question about the pill [Archive]

TempleOfDreams

04-09-2003, 09:13 PM

Hmm. Since you've only just started the pill, I reckon prolonging your cycle (i.e. starting another pack) would fuck you up even more - I mean, at first the Pill tends to mess with your body because it changes the balance of your hormones.

I think you need to chat to your doctor, I might be wrong, but personally I'd just finish the pack and put up with being on, rather than fuck my body up for a while :S

Somebody back me up or correct me!!

Zella

04-09-2003, 09:29 PM

Na you'll be fine, i did this and i was ok. But take the whole pack, i mader the mistake of just taking a few in certen packs and coming on when i could be bothered....dnt do that, its not a good idea it means your not covered.

~kaz~

04-09-2003, 09:30 PM

its ok 2 take a 2nd packet after another 1 coz it doesnt do nethg 2 ur body, and if ur body cycle gets messed up thn it sorts its self out quickly, so its ok 2 do it

TempleOfDreams

04-09-2003, 09:34 PM

Butttt...

She's only just started the pill, like 2 weeks ago?! Do you reckon that its really that good an idea to start messing about straight away?! :S Just my thoughts...

Edited to say - I'm on the pill, and I'm fully aware that you can take one pack after another and it doesn't harm you. I just don't think it's a good idea to do it as soon as you start taking the pill.

PrettyGreenEyes - ask your doctor, or phone up NHS Direct?!

**grunge gurl**

04-09-2003, 09:49 PM

I really really really really hope you can take the second packet straight after your first packet because i did this because i forgot one pill a couple of days before i finished my first packet, so i went straight onto my second packet and have been having sex quite alot recently so i really hope it's ok. :nervous: :nervous: :nervous: :nervous:

edited to say i'm only 15 aswell :nervous:

Zella

04-09-2003, 09:52 PM

GG ur covered dnt worry

**grunge gurl**

04-09-2003, 09:56 PM

u 100% sure??

Zella

04-09-2003, 09:58 PM

yea

**grunge gurl**

04-09-2003, 10:02 PM

i'm glad your so sure..cos i'm not.

Zella

04-09-2003, 10:07 PM

Read through your leaflet thing, and if ur still not sure call up that NHS thingy and ask them.

rachie004

04-09-2003, 10:38 PM

yeah its totally safe.. the fact you started two weeks ago has nothing to do with it.. just keep taking as many pills from the next packet until its convinient for you to have your period.. like when u come back off hols.. don't leave it for like 6 months.. im pretty sure that would do damage :crazyeyes you don't have to finish the entire packet either.. but check it out with your doc..or ring the number that should be in with your leaflets if you're not sure

Zella

04-09-2003, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by rachie004
you don't have to finish the entire packet either..

No No! you do! see thats what i fort, but i got told by the clinic lady that by doing that i wasnt covered!

rachie004

04-09-2003, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by Zella
No No! you do! see thats what i fort, but i got told by the clinic lady that by doing that i wasnt covered! ]]

you don't.. as long as you've taken all of the first pack properly you could take as little as another 3 pills out of the next pack and be fine

Zella

04-09-2003, 10:51 PM

BA! go ask the lady/guy at the clinic if you are really worried about it. But tell us what she says bout this cos we really need to settle this.

rachie004

04-09-2003, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by Zella
BA! go ask the lady/guy at the clinic if you are really worried about it. But tell us what she says bout this cos we really need to settle this.

Do you think so? It doesn't really matter to me.. I don't take it anymore.. but I've never managed to get myslef pregnant yet.. *shrug*

ClaireBear

05-09-2003, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by rachie004
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you don't.. as long as you've taken all of the first pack properly you could take as little as another 3 pills out of the next pack and be fine

Woah there, apart from the fact that if you do this you won't be protected from getting pregnant, there are lots of reasons this is a bad idea.

PRETTYgreenEYES - as you've just started on the pill it would be advisable just to talk to your GP about this, your body will be adapting to the pill and your doctor may have some good advice for you. If you'd rather not go back to your GP you can call FPA on 0845 3101334 and they'll talk you through everything.

Hope this helps,
CB

TempleOfDreams

05-09-2003, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by ClaireBear

PRETTYgreenEYES - as you've just started on the pill it would be advisable just to talk to your GP about this, your body will be adapting to the pill and your doctor may have some good advice for you. If you'd rather not go back to your GP you can call FPA on 0845 3101334 and they'll talk you through everything.

