mini pill/period/bleeding

i'm really scared. last monday i started bleeding, quite heavy. i usually get heavy periods so it didn't seem unusual: however, i started to take the mini pill for the first time. i've never taken it before, it says to take it on the first day of your period so i did. the bleeding started to calm down and was mainly spotting. but ever since then i'm still bleeding, not super heavy but moderately. it freaked me out a bit so i decided to stop taking the pill to see if it would stop, it hasn't yet. i'm also cramping a little bit, so it most likely is my period but why is it lasting this long? i took two pills the other day because i heard that can make the bleeding calm down but it didn't really do much. i'm 24 for context 

  • Hello cait1198

    I'm sorry to hear that you've had some bleeding that is unusual for you since starting the mini pill. 

    Please do get in touch with your GP surgery as they will be best placed to offer some advice and reassure you about your symptoms. 

    I hope things settle for you soon. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator