Question: Hello,
I have been taking Trinessa for 5 years. This month, I have taken a few pills late (no later than one hour) and doubled up once in the beginning of the month and once during the third week. I do not use any other form of birth control and have had unprotected sex. Exactly one week before I was supposed to start my period, I began spotting. However, it was not the same as a normal period. It was a different color, no clots, light so I did not have to use tampons, but it lasted 7 days (it stopped the day of my expected period). I am now 7 days passed that "expected" period and have been experiencing cramps like my period is about to come, am lightheaded, very bloated, can fall asleep anywhere, have lower back pain, heartburn, my breasts are now becoming very tender, and I am extemely emotional. (This all resembles pms symptoms except the heartburn). One of the first pregnancy tests I took had an immediate, VERY faint line that later darkened, but the rest of the pregnancy tests I have taken this past week have all come back negative. Could I be pregnant, or is this a side effect from the pill? This has never happened before. Thanks.