I finished my second pack of Loestrin 24
about 12 days ago and haven't had my
period yet. I switched from Yasmin the
month before; I started the Loestrin the
day after I finished the Yasmin, so I
expected to be off last month.
Should I go ahead and start my new pack of
pills? I've taken 3 pregnancy tests, all
negative.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-07-08 13:15pm
Yes, why not?
You never have to wait for your period to
come before starting the new pack. You
will have to wait seven days again before
you are protected from pregnancy.
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wkugirl
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Posted: 01-07-08 22:16pm
I asked because I'm not on Sunday start;
I'm on day 1 start. And if there's no
period, there's no day 1.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 01-07-08 22:49pm
So? You can start the pills on any day.
You don't need your period as long as you
know you are not pregnant. The only thing
is that you will need to use protection
for one full week, then you're fine.
I say this because you waited 12 days, and
this basically means you have to "start"
all over again. Many forms of birth
control make a woman lose her period; this
is a common side effect.
Once you start, you will not change the
day you take your first pill on. Say you
start on wednesday. At the end of the
month you have your placebo week (yes, on
Loestrin?) and then right away, the next
day, start a new pack. It will be
wednesday when you start your new pack.
That's how birth control works. Loestrin
may be slightly different, but the point
is this: take all the pills, in order
until the end. The very next day, start a
new pack!!
--- UNLESS of course your pack happens to
not include placebos and tells you to take
a week off to get your period. I don't
think loestrin is like that though. The
longest you should ever wait between packs
is 7 days IF THERE ARE NO PLACEBOS, or you
lose all of your protection. Follow the
directions on the packaging! Once you
start, don't stop.
If there are placebos, then take those at
the end of the cycle and start a new pack
the very next day. I know, it's
confusing!!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-07-08 22:51pm
Oh I see.
It really doesn't matter- the only
difference is if you take it any other day
but the first day of your cycle you will
have to wait seven days before it is
effective.
Loestrin 24 only has a 4 day placebo,
right? It still has one though, so
everything Eiri said is right.
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wkugirl
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Posted: 01-09-08 02:55am
I'm aware of what you are saying. BUT
according to package directions for day 1
start: start on the day you get your
period or start spotting, not directly
after the 4 iron pills. I didn't know when
to start because I didn't get my period.
My doctor wouldn't call me back so I
didn't know if I should wait or go ahead.
But it doesn't matter because I started a
new pack.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-09-08 09:50am
WKUGIRL-
I am a healthcare professional...
You ONLY use day 1 start for the FIRST
PACKAGE of pills, not any consecutive pill
packages..
Sunday start and Day 1 start are RESERVED
only for the very first pack of pills you
take.
You ALWAYS start a new pack when you
finish the old package, no matter WHAT.
WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR PACK OF LOESTRIN FE,
START THE NEXT PACK ON THE DAY AFTER YOUR
LAST BROWN(PLACEBO) PILL.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-09-08 14:31pm
Ok, so I think I misunderstood the
question at first. If you're on your
second pack, you should've not waited 12
days, you should just have started when
you were supposed to regardless of your
period.
Never wait around for your period to come
before you start taking the pills again,
because you will risk your protection from
pregnancy that way. Your period will
eventually adjust to the pills. And on
Loestrin 24, your period will be really
light and may not even come eventually.
The day 1 thing was just for the very
first pack. Carifairy was right.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-09-08 14:33pm
Oh, and you will not be protected again
from pregnancy until seven days after you
started the pills again.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 01-09-08 17:43pm
wkugirl
wrote:
I'm aware of what you are
saying. BUT according to package
directions for day 1 start: start on the
day you get your period or start spotting,
not directly after the 4 iron pills. I
didn't know when to start because I didn't
get my period. My doctor wouldn't call me
back so I didn't know if I should wait or
go ahead.
But it doesn't matter because I started a
new pack.
That starting day information is ONLY FOR
THE VERY VERY FIRST TIME!!! After that,
you don't ever stop taking the pills!!!
You should have started whenever you
wanted to - you do NOT have to start on
your period. Once you get going, never
ever stop taking the pills or you lose all
protection.
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wkugirl
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Posted: 01-09-08 23:55pm
Got it. My doctor gave me wrong
information last time and wouldn't respond
to my calls this time. I'm a CPhT so I
talked to my boss on Monday so I've got
the right info this time. I've been on b/c
since I was 11 for regulation but I've
never been on a 24 day pill nor have I
gone from one pill to another so I was
unaware that the first month was
different.
