Hi Everyone, So glad I've found this as i am in the same boat!
I've was on hormonal contraception for 10 years. First the injection, then desogestrel. I was on Carrelle for years and had no issues at all, and no periods at all. But i would have brown spotting if i missed a couple of pills or took them at the wrong time. So I assumed that would be the same when i came off all together in the future so didn't worry too much.
But i ran out of carelle back in October, and the nurse just gave me a pack of carazette as i couldn't have an appointment of course, so she sent it straight to chemist so didn't know she'd prescribed that instead of carelle. And after a month of being on Carazette my mental health went downhill big time, and it was just so horrible to be on so decided to just come off all together to give my body extra time to settle before TTC.
I took my last pill on the 8th of December, then we used protection until the 17th of December, we DTD unprotected and i think i may have been ovulating as i had EWCM that week. But may not have been.Then i had the following:
- 3 weeks after taking my last pill, i had really bad cramps and then the next morning (on boxing day) i had a small-ish amount of brown discharge (Sorry TMI) So i used a pad, but had literally nothing else after that. So just had that small amount that morning and that was it. So i assumed this was withdrawral.
- I had nothing for the next week. Then the following week i had spotting of brown discharge on and off for a few days, but didn't need any pads or anything as it was only when i went to the toilet. Then it went more to a light bleed (still brown) and i needed a pad for 1 day then it went back to spotting and stopped completely now. So my Clue app has classed that as cycle one. But I'm unsure as it's only been brown discharge.
I've had nothing since, but took an ovulation test a week ago and it was positive, and we DTD a few times that week. But since Friday, I've had such sore nipples! Really sore. And I've never had this before. I then woke up saturday feeling quite sick, and then went to have breakfast and the smell of porridge hit me and it made me sick! I eat that most days fine. So this was odd. I was so convinced i was pregnant with all these symptoms, but then did a test and it was negative. But according to my app my AF is due next week so just waiting for that to see what happens.
Sorry i know thats a bit long winded and all over the place, but to be honest my heads all over the place too! No idea what's happening with my body. And don't really recall having a proper cycle or anything when i went on the pill so not much to compare with!
I just wanted to see if anyone else has had similar and to also join and see how everyone else is getting on. It's now 6 weeks since i stopped the pill so still early days. I also had the worse pregnancy symptoms like 2 weeks after stopping the pill but i knew it must've been hormones as we used protection mostly in those 2 weeks. But it's driving me crazy thinking oooo is this is and then getting a BFN/No AF!