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Chaingang -> Pill Schedule Change? (3/2/2006 10:56:22 PM)
Is it possible to use the birth control pill to alter one's schedule? If so, how can it be done? What are the possible risks to one's health? Frankly, any information on the general subject is welcome. The hypothetical situation I was told was one involving the last week of the cycle - what if instead of taking the placebo pills, one just started the next round of actual hormone pills? What happens then? TIA.

Rayne58 -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 12:21:33 AM)
Skipping the placebos means you'd completely miss a period until you got to the end of the pack and took the next lot of placebos. I have done this a few times now with no ill effects apart from very sore breasts by the last week of pills. Useful if you're going on holiday or have some other occasion when you don't want to be bothered with a period[:)]

collegebeauty -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 4:22:56 AM)
I've done it several times, no problem. I asked my gynocologist about it and was told that as long as it's not frequent, no problem at all. Just take your pills as usual then skip the placebos (the one week that's a different color) and go straight to the next set.

yourMissTress -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 7:20:07 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Chaingang Is it possible to use the birth control pill to alter one's schedule? If so, how can it be done? What are the possible risks to one's health? Frankly, any information on the general subject is welcome. The hypothetical situation I was told was one involving the last week of the cycle - what if instead of taking the placebo pills, one just started the next round of actual hormone pills? What happens then? TIA. This can be effective as the posters before me have testified their own experience. It won't necessarily work for all women. Also, this can be dangerous if done continuously. As well as causing more weight gain than is normally expected when on the pill. There are other methods of birth control that have a safer and more likely effect of lessening the occurence of menstrual cycles on a long term basis. There's a shot that lessens the cycle to every 3-6 months. Or in my case, and you can't get this unless you already have a child and don't plan on having any more, I have an IUD that contains and releases progesterone into the blood stream. I have my cycle about an hour long once every 6 months. Side effect for me, I now have PMS and never did before.

mistoferin -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 8:19:46 AM)
There is actually a birth control pill on the market today that allows you to have only four periods a year...although the name of it is escaping me right now. Some doctors will prescribe you to use the more commonly prescribed pills in exactly this way....skipping the last week of pills and going directly into the new prescription. The Depo-Provera shot completely eliminates the menstrual cycle in many women. I was on it for 7 years and never had a period. It really depends upon the woman though as some women report breakthrough or irregular bleeding on the same shot.

Mercnbeth -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 9:06:07 AM)
quote: What are the possible risks to one's health? circulatory system disease, particularly heart attack, stroke and veinous thromboembolism, increase of blood pressure. acceleration gall bladder disease, breast and cervical cancer, noncancerous liver tumors also certain women should never use the Pill, including women who have blood clots, certain cancers, a history of heart attack or stroke, as well as those who are or may be pregnant or those who smoke.

Chaingang -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 9:30:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth circulatory system disease, particularly heart attack, stroke etc... Yeah, I've seen the extensive list of possible side effects before. I have also heard it said that some of those were more at issue with higher dosages of hormones as were given in previous decades. I certainly agree that no medication should be taken lightly or even regularly if it can be avoided. They say that if aspirin were a new drug trying to gain acceptance as an over-the-counter medication that it would not be allowed on the market because of its list of possible side effects. And yet over a certain age, a small dosage is recommended daily against heart attack and stroke. Then again: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/503_aspirin.html Anyway, point well taken.

proudsub -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 9:43:07 AM)
I first took birth control pills when i was 16 for the sole purpose of avoiding periods during important tennis tournaments. My doc actually perscribed them for that reason. I had no side effects and that was back in the 1960's.[:)]

LuckyAlbatross -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 9:46:17 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth as well as those who are or may be pregnant That's just so ironic. You'd think the person would WANT to keep taking the pill then...

Mercnbeth -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 9:46:21 AM)
quote: They say that if aspirin were a new drug trying to gain acceptance as an over-the-counter medication that it would not be allowed on the market because of its list of possible side effects. And yet over a certain age, a small dosage is recommended daily against heart attack and stroke. funny you should mention that--this slave is allergic to aspirin,(can't even take pepto-bismol, excedrin or use carmex lip salve) the side effects that she gets from even the smallest amount should render it illegal for usage by this slave!!! the life altering affects of synthetic estrogens did their damage to this slave in utero and she is not, and never has been a candidate for ANY form of synthetic female hormones--they tried "regulating" this slave when she was a teenager--every increase in dose INCREASED all symptoms instead of the opposite until this slave was NOT having a period only one week out of the month and suffering the other three weeks, desperately anemic---ended that medical experiment[:)]

ownedgirlie -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 6:29:57 PM)
i am wary of messing around with hormones. Then again i will rarely take a prescriptive medicine unless i am near death (or ordered to). i can't be on the pill due to such a bad reaction in my early 20s that any doctor i talk to about it says, "Um....No." So, we deal. When i am on my period i am on my period. Master just makes use of other places.

