Alrighty, I took PM days 5-10, then again on days 16 and 17 but stopped because I bled on day 17. It only lasted two days (May 16-17) but it was heavier and more consistent than the sparse bleeding I had from April 30-May 1. I took PM again and I started bleeding again today x_x
So for clarification, what's happened is after four cycles of pretty normal length, the PM seems to have caused mid-cycle bleeding. If I count that bleeding as Day 1 of a new cycle, then the round of PM I took most recently was Days 7-12, and I am bleeding on Day 18. If I don't count it as a new cycle, then that round of PM was on Days 24-28, and I'm bleeding on Day 34.
Since I started taking the PM, I have started getting blemishes in really weird places, like upper abdomen/sides and butt/back of thighs. I was putting the PM spray on my butt as well as my breasts so it's totally likely that that contributed to it, but the spray wouldn't have caused it on my abdomen. Oh, I have also started using Retin-A (0.04%) again because the acne and poor quality of my skin has been kind of unbearable and making my skin look better and having a clear face to look forward to is a huge relief.
I am really skeptical about continuing with PM and considering taking the ortho-tricyclen that I was prescribed last July that's still stashed in my drawer. I am just really uncomfortable with taking it because I expect that I'll probably have to be on it forever and my body will be even more messed up if I ever try to go off it. I probably won't be able to have kids. And I'm scared of the cancer risks. But the way my body looks and the hair loss make me so depressed. I feel like I'm out of options. I don't know what to do and so far the doctors have not been very knowledgeable or interested in my situation.
So for clarification, what's happened is after four cycles of pretty normal length, the PM seems to have caused mid-cycle bleeding. If I count that bleeding as Day 1 of a new cycle, then the round of PM I took most recently was Days 7-12, and I am bleeding on Day 18. If I don't count it as a new cycle, then that round of PM was on Days 24-28, and I'm bleeding on Day 34.
Since I started taking the PM, I have started getting blemishes in really weird places, like upper abdomen/sides and butt/back of thighs. I was putting the PM spray on my butt as well as my breasts so it's totally likely that that contributed to it, but the spray wouldn't have caused it on my abdomen. Oh, I have also started using Retin-A (0.04%) again because the acne and poor quality of my skin has been kind of unbearable and making my skin look better and having a clear face to look forward to is a huge relief.
I am really skeptical about continuing with PM and considering taking the ortho-tricyclen that I was prescribed last July that's still stashed in my drawer. I am just really uncomfortable with taking it because I expect that I'll probably have to be on it forever and my body will be even more messed up if I ever try to go off it. I probably won't be able to have kids. And I'm scared of the cancer risks. But the way my body looks and the hair loss make me so depressed. I feel like I'm out of options. I don't know what to do and so far the doctors have not been very knowledgeable or interested in my situation.