Spondylitis Association of America Forums General Discussion Women Only Message Board I'm late

I'm never late. I take BC pills to regulate my periods and we use condoms as a backup because of all the meds I'm on. I've recently started on Remicade, could this be the culprit?

I'm probably overreacting but its hard not to freak out at the thought of being pregnant. eek:

Dear Andie,

I dont know what to tell you?!?!? I am on the pill as well but have been for 23 years and not had a problem even with all the meds I take. How late are you? Do some of your meds say that it can make your pills less effective?

Maybe it is stress???? Do you think you should take a prego test?

Keep us informed and I will be thinking about you and hope you are o.k.

Oh yeah, I forgot to ask... will this be a good thing or a bad thing???

Lynette

I took two different preg tests from the market and they were both negative , but still no period .

I've started my next round of bc. I guess if it happens next month I'll pursue it further with my doc. I had all my hormones checked back in May and they were normal for my age, doc said I was far away from starting menopause.

Last month my period was extremely light and this month a no show. I thought it might be related to the Remicade but I can't find any info about that on the net.

Pregnancy would be a bad thing in my case, I have pulmonary hypertention so preganancy would be dangerous and risky for me and the child.

Thanks for your reply, if I find anything about biologics and menstrual cylcle I'll post it for all to read.

Andie, I have been on the pill for 11 years now (statred at 13yo for acne) and it is "common" for your period to get lighter and sometimes even stop completely if you have been on a high dosage pill for a long period of time. This first happened when I was 18yo and had no chance of being pregnant...

See a GP if you are worried to just check that everything is OK, but you could be one of the lucky ones who doesn't get a period on the pill. My GP just warned me to be careful that I monitor if I am pregnant as I got older to ensure that no period was due to the pill and not due to being pregnant.

My doctor said I was too young for menopause, too, but here it is

I think you should get a checkup, but you may not want to rule out menopause just because the doc says you're too young.

I started perimenopause at age 34. Messed up my cycles big time.

I was on birth control pills with Jane, I always started on a tuesday. Tuesday came and went and on Saturday took an otc "generic"=cheap test. As soon as the urine started passing the screen the line or two (whatever) was there. I would think if the tests came out negative, you are probably not pregnant. Just my experience. In fact, I found out I was pregnant with all three by the time I was 4 weeks pregnant.

Jane and Rachel were both birth control pill babies (gotta take them EVERYDAY) and Kyle was a heat of passion, couldn't stop. Jerry says that why he's a boy (Typical man), and yes, it was me, so Kyle's my fault. But what a beautiful fault he is!!

Stress can really mess up your cycles, though. Especially if you think you are and aren't ready to be. I swear everytime I was late and took a test, as soon as it was negative, I'd start the next day.

I'm kind of scared cuz since I had my tubes tied, I've had very heavy periods. This last one was like a pill period-3 days, 3 drops. That how it was with Kyle, then the next month, nothing. If I'm pregnant I'm going to KILL my OB.


Here's an off topic question though. I stopped breastfeeding in May and I'm still lactating-really lactating. Could it be that Kyle still sleeps in our bed next to me, or should I see a doctor. I really want my breasts back. They've served their time and need to retire to "other things". Any thoughts?

Sarah

We'll I got the blood preg test and it was negative. I hope this is a nice side effect of the BC pills. I wouldn't mind going through menopause either, one less thing to worry about. If it keeps up I'll look into it further.

SarahC
8 months is a long time to continue lactating after stopping the breast. My best friend has always let her little ones sleep with her and has not experienced this side effect but maybe your body is just really in tune with the babies or something. Not to scare you, but I've read there are some breast cancers that have lactating as a side effect.

Time to schedule an appt Sarah. It might be your meds, your stress, your sympathetic reaction to baby in your bed. Or it just might be you need the shot to dry up. Your body might not be able to quit producing milk on their own. Might be hormonal.