Cerazette stories please.

[deethra]

After being on cerazette for 7 years, my OH and I have decided to TTC baby #3.

While on cerazette my AF stopped completely, at the time I thought this was wonderful, but now we are TTC, I have no idea what my cycle is or when it will ever come back. 😭

I have 'only' been off Cerazette for 5 weeks, which I know in the grand scheme of things is a very short amount of time. I know I just need to be patient and let my body find its groove again. But every day feels like a lifetime, waiting for AF.

I haven't had any sign of a withdrawal bleed or anything. I was expecting to atleast of had that by now?!
Lots of bloating, sore boobs and cramps, but nothing else.

I should also say, I am 37. So I have that little (irrational) nagging voice in my head telling me my body clock is ticking. Hence the lack of patience and added anxiety. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Please share your stories of coming off of cerazette. Did you have a withdrawal bleed? How long did it take for AF to arrive? How long after stopping cerazette did it take for you to conceive?

Thank you. ❤

No news still here... wee'd on a stick just incase, again... but BFN. 🙄

@feliznavidad2 It's infuriating isn't it.
I thought maybe AF was starting yesterday morning. I have light brown spotting (TMI? Sorry) and awful cramps, but it isn't developing into anything heavier.
My hormones feel all over the place today too.

It's been 23 days since I stopped taking the pill and still nothing, apart from that 6 hours or so of spotting. Trying to stop flapping that this means no periods forever - I'm such a catastrophiser. 🙄

Hope you're all having better luck than me? @deethra? x

Wish I could say I was @feliznavidad2, but unfortunately not! 😓
I had the light brown spotting on the 1st and 2nd, but nothing since. I wouldn't even call it spotting really either. I put a pad on in the hopes things would develop, but there was never any need for a pad.
I'm hoping this was my withdrawal bleed?!
I wonder if your 6hr bleed was yours?? 🤞🏻
I have cramps still, but my boobs are no longer sore.
The bloating is really starting to get to me now, I'm fed up of leggings and super baggy tops.

Are you TTC now? We want to start properly from the 17th, and I'm worried with each day that goes by that AF won't arrive before then.
I wonder what our chances are of conceiving before having an AF?

Yeah, we're trying but doesn't feel very well scheduled as no idea if even ovulating yet so just sort of doing it when we fancy. 😆

I have got a stash of pregnancy tests now as otherwise it's like being in limbo. I don't think my very short spotting episode was my withdrawal bleed unfortunately - it wasn't really even proper spotting; lots of pinky/brown discharge.

Fingers crossed things get moving for both of us soon. Also v bloated here and horrible cramps at times but then other times feel fine. 🤷‍♀️ so weird!

How's its going @feliznavidad2?

I had cramps yesterday morning, and then milky mucus in the afternoon, but nothing since. I wonder if that's me ovulating.

Today is the first time since coming off the pill that I feel semi normal. I also want to jump on DH, which again is the first time I've felt remotely 'in the mood' since coming off the pill. Luckily for DH, he's out all day. Lol.

Trying not to get my hopes up that I'm through the worst of the side effect. 😊

Hi Everyone, just thought I'd join to add my experience :)

I came off the pill on the 8th of Dec last year. And I'd been on carrelle for around 8 years and then they put me onto Carazette as they just did a 3 month prescription as of course no doctors appointments allowed then. But carazette realllly messed up my mental health big time, so came off early and beyond happy that i did!

So I had a 'withdrawral bleed' around 2 weeks later, but it was literally just a small amount (Brown) and then nothing after. Then around 2 weeks after that (Around 4 weeks stopping the pill) i had a few days of spotting but only brown discharge (Sorry TMI!) and it wasn't until around 8 weeks since stopping the pill that i finally had my first proper cycle and it was only around 23 days.
I also tracked absolutely everything on the 'clue' app as i went on the pill as a teenager so i don't remember anything cycle wise from before then lol.

I was also taking the seven seas TTC tablets from the day i stopped the pill, and i had a 23/24 day cycle and then a 28 day cycle and because it was a week longer i was convinced i was pregnant but BFN :(
I then stopped taking those tablets as apparently they can lengthen your cycle. Although that wasn't actually a bad thing for me then! I now only take folic acid. And i am currently on Cycle 3 of TTC our first! And I'm in the 2ww which i dread!

Also i had every pregnancy symptom under the sun when i first stopped the pill! and my hormones went a bit whack but they've fortunately settled down a bit. I also used clear blue OPK's this month as my app was tracking ovulation on the wrong days.

Sorry for the long post, but i was at this point back then and it's so frustrating!

Hope you're all doing ok!

Hi @Ivy99

Thank you so much for sharing.

It is so frustrating! So I know I for one am really grateful to anyone who shares their experience. I know we're all different, but just knowing you aren't alone can make such a difference.
Hopefully we can all support each other.

I'm currently taking the pregnacare before conception vitamins. It does say on the box that it can cause a delay or change in your monthly cycle. I wonder if its worth changing to just folic acid like you did. Hmmmm, definitely something to think about.

