Emergency Contraceptive Side Effects Posted: 01-11-08 18:25pm
I am on regular birth control (ortho
tricyclin lo) and usually I use a backup
method as well. I had sex on monday night
without a condom and after realized that I
had taken my pill late that day (2:30pm
instead of 9 or 10 am) I took Plan B on
wednesday at 2:00pm. I had called a
planned parenthood and they told me EC was
really not necessary considering I still
took the pill and my boyfriend didn't
finish inside me (although pulling out is
not an effective method!). I have take
Plan B before and i never had any side
effects. However today (friday) I have
had some painful cramping similar to the
cramps I get during my period. I have
also been lightheaded and sort of queasy.
i know these are normal side effects for
plan B but it seems weird that I didn't
have them the day I took it, the day
following, but the 3rd day! I know I am
likely being paranoid but since I didn't
have these symptoms before I'm a little
worried considering some of these symptoms
can also indicate pregnancy. It's too
early to be feeling effects of a pregnancy
if it had only been 5 days, right?
Thanks!
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lele25
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Posted: 01-11-08 19:55pm
To be on the safe side, I would call the
doctor. I took Plan B once and didn't have
any side effects at all, but a friend of
mine had light cramping.
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gingerelizabeth
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Posted: 01-16-08 12:28pm
your just worrying.
im sure your not pregnant
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-16-08 12:37pm
Plan B will cause this, it happened to me.
You really didn't need to take it, you can
be late and still be protected. You aren't
even considered 'late' until you're at
least 6 hours late.
But good for you for being so careful! And
you're right, it is definitely too early
to be feeling signs of pregnancy.
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fiona05
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Posted: 01-16-08 20:18pm
most pills 12 hours or more is considered
late. i used to worry about taking pills
at exactly the same time every day until a
doctor put me at ease and told me that
kind of accuracy really isnt important.
the pill not only stops you ovulating, but
it thickens the uterus lining as well so
an egg couldnt implant anyway. all this
considered it is the safest contraception
short of getting your tubes tied!!!!!!!
really, you had no reason to take a plan
b. there's being safe and then there's
being overly safe! i'm not gonna criticise
you for being careful, but i think you are
just worrying unneccessarily. chill!
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MissElizabeth
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Posted: 01-16-08 20:27pm
my friend took the EC pill, and started
throwing up, and was having painful
amounts of adominal pain. I believe she
was pregnant, and it caused an abortion,
or miscarriage. But i would definitly call
your doctor about it.
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fiona05
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Posted: 01-16-08 20:52pm
plan b cannot cause a miscarriage. not
according to the instructions anyway, if
she had already been pregnant (from
another time) it would not interrupt the
pregnancy. it is only effective in
preventing pregnancy up to 72 hours after
sex. i think what your friend experienced
was extreme side effects. plan b
sometimes would cause vomiting. if you do
vomit within 3 hours of taking it, you
need to take another one!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 01-16-08 22:10pm
If you take plan b within 5 days of sex,
there's no way you are pregnant yet
(pregnancy takes two weeks to happen) so
you couldn't have an abortion (since you
weren't pregnant).
Plan B
prevents pregnancy, it doesn't
cause an abortion. If she was pregnant
(like fiona said) from before, it wouldn't
do a darned thing.
