ladies on contracepive pill and not taking your pill break.....
pearshapedmum
Posts: 131 Member
Hey all :-)
I know that we tend to get water retention throughout our monthly cycle which is then lost. My question is, if for some reason you have to skip a pill break and go straight onto the next months pills, do you tend to get extra water retention or does it stay at about the same level as throughout 1 cycle?
I know that we tend to get water retention throughout our monthly cycle which is then lost. My question is, if for some reason you have to skip a pill break and go straight onto the next months pills, do you tend to get extra water retention or does it stay at about the same level as throughout 1 cycle?
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I find I still tend to get water retention which builds at the end of one pack and lessens a few pills into the next. I have no idea why!0
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i dont take bc and never have but i retain sooo much water around my period.0
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I skip for six months at a time with the help of OCs. I do find that I have a little water retention towards the end, but, like yesimpson said, it drops off after three or four pills into the next pack.
When I'm on my "period" (re: withdrawl bleed), I literally gain a good 6-8 lbs of water weight. I legitimately look 4 months pregnant, which is ironic, considering.0 -
For me it is the same as when I don't skip the period. Still water retention. But when I have my period I always lose weight on the 4th day on not taking pills. That doesn't happen when I skip. (Not got a clue why that happens at all, haven't even started bleeding by then!)0
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I'm a month into taking Junel (after getting off Mirena), and I'm not supposed to get a period but I am RAVENOUS, my boobs hurt and I'm also super bloated. According to the cycle I had before I switched BC, I'm supposed to get my period today...it'll be interesting to see if this is just a weird pseudo-cycle with my hormones balancing out, or if my body will actually give me a period!
I digress - you're not alone. I feel like a crazy person for gaining weight around my ToM!0
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