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So I was on the Depo shot for almost 7 years. Glorious years without a period. Then a little over a month ago, I started Lybrel, the Pill that is a continuous 28 day dosage with no placebos (so still, no period, YAY!). Lybrel is not fool-proof and many women still experience break-through bleeding or mini versions of periods, but that's usually because they were either not on birth control before taking it, or they were on a Pill that still allowed a period. Since I hadn't had one in years, it was an easy transition and my doctor felt certain that I'd probably not have any bleeding as long as I take my Pill the way I should.
While I was on Depo, I'd occasionally experience a slight cramp or two very slightly similar to menstrual cramps, but they never even required medication or activity or action. They barely lasted more than a few minutes.
This past Tuesday and Wednesday nights, I had cramps that were almost exact reminders of what real menstrual cramps felt like when I had a period. In fact, I was so terrified I was actually going to start bleeding that I ran off to my locker and got a pad (I bought emergency supplies and always keep some in my purse, locker at work, and in the bathroom closet here just in case). There was no blood. But the cramps, they were awful!
They were the same as when I was a teen. They branched out from my lady-bits to down my hips and down to my knees. I could barely stand up straight and do my job. I went to sit for a second to finish something, and struggled to get back up.
I took ibuprofen and went to lunch break. Yet when I returned, I was still cramping like crazy. I made another trip to the bathroom just to be sure nothing had escaped. Wow, these close calls are starting to get annoying.
Two hours later, even though it's not good, I took some more ibuprofen. And they still did not even numb a bit. So once I got to my parents' house, I grabbed the kitten and snuggled up for nearly 3 hours, and I felt a little better.
Thankfully, I've only had a few twinges since Thursday morning, but I'm hoping this does not become a monthly or on-going symptom of this medication. It's on the list of side effects, so it's not like it's something to be in dire worry of, but it's annoying. And wow it's uncomfortable.
While I was on Depo, I'd occasionally experience a slight cramp or two very slightly similar to menstrual cramps, but they never even required medication or activity or action. They barely lasted more than a few minutes.
This past Tuesday and Wednesday nights, I had cramps that were almost exact reminders of what real menstrual cramps felt like when I had a period. In fact, I was so terrified I was actually going to start bleeding that I ran off to my locker and got a pad (I bought emergency supplies and always keep some in my purse, locker at work, and in the bathroom closet here just in case). There was no blood. But the cramps, they were awful!
They were the same as when I was a teen. They branched out from my lady-bits to down my hips and down to my knees. I could barely stand up straight and do my job. I went to sit for a second to finish something, and struggled to get back up.
I took ibuprofen and went to lunch break. Yet when I returned, I was still cramping like crazy. I made another trip to the bathroom just to be sure nothing had escaped. Wow, these close calls are starting to get annoying.
Two hours later, even though it's not good, I took some more ibuprofen. And they still did not even numb a bit. So once I got to my parents' house, I grabbed the kitten and snuggled up for nearly 3 hours, and I felt a little better.
Thankfully, I've only had a few twinges since Thursday morning, but I'm hoping this does not become a monthly or on-going symptom of this medication. It's on the list of side effects, so it's not like it's something to be in dire worry of, but it's annoying. And wow it's uncomfortable.
Hopefully you just need a month or two to let your system adjust to the new hormones and they'll disappear or at least not be as severe in a few months...
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