Coming off cerelle (mini pill)

Hey,

Just wondering if anybody had quite regular periods on Cerelle and if yes, how did your cycle go after you stopped?

The last few months I've had bleeds most months after not having them regularly for a lot of them time I've been on it. Stopped last Monday, a couple of days after my last bleed ended.....wondering if these bleeds are my 'real' period or not?

Ps. I also experienced bleeds a couple of days after I missed a pill usually, can only assume it's the variation in hormone levels from missing it then taking it again that caused that as I stopped 9 days ago now and haven't bled at all.

[quote xxxhazzeexx]@Trinacham hi i came off cerelle march 29th had withdrawl bleed 2 days later lasted 5 days waitng for normal period to start now hoping dosnt take long to concieve baby number 2 have u had your withdrawal bleed yet x[/quote]
I had my withdrawal bleed finally exactly 3 weeks to the day after I stopped the pill. Now just waiting for my first normal period which should hopefully turn up in the next few days! I know I ovulated 14 days after my withdrawal bleed as I used OPKs and managed to catch when my peak was on day 14.
Good luck with trying for number 2

@Trinacham hi i came off cerelle march 29th had withdrawl bleed 2 days later lasted 5 days waitng for normal period to start now hoping dosnt take long to concieve baby number 2 have u had your withdrawal bleed yet x

Sorry no advice but I was also wondering about experiences with coming off Cerelle as I have recently done so (Feb 17th), no withdrawal bleed at all yet. I thought it would be straight away as when I the implant removed I had a bleed a day or two after!

Hi,
Ive been on a form of the pill since I was 11 due to heavy bleeding constantly im 32 now.
My doctors moved me from a normal pill where I would have a 7 day break to cerelle in November. I did 3 months worth and have now been off it since middle of January. I had a period which started a few days after and lasted for 2 weeks. Finished 30th Jan. Haven't had one since.
We're trying to conceive. Ive done a pregnancy test and its negative.
Anyone else had a similar experience coming off cerelle? I didnt cope very well when I was on it. Spotting/headaches no regular period but I did have one even though the nurse said it would stop. Just a bit confused. Would appreciate the advice

@TiReDmUmone that's good news- hopefully you'll go back to nice regular cycles now xx

After stopping it, my first period was a month later, and conceived within 2 months, which was a surprise as I expected it to take a while!

Good luck x

I came off cerelle and was pregnant before I had my first period. Everyone is different.

I had a period straight after stopping Cerelle and was pregnant within 6 weeks. However my periods have never stopped on any of the mini pills and I tend to bleed if I skip one. I know others who took much longer. I was also thinking about TTC soon, but am leaning towards waiting too.

@Skyla01 Yes I was thinking that

@TiReDmUmone wow that was super lucky first time round!
Given the mini pill stops ovulation I suppose it's not surprising some of our bodies can take a while to settle back into our natural cycles.

@LittleRa it might still be worth stopping the pill and using barrier contraception for a while, in order to give your body plenty of time to get the pill out of the system. Entirely up to you of course.

I (late 20s) was on various pills for a long time with no breaks, most recently mini pill for the last few years. Came off the pill Dec 2018 and started TTC immediately. First period end of Jan so quite quick but took until Feb this year to find out I'm pregnant.

I was always a fairly regular 28 day cycle before going on the pill and throughout last year I had cycles that varied between 27-36 days. I did use OPKs on and off and think it varied between possibly not ovulating/ovulating late in my cycle. I found it disheartening to keep buying them and using them with no success so some months I would try not to track and take the pressure off TTC.

Around a year after coming off the pill I suddenly started to ovulate on day 13/14 and had 28 day cycles so I really believe it took my body a year to settle. I wish I had come off the pill earlier and used alternative contraception if we weren't ready then to TTC just to give that time to adjust. I definitely had moments where I didn't think it was going to happen for us.

Best of luck to you all ❤️

I was on it for 13 years took 6 months to come on. Then went back being really heavy. Been trying now for 3 years to get pregnant. Was on ivf roads just about to start and was cancelled due to covid 19.xx

I got a period a month after coming off it and was pregnant 4 month later. Same again when I was TTC the second time. I was also late 30s at the time.

I came off the end of Feb and had my first proper period the middle of March, so very quick for me.
I came off the mini pill end of Feb due to mental health reasons (I currently have never felt better!!), and the doctor told me that the pains I was feeling were severe ovulation pains. I’ve been experiencing pms the past week so I’m sure I’ll come on again soon x