Cheers CB :D

Olive

05-09-2003, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by rachie004

you don't.. as long as you've taken all of the first pack properly you could take as little as another 3 pills out of the next pack and be fine

:eek:

you're supposed to take ALL the pills from one pack before either having a break, or moving on to the next pack.

that's why they give you them in those little 3 weeks packs.

listen to the clairebear. :yes:

Adiss

05-09-2003, 04:06 PM

From now on I'm going to stop trusting when they say "Its ok I'm on the pill" you lot dont even read the instructions!
:eek: :crazyeyes :eek2:

rachie004

05-09-2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by kaffrin
:eek:

you're supposed to take ALL the pills from one pack before either having a break, or moving on to the next pack.

that's why they give you them in those little 3 weeks packs.

listen to the clairebear. :yes:

OK you've all taken what I've said SOOO wrong

What i meant was that aslong as you've taken the all the pills from the first packet.. you dont need to take ALL the pills from the next packet if you're just carrying on.. ie not having a break..

jesus christ ffs

ClaireBear

05-09-2003, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by rachie004
OK you've all taken what I've said SOOO wrong

What i meant was that aslong as you've taken the all the pills from the first packet.. you dont need to take ALL the pills from the next packet if you're just carrying on.. ie not having a break..

jesus christ ffs

No! Stop right there.

If you're on the pill don't take all the pills in a packet, irrespective of whether you stopped for seven days or went straight onto the next packet you will NOT be protected from pregnancy.

Please read the instructions that come with your pill, please follow them and if you're in any confusion about anything go see your GP or contact FPA (http://www.fpa.org.uk).

CB

Zella

05-09-2003, 04:43 PM

Told ya so:p

Olive

05-09-2003, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by ClaireBear

If you're on the pill don't take all the pills in a packet, irrespective of whether you stopped for seven days or went straight onto the next packet you will NOT be protected from pregnancy.

yup.

yes you have to take all the pills in the first packet.

you also have to take all the pills in the second packet, and third, and fourth and ALL.

you take breaks between packets. but never take a break in the middle of a packet.

rachie004

05-09-2003, 04:48 PM

*beats head off the desk*

how do i need to say this.. I know you need to all the pills from every packet.. but the issue is about carrying on taking pills without a break.. to post pone a period etc.. my point is that as long as you've taken all the pills from the current packet you dont need to take all the pills from the next packet if you're not having a break.. so if you're carrying on taking pills from the next packet without having the break u dont need to.. but when have the break you'd go back to taking all the pills* again

Olive

05-09-2003, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by rachie004
*beats head off the desk*

how do i need to say this.. I know you need to all the pills from every packet.. but the issue is about carrying on taking pills without a break.. to post pone a period etc.. my point is that as long as you've taken all the pills from the current packet you dont need to take all the pills from the next packet if you're not having a break.. so if you're carrying on taking pills from the next packet without having the break u dont need to.. but when have the break you'd go back to taking all the pills* again

we know.

you're wrong though.

if you're not taking a break, you take two FULL packets, one after another.

rachie004

05-09-2003, 05:19 PM

firstly.. I'm not wrong..

secondly you don't have to.. I did it loads of times.. and my leaflety things.. said that you didnt have to take the full packet...

on consulation with my mum she's just said it depends on the pill as well

Olive

05-09-2003, 05:23 PM

:rolleyes:

do what you want, tbh.

but don't say we didn't warn you if you get pregnant.

rachie004

05-09-2003, 05:25 PM

it doesn't make any difference to me anyway.. I don't take it anymore..
but its what was relevent to my particular make of pill.. so don't say I'm wrong

lisa simpson's saxophone

05-09-2003, 06:11 PM

Rachie, with the majority of pills, doing what you say will postpone your period BUT when you take your break, you won't be covered against pregnancy. If that's what you mean, then yes, you're right. But if you're saying you can just take a few pills and then you'll still be covered for that break then no, that's not right as far as I know. Maybe what you're saying is right for your particular pill but it's really not for most pills, so everyone's just trying to make sure people don't take your advice word for word in case it doesn't apply to them. No one's trying to insult you but someone might read your advice and think they're covered when they're not.

The lesson to us all is read the instructions, not all pills are the same!

PRETTYgreenEYES

05-09-2003, 08:49 PM

well lol thanks for all your help i think ill just let my period come because its the 4th days of my holiday i would just need to wear tampons for swimming? am i still covered against pregnancy though?

lisa simpson's saxophone

05-09-2003, 09:17 PM

If you've taken all the pills in your packet as it says in the instructions, then you should be covered during your break as well.

