Your Period / Monthly Cycle

[Empress Merel]

So I'm really lucky. Not even in my first year I felt pain.

 

[lucy92]

i got a mirena IUS/iud this week. (mainly in the hopes i could do away with my period)

it was no big deal getting it inserted. there was one "ouch" moment but it only lasted a second. but since then ive had very low level cramps occasionally. i'm just wondering how long this last. i also feel like im cognizant of it. (i feel like i can sense it).

i hope this feeling passes...

 

[TommyGirl]

Mine are so painful sometimes...when they started it hurted like hell, then I was on pills for few years= no pain at all, and period as a clock work. Then I stopped pills, and now the pain is back. But I won´t use hormonal birth control anymore because of side effects. I`ve noticed excercising eases the cramps, unless it hurts too much to do anything.

 

[Eurasian Mélange]

Has anyone tried the implant? How do side effects and such compare with other birth control methods?

 

[chanelandfur]

I'm really getting annoyed with my period.

Last month I got it on the 5th - it was late for like four days. And this month, I haven't gotten it yet. It's really annoying. It used to be regular but it hasn't been for the past 2 months.

 

[White Houses]

My cycle is so regular ever since I started taking birth control. I start taking my sugar pills on Sunday, get my period on Tuesday at like 3:00 exactly, and it's done by Friday morning.

 

[trolleywood]

Has anyone tried the implant? How do side effects and such compare with other birth control methods?

I recently got one in September after having some issues. I can't go on the pill since theres a history of blood clots in my family but so far it's been good.

The side effects are weight gain or weight loss, I seem to be the first and people have said about acne but I had that before the implant and it's still the same - if not better since I'm on medication for that. Periods are less or even stop in some circumstances, I'm on/off a lot but apparently after 6 months - 1 year your body settles in to a cycle of rare periods apparently.

 

[lucy92]

trolleywood, which implant did you get? norplant? or an IUD.

i dont have any more cramps from my IUD. everything is going smoothly now. B)

 

[Eurasian Mélange]

Sorry, maybe I should have specified what type I was asking about... I was asking about an implant similar to Norplant. It is called 'Implanon'. Is this the type you got, trolleywood?

 

[trolleywood]

Yeah I have the Implanon

 

[Eurasian Mélange]

Okay, thanks for the info!

I would love to hear from more people that have the same or similar type of implant because I am thinking about getting it myself, but I do not have enough stories from those who have tried it to decide (I like to know more than just what's in the leaflets).

 

[PinkPrincess113]

I hate my period rolls around. Major cramps.. I feel like I'm dying on the first day. I got mine yesterday and this morning around 4am I woke up because I was cramping so bad! And then I had an allergic reaction and my face swelled up. This has never happened before, has anyone experienced this reaction or perhaps it was something else?

 

[etceteraism]

Mine has always been really regular, although it came every 5wks instead of every 4. And, the weirdest (but greatest) part was that it would never come when I went on vacation! I think all the changes in weather/time zone/diet would throw my body off.

Since I've been on the pill, it comes every 4 weeks now. I've really struggled with the pill-the first one I was on was great at first but then I started having 2wk periods after a year or so. Then the higher dose made me depressed. So I'm back on a low dose-I just hope that it doesn't cause the same problems again.

I'd like to go on an IUD, but the chance of it puncturing your uterus scares me. I know it's very unlikely, but I'm still young and don't want to take a chance of ruining my fertility in the future. I will probably switch to it eventually though.

 

[Emma Naomi]

etceteraism may I ask which birth control pill you are on? I just started on marvelon last month, and this month's period has honestly been the WORST ever, bad cramps, scarily heavy, terrible PMS, all that. I don't whether I need to give it time to 'settle in' to my body or what.

 

[etceteraism]

Emma Naomi-I was on Tricyclin Lo, then Minovral, now I'm on regular Tricyclin. Minovral definitely made my periods lighter/less cramping, but it's quite a high dose of progesterone which caused me to get quite depressed (of course this isn't the same for everyone). Last month was my first on Tricyclin and my mood seems a bit better, but my period is noticeably heavier and lasted a day or two longer than on Minovral.

 

[trolleywood]

I've been having a terrible time with my implant. I've gained two stone since having it in September and my acne which was beginning to settle down has now reared it's ugly head.

I went to my GP yesterday and my options are taking the implant out and opting for the 3 month injection or the coil. Neither sound appealing but it is my only option since the pill has been ruled out. I hate everythig right now, I just feel so crappy and at 21 I shouldn't be worrying so much about my body!

 

[Mindbear]

When I had my mirena coil I gained weight hugely, and my whole life was blighted by severe mood swings and despair laiden depression (I suffer from clinical depression anyway) that was horrific. I was always in pain, so it just didn't feel worth it and when I had it out, despite the risk of having another cyst the size of a human head like I did before, I felt much much better!

However, my period is really getting on my nerves today, urgh, so grubby feeling and the pain! ARGH!

 

[lucy92]

i have had my mirena for about 6 months. i have also not had a period in about that time as well. i dont seem to have any fluctuations in anything (mood, weight, bloating, no cramping etc)

its a success so far! i really like it.

i also like the idea that this is environmentally friendly. no tampons to buy. it also wont pollute our waterways which the pill does.

 

[CaitlinC]

Growing up I had pretty okay periods until I turned 16 and they started being heavy on a regular basis. I would usually end up being really tired and anemic.

I started taking birth control to help control my flow and the severity.

I'm 22 right now, I'm taking Seasonique. I only get 4 periods a year and they are done within a week or so. I take it for more than just periods now but it works amazingly.

 

[chichina]

Wow I didn't think it was possible to take a pill and only get 4 periods a year! That sounds amazing. My periods aren't that bad, but still, they're annoying.

Ah damn it looks like it's only available in the US with prescription.