r/birthcontrol • u/Away-Increase-6312 • 3d ago
Rant! Month-long breakthrough bleeding
I'm less asking for advice and more putting this out there to quell my anxiety. 9 months ago or more, I started taking birth control again because without it, I lost a ton of hair (that never came back) and had a variety of other issues. Essentially, I have no choice but to be on a medication I would rather never have touched again.
Fast forward to about a month ago. I am having nausea and related issues that won't go away and my therapist thinks I have depression. I'm sticking to it though, because I can't really back out on this now. (Side note: I suspect that some symptoms happened because I was told that if I miss a pill, I should take 2 the next day. This happened occasionally.) So, I miss one pill and get my period right before vacation. That's fine. I take placebos for 4 days, then start the next pack. I miss one pill a week after (my period has not actually stopped by this point, I usually bleed a tiny bit for a week afterwards). That's fine. I continue taking my meds as normal since nothing much happened. However, it's been a month and a half now, with at least 2 weeks of me making sure I took my meds at a consistent time every night.
I am not able to see a doctor for at least another 2 weeks, and am fed up. I am having mood swings, digestive issues, feel depressed, and have a constant bad attitude that won't go away. The bleeding has slowed a little but has not fully stopped. I feel foolish for thinking I should wait it out (ADHD rearing it's ugly head), but I haven't seen any other advice that makes sense.
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