45 - going off of birth control after 15 years. Experiences?

[Anonymous]

I became pregnant. Ultimately miscarried at 12 weeks.

Outside of that -- monthly periods are normal. However, I've never had any period issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dunno about "obviously". I went off at 44. Expecting a baby in October.

Yeah, one of the dumber comments I’ve read on here. I know of two women who got pregnant in their late ‘40s.

44 is not late 40s

[Anonymous]

Heavy periods which turned out to be fibroids (but was early 50s). Back on a progesterone only pill, will attempt going off this fall, and see if I'm in menopause (with 18 months on the progesterone only pill, only 2 periods). Hoping for no bleeding at all and fibroids gone. Otherwise, I will need to have surgery

[Anonymous]

Very inconsistent periods with terrible PMS-type symptoms that did not go away for weeks at a time (perimenopause). My OB cautioned it would happen and she was right... this was 10 years ago before perimenopause was getting so much attention.

[Anonymous]

I went on Lipitor instead of stopping pill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went off at 46 and had period cramps, acne, and heavier periods that got very irregular. I had been on BC since my early 20s and hadn’t had period cramps since then so they were pretty jarring. Went on HRT at 47 and am now 6 months without a period.

Thanks! This could have been me but I haven’t been on HRT yet. Ugh, the chin acne from going off the pill after 20 years on it. Ugh. Plus heavier periods. Pp— Why did u go on hrt? Curious

[Anonymous]

Doctor said I could stay on the pill until 50. At 49 1/2 my "periods" on the pill went from being very light to non existent. So I went off it and never had a period again. Couple of months of night sweats but otherwise fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve got a 24 day cycle and my periods are a lot heavier. Not bad enough to go back on BC though.

+1. Periods closer together and for the first few months I broke out a little. Things have settled in now. Period is every 24 days and heavy for 2 then gone.

[Anonymous]

OP how is pregnancy "off the table?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went off at 46 and had period cramps, acne, and heavier periods that got very irregular. I had been on BC since my early 20s and hadn’t had period cramps since then so they were pretty jarring. Went on HRT at 47 and am now 6 months without a period.

Thanks! This could have been me but I haven’t been on HRT yet. Ugh, the chin acne from going off the pill after 20 years on it. Ugh. Plus heavier periods. Pp— Why did u go on hrt? Curious

This is PP. I went on HRT because of hot flashes and joint pain. And I was intrigued by the bone health, brain health, and cardiovascular benefits. So far it’s been great and I’ve had some unexpected benefits, like hair regrowth and thickening. I had experienced a lot of thinning in the last couple of years and it has reversed. And the vaginal estrogen has helped with utis and urinary frequency and urgency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm planning to go off for a variety of reasons (I'm 45, pregnancy is off the table obviously!).

If you were on birth control for a long time, what happened when you went off of it? What bodily changes and experiences did you have? How long did they last?

Have fun having a baby at 46.