Rayne58 -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/3/2006 7:56:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: yourMissTress This can be effective as the posters before me have testified their own experience. It won't necessarily work for all women. Also, this can be dangerous if done continuously. As well as causing more weight gain than is normally expected when on the pill. There are other methods of birth control that have a safer and more likely effect of lessening the occurence of menstrual cycles on a long term basis. There's a shot that lessens the cycle to every 3-6 months. Or in my case, and you can't get this unless you already have a child and don't plan on having any more, I have an IUD that contains and releases progesterone into the blood stream. I have my cycle about an hour long once every 6 months. Side effect for me, I now have PMS and never did before. Master doesn't like me to skip periods too often. In fact I've only done it about three times in total. His ex-wife used to do it all the time and she ended up with a nasty uterine infection and also cervical cancer (though that is probably unrelated to the pill taking). In fact my periods only last 4-5 days and they are pretty light now I am on the pill again. A combination of perimenopause and side effects of a tubal ligation left me with 10 day flooding and horrible cramps which I never want to go back to again[:'(]

MHAofHouston -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/4/2006 2:52:24 PM)
Everything we do, it seems, increases our risk of something going wrong. Probably the most dangerous part of taking birth control pills is getting in your car and going to the drug store. You could be in a car wreck and die! Speaking of risks we take... what drug is it that causes 50,000 people to be put in the hospital each year and kills 300 of them? Why do we take it when it causes 40% of all cases of liver failure (that's one drug causing 40% !!!), many of them needing liver transplants for recovery? What drug is it? It is acetaminophen, or Tylenol... "the most trusted pain reliever". How can they say that? I suppose it is because all the others are even worse. If you live in a community of 100,000 people, the changes are that 200 people will DIE every year as a DIRECT RESULT of taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) like aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen, all available without prescription. Yeah... there are a million risks in the Big City. These are just a few of them. I would suggest you stop smoking, eat reasonable amounts of healthy foods, exercise and take the fewest medicines you can get by on and only when you need them. Good luck and good health, Bill

thetammyjo -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 8:49:02 AM)
There are new pills out now that prevent a period for like 3 months at a time. I can't remember the name... .is is something like seasonal?

petwolf22 -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 9:27:11 AM)
Just a tip make sure the pills you are taking are the same level of hormones. The stuff I was taking beforehand were decreasing levels of hormones over the three week period and then the placebo week and skipping that week did nothing but screw up my cycle for about two weeks. Check with a doc, but still, just make sure you are taking the brand with a consistent hormone level.

xxblushesxx -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 9:57:11 AM)
Ok...is there a birth control pill, shot or otherwise that does not have weight gain as a side effect? I am v curious about this and need to know SOON! thanks; ~Christina

ownedgirlie -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 12:18:14 PM)
Since hormones directly effect weight, and birth control is a hormone, i'd venture to say no. Edited to add: But you could do things like eliminate sugar from your diet, and increase exercise, to help negate the effects of the pill....

LadyMegaera -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 7:19:59 PM)
Whoaaaaaaaa be careful here unless you're looking to have a baby!!!! Yes, with certain types of birth control pills you can take that you can use to alter your schedule however, this does not work with tri-levlin or similiar multi-phasal pills. Talk to your gyno before jumping into this because your type may not work in this manner. They're usually happy to answer this for you because tons and tons of women have hot dates, weddings, anniversaries, etc and don't want their monthly friend to interfere.

theRose4U -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 8:20:14 PM)
quote: There is actually a birth control pill on the market today that allows you to have only four periods a year...although the name of it is escaping me right now Seasonel It's just regular pills with 1 week of the sugar pills. Reports I've heard are that flow is heavier & crampy with occasional spotting.

TheShadows -> RE: Pill Schedule Change? (3/5/2006 8:59:39 PM)
I've found, and this is only my experience here, that if the first three weeks of pills in your pack are the same color, you're probably on a single-phase BCP. If it were me, I'd go to a drug reference site and do a search on your particular brand to make perfectly sure. And if you're really worried, call your doctor.

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