Since August 2023 I have been taking the Evra patch continuously as I suffer a lot during menstruation and having an abundant flow so much that I consume 1 box of tampax a day, due to unconsciousness I continued to take the patch without ever taking the break.
Also, always stupidly, when I noticed that the patch was not attached well, without detaching it, I put on another one, continuing for some time to wear more than one, as they did not remain perfectly attached to my skin.
From the beginning of November I started to have blood loss mixed with mucus, initially infrequent until it continued every day.
My gynaecologist told me about overdosing on patches so I decided to peel them off and on Saturday, November 18, I got my period and the same night I got a blood clot of about 4 cm; From there on November 20th (I'm on my third day of menstruation) the flow is very light.
I wanted to ask; if I decide not to stick the patches anymore thus taking a good break of 1 month, will I continue to have those leaks that I have had since the beginning of November? Or will menstruation continue to be there?
I didn't really understand what those losses were involved in and if the cycle passed they could, finally, go away.