Hi! I take Yaz. Lately my stress levels have been up and unfortunately my PMDD symptoms during luteal have been rearing their ugly head despite my bc (which, generally speaking, really helps). I’ve been doing some fun period math and realized that my luteal phase is going to be peaking during a really fun exciting upcoming trip I have planned. In order to stave it off, I’m wondering if I should attempt staying off the pills (going maybe 3 days past my placebo pills) this cycle and extending my period (so to speak) in order to keep my trip time out of the danger zone (by starting a new pack later). I’m wondering if anyone has done something like this before and can speak to their experience?
I‘m worried that if I mess with the cycle too much, my body will revolt and make the whole month a hormonal mess. One time in the past I had an issue getting my birth control and had about a 2 week gap which made me super moody and hormonal for a few months- definitely don’t want a repeat of that. This is much smaller gap so I’m hopeful it won’t make much a difference but I’m not sure!