question for the women

relentless · 01-13-2005, 06:04 PM

I started induction on 1/2/05 and its going great, but I'm perplexed about this....I take Ortho Tri Cyclin and am very regular with my cycles, last week of the month. Yesterday without any real warning (well the crankiness I put off to the carb withdrawal that I've been having since start) I started bleeding, as if the first day of my cycle.

Anyone else have this happen? Any ideas?

Thanks

emily1965 · 01-13-2005, 06:19 PM

Low carbing can screw with your periods in the very beginning....the carb withdrawl can be kind of a shock to the body.

Kaillean · 01-13-2005, 06:22 PM

Yep, I was off kilter the first two or three months (periods WAY late). Then everything went back to normal, and now I am more regular than ever.

collrob2101 · 01-13-2005, 06:24 PM

I just reinducted, and started bleeding during my active pills. It is a normal reaction. Its annoying but it happened to me before.

relentless · 01-13-2005, 06:26 PM

Ok. Thats reassuring, and in my case I figured it was a good thing as I have PCOS so anything to naturally shift my cycles is a good thing in my mind. I wonder if at a later point in my low carb journey if I went off the birth control, would my periods be more likely to regulate on their own? I've read a little about low carb being really helpful with PCOS. I'd really be floored if I could have a 'normal' cycle without the birth control. That has never been a reality for me, but also I have never gone low carb seriously before either.

Any feedback greatly appreciated!!

relentless · 01-13-2005, 06:28 PM

Oh yeah, so did any of you experience a full period when it came on suddenly? I'm just wondering if I can expect to have another one at the end of the month when I am 'scheduled' to....

cidelsia · 01-13-2005, 06:44 PM

I had goofy periods when I lo-carbed before. Not as "heavy"

and had spotting at strange times. I take Ortho Tri's too.

KristenT · 01-13-2005, 06:48 PM

Im having some really weird stuff happening too..I was scheduled to start my period yesterday, but have just been spotting very lightly yesterday and today..has this happened to anyone else?

collrob2101 · 01-13-2005, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by relentless
Oh yeah, so did any of you experience a full period when it came on suddenly? I'm just wondering if I can expect to have another one at the end of the month when I am 'scheduled' to....

yeah I feel like I have a full blown period!

AngelHope · 01-13-2005, 07:42 PM

I have PCOS and I can count on my period starting the 2nd week of induction EVERYTIME. I have an IUD this time around and it STILL happened LOL .... I am with you though ANYTHING to keep my cycles going!

Arcangela · 01-13-2005, 09:07 PM

I have PCOS and am on the pill too. The only time low-carbing changed my period is when i started to add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to my diet. Bleeding started w/n two days. Having 2 periods a month, even if the second one was lighter, wasn't a pleasant experience for me so i cut back on the cinnamon. Now i only sprinkle it in my tea.

Everyone else who replied: Was it the low-carbing that made you bleed and/or the suppliments that you might have added? Just curious... Would be nice to have a normal period w/o any meds. :P

HerdLady · 01-13-2005, 09:59 PM

I'm on the Pill too.

If I'm low carbing, my period will start on the Thursday of the week I take the white pills, and it will last longer.

If I'm eating junk, I'll start on a Saturday and be done by the following Monday.

goodcelt · 01-14-2005, 05:43 AM

It hasn't affected mine...

