What if you start taking your birth control about a week and a half before your period should start. Is that using it incorrectly? Or is that okay?
2007-01-28 05:28:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
If you start it at random, and then wait a week for it to work - would that be okay? I couldn't understand the directions. Some said to start the first day of your period the other say any day. I'm just seeing if anyone has started it at random and if it was alright
2007-01-28 05:37:13 · update #1
I asked my pharmacist about this. He said the Sunday start is mostly just so you remember when you started and where you are in your pack. You can start at random, but if you do- use alternate birth control for 1 week. With your cycle, you could be at a fertile time and the full effects won't take place for 7 days. If you start the Sunday after your period, or the first day of your period- you are at safe spot in your cycle, so it takes effect immediately.
2007-01-30 15:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by Roller Girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are supposed to start a new pack of pills the sunday after your period starts. (if it starts on a sunday, take it that day). About a year ago i went off the pill, and then decided that i didn't really want to be off it. I took it at a random time, and my period came about 10 days after i had started the pill pack. Once my period ended i started another pack that sunday and I've been fine ever since. I hope this helps!
2007-01-28 06:20:42 · answer #2 · answered by bethieb163 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start it the first Sunday AFTER your period ends.
You should be talking to the person who prescribed the birth control to you, as you see you have conflicting answers.
2007-01-28 06:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum medical doctors inform you to attend an entire month in the previous unprotected sex in case you commence any random day. thats so the birth control has time to construct the liner up i extremely dont recognize your probabilities of being pregnant so i ought to take a try 2 weeks from the day you had sex
2016-10-16 05:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by rotchford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should tak it about 2 weeks after or before period, so it is a bit in the middly of your menstrual cycle. However, you can also ask your pharmasist, since you might have some health problems that might need consultance.
2007-01-28 05:33:00 · answer #5 · answered by Alex L 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont think it will matter. I was on it for awhile and did not take it according to my cycle. It made me too moody though so I had to quit.
2007-01-28 05:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by JAMI E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's incorrect sweety. you're suppose to start the first sunday of your period.
2007-01-28 05:33:03 · answer #7 · answered by step b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a week before
then
make love during the week?
is that what you mean
no it do not work
2007-01-28 05:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
follow the directions..that's what they are for..you could mess your system up big time.
2007-01-28 05:33:48 · answer #9 · answered by Georgia Girl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