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Q: Plan B and missed period
asked by: mackie85 on August 12th, 2008
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Hi gals!

Okay this is kind of long, and I'm going to try to condense it to a small amount of information.
I switched from Yasmin to Errin at the very end of March, beginning of April due to headaches. When I started Errin, I made a mistake and didn't take the last week of pills. I took Plan B. I got my period in May about a week and a half late, which I expected. The following month, I was only a day late. In July, I was expecting it on the 9th. I got nothing. I started spotting on July 28-31, but it was brown. And I had cramps. I took four tests, and they were all negative. Now, based on when I should have gotten my period in July, I would have been expecting my period again on August 6th, but I got nothing. So last night I noticed that my back was hurting pretty bad, and so was my right side. Then I realized that four weeks from the day I started spotting would be the 25th of August, which is 2 weeks from yesterday. That made me think I'm ovulating. And I am feeling a little bit crampy right now, actually.
Another thing that has me worried is I wasn't very good at taking my pills at the exact same time every night. I didn't realize that Errin (a POP) NEEDS to be taken at the same time, so I would just take it whenever I remembered, usually within 3-4 hours of when I usually take it.

With all that being said, is it normal for Plan B to mess up your cycle this much? To the point where I skipped a period completely after getting it the month before? I'm planning on taking another test if I don't get my period by the end of this month.

Thank you in advance for any help!!
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Sydney123456 replied on August 13th, 2008
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I would take a test just to be safe. If you haven't been taking your birth control at the same time and having unprotected sex (you didn't say- I'm just assuming), you are at risk of being pregnant.

Plan B does a number on the cycle (a small price to pay for protection). I had two periods in a month this past time I took it, and then didn't have one the next month. It's a little funky...but like I said, I'm willing to go through it for the added protection. If you hang tough and start getting on better track with your BC, you'll get back on track within a month or so.

So, take the test, get on trakc with the BC, and you'll be good. Smile
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mackie85 replied on August 13th, 2008
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Yeah, I've been much better for the past month with taking it exactly at 9 pm. And I just bought some tests, just need to wait for my bladder to fill to take one.

And thank you for the response. It calmed me down a bit. I used to freak out if my period was a day late even before I started having sex, so now I start freaking out the week before my period is even due, because I'm afraid it won't come.
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