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So How Long After Birth Control Will It Take To Get My Period Back?

So How Long After Birth Control Will It Take To Get My Period Back?

the question everyone has after getting off birth control.. when will my cycle go back to what it was?

Listen, I'm not a doctor, so I can't really predict your exact timing (but it's not like they really can either, let's be honest...). But one of the questions I see a ton is "When will I get my period and when will my cycle become regular again?" Or I see "My period was regular when I was on the pill and now that I'm off, it's all weird with the timing and flow and stuff." 

I need to stop right here and address something before we proceed. 

With this last example, it's common to think that by getting off birth control, your period is irregular. Doesn't it seem that way if it was regular when you were on birth control?! Your bleeding on birth control isn't actually a period at all. It's a withdrawal bleed from not taking the medication (WHAAT!?). Yeah. It's not real. Sorry to burst your bubble. When you get off birth control is when you start having your real periods and that irregularity is your body's way of trying to reregulate your hormones and figure out its natural state again! It's totally okay and nothing to worry about! You're not broken forever, I promise :)

Okay, back to timing. When will you get your first actual period after getting off birth control? Well, that totally depends and honestly will probably be different for each person, why you went on birth control to begin with, and how long you were on it in total before ditching it altogether. They say for every year you were on birth control, it'll take approximately that many months for your hormones and body to get back to its pre-birth control state. So if you were on birth control for five years, it might take your body five months to regulate itself. And I'd say five months at minimum! There's a lot more to getting off birth control and hormone regulation than just not taking a pill anymore, so give yourself more time than you think! 

So you've read this and have been on birth control for a decade or longer and feeling a bit hopeless? I can imagine! Please don't think like that though. If you're really serious about not being on birth control anymore, take the time now to get into a healing mindset for this journey you're about to go on. It will suck. It will take time. And if you keep pushing it off because you don't want to wait that long for your body to heal, you'll further delay that time that you could be using to implement steps to heal your body quicker! 

Need help? I'm here for ya :) I've done this transition before and I took WAY longer than seven months to heal my body (I was on birth control for seven years). I also had no idea what I was doing at the time and have since learned what I should have been doing to prepare for the transition and during those first few months off birth control. 

Start off by determining your why for getting off birth control. It'll make things much easier in the long run. Then, jump into my community where all the magic secrets are stored. We discuss all things post-birth control, including things that will help speed up your transition process and lifestyle tips to support your hormones! I promise you'll get a gold nugget out of it that you didn't otherwise know and we have fun in there too ;) You've got this, I believe in you, and I can't wait to see you again! 
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I Felt Out of Balance

 

It all started with small rashes under my armpits. They grew bigger. They were fiery red. They burned. I couldn’t itch them since they burned so bad. They flaked. They were embarrassing. I didn’t know what they were. Then they showed up on the crook of my elbow and on the top of my right hand. I thought it might be due to a gluten or dairy intolerance, so I changed my diet. It helped temporarily and my rashes didn’t hurt as bad and weren’t as red. But diet changes weren’t enough. I was devastated. My rashes remained for MONTHS!

Then the "fluff" showed up around my belly and hips. Maybe the start of winter contributed as well; either way I swear my pants used to fit me way better…

My hair started falling out. In chunks! I’d always had some hairs come out when I washed my hair, so I was used to it. But not to this extent. I knew something was going on.

My acne became out of control, almost to the extent when I was in high school. Red, painful, cysts that I just couldn’t resist picking. And here I had spent all these years at the dermatologist “healing” my acne for it all to come back with a vengeance.

I was in tears at least once a week. I felt hopeless. I felt so alone. No one could relate besides one girl I followed on Instagram. My boyfriend was supportive, but how could he understand though? He had no idea what I was going through.

I took a deep breath, wiped my tears and trucked on. Then the next week would start all over again with a meltdown because I was fat, my hair was falling out, my acne was returning, and my rashes burned SO. FREAKING. BAD. I was angry, frustrated, confused & hopeless. 

I had heard that stopping birth control could come with some pretty gnarly symptoms. And I thought I was ready for whatever would happen. But I didn’t realize how mentally and emotionally challenging these symptoms would be.

Like many people, I started taking birth control in high school. I took it mostly for my acne, but pregnancy prevention was nice too. My hormones were manipulated for over 7 years. The birth control was prescribed by my doctor, so why would I ever question how it was affecting my body?

Turns out, I had NO idea just how much it affected me. All of me. It wasn’t until I read this book that I understood how much my body was impacted by these synthetic hormones that I didn't even realize were synthetic at the time. How hormonal birth control can be prescribed to “treat” certain conditions, yet it’s really only a bandaid fix. I didn’t want that bandaid fix anymore and I wanted to heal myself naturally. So I took the leap and ditched my birth control.

Aside from some of the challenges of getting off birth control, I noticed a whole new world of positives that came from it. For the first time in my life, I actually had energy! I no longer needed to sleep half the day away. The mental fog was gone! My mood increased, as well as my libido, which I swear was gone for good. I finally felt like I was in control of my health for the first time. Truly healthy and truly better.

My goal is to be that shining beacon of light for you if you are struggling with the decision to finally get off hormonal birth control. You are not alone in worrying how your body will react. You are not alone in this transition and your experiences. It might be challenging. But we are strong. We are healers. We are self-advocates. And only we know what’s best for our bodies.

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