taking pill to get cycle back on track - Birth Control Message Board

summer550 · 05-11-2005, 11:07 AM

I am a smoker and my boyfriend has had a vasectomy so we decided that I could/should go off the pill. Its been 1 month and I started my period as I should have, but it has lasted almost 2 weeks now. I talked to my doctor and she suggested I take double pills for a few days to stop it, but wouldnt that be counter-productive if what is causing the prolonged bleeding is my bodys way of adjusting to no pill?

kittywitty · 05-11-2005, 11:16 AM

Taking the pill and smoking isn't safe to begin with. So, doubling up on pills sounds extremely dangerous even if only for a short time. I'd either wait it out (the bleeding will eventually stop), or find another doctor. That one sounds like a quack.