Stopped CERAETTE...Is it normal to not have my period yet?

[sugarbea]

I stopped taking cerazette in November after feeling rubbish all the time, but i've not had a period since. I've taken 4 pregnancy tests (all negative). Anyone else had this?? Can I start taking another contaceptive ? Thanks in advance this has been the pill from hell! :(

Hey SB, I did a 3 month trial of Cerazette in October. I had awful mood swings, to the point i felt depressed. However, the first month I took it, I had my usual cycle of 27 days, then I had a 14 day period (not much lighter than my contraceptive free ones), then a break of 2 weeks, then another 2 week period.

This went on and on, needless to say I came off it after the 3 month trial. I am pleased I gave it ago, it just didn't suit me.

My GP has put me back on mircogynon (my old pill pre DC) and it is great. However, I won't be able to stay on it for long as I am now 38.

I just stopped Cerazette one day and started taking mircogynon the next, had a bit of spotting, but nothing I couldn't handle.

I would recommend you back to your GP. I guess it also depends on why you are taking cerazette, mine isn't for contraceptive reasons, but because of nightmare heavy peri-menopausal periods.

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Sorry can't answer the OP's query but just wanted to point out that age isn't a barrier to the combined pill these days, you can remain on it 'till 50; it just depends on health factors like high blood pressure/migraines which is why I came off Microgynon at 40. I am very happily on Cerazette btw but it seems to effect people very differently..

Wow! OP are you me?! I'm having the same problem for the same amount of time! My stomach, however, is HUGE :(

Going to talk to the drs on friday as im dreading the resulting period that will eventually come...

Yup tis normal. when I stopped it I didn't get my period back for about 8 months.

Was it abnormally heavy or just a normal period? (sorry for the TMI question but need to know these things lol)

I always have heavy periods, and that one didn't seem much heavier, although it was very painful.