Cyclessa: a Few Questions Posted: 04-19-04 09:02am
I just started taking birth control today,
a brand called cyclessa. There doesn't
seem to be much about this pill but this
is the one I was prescribed at planned
parenthood. I have a few questions I
hope you can answer for me. =)
1) the doctor at plannted parenthood told
me I could start the pill whenever I
wanted, I didn't have to be on my period
to start. My last period came on aptil
6th and ended on april 13th. I asked if
I could start on sunday (today, the 18th)
and she said yes. I made it absolutely
clear that I heard you had to start on
your period or the sunday after your
period starts but she said that you don't
have to and whenever you start, it'll just
end up pushing your period back. Is this
true? How long will I have to use a
backup method since I started this way?
She said one week but the cyclessa website
says for sunday starters to use backup for
a month, although those sunday starters
start on their periods. I'm so confused.
2) does anyone else take this pill? I
haven't seen much about it and i'm really
curious about the side effects. I didn't
realize until looking around that dry
contacts were a side effect of a lot of bc
and now i'm really worried because I wear
contacts daily-i rarely ever wear my
glasses. What kind of side effects are
normal with this pill? And how long does
it usually take before side effects start
appearing?
Thanks for your help! =)
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-21-04 01:55am
I am not on this particular brand but I
will try to help. Yes you can start
taking the pill whenever and it will just
push your period back. Use backup for as
long as the particular brand says to.
Side effects should start showing up right
away (if you get any)
