Prolonged period...is it normal first time on pill

i wonder if someone could help please. I'm 29 years old and always have had ill regular periods that I could miss at least a month in between to even sometimes 3 or more months. My periods have always been heavy enough and would last around 6-7 days but other than that I wouldn't have too much pain with them. I suffer from awful fear of doctors, dentists etc so I never went to the doctor before now because I always just felt being ill regular was normal for me. But over the last few months I can have been suffering from awful anxiety and stress and becoming paranoid that something was wrong with me. After a 3 month absent period and very bad pms symptoms, I got my period on Dec 15th last and it lasted 8 days instead of usual 6-7 and I had one case of spotting 2 weeks later. I decided then that I should go to Doctor to see about the pill. He prescribed me oveena tablets and told me to take them when I next got period. After some brown discharge for 2-3days I got my period on the 19th of Jan and I took the pill the day after. I have been on the pill now for about 8 days and my period seems to be showing no signs of stopping. It has stayed a very bright red the whole time from the start rather than turning brown which would indicate that it might be going away but because it's so bright red it makes me think it's fresh so I'm afraid it's not going to go away. I don't have any pain or anything but I'm starting to get a bit worried/paranoid again that there is something wrong with me. I have always been a person that thinks the worst and it can really stress me out. I was just wondering is it normal to still have my period nearly 9 days on after starting the pill and will it go away. To me it's showing no signs of leaving any time soon. Has anyone else suffered from prolonged periods when they started taking the pill and should it be a bright red the whole time. It isn't very heavy on the pad but when I wipe there is a lot of blood there. Any help would be appriecated to know if this is normal.i have been very stressed out with workloads and paranoia since before Christmas and could this be a cause if it too.  Thank you very much. 

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