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What Causes Severe Dizziness,sore Breasts And Mood Swings?
Hello :-) I have always had a regular period, even more accurate after I had my child. I have been on a low estrogen birth control to help my with my horrible PMS. I missed two days of my B.C.and had a very heavy period TWO weeks early. I thought it could be me missing my pill..or stress..but my normal cycle was supposed to start two days ago, I feel very dizzy upon standing and randomly, breast are sore, cramping, crying and mood swings, and I wonder since my husband and I do have sex regularly, any chance I may be pregnant or are my hormones just whacked out? Thank you for reading.
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
Low-dose birth control pills can be out of your system within 24 hours of discontinuing them, so what likely caused your early period was your missing the pill for two days.
If you have bleeding in the middle of your cycle on birth control pills, it is unlikely that you will have a period at the normal time at the end of the pack, because your uterine lining has already mostly been shed.
However, if you had unprotected sex during the time when you missed pills, there is a possibility that you conceived. Many of the same side effects that we associate with pregnancy like mood swings, breast tenderness, irregular bleeding, nausea, and urinary frequency can also be caused by the hormonal fluctuation of missing and then going back on your birth control pills.
So I would recommend doing an over-the-counter urine pregnancy test if at least 10 days to two weeks have gone by since you missed your pills. If your pregnancy test is negative, to missing and then going back on your birth control pills.
Once you've been on the phone month of pills without missing any, you can expect your cycle to go back to normal.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that this information was helpful.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
Low-dose birth control pills can be out of your system within 24 hours of discontinuing them, so what likely caused your early period was your missing the pill for two days.
If you have bleeding in the middle of your cycle on birth control pills, it is unlikely that you will have a period at the normal time at the end of the pack, because your uterine lining has already mostly been shed.
However, if you had unprotected sex during the time when you missed pills, there is a possibility that you conceived. Many of the same side effects that we associate with pregnancy like mood swings, breast tenderness, irregular bleeding, nausea, and urinary frequency can also be caused by the hormonal fluctuation of missing and then going back on your birth control pills.
So I would recommend doing an over-the-counter urine pregnancy test if at least 10 days to two weeks have gone by since you missed your pills. If your pregnancy test is negative, to missing and then going back on your birth control pills.
Once you've been on the phone month of pills without missing any, you can expect your cycle to go back to normal.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that this information was helpful.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
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