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| Tue, 07-20-2004 - 9:13am |
Hi, I was wondering if anyone was on Ortho-Tri Cyceln and can tell me what pills to skip so I could miss my period. I know alot of people do this but, they don't take the same pills as I do. There are 4 different colored pills in my pack and I was wondering which ones do I stop at.
Thanks

One of our members has posted this method as being recommended by her doctor to delay her period while on OTC. Before you try this you should ask your doctor if s/he approves of this method for you. It will require having two packs of pills available simultaneously.
The 1st week, take the white tablets from one pack. The 2nd week, take the white pills from the other pack. The 3rd week, take the light blue tablets from one pack. The 4th week, take the light blue tablets from the other pack. The 5th week, take the blue tablets from one pack and the 6th week take the last set of blue tablets. Skip the green tablets until you are ready to have your period. The green tablets are placebos and have no hormones. When you are ready to have your period take only ONE set (7) green pills. You can go no more than 7 24-hour days without hormones and retain your protection.
I would try it with just 2 packs at first to see how well you do before trying with more. You’ll let us know how that works for you, right?
Good luck,
Jill