Missed a birth control pill..

cutiekaylaa
cutiekaylaa Posts: 70
edited October 1 in Chit-Chat
Okay, so I missed a pill last week, and then a few days later I got my period and it's 2 weeks early. My friend told me that it happened to her before and that she skipped the rest of the pack and started a new pack after her period was over. My mom told me not to do that because the pills are expensive. I am on my 5th day of this period and I am still taking my pill daily. What should I do? I don't want to mess up my period anymore than it already is.
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  • jwaitman
    jwaitman Posts: 367 Member
    Talk to your doctor.
  • 123cat
    123cat Posts: 16 Member
    Call your DR. they know best! Then you don't have to keep worrying.
  • hm_day
    hm_day Posts: 857 Member
    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.
  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
    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.
  • kteeter
    kteeter Posts: 6 Member
    Make sure to use an addition form of BC this month as well so you don't get any surprises! :)
  • Kristy144
    Kristy144 Posts: 166
    If you miss a day you take it the next day along with your pill for that day, finish out your pack. You'll probably spot for a few days.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    ask the nurse or dr!!!
  • sovannac
    sovannac Posts: 445 Member
    Same thing happened to me. I missed the "Thursday" pill and then I ended up taking that pill along with the "Friday" pill. I was spotting after that and then I had my regular period - It just began sooner than usual but it ended on the day that it usually does. I was a bit worried too but I got it under control as soon as I began taking my pills on schedule.
  • Dabbles
    Dabbles Posts: 367
    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.

    She is actually correct. It says to do that on any birth control pill packs I've seen.
  • Willow_28
    Willow_28 Posts: 61
    Def. call your dr. or health centre
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I would read the package insert. It tells you what to do in the event of a missed pill.
  • Kristy144
    Kristy144 Posts: 166
    To be sure ask you GYNO what you should do.
  • strivingfor130
    strivingfor130 Posts: 221 Member
    I think you are only suppose to throw the whole pack away when you miss 2 or maybe 3 days. Whenever I miss a day, I just take the pill as soon as I remember the next day.
  • Kristy144
    Kristy144 Posts: 166
    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.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Make sure to use an addition form of BC this month as well so you don't get any surprises! :)

    Exactly this! My oldest was a gift from the missed pill fairy. Call your doctor
  • fireflyangel22
    fireflyangel22 Posts: 85 Member
    Depends on what type of birth control pill you are on, but for most the package insert tells you to take 2 the next day. It also gives detailed explanations what to do if you miss more than one day. Either follow the package instructions or call your doctor. If there is a planned parenting center in your town you can call them also, as they have trained staff that can help answer your questions as well.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    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.

    This is what my doctor has told me to do, too.
  • Dabbles
    Dabbles Posts: 367
    You can finish up that pill pack, just use protection if you have sex until you start your new pack just in case. You might spot an/or bleed through the rest of the pack. But things should straighten up on the next pack.
  • Michelle9939
    Michelle9939 Posts: 291
    I missed a pill a couple of weeks ago. When I realized it, I just took the pill then. I normally take it around 9pm. I realized I didn't take it until about 9am the next morning. I didn't have any problems. I would call the dr and just see what they think you should do.
  • MelissaL582
    MelissaL582 Posts: 1,422 Member
    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.
  • cutiekaylaa
    cutiekaylaa Posts: 70
    Okay, thank you everyone!
  • Papillon22
    Papillon22 Posts: 1,160 Member
    It's hard to say, since we don't know which pill you are taking. Just read the instructions that came with the pill or look it up on the pill's website. There's also a great community called vaginapagina (on LJ), where you can get good advice on this topic.

    And remember to use extra protection for 7 days after a missed pill.

    Btw, I've always heard that you should *not* double up on the pill, a missed dose is considered missed after 4hs (though that could depend on the pill), so you should just wait until the next day to get back on schedule.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    What your "period" is isn't a true period by the sounds of it. It's what you get when you stop taking it, a bit like when you have your weeks break or sugar pills you get a period then, same thing really. Personally I would just keep taking the pill where you left off, ignoring the pill on the day you missed, and taking your next break/sugar pills when they are due. This is what I have always done (was on the pill for 4 years) and it's what it said to do on the leaflet instructions UNLESS you are in the last 7 days of the pack, in which case you do not take the 7 day break when you are supposed to and you just go straight into the next pack or it may not be effective against getting pregnant. If you are earlier in your pack, then after 7 days of continuously taking it again you should be protected.

    This will mean you get 2 periods in a month (unless you go straight onto the next pack) but after that it should be back on schedule :) If you have any issues with it apart from the 2 periods thing I would go see your doctor about it.
  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
    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.
  • RunningAddict
    RunningAddict Posts: 548 Member
    I say call your Dr. if they say do then go for it but I wouldn't without their consent. It may depend on what type you take but I was told if I missed one and didn't realize till the next day to not take two.
  • lausa22
    lausa22 Posts: 467 Member
    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.
    Check your pill packet, it will tell you to take the missed pill as soon as you remember, then the next pill normal time.
  • sabracadabra
    sabracadabra Posts: 25
    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...
  • jasmineconley
    jasmineconley Posts: 438 Member
    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 says on the literature to take the second dose if you miss ONE day... It's if you miss two or more days that you really have problems
  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    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.

    As many others have said, generally most pills are meant to be doubled up the next day. The insert on every pill I took said that, as did my doctors. However, I stopped taking hormonal birth control years ago 'cause I didn't want that stuff in my body anymore, so maybe there are some pills now on which you are not supposed to do that. But it seems silly that someone to told you to throw it out and start a new pack. Women miss BCP all the time, that's generally how "accidents" happen, and they aren't told to start a new pack. Now, being that this is the internet and BCP are medication, you should read your insert and talk to your doctor if you have further questions, and use a back up method in the mean time. You should never take anyone's advice about medication except for a doctor, or even better - a pharmacist.
  • porffor
    porffor Posts: 1,210 Member
    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.
    I agree with the above.. and use extra protection in the meantime. :)
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