I have searched online and can't find anything about this, so naturally I am freaked out. I am 30 years old and have been on bcp's for 14 years. This has been continuous, as I never took q break and never even missed a pill. Now, my husband and I would like to conceive this year or next, but I have some strange symptoms. My period came about 2 weeks after stopping (that was about 2 weeks ago). However, I had (sorry for the length) hot flashes at night that woke me up, severe anxiety, oily skin, pain in my hips and back, I had really sore joints but that went away, dry eyes, headaches, cold sweaty feet. The hot flashes are the worst. About 2-3 every day my skin on my back, neck gets so hot. My ears turn really red. This sometimes happens more than once a day. I can't find anything that causes this other than scary rare conditions and menopause!!! I am terrified! Can prolonged use of bcps cause this? I have am appointment with my gyno. Next week, is there anything I should ask? What is going on?