Missed a birth control pill..

sunkisses

If you miss a day, you're supposed to take that pill, plus the next pill together. That will put you on schedule. You'll be messed up, but it will regulate again.

You are never suppose to take 2 pills that is dangerous!!!
CALL YOUR DR.

Actually that is what both my doctor told me AND what it says on my pill pack instructions. I take LoEstrin FE (Junel FE) if that matters...

Exactly. It says that on pretty much every package of birth control pills.

alias1001

Set an alarm on your phone as a reminder. Helps a lot.

Michellerw1

Call your doc or talk to your pharmacist.

i_love_vinegar

If you miss a day, you're supposed to take that pill, plus the next pill together. That will put you on schedule. You'll be messed up, but it will regulate again.

You are never suppose to take 2 pills that is dangerous!!!
CALL YOUR DR.

It's not dangerous, thats what every Dr I have gone to says to do. Along with insert on pills.

That's what my doctors have told me to and it says it on the package to take them together- at least the one that I take do.

That's not what the Dr. told me.

So, what DID your doctor tell you to do?

calibri

You may have been told not to take more than one a day because of a condition you may have (liver condition, high blood pressure, on MAOIs, have a family history of stroke). The doctor will just defer to what the instructions in your pill pack say. You don't need a back up method if you miss one (although peace of mind is always good). You DO if you miss two, for at least 7 days. If you miss three or more, chuck the pack and use a back up method until the start of your next cycle when you start the new pack. (All of this is written in every set of instructions in birth control I have ever come in contact with.) If it's a common occurrence for you to forget, you should consider another method of birth control.