Gone off BC, feel terrible

Hey guys, I was hoping someone could give me some advice. I've been on the pill for about four months. This particular one was giving me serious emotional side effects, so I've stopped taking it. I'm going to try a different one at the start of my new period.

Now, I had my last period end less than a week ago and suddenly I'm bleeding again. Not much, but constantly. I'm very bloated and I feel incredibly weak. I just tried to do a body step class and ended up just standing next to my step like a mullet for most of the class. When I did force myself to move, I didn't sweat, I just got pale. That used to happen to me before I started running. The last week or so, getting up (out of chairs and such) has caused my vision to white out.

While I am definitely bloated, the scale says I'm down about a kilo. My intake has been between 1200 and 1800 during this week, though I did have a couple of days when I was depressed about a week ago when I didn't eat more than 1000. I've eaten maintenance a couple of times since then and tried to stay fairly active. I take my multivitamin each morning.

So if you've stuck around to read all of that and you've experienced something similar or think you might know what's wrong/what will help, please respond. Thanks guys.

Hi there,

Sorry to hear you've had a rought time of it.  I am not a doctor and I don't know about the other things but I wouldn't worry too much about the bleeding - your body may be trying to settle down to a routine again after taking pills for the last 4 months.  It will take a while to get back into a cycle.  I had the same when I changed brands a few years back.  I am settled now and get no bleeding at all.

I would suggest a visit to the doctors to discuss the other things though.  Might just be a blip but it's worth talking it through with someone don't you think?

Hope it all works out.

It's reassuring to know it's not unusual. And going to the doctor's does seem the way to go, now that I think about it. Thank you.