Crap, I think I may have been rumbled, or am about to be

[IllegallyBrunette]

I am on the pill. I don't need to be on it from a contraceptive point of view, but carried on taking it because without it my period pain is horrendous and the pill used to help, and possibly still does a bit. I hate to think how much pain i'd be in each month without it.
Even with me taking the pill, I still get the most awful pains on my break, and have collapsed in agony with them before now.

Anyway, a while ago (about a 9mths i suppose), I stopped having a break after each pack. I didn't ask my go if I could do this, I just did it. I am a single parewnt, and canot be that incapacitated (is that right word?), for a few days every month. Plus I couldn't stand the pain anymore.

I have just rung to make an appointment for new pill prescription, and the receptionist asked me if I have a break or start new pack right away, and so I said right away, because I am scared shitless of being in that much pain again.

I'm worried now though that the nurse will notice that I really shouldn't actually be due anymore pills yet and refuse to give them to me. Can she do that ?

I have seen several doctors about my period pain, but they all seem to think that it is just something that happens and I should swallow a million painkillers (which don't work) to cope with it.

You need to really push to get someone to listen to you re the painful periods. Keep on at them.

Since having had DD 6 years ago I suffered badly with my periods. I had virtually no bleeding (none at all when on pill) but incredible pain, plus midcycle pain too. I'd has problems before having DD but the pain since having her was horrendous. My first GPs I saw did nothing at all.

Eventually I found a GP who listened and referred me, nd just last year I had treatment. So far so good re. the pain.

Yes, I think I read one of your threads before Hula, and your symptoms were very similar to mine.

My periods have always been painful, but since having kids the pain has changed and gone to a totally different level. Before kids, it was just stomach cramps and a bit of back ache, now though it is all of this ..

Severe stomach cramps, bad enough to make me drop to the floor holding my stomach.

Back ache which seems to start in my hips and then radiate across my back.

Nausea

Bowel problems

Stomach so sore and tender that even lying still and breathing hurts.

Virtually no blood loss at all, and any I do get is always brown old blood.

I really would recommend the Mirena coil-many poeple have no periods at all after a few months.

The only thing with the Mirena is.. and I think you are younger than I am nutty.. my GP refused. point blank. to give me the Mirena because I may choose to have more children in the future (based on my age)

Also my GP said she doesn't know one person who doesn't run packs of pills together and for quite long periods of time.. she also added that lots of GPs do it.

Does the Mirena effect fertility then ?? I do remeber reading that you shouldn't have it, you wanted a family within the next five years.

No but any coil leaves you more vulnerable to infections which can leave you infertile/effect fertility (apparently)