Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 251 Location: North Carolina
Taking Bc On Time? Posted: 08-16-06 14:00pm
I've been on birth control for a month
exactly today. I've been taking my pill
around 6 pm everyday. But recently I took
it at like 8 for a couple of nights..
Just because I forgot to take it at my
usual time.
Should this make the pill less effective?
I had unprotected sex both those nights
that I took it at a different time. But
since it was just a couple hours later
shouldn't I be okay?
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Ingi
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Posted: 08-16-06 15:05pm
No, you are fine.
Choose a time when you can take it at the
same time every day. I took mine at
bedtime. The pill pack was right on my
nightstand and I took them every night at
9pm. If your schedule changes often, a
different time would work better for
you.
My best friend took hers in the morning
after she brushed her teeth. She kept her
pills next to her tooth brush to remind
her. A girl I worked with kept hers in
her purse because she was always staying
at her boyfriend's house and that way
they'd always be handy.
Find a way that works for you. An hour or
two does not make the pill less effective.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 08-17-06 02:25am
Up to 6 hours of difference shouldn't
matter; my schedule personaly changes a
lot, so my time varies during the week.
It's okay :)
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eq
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Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 17
Posted: 08-17-06 08:13am
I was wondering if there'd be a problem if
you took it a couple mins or hours late.
Where'd you find that out from? (the 6
hours)
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Tylanas
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Posted: 08-17-06 11:11am
It's on my pill's information packet, and
the docs at the clinic told me too.
