Thread: periods??

hello there... I'm full of stupid questions tonight but......
I take the contraceptive pill and I dont have periods at all (the last time was about 4 years ago).... will I still get 'a star week' as in the symptoms of weight gain due to water retention etc?
thanks in advance

Originally Posted by nettie

hello there... I'm full of stupid questions tonight but......
I take the contraceptive pill and I dont have periods at all (the last time was about 4 years ago).... will I still get 'a star week' as in the symptoms of weight gain due to water retention etc?
thanks in advance

I dunno hun, when I was on the pill I took it to stop my periods and didn't have any symptoms at all. My mate was convinced she still had mood swings etc around when her periods would be when she was on the patch and didn't have periods. Think everyone is different!

Originally Posted by nettie

hello there... I'm full of stupid questions tonight but......
I take the contraceptive pill and I dont have periods at all (the last time was about 4 years ago).... will I still get 'a star week' as in the symptoms of weight gain due to water retention etc?
thanks in advance

I think it depends on the person. I'm the same I haven't had a period in years but I still get the symptoms of it like pms breakout in spots sore boobs and wanting chocolate all the time lol.

thanks so much for the replies, I'll have to keep an eye on it and watch out for any unexplained gains and stuff. i dont think i get the symptoms but then i havent been looking out for them, thanks again x

I stopped getting them when i stopped the pill (so opposite to you) but I still get a star week...i get all the other symptoms but the actual period, so its possible, depends on your body.

Just wondering why u don't have a period? Do u not have a break each month? X

Originally Posted by *Sparkles*

Just wondering why u don't have a period? Do u not have a break each month? X

I had really heavy periods after having my second child so I went on the mini pill, you don't have a break on that one, it's great lol x

Originally Posted by *Sparkles*

Just wondering why u don't have a period? Do u not have a break each month? X

You can take the pill without a break to stop your periods. I was on yasmin and advised by the doctor not to have a break to stop painful symptoms I had with my period. Things like the injection and implant can also stop them. Apparently there is no medical reason to have a break/period whilst on the pill?!

Originally Posted by Mrs CC

You can take the pill without a break to stop your periods. I was on yasmin and advised by the doctor not to have a break to stop painful symptoms I had with my period. Things like the injection and implant can also stop them. Apparently there is no medical reason to have a break/period whilst on the pill?!

That's interesting, I'm on Yasmin and have been for years and my GP said I can only go 3 months without a break and then must have one, I might have to look into this.

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I'm on marvalon at the moment and take 3 packs back to back, so 9 weeks of taking the pill with a week break in between (I have endometriosis so take them like this to control the bleeding). At the end of each packet (every 3 weeks) I get sore boobs, swollen tummy, terrible mood swings, even though I don't have a period

I am on cerazette and haven't had a period since I started taking them, over 3 years ago now, and I don't get any of the other symptoms either. Personally I love not having periods although I know other people can find it a bit disconcerting. When I was following the SW plan properly then I didn't see any variations throughout the weeks, unless I'd deviated from plan.

Originally Posted by mrstore

I'm on marvalon at the moment and take 3 packs back to back, so 9 weeks of taking the pill with a week break in between (I have endometriosis so take them like this to control the bleeding). At the end of each packet (every 3 weeks) I get sore boobs, swollen tummy, terrible mood swings, even though I don't have a period

I was told by several pharmacists when trying to collect my prescription, that Marvalon had been discontinued on safety grounds. I went onto the mini-pill Cerazette (same as KittenKat) and haven't had a period in months (other than a horrible, horrible 2 and half week period I had when I first started taking it).

I'm on the depo injection and very rarely get periods, I get a very light bleed every 4 - 8 months, however I do get the water retention symptoms (no others as I didn't realise I had any symptoms until I joined slimming world) so you might get unexplained gains due to it being ''star week'' I also help with the WI's and have known women who have gone through the change still retain water around what would have been their time of the month.

If you have an unexplained gain just don't get down about it and maybe note down when it was and you can see if you have them regularly and if it could be a star week symptom

Originally Posted by ceebeee

I was told by several pharmacists when trying to collect my prescription, that Marvalon had been discontinued on safety grounds. I went onto the mini-pill Cerazette (same as KittenKat) and haven't had a period in months (other than a horrible, horrible 2 and half week period I had when I first started taking it).

Oh s***!! Really?? When was this?? I'm going for a pill check in the next few weeks so I'll mention it, thanks

Originally Posted by mrstore

Oh s***!! Really?? When was this?? I'm going for a pill check in the next few weeks so I'll mention it, thanks

It was about this time last year I think. I had no idea and apparently there is no notice for the doctors when they bring up your prescription so mine didn't know. I went to four pharmacies, one just said it was discontinued, two said it was discontinued because of safety and the other one had no idea why but they had stopped delivering it. The situation could have changed over the last year, I don't know but definitely worth asking your doctor.

I do remember when I went on Marvalon that the doctor said it was a pill with much higher risk of developing blood clots or DVT or similar .. but that it was a pill that is generally good if you have bad skin (and I had awful spotty greasy skin when I went on it). Skin's fine now though!