I started taking a form of birth control
two months ago, took it for a month and it
gave me a 3 week period, so i was given
another kind which made me stop
immediately..when i got to the sugar pills
i didnt get my period until approx. the
5th day, i didnt take the sugar pills,
thinking i would remember, i didnt. my
period is over and i think today would be
the last day of the sugar pills, or the
day after. should i start my new pack?
what would happen if i took two just to be
safe.
also, on the second pack can i change the
time i take my pill.
sorry if thats confusing.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 04-14-08 23:17pm
Start sooner rather than later. If you're
not sure if it's today or tomorrow, you
are much safer starting today.
It's easy to tell though: what day of the
week did you start the sugar pills on?
That's the day of the week you'll start
the new pack on
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 04-15-08 09:40am
I agree; its much better and safer to
start it sooner rather than later. You
can change the time you take the pill, but
only if you are changing it to an earlier
time (for example, if it used to be 10 pm
you can start taking it at 9 am 1 pm 5
pm...any time earlier with no problems).
If you are changing it to a later time, it
is okay if it is within a few hours, but
if its any more than 6 hours you will be
less protected. If you want to stay safe
when changing to a later pill, take two
pills in one day (your first pill at the
normal time you were taking your pills at,
and your second pill at the new time).
Then the next days keep taking it at the
new time.
