Suggestions, Stopping Birth Control For a Trip? Posted: 10-30-05 14:35pm
I have a question.
I am going on a trip in december and well
I don't want to be having my period
during this time. I have heard 2
theories.
1) just keep taking the pill even at the
end of your package, take the next one
right away
2) stop taking the package on am on
sooner and the period will come sooner?
I prefer the 2nd method as I do not
normally take the pill, I am just taking
it now to control my period for this trip.
Has anyone does it the second
way....Basically take my pill for say 3
weeks and stop and if so how soon after
should I expect my period?
Thanks!
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Happiness03
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 333
Posted: 10-30-05 15:39pm
I have never heard of the second myth.
The first one however is true. I wouldn't
just stop taking it, because that can
really mess your body up, and you could
have a period that lasts longer than a
week in efforts for your body to catch
itself back up. If I were you, I would
stay on it, but just continue to take the
next pack of pills without taking the
placebos, and you won't have a period.
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dreamerinkw
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 21
Posted: 11-01-05 15:49pm
I guess what I meant was, say you are
taking the pill and instead of taking the
very last week just stop earlier so I get
my period sooner rather than later?
I just don't want to take the pill at all
as I have my tubes tied, but I am just
trying to do this so when I am down south
I don't have a period. The things us
women have to go through to have no period
while travelling.
Any other thoughts on this of people who
have tried either way I would love to
hear....
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titansgirl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Tennessee
Posted: 11-12-05 23:46pm
It's perfectly safe to skip the sugar
pills or "inactive" pills and start a new
pack immediantly. I ask my doctor about
this before I went to the beach one summer
because my period was due that week. He
told me I could skip my period that month
and begin taking the new pack on the week
I was suppose to be taking the sugar
pills. The only problem I had was that
the insurance company wouldn't pay for the
pharmacy to fill them that quickly. Some
pharmacys only require the doctor to call
in and say it's ok that they are filled
early. If your desperate enough like I
was, you can just say screw the insurance
company this month and get the doc's ok to
the pharmacy and pay for them
out-of-pocket!
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