I went on birth control when I was 19. I started ortho tri cyclen and it was great, until after a year. I started having spotting/breakthrough bleeding between periods. I switched brands and it was fine. Until a year. This has happened every year and I am now 23. I have also taken desogen, nordette, am currently taking yaz, and I can't even remember if I have taken another kind. I tried the nuvaring but my boyfriend didn't like it.
Anyway, it's always been after 1 year my periods start spotting between. But I had been on yaz for only 3 months and I started breakthrough bleeding again. I am now spotting for the second month. Both times on yaz it has started one week before my placebo pills begin. It goes for about 3-4 days, then i'm fine until I get my period a couple of days later. What should I do about this? It's extremely frustrating to have to switch pills all the time, and is this normal? Does it happen to anyone else?