miss a day on the pill and now.. - Birth Control Message Board

GeccoGirl · 12-09-2002, 07:17 PM

hi i missed one day on the pill and yesterday took the one for the day i missed and the current day like i'm supposed to. The only thing is now i'm bleeding, it seems to be a lot for the spotting that i was warned could happen and its never happened to me before when i've missed a day. I know its not sexually related cause i havn't had any sex or anything in that area for a while. Just wanted to know if anyone's heard of stuff like this happening and what it could be?

myloathe · 12-09-2002, 09:08 PM

Hi Gecco. I've never had bleeding when I missed my pill but I have taken 2 at a time and had MAJOR cramps, like labor pains!(Ok, i've never given birth but it was what I imagined it would be like).

wrin · 12-09-2002, 10:25 PM

I've heard of it happening where it throws your whole cycle off whack and you start your period early, it happened to my friend.

Talk to your dr, this might be an indication your pills aren't working well enough or need to be adjusted for body weight (if you weigh more than I think it is 70-80 kilos, it might not be protecting you properly) and you might have to look at switching or changing your dose.

janedoe1301 · 12-09-2002, 11:28 PM

Gecco, don't let it freak you out. It's probably just spotting as usual. Maybe there is more blood this time because you're close to the time of your period (before or after) or because you took both pills at the same time instead of waiting for 12 hours. Or have you been doing any extra physical activity - biking, sit-ups/crunches, etc.? Sometimes if I miss a day on my pill nothing happens, sometimes I have a brownish discharge, and sometimes I have a heavy bloodflow for a day or two. Just be thankful that you remembered to take it, and try to stay on schedule in the future.

GeccoGirl · 12-09-2002, 11:35 PM

thanx for responding, i really hope its just some heavy flow, its just weird that i didn't have any cramps. Anyway i'm going to the dr. as soon as i get home from college, in about a week. But this HAD to happen during finals huh!