Is my body rejecting my birth control pills? Need help!?

Question:

I am in my mid 20's and I have been on birth control pills for 5 years straight.

My doctor changed my pills to a different brand about 8 months ago. Last month I noticed I was having break through bleeding. I was spotting brown blood everyday for 2 weeks.

I have never missed a pill or taken any late. I finished that pack, had a short 4 day period, and started my new pill pack two days ago and I am having break through bleeding again!

My husband and I have unprotected sex, so I took a pregnancy test 3 weeks ago and one again today and both were negative.

I am not having any pregnancy symptoms, and I am 100% sure it is not a STD. All my check ups are perfect and I have never had this happen before or ever been pregnant.

Why would my pills all of a sudden start causing this after 8 months?

Is my body rejecting my birth control pills?

Could I get pregnant because of the break through bleeding?

Answers:
A lot of women have spotting with birth-control pills; it's fairly common.

Here's the question: Are those new pills the same thing as the old, only a different brand; or are they a different dosage, a different substance, etc.? Your body won't "reject" birth control pills; but it's quite common to have side-effects.

It is possible to get pregnant while you're on the pill, though it's pretty unlikely.

Here's my advice: Call your doctor; ask whether your bleeding is a cause for concern, and go for an appointment if he says yes. (Sometimes bleeding between periods can be caused by various sorts of hormonal upsets.) If he says no, ask to switch back to your old brand.

First of all, calm down. Secondly, your body can reject anything at anytime. That is just the way our bodies work. My husband is 28 and he just became allergic to sesame seeds.. Just out of the blue. Your body could very well be rejecting your birth control pills. Now, if you think you are pregnant, stop taking your birth control and go buy a pack of condoms (just in case you aren't pregnant). The baby could have SERIOUS birth defects if you continue taking them. You need to call your OB and let them know what is going on and get an appointment so you can get this situation taken care of.
Good Luck! And if you are pregnant, congratulations! Don't feel bad, over half of the pregnancies in this country are accidental, including mine.. we ended up having twin boys and it was the best accident we ever made.

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