pill missing in pack, big question!!!
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| Sat, 05-29-2004 - 10:11am |
the past month has been hellish for me, very similar to my first month on ovcon after switching from OTC lo. ive been bloated with tenderness and some pain in my stomach, and my chest area has been painful too, which has me worried about a possible blood clot...i do have GERD, but ive never really had such tenderness before. ive noted in a previous post that i took one diet pill (bad i know!!) during my inactive week. i had breakthrough bleeding the week leading up to my period, then a full period, which was a little lighter than most. i started my current pack on time and have taken my pills religiously every day. these symptoms have me worried about pregnancy, although i DO have a tendency to be overly paranoid, im just scared. and especially because last month, i lost one of my pills and stupidly took one from my current pack. now the 3rd week is coming close, and im without a pill for sunday! im thinking i should just take mondays pill and my period would come on saturday, but would this compromise my protection during the inactive week? help would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time girls!

You can take the next pill in the pack and end your actives a day ahead of your regular schedule. This will mean that you will advance your start day by one day. Or, if you want to retain your present start date then when you begin the actives in your next pack you should use back-up for 7 days. Under no circumstances should you go longer than 7 24-hour days between active pills without using back-up for at least 7 days of taking the active pills in your next pack. Does this help?
Good luck
Jill