Sending you lots of baby dust. 😊🌟

@deethra that’s ok! I just know I searched forever on here for everyone’s stories when I came off the pill!

But you’re right, even knowing you’re not alone helps massively! Especially as no one knows we’re TTC so can’t speak to anyone!

Yea I’m not sure if it was coincidence or not, but I was like 6 days late, well I say late, that was just extending from the 23 day cycle, but as soon as I stopped taking them AF arrived!

I’ve found tracking quite helpful and the clear blue OPKs were really helpful this month as they measure your fertile window, not just the LH peak. As last cycle I tried to DTD around the date my app told me I was ovulating and I think I ovulated much later, so who knows.

I really hope this is our month as it’s our birthdays this month so it’ll be a lovely surprise for OH! But trying not to get my hopes up!

So much for the “we will just see what happens” when we started this! 🤣

Hello! Here's my happy story.

Had been on Cerazette for 2 years, no periods at all during that time. Came off Cerazette at the end of March, had one 'period' at the end of April, got BFP at the end of May. I was 40 at the time.

These stories are both reassuring, good luck @Ivy99 and thanks for sharing @tisonlymeagain

No developments here although was a bit of a (?) hormonal wreck yesterday, felt like awful PMT. No development on the bleeding front though.

I'm just trying to relax and take it as it comes (she says...)

Fingers crossed for you deethra 🤞🏻 - I've been up for DTD constantly since stopping the pill except for the last day or two Apologies if TMI

thanks @feliznavidad2 It's such a rollercoaster coming off the pill. My hormones were all over the place but equally it was a weight off my shoulders. I'm never going on hormonal birth control again!

haha i was the same! I mean i read it does boost your sex drive but i was quite surprised at how much! And it's not as if we never DTD!

Good luck everyone, keep us posted xx

Ohh @tisonlymeagain that does give me hope!!
Thank you so much for sharing.

@feliznavidad2 I keep telling myself to relax and stop stressing. It'll happen when it's meant to happen. But we all know saying it to yourself and actually doing it, are two completely different things. 😂

@ivy99 I'll never go back onto hormonal birth control again either. You don't appreciate how much it effects your body. Which is crazy if you think about it, but you just don't think about what it's actually doing to you, or any repercussions.
Ohh, how magical would it be if you could show OH a positive test result on his birthday. 🤞🏻🙏🏻 Good luck!!

I REALLY hope this is our month!!

Hi, it took around 2/3 months for AF after stopping cerazette and around 8 months to fall pregnant

Thank you for sharing @Russell19

I love all these positive stories today.
Positive stories and others to talk to who are going through the same - It's definitely been good for the soul.

Nobody else to tell so sharing with you guys. I think AF is either on her way or I'm ovulating or something.

Lots of lower abdominal cramping, and sore boobs this eve. Did a pregnancy test this am as find lack of period disconcerting but was BFN - as expected.

I'll keep you updated - it's like period watch.

It's been 31 days since I stopped taking the pill and still nothing, I'm v bloated and crappy on occasion but no spotting. I've ordered some cheapy pregnancy tests as not entirely sure if I'm ovulating but we've been doing lots of DTD. 🤷‍♀️

Hope someone else has progressed further than I have on this pill-less journey. @deethra ?

38 days here and still no sign of AF @feliznavidad2.

I did another test yesterday as I had convinced myself that the brown spotting the other week could have been an implantation bleed.
I did the worst thing possible and had got my hopes up, but it was another negative.

It's so soil destroying isn't it.

I debated stocking up on some cheap ebay ones, but I wasn't sure how reliable they'd be.
Let me know how you rate them, I may get some too if you think they're worth it.

@deethra Ah no, I'm sorry. I would've thought the same thing, if it's any consolation.

I'll let you know re. Tests, I've ordered some fairly cheapy ones from Amazon which had good reviews. 🤷‍♀️

Hi @deethra. I just wanted to give you a positive story.

I had been on the pill since I was 16 (now 32). I was changed to Cerazette in my mid 20s due to migraines and my periods stopped altogether for the whole time.

I came off the pill at the beginning of November and felt like AF was never going to arrive but it did eventually on the 17th December. On the 12th January I found out I was pregnant and I am now 17 weeks.

Wishing you lots of luck xx

That's really reassuring @Jay3004 - congratulations on your pregnancy. 😊

@Jay3004 Ohhh that does fill me with hope!
Thank you!

Huge congratulations 😊

Congratulations @Jay3004 🥰

I'm on day 32 off the pill and still no bleeding/period. Did a test yesterday and a BFN so just in limbo waiting ha ha

@deethra @Kat668 @feliznavidad2 thanks ladies, I’ve got my fingers crossed for you all 🥰

@Kat668 you're not alone - I've bought some cheapy pregnancy tests as keep DTD but no idea if I'm even ovulating 🤷‍♀️