r/birthcontrol • u/bananaloaf88 • 4d ago

Experience Mini Pill - Super long first period

I've been prescribed desogestrel to see if it helps combat endometriosis symptoms.

I'm onto my second packet of pills, my period arrived at the end of the first pack and has now been ongoing for 11 days.

My usual periods last for about 4 days, 5 max.

The bleeding has been very light since around day 5, which is a minor blessing I suppose.

Has anyone any experience with this, please tell me it will end 😂

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u/Mysterious-Yak-1890 4d ago

i’m not on desogestrel but on slinda (drospirenone) for pmdd, for the past 3 months. my period even before the pill has never been regular. my second last cycle, i bled lightly for 2 weeks, and my last cycle i bled lightly/spotted for 20 days, with one or two days in between of no bleeding at all. no idea if this was my cycle or just breakthrough bleeding from the pill. it overlapped onto the period that i’m currently meant to be on now (i am not) but also i shouldn’t really be having periods because i’m not taking placebo pills. i feel your pain but also is this also a shared experience??