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Coming off Cerelle

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AD23 · 06/01/2018 23:44

Hi all,

New to 'MumsNet' so not too sure on how it all works but I was posting to see if anyone on here has experienced the same symptoms as me.... I have tried looking for posts on 'Cerelle' but all of them are really old....

I recently finished my last pack of pills on the 16th Dec. The following day I had a two day bleed and then stopped for 12 days and had another two day bleed, which I was assuming was the withdrawal bleed? But in the mean time I've become SO spotty, my boobs are agony, I'm always bloated and I keep getting heart palpitations. I have come off the pill because I wanted to give myself a break and let my cycle go back to normal before me and my partner start trying for our first baby.

Bearing in mind I have been on this type of pill for 2 years with NO periods I'm worried they aren't going to come back easily....

Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? How long did it take you to get back to normal?

Thanks in advance 😊💁🏻

OP posts:
mumready · 07/01/2018 12:20

Think I might do my first test tomorrow morning as it will be a month exactly off the pill!

Feeling nervous, excited and anxious though....I know it's very early days and it's most likely going to be negative but you never know! 🤞

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AD23 · 07/01/2018 10:49

Aaaaah! Exciting times ahead for you BabyDust18, its so strange as the majority of the symptoms are similar to pregnancy symptoms... We have been using protection so I know I'm not but it makes you doubt yourself! Just can't wait to get back to normal so I can start planning ahead...

MumReady; You Stopped taking your pill roughly around the same time as me... I had similar symptoms over the Christmas period, my boobs felt the same and my back was hurting... It got to the point where I couldn't lay on my front in bed because they were so sore Hmm But we have been using protection so I'm fairly positive I am not pregnant! I've had a couple light bleeds during December, which again you haven't!! So maybe you could be? I'm not up to date with how all the cycle works just yet... but testing each week can't hurt!

Thanks to everyone for your helpful comments, I'm glad I'm not the only one experiencing all of it!

Sending lots of baby dust to you all Grin

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Armygirl · 07/01/2018 10:23

Mumsready it’s posdible to ovulate as soon as you stop the pill so it wouldn’t be too early to test if that was the case. Good luck. 😊

mumready · 07/01/2018 10:07

Hi!

I stopped cerelle nearly 4 weeks ago on 11th December 2017 after deciding to TTC. I had no periods on cerelle and have had no bleeding at all since.
Had very sore and heavy boobs xmas week and lower back pain this week but that's all.
Think I'm just going to do a test each month as no idea where I am in my cycle at the moment. Not had a period in about 7 years but prior to that they were very regular every 28 days.
Been taking pre pregnancy supplements since stopping cerelle.

DTD lots over last 4 weeks- is it too early to test next week? X

Babydust18 · 07/01/2018 09:53

I stopped mine on October got my periods back after 28 days. They are still settling down and range between 25/28 days. The symptoms after coming off made me feel like a crazy lady 😂 I experienced the same symptoms as you. Good luck with ttc in the future. This month will be our first cycle 😊

Armygirl · 07/01/2018 07:01

I stopped my mini pill in July but didn’t have my first period until September and they’ve been fairly regular since. When I first came off the pill I had cramps and heavy sore boobs, all fairly normal symptoms associated with stopping the pill. It can take 6 months to a year for a cycle to be regular again.