BUT surely you can check this in your leaflet? I wouldn't rely on information you get on discussion boards if I were you! What pill are you on?

**grunge gurl**

05-09-2003, 10:19 PM

i've been talking about this to my boyfriend and we've been looking on the internet about the pill and if it's safe to take the second packet straight after the first one, and it seems like its safe, but just incase i'm gonna take a pregnancy test just to be on the safe side. :nervous:

PRETTYgreenEYES

05-09-2003, 11:53 PM

im on microgynon 30 (combined pill)
the thing is i never take it at the exact same time and i didnt take wednesdays pill i was 1 hour 5 ins l8 so i had to take wednesday and thursdays pill at the same time does it matter if u take the pills at different times eg: monday 8:50 tuesday: 10:30

go_away

06-09-2003, 12:57 AM

Prettygreeneyes; if I were you, I'd reread the Microgynon leaflet, or I would go back to where you were prescribed the pill, and have a good chat with the doctor/nurse there, because that way you'll be sure of what you should and shouldn't do - going onto an internet forum can provide a lot of good advice, but, you can get so many replies with conflicting information. I really think it would be a good idea.

For the pill to be most effective, it has to be taken properly, and ideally, it would be at the same time every day. This allows steady levels of the hormones to be in your body over the 24 hour period between taking pills (netdoctor does an SMS service which reminds you when you need to take it if you are forgetful). This, and all the other questions you have asked will be in the leaflet provided with the pills.

But to be honest, I really would go back to the place where they prescribed it to you and have another talk with them, and until you've got used to taking it properly, and are confident with the pill, I'd use condoms as a back up method alongside it.

lisa simpson's saxophone

06-09-2003, 10:43 AM

Microgynon 30 comes with a pretty comprehensive leaflet which should tell you all this, or there's the schering website somewhere (the company who make the pills).

I always take my pills before bed, which obviously varies within a few hours each night. It's better to take them at roughly the same time each day - irregular pill-taking can cause spotting or light bleeding, apparently. It's not harmful to take them at slightly different times, though, just easier to keep track of them if you take them at the same time each day. But an hour and five minutes difference between one day and the next is nothing to worry about.

grunge girl - I really don't think you have anything to worry about. As long as you take the whole first packet and the whole second packet correctly, you'll be protected, you just won't have a period.

~kaz~

06-09-2003, 01:41 PM

honestly taking 2 packets 1 after another is ok even if uve just started to take the pill, it wont do any harm coz the pill only contains a small ammount of hormones.

im on the Microgynon 30 to and i had to take 1 packed after another once and i hadnt long started takin the pill and it was ok.

but all u have to do is read the leaflet in the box (i also got a leavelet from the doctor when i went to see bout goin on the pill and i found that very useful too)

DaisyChainThing

07-09-2003, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by rachie004
but its what was relevent to my particular make of pill.. so don't say I'm wrong

What make was that then? :eek2:

PRETTYgreenEYES

07-09-2003, 08:21 AM

i had sex with my b/f yesterday and i bled (not alot) but when he was going in it hurt quite a lot but im not sure why

~kaz~

07-09-2003, 10:33 AM

well if your a virgin then that could be why, or it could also be that you were nervouse and the bleeding could b caused by him being too rough. could it be because of any of these?

rachie004

07-09-2003, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by DaisyChainThing
What make was that then? :eek2:

started on cilest then changed to eugynon..

lisa simpson's saxophone

07-09-2003, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by rachie004
started on cilest then changed to eugynon..

The Eugynon leaflet is here:

http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/projects/pills/corpus/Schering:Eugynon_30

I can't see anything about taking incomplete packs of pills there...

In fact it's pretty much identical to the Microgynon one as far as I can see.

rachie004

07-09-2003, 03:00 PM

The only occasion where you would need to take the entire pack of next pills, when skipping a period (so not having the seven day break) would be if you were using "Triphasic" type pills which mimic your own cycle.
If you were skipping the seven day break because you forgot to take a pill then you would need to take the whole packet

this is the way I've done it in the past and I've been pregnant a grand total of zero times

At the end of the day the only valid advice would be from a GP or family planning clinic

spanner

08-09-2003, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by *lil~miss*
honestly taking 2 packets 1 after another is ok even if uve just started to take the pill, it wont do any harm coz the pill only contains a small ammount of hormones.

