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 😊💁🏻
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Coming off Cerelle
AD23 · 06/01/2018 23:44
Hi ladies,
I've been searching for people that may be going through the same situation as me....and I found this thread.
I came off Cerelle on 14th February having been on it for 5 years (was on combined pill prior to this). Had minor spotting 11th-13th March and had nothing since.
I came off to give my body a chance to get in a cycle before we TTC. I thought it would be straight forward and was not expecting to be waiting for AF! I've had constant stomach cramps, sore boobs etc over that time.
Had my smear test yesterday and nurse said that there was some blood on my cervix (TMI) so that may be a sign AF is coming but still nothing.
Feel like I'm becoming obsessed. Wished I'd come off it sooner! 
Thank you for your kind words @RLl1105. Hoping you hear some good news soon!!
@Latetothegams83 I am the same, did not expect to be waiting for AF. Definitely feel like I’m a bit obsessed too.
I’ve been off Cerelle 24 days and still no sign of bleeding. The waiting is so difficult. I’ve wanted to TTC since January and now waiting till June feels like forever away.
Is it best to use OPKs? So much more complex than I thought this 
@Louxo If it helps, my nurse was right, AF arrived this morning! It's been 51 days since I stopped Cerelle so at 24 days it's still early days for you. I had no other bleeding up to this point so was getting stressed. Hopefully you don't have quite so long a wait.
Personally I was waiting for my first AF to arrive before trying to work out ovulation dates. It seemed a bit of a needle in a haystack up to that point!
I'm using Clue app and it's now working out dates for me. Good luck 
@Latetothegame83 51 days, that's crazy! I'm glad AF has finally arrived for you. I presumed it would come after 3-4 weeks, or have some sort of bleeding. Have not had any spotting or anything.
@AllTheGlitter 80 days is a long wait! Glad it's finally here and you can start tracking cycles.
It's great we can all talk to each other and share our journey together. I will just have to try and wait patiently
Hi.
I’ve just read this whole thread, it was a bit of a rollercoaster. Congrats to those who have conceived and hang in there those still trying.
I’m about to come off Cerelle this weekend having been on it for 5 years with no period. I was hoping to get an idea of time before we would be ready to conceive but what I’ve learnt is it’s a bit of a pot luck. 
I will post my updates in the hopes I might be able to offer more hope or guidance for others as we start this journey to get my cycle back on track. Then we can start trying for a baby.
Hi
Hi everyone, hope I’m ok to join your chat? 😊
Me and my husband have recently decided to start trying for baby number 2.
I stopped taking my Cerelle 3 weeks ago on Thursday coming and for the past two weeks have been getting spots, sore boobs, cramps on the one side every now and then and back ache yet still no withdrawal bleed or period.
Unfortunately I can’t remember how long it took for it to come out of my system before 😣 normally if I’d ever accidentally missed one or taken one late I’d start bleeding but so far nothing at all.
I was hoping I’d be able to get a rough idea from the chat but from reading I guess there is no rough time and it’ll just happen when it does
Congratulations to those who have conceived and best wishes to those still trying
@RLI1105 Congrats!! Amazing news. And in the first month TTC.
Wishing you all the best in your pregnancy. Wonderful news
@RLI1105 congratulations on your news!
Just for an update.
Last time I posted on here I had been told to prepare for the worst following an early scan. I went back for another scan a week later and a miracle had happened and there was a heartbeat and the sac shape had become regular. I am now 10.5 weeks pregnant
Good luck to everyone else on there TTC journey.
I also forgot to add that I predicted my ovulation dates based on a typical cycle length from the date of my first period after coming of cerelle. However I actually conceived nearly 10 days after my predicted ovulation. So when your body is still adjusting to coming off the pill keep actively trying at any point as you might not ovulate when you think you will!
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