Hey, I’m thinking about stop taking my pill as I have been in it for nearly 8 years now. I want to regulate my period. How long does it take to regulate after coming off the pill? & also if I decide to go back on the pill, can I?

It can take up to a year for your cycle to normalize. Yes you can go back on it but it's not recommended to go on and off within a short span of time

Hello! So I quit the pill a year ago, I was taking optimizette and it was really nice for 6-7 months, then I started to get mild to medium period pain and last month my period pain came back full power, I even had a vasovagal syncope from the pain. So I am now back on it and I have to deal with the side effects all over again 🙄. But everyone is different so your experience could be different, there’s really no way to tell.

Okay thank you! Did you have any symptoms from coming off the pill?

Not at all, just the normal cycle symptoms. I started to feel my ovulation around 6 months after I came off the pill, it was like a sharp pain on one side but it wouldn’t last long. My cycle was very regular almost from the get go, it took only like 1 or 2 months. I’m gonna be honest, if my period weren’t debilitating I wouldn’t get back on the pill, it was a relief to reconnect with my body and to go through the ‘normal’ fluctuations of my hormones. But I’m lucky to not suffer from PMS and to have a regular cycle.

And to be in a committed relationship with a man I trust to tell me if a condom is ever needed

Thank you so much! That’s the main reason why I want to stop, I’ve been on it now for years. I want to reconnect and regulate my period normally. Praying I have no symptoms coming off and don’t have pms

@luna91 if you’re not on the pill & don’t want to get pregnant then a condom is always needed. Unless you mean while on the pill.

Is there a reason you want to ‘regulate your period’? If the pill works for you then I’m not sure why you’d need to come off it, unless you want to try for a baby in the near future?