Hello. I have a concern. Last august (one year ago) I quit using all forms of birth control. I was using depo provera from june '02- oct'03. In oct '03 I started on ortho evra (oe), because I was constanly nervous about not having periods. By august '04, I still had not seen my period, even while using the oe patch, so I quit using birth control altogether. By nov, my periods started coming back, but very very light. Mar '05, I completely missed my monthly altogether, and then starting in april I began bleeding very heavily, with large clots. This is constant bleeding, too. No cramping or pain of any kind, just losing alot of blood. I bled very heavily for 4 months straight, then I get a week off just long enough to get a check up at the health department. The nurse practicioner there said this is all due to the hormones of both birth controls getting out of my system. She said that constant bleeding for up to 3-4 months is normal in said situation. Wellllllll... Guess what, i'm bleeding again. Only 1 week after my exam. No cramping, no clotting, just bright red and thin blood, but i'm flooding the super plus tampons a pad in a matter of a couple of hours.

Is there anyone here who has had ill effects after quitting depo provera or ortho evra? I read alot of horror stories about ill effects while using the birth controls, but I never see any side effects of quitting either.

Please give me some insight,

thank you!