01-13-2005, 06:04 PM	#1
relentless Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 581 Gallery: relentless Stats: 204/164/160 old 192/192/160 new WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/05	question for the women I started induction on 1/2/05 and its going great, but I'm perplexed about this....I take Ortho Tri Cyclin and am very regular with my cycles, last week of the month. Yesterday without any real warning (well the crankiness I put off to the carb withdrawal that I've been having since start) I started bleeding, as if the first day of my cycle. Anyone else have this happen? Any ideas? Thanks

01-13-2005, 06:26 PM	#5
relentless Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 581 Gallery: relentless Stats: 204/164/160 old 192/192/160 new WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/05	Ok. Thats reassuring, and in my case I figured it was a good thing as I have PCOS so anything to naturally shift my cycles is a good thing in my mind. I wonder if at a later point in my low carb journey if I went off the birth control, would my periods be more likely to regulate on their own? I've read a little about low carb being really helpful with PCOS. I'd really be floored if I could have a 'normal' cycle without the birth control. That has never been a reality for me, but also I have never gone low carb seriously before either. Any feedback greatly appreciated!! __________________ We are all part of the same compost heap. Tyler Durden

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01-13-2005, 06:19 PM	#2
emily1965 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Portland Posts: 13,176 Gallery: emily1965 WOE: Atkins	Low carbing can screw with your periods in the very beginning....the carb withdrawl can be kind of a shock to the body.

01-13-2005, 06:22 PM	#3
Kaillean MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,400 Gallery: Kaillean Stats: 215/155/155 WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: March 2003	Yep, I was off kilter the first two or three months (periods WAY late). Then everything went back to normal, and now I am more regular than ever.

01-13-2005, 06:24 PM	#4
collrob2101 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 7,883 Gallery: collrob2101 Stats: 142/136.5/125 Height 5'5 small frame WOE: back to low carb Start Date: 06/2/2007	I just reinducted, and started bleeding during my active pills. It is a normal reaction. Its annoying but it happened to me before.

01-13-2005, 06:28 PM	#6
relentless Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 581 Gallery: relentless Stats: 204/164/160 old 192/192/160 new WOE: low carb Start Date: 1/05	Oh yeah, so did any of you experience a full period when it came on suddenly? I'm just wondering if I can expect to have another one at the end of the month when I am 'scheduled' to....

01-13-2005, 06:44 PM	#7
cidelsia Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NYS Posts: 955 Gallery: cidelsia Stats: Need to lose 115 lbs. WOE: LC 20 carbs or less! Start Date: 12/01/08	I had goofy periods when I lo-carbed before. Not as "heavy" and had spotting at strange times. I take Ortho Tri's too.

01-13-2005, 06:48 PM	#8
KristenT MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,390 Gallery: KristenT WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 15 2005, restarted 12/31/07	Im having some really weird stuff happening too..I was scheduled to start my period yesterday, but have just been spotting very lightly yesterday and today..has this happened to anyone else?

01-13-2005, 07:42 PM	#10
AngelHope Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 999 Gallery: AngelHope Stats: 258/240/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 04/14/2008	I have PCOS and I can count on my period starting the 2nd week of induction EVERYTIME. I have an IUD this time around and it STILL happened LOL .... I am with you though ANYTHING to keep my cycles going!

01-13-2005, 09:07 PM	#11
Arcangela Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 240 Gallery: Arcangela WOE: Atkins Start Date: sigh I need to stay in restart mode.	I have PCOS and am on the pill too. The only time low-carbing changed my period is when i started to add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to my diet. Bleeding started w/n two days. Having 2 periods a month, even if the second one was lighter, wasn't a pleasant experience for me so i cut back on the cinnamon. Now i only sprinkle it in my tea. Everyone else who replied: Was it the low-carbing that made you bleed and/or the suppliments that you might have added? Just curious... Would be nice to have a normal period w/o any meds. :P

01-13-2005, 09:59 PM	#12
HerdLady MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: HERD Country! Posts: 1,240 Gallery: HerdLady Stats: 330.5/319.5/230 (by year's end)/165 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 01/05/05	I'm on the Pill too. If I'm low carbing, my period will start on the Thursday of the week I take the white pills, and it will last longer. If I'm eating junk, I'll start on a Saturday and be done by the following Monday.

01-14-2005, 05:43 AM	#13
goodcelt MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,091 Gallery: goodcelt Stats: 194/190/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 2/26/08	It hasn't affected mine...