6 pills in one day, HELP!
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6 pills in one day, HELP!
| Mon, 09-13-2004 - 1:53pm |
Last week I went out of town and forgot my pills. On thursday, I took 6 at once and the next day I was violently ill. I don't know why I did it, I know it can't be healthy. does anyone know how dangerous that is and what it can do to my body and if I can still get pregnant? Will I still get my period when I'm scheduled to? I hope someone can answer this.thanks.

Hugs,
Susan
I agree with Susan. I don't think you've hurt yourself by taking 6 pills at once but you aren't protected. If I were you I'd throw the old pack away and start over. Most patient info. leaflets that come with your pills usually say that if you miss more than 4 pills you should start over. If I were you I’d be using back-up now. Starting over, without having taken 21 active pills correctly, means that you won’t be protected if you take several days before starting active pills again. You will need to use back-up from now until you have taken at least 7 consecutive active pills correctly. If you begin taking a new pack now you will probably not get your period on your old schedule. Let us know how you're doing, ok?
Take care,
Jill
That many pills WILL make some people extremely nauseous! You may start bleeding from the hormonal fluctuation, you may not, but you should be prepared for bleeding irregularities until you've gotten through the next inactive week in a new pack.
The most important part is that you don't have sex without a good backup method (a method you would use if you weren't on the pill at all) until you've had _at least_ seven days of an active pill taken on time.
Good luck! Next time, if you miss more than two pills, don't try to make them up, just start over....I hope things go well!
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