| Re: Breakthrough bleeding...on Ortho-tricyclen almost 10 yrs!
Hello. I'm kind of in the same situation, but I've only been on birth control for about 5 years, almost 6. I've switched pills a few times but I've been on Trinessa for most of the time, which is the generic of OrthoTricyclen. Last month I had that same brown spotting for the whole two weeks before my period, it was so annoying. Now this week I bled a little during sex, which has also happened before, and my period is due in a week. I think it's all normal, I guess maybe your body just needs a higher dose after so long. You might want to talk to your dr. about switching.
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Breakthrough bleeding...on Ortho-tricyclen almost 10 yrs! 
- I likely should go to see my dr. but I thought I'd throw a post out there in the meantime. I've been on ortho-tricyclen for almost 10 years and just recently, in the past year or so have had a few of episodes of "breakthrough bleeding" (i.e. spotting, brown-ish blood about a week before my period is actually due). In the past 9 years I have always been super regular and could practically time when my period was going to start. This month, I started getting the brown-ish spotting a full week and a half before my period is due to start. At first I wasn't too worried, but now I've been spotting for 5 days straight...I'm wondering if I've been on ortho-tricyclen for too long and my body's developped a tolerance to it or something? Anyone have any bright ideas or similar stories?
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