramping around the time I should be getting my period, breast tenderness and bloating. These are all symptoms I have had on past BC too. I take my pill every day around the same time and have never missed a day. I like not getting my period but it does concern me a bit because my doctor didn't tell me that I would not get a period at all, he actually warned me that I probably have spotting for a while. Does anyone else not get their period on this pill?
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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 22, 2009 by appcowgirl04, #20844

Hey,
I started the same pill in March of this year. I haven't had my period since that month. I took several pregnancy tests and they were all negative so I called my gyno. She told me that some people just don't have their periods on the pill. She said that it's because when you do have a period on the pill it is chemically induced and is only your liner being shed. So, sometimes we shed so much at one time that we simply have nothing else in there for a few months. Hope that helps!

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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 24, 2009 by krissy8521, #20937

i'm having the same probelm! i've been on this pill now since november so thats what 7 months, NEVER got my period still haven't and now recently i get horrible cramps around a week or so before i'm supposed to get my period. is this the case with you? i mean its great that i dont get my period but like it scares the H*LL out of me that i may be possibly pregnant.

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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 25, 2009 by roses4rachx3, #20945

I have the same problem and i am very worried about it. I think it has been a year or a year and a half without my period. I used to get my period on the pill then it got lighter and now it is non-existent. My gyno said it was nothing to worry about when I went for a routine check-up. He said it sometimes happens on BC. I am not worried I will get pregnant I am just worried that something is wrong. I do get some symptoms like when I am supposed to be getting my period. Like my face will break out around the time I am supposed to get my period. Any advice or info? I am not sure if something is wrong, or my diet, or stress, or sleep schedule...?????

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Reply 5 months ago on Jun 25, 2009 by roses4rachx3, #20946

And I am 20 years old too, this shouldnt be happening at 20!

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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 11, 2009 by sara277, #21389

I'm 18 and have had this similar problem. This is my third month on Loestrin 24 Fe and I've only had one, very light period. By reading these posts though, it seems a lot of women have missed their period too. It's driving me crazy though to think I'm pregnant. I also feel like I've gained weight or I'm constantly bloated. I hope this is normal. Should i contact my gyno?

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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 13, 2009 by lizzy_b, #21487

I just called my doctor's office and spoke with her nurse about this problem. I have been going crazy taking multiple pregnancy tests every month because I keep missing my period. It has been three months now and all I have gotten is one day where I go to the bathroom once and I have cramps. I wipe after going to the bathroom and have a little dried blood, a spot really and that's it. I am going nutz. I don't want to just think my period is not going to come because it hasn't and one of the times actually be pregnant!! Is this normal or a defect?

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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 13, 2009 by lizzy_b, #21488

BTW I just turned 23 and I have only been taking Loestrin for 3 months. Before that I was taking Lutera for a couple months and YAZ before that. My doctor has yet to get back to me.

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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 28, 2009 by classygurl, #21885

hey i JUST went to the doctor monday for a diagnoses from my blood she took that friday becasue i missed my period also for 3 months she said that it was most likely that it had to much estrogen, she check my thyroid also becasue that appearently causes that too... i'm starting YAZ on suday so if you want you can check back with me to see how that goes. oh btw i'm 19. my email is igtagsxrby@gmail.com

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