Changing Pill Time?

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Registered: 05-07-2003
Changing Pill Time?
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Fri, 07-30-2004 - 9:20pm
Ok. So I'm moving home after graduating from college and I want to change my pill time in the mornings rather than in the evenings. What is the best way to do this? Should I wait until my period and then start my new pack during the time i want to? or is there another way to do it, if at all?

thanks in advance!

- Natalie

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 07-31-2004 - 6:30pm
Hi Natalie, welcome back,

It depends in which direction you want to move your pill time. If you want to take your pills earlier in the day, for example, moving from noon to 8:00 AM, (less than 24 hours between your old pill time and the new time) then you can move it at any time and all at once and it will not decrease the effectiveness of your pills.

If you want to move the time from 8:00 AM to noon, (more than 24 hours between your old pill time and the new time) then you should move it in one hour increments over 4 days or all at once on the last day of your placebo week. If you move it all at once that will change your start day. Ok?

Good luck,

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-10-2004
Sun, 08-01-2004 - 8:35pm
Ok, I'm a little confused. If I take my pill at 9 PM and want to change it to 6 AM, what would be the best way to do that? Wouldn't changing the time all at once, after the placebo week (meaning that when starting a new pack, that first pill be taken at the new time) work, since the "24 hours between active pills" wouldn't be an issue or am I just really confused?

Thanks.

Rachel

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Registered: 01-15-2003
Sun, 08-01-2004 - 9:12pm
Don't forget there is also the "don't go more than 7 - 24 hour days without hormones" rule, in addition to 24 hours between pills.

If you want to move from 9pm to 6am, you could just do it, at any time..... for example, take today's pill (Sunday) at 9pm, take tomorrow's pill (Monday) at 6am..... you're done! If you are *very* sonsitive to the hormones, you might notice a few side effects (due to having a slightly higher concentration of hormones in your body in one 24 hour span), but I think that is doubtful. You could also start at the new time with the new pack (same start day, just earlier in the day) because this will not lengthen the number of days without hormones.