Has anyone ever experienced a change in day in which your period started on birth control pills? (finishing ortho tri cyclen lo (2 years), changing to ortho tri cyclen).



I usually get my period on wed (once or twice on thurs) of my placebo pills (4th/5th day), sometimes I will start bleeding tues night. (since I started paying attention and writing it down in march) however, I started bleeding today (tues.), but it is exactly 28 days since my last period. This cycle however, I experienced a week and a half of breakthrough bleeding, where some days it looked as though I was actually having my period. But when I started my placebo pills on sun. I just had some brown discharge (sunday and monday), and the bleeding stopped. Im pretty sure this is my period, not breakthrough bleeding because I feel crappy (cramping, bloating, etc.).

I just wanted to see if anyone has experienced a change in the day in which their period started. I dont care what day of the placebo week it starts, as long as im bleeding (so I know im not pregnant) ...Even though I haven't had sex in three months

im also started taking paxil cr this month, and found out that it reduces pms (a plus), and I think it balances my serontonin, which is probably why I got my period exactly 28 days this month, rather than 29/30.

Ps. Will I experience any side effects from switching to ortho lo to ortho?
Will I still be protected well, since im going straight through, or is it like starting pills all over again? Needing a backup method, 3 months for full effect?