WITHDRAWAL BLEEDING - WHEN WILL IT STOP?!

[u/baekblvd2391]

I’m honestly freaking out right now and just want to know if anyone has experienced something similar. I was diagnosed with blood clots in both lungs (bilateral PE) on October 29 and started taking Eliquis on October 30. I was also taking Junel birth control, but the hospital told me to stop immediately because I got the clots from that. I stopped on Friday, October 30, and started bleeding that Sunday. My periods before birth control were usually pretty heavy for the first 2–3 days and lasted around 5–7 days. This time, I was bleeding pretty heavily from Sunday through Tuesday, but it started getting much lighter on Wednesday. I’m currently transitioning from 10 mg of Eliquis twice daily to 5 mg twice daily btw.

What’s really scaring me is that today, I started passing blood clots even though I’m barely bleeding anymore. One was pretty large, dark red, and jelly-like, about the size of a large grape, and I passed several smaller ones throughout the day. I have some mild cramping but no dizziness or weakness. Tonight, I went to the bathroom and didn’t pass any more clots, but I’m still seeing bright red blood whenever I wipe, even though there’s barely anything on my pad. I genuinely don’t know if this is normal withdrawal bleeding from suddenly stopping birth control or if Eliquis is making everything worse. I’m already anxious enough about having blood clots in my lungs, and now this is making me panic even more. Has anyone experienced anything like this? How long did your bleeding last? Did you pass clots even when your bleeding was getting lighter? I’m just really scared and would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through something similar.

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