running 2 packs together - the pill

ive only just started taking the pill, microgen 30, ive just realised that the day i go off it il be going on holiday and i dont want a period then. is it ok to run too packs together i.e what happens etc and does it matter as ive only just literally started taking the pill..even though it seems to be working out okay

hope this makes sense
sorry if theres other threads like this

Reply 1

teh_samby

You want to finish your current pack and not wait a week, just go onto your next pack?

My friend did that and was fine...until her next period when she was off school with really painful stomach cramps that made her throw up :frown:

Maybe it has a different effect on everyone, I couldn't say, I just know what happened when she did it.

Reply 2

meeeee

I'm on microgynon as well and have run packs together a couple of times. I've never had any major problems with doing this, although I would say make sure that you take your pill at the same time every day as the first time I ran packs together i wasn't taking it at exactly the same time (but still in the 12hrs) and towards the end of the second pack had a bit of spotting. I'm not saying that was the reason it happened but the next time i did it I didn't get any. Also I find I get my period a day earlier than I would normally after running 2 packs together. but other than that had no problems at all.

Reply 3

Anonymous #2

Well when I used to be on it I ran two packs together so that I could "plan" when my next period would be, and yeh, it was fine for me. If I was going on holiday and knew I'd be swimming for example, I took some from another pack so that the next period would start when it was convenient for me. This was fine with my doctor but I dunno, maybe you should check with yours.

Reply 4

pikaboo

When I ran two packs together I just got slight spotting towards the end of the second pack and then a slightly worse bleeding than normal when I finally took a break, plus horrible PMT. But you might be luckier, it causes different amounts of side effects in everyone :smile:

Reply 5

Snowfall

I'm also on microgynon 30 and have run packs together in the past. It's very convenient but yeah I do think that it does effect your next period. I tend to get period pain when I run packs together (I usually don't have any period pain).

Reply 6

shinyhappy

I'm on microgynon 30 too, I've run packs together twice in the past, and I've never experience any after-effects. I still tend to get a little bit of pain towards the end of my period, so I guess if i didn't have that already it might have caused it.
If its the first month you're on the pill, you might quite likely suffer 'spotting' (slight bleeding throughout the month) anyway, if you run your very first two packs of pills together, this might continue into the second month, making it a bit awkward for swimming anyway.
xxx

Reply 7

Kate.

When I first started on the pill, I ran my first 2 packs together (same brand as you) and I was fine. I only get spotting towards the end of my 3rd consecutive pack.

Reply 8

Anonymous #3

I used to be on microgynon but not at the mo. When i tried running 2 packs together it really didn't work. I had a period for 3 weeks!!! Usually it seems to work for other people though, so should be fine

Reply 9

Ana

I'm the same as Kate. It's safe to run up to 3 packs together - but I can never do more than 2, otherwise I get spotting during the third.

Reply 10

Emmalina

Check with your doctor? Its gonna be safest!

Reply 11

Little Girl Red

It's fine to do that, but it does have some nasty side effects. When I did it, it made me feel incredibly sick, gave me huge headaches, and made me really hormonal :frown:

Reply 12