I was wondering whether when I run out of
the active(blue) pills in orthotricyclen
and wait for my period to start, whether I
am supposed to start taking the new pills
after 7 days even if my period always
starts 4 days after I take the last
active(blue) pill or if I should wait
until my period is done before beginning
to take them again in order for them to be
effective. Please let me know, I have
been taking them after my period is done
and am unsure as to whether this is
effective.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 03-19-04 23:58pm
To the best of my knowledge you have to
take the inactive pills straight after the
active ones & then go back to the next
pack for more active ones. In other words
you don't wait till your period
stops/starts or anything else, you just
take one tablet each day, active for 21
days inactive for 7 = 28 days & then
start again. But next time you see your
dr if you are doing this right (as above)
& your period is still not
co-operating (it may take 2-3 months for
your cycle to get into gear with the pill)
then talk to your dr about it.