Just remember that everyone has different reactions to the pill, though. Lots of people find that taking two packets in a row can lead to a nasty bout of PMT when they finally do have a period - it's best to try and keep it all as regular as possible.

lisa simpson's saxophone

08-09-2003, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by rachie004
The only occasion where you would need to take the entire pack of next pills, when skipping a period (so not having the seven day break) would be if you were using "Triphasic" type pills which mimic your own cycle.
If you were skipping the seven day break because you forgot to take a pill then you would need to take the whole packet

this is the way I've done it in the past and I've been pregnant a grand total of zero times

At the end of the day the only valid advice would be from a GP or family planning clinic

So do you mean...

Take pack one, take say, 4 pills from pack 2 to delay your period, then have your 7 day break, then throw away pack 2 and start pack 3?

I'm still not quite clear what you mean.

rachie004

08-09-2003, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by lisa simpson's saxophone
So do you mean...

Take pack one, take say, 4 pills from pack 2 to delay your period, then have your 7 day break, then throw away pack 2 and start pack 3?

I'm still not quite clear what you mean.

Yeah

Sa-ra-ra-ra

09-09-2003, 02:11 AM

I'm fairly sure she's right as well, but it's generally not a good idea to do it without talking to your GP...

Look at it like this:

In a normal packet, you get 21 pills then have a 7 day break, which mimics the moon's cycle of 28 days, which is the average period cycle of women's - not the same with everyone, some people's cycles are 25 days, some are 32, etc.

If you take your regular packet, then carry straight on to the next pack (pack 2), and only take, say, 5 pills of pack two, then that will extend your cycle to 33 days for that month, by maintaining the womb lining for a bit longer with the same dosage of hormones that you have been taking the whole time.

As long as you remember that there's a new start day for the next pack of pills (ie, 7 days after the last day you took any pill, NOT 7 days after the end of the first pack), and you're not on a triphasic pill, then it shouldn't be a problem, you've just extended your cycle a bit - it's no different from taking two packs one after the other, as all you're doing is keeping your hormone dose at the same level - as long as you do it for over 3 weeks, it makes no difference whether you do it for 3 weeks and 3 days, or 9 weeks.

I've done it before, when i wanted to change the start day for my pills - i was on Microgynon for 2 years, with Saturday as my start day every time, then went onto the patch which i hated, then somehow ended up on Cilest, but with my start day on a tuesday. I found it very difficult to get my head around, cos i was so used to taking a new pack out on a saturday. I took my whole pack of pills, then i took 4 from a new pack, threw the rest of those away, had my period and then started the next pack 7 days later - on a saturday :)

So. Yes. But talk to your GP first. And another thing, if you've only just gone on the pill, it may take your body a while to adjust to the hormones, so running your pills together may not work straight away, and you could get breakthrough bleeding - you're still protected, but spotting blood. It sometimes takes a couple of cycles of that particular pill before it's adjusted enough for you to run two or three packs together.

Jowolvo

09-09-2003, 09:41 PM

Ok so i missed 1 pill out -well took it bout 13 hours late, done this before(accidentally) and been ok. This time, the next day I bled and still am today-not a lot but like the last day of a period. This has never happened before and I'm quite worried....

any ideas? its only the 2nd week of the pack so i'm not supposed to bleed yet.

rachie004

09-09-2003, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by Jowolvo
Ok so i missed 1 pill out -well took it bout 13 hours late, done this before(accidentally) and been ok. This time, the next day I bled and still am today-not a lot but like the last day of a period. This has never happened before and I'm quite worried....

any ideas? its only the 2nd week of the pack so i'm not supposed to bleed yet.

it might be that the type of pill that you're on isn't strong enough.. go to your GP.. and get it sorted

Jowolvo

12-09-2003, 12:31 PM

Originally posted by rachie004
it might be that the type of pill that you're on isn't strong enough.. go to your GP.. and get it sorted

Well now its like a period so i'm blamin a cobination of stress, not taking it on time and also could the herbal Echininea (can't spell!?) have an effect...never said on the box but you don't know with these herbal things?

Am givin it a week then see doctor.

TranceLeopard

13-09-2003, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by **grunge gurl**
I really really really really hope you can take the second packet straight after your first packet because i did this because i forgot one pill a couple of days before i finished my first packet, so i went straight onto my second packet and have been having sex quite alot recently so i really hope it's ok.

I hope u're reassured and found out u're okay by now, but just wanted to say if u ever miss a pill then please use condoms for 7 days afterwards as well, as the pill as protection won't be as strong as usual.

And for everyone else: please just read up on ur own brand of pill and stop looking for advice from strangers. No wonder Britain has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Europe, the myths and lack of knowlesdge I've seen in this thread is shocking.