SO...i was two months late..and FINALLY got my period. It usually lasts about nine days and this time, only about twenty four hours. I am taking birth control, but have only been taking it a few months, and my period is acting up. It was not normal (color wise) but was very dark and NOT like usual. I was very happy to have recieved my period, but like I said, it was not what I had expected. I was going to take a pregnancy test, but you have to wait about five to six days post bleeding to get exact results. I have read online that dark quick periods are a sign of the egg setting into the uterine lining and it tearing away, but I am curious if anyone has experienced something similar? I am not sure why everything is off in my body considering i take birth control for this very reason, and my boyfriend lives 800 miles away? let me know! thanks!