Hi there, I too have a concern with my Pill (Yasmin). I recently traveled from the US to Australia, then back to the US, then to Europe, in the course of about 4 weeks. It was stressful in terms of trying to take my Pill at the same time every day, because I usually take it in the evening, which meant when I was in Australia I needed to take it in the morning, plus taking it on the plane while crossing the international dateline was confusing, plus now I'm in Europe which is 6 hours ahead of New York so I need to take it in the middle of the day?! Its very confusing. To add to this while in New York for three days between arrive from Australia and going to Europe I thought I had forgotten one day of the Pill and when I realized quickly took it, but I actually hadn't forgotten so I took two in one day (!). It is all very confusing. Now I'm just keeping on taking it without stop because I am so paranoid that I have messed it up so much that if I stop and take the inactive pills for seven days somehow I will stop being covered against unwanted preganancy. The reason I am worried is because they say if you miss a pill at the beginning or end of the inactive Pills its very bad - if I'm one day 'ahead' on my Pill taking (because I took two in one day) then technically I will be one day ahead to go on the inactive Pills right? Or if I just get to the end of my pack, take the inactives for seven days, and start a new pack will I be ok? At the moment I have just started a new pack (after the last one when I took two in one day) so if I take these for the three weeks and then take the inactive Pills will I be fine?
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Hi there, I too have a concern with my Pill (Yasmin). I recently traveled from the US to Australia, then back to the US, then to Europe, in the course of about 4 weeks. It was stressful in terms of trying to take my Pill at the same time every day, because I usually take it in the evening, which meant when I was in Australia I needed to take it in the morning, plus taking it on the plane while crossing the international dateline was confusing, plus now I'm in Europe which is 6 hours ahead of New York so I need to take it in the middle of the day?! Its very confusing. To add to this while in New York for three days between arrive from Australia and going to Europe I thought I had forgotten one day of the Pill and when I realized quickly took it, but I actually hadn't forgotten so I took two in one day (!). It is all very confusing. Now I'm just keeping on taking it without stop because I am so paranoid that I have messed it up so much that if I stop and take the inactive pills for seven days somehow I will stop being covered against unwanted preganancy. The reason I am worried is because they say if you miss a pill at the beginning or end of the inactive Pills its very bad - if I'm one day 'ahead' on my Pill taking (because I took two in one day) then technically I will be one day ahead to go on the inactive Pills right? Or if I just get to the end of my pack, take the inactives for seven days, and start a new pack will I be ok? At the moment I have just started a new pack (after the last one when I took two in one day) so if I take these for the three weeks and then take the inactive Pills will I be fine?
Thanks!
July 13, 2009 - 2:34pmThis Comment
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