Is It Okay to Shorten How Many Inactive Pillls I Take ? Posted: 11-12-07 17:05pm
i was wondering if i can take 4 of the
active pills then throw out the rest and
the next day start a new pack. my pack
comes with 7 inactive pills and i wanted
to shorten my period ... is this okay ?
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wondergirl07
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Posted: 11-12-07 18:59pm
0nce you start taking the placebo pills
you can't just stop taking them and start
a new pack. You can SKIP the inactive
pills all together and instead of taking
that first pill sugar pill, you can start
a new pack at that point and skip your
period all together for that cycle.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 11-12-07 21:10pm
You are INCORRECT my dear wondergirl.
You can SHORTEN your INACTIVE pills all
you wish to, but you cannot at all shorten
your "Birth control active' pills.
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wondergirl07
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Posted: 11-12-07 21:21pm
well, what i was referring to was that she
can't just start the active new pack
whenever she wants. according to the way
i was always told to take the pill, my day
1 is on sunday. so if i took 4 inactive
pills like janie asked about, that would
mean that i would start a new pack on
wednesday. according to my doctor, i
always start a fresh pack on a sunday, no
matter what. maybe it's different, didn't
meant to confuse anyone, but that's what
i've always done.
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janie xoxo
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Posted: 11-13-07 20:10pm
i think im confused now too lol ill jus
take all of em because my start is on
wednsday and i have the little sticker
there that shows the days so shortening my
inactive pills would mess up the days
right ?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 11-13-07 22:12pm
No
You can start a NEW pack whenever you
want.
It just means that you have to start your
NEXT pack on the NEW day.
