Question About 6 years ago I started taking the pill, I started for several reasons but one of the main ones was anxiety and such due to PMS, sure enough the pills helped.
In Oct. (3 months ago) I got a "wild hair" and decided I was tired of taking the pills everyday, worrying about taking them etc. I thought the symptoms I had years ago were probably isolated and wouldn't return, well to my horror they have!
I started back up on my pills today, I had spotting last week and am cramping again. I should have taken them Sunday ideally I understand but didn't think of it then and read the main reason for "Sunday start" is pregnancy protection and cycle schedule, I don't care about either of those, I just want my hormones back to normal!
My question is two, since I should have started on Sunday can I just take two today, two tomorrow, then continue on with 1 to get the hormones boosted in my system?
When can I expect to see results from taking the pills? I hope soon, I am a basketcase!!
Thanks.
AnswerAsk your OBGyn to help you figure out how to restart best--I'm not sure what brand or type you are on. Your prescriber could probably tell you over the phone, the math here is blowing my mind, to figure this out;-) Also, you could use a hormone level blood draw to see what's going on with you, i.e., are you premenopausal, do you have any imbalance that needs to be taken care of. I wonder why it takes the birth control pills to make you feel normal again.
Maggie Smith, RN, MSN
