Yasmin: taking it wrong?

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Registered: 11-17-2003
Yasmin: taking it wrong?
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Mon, 07-17-2006 - 3:53pm

I have been taking yasmin for about 3-4 months now, swtiched from ortho-tri-cyclen lo..and now I am switching to yaz after i finish my current pack of yasmin. I was reading the information packet, and saw where it says: "If your healthcare provider has advised you to use a Sunday start method, begin with the first pill on the Sunday after your period BEGINS.
Here's my confusion: When I made the first switch from the ortho. lo to yasmin, i finished my last pack/had my period/then started the yasmin on the following Sunday after my period ended. Ok now I am almost done with this last pack of yasmin..do I start the Yaz the sunday after my period ends? like I did before?? Say ok I go through the last strip of inert pills, have my period (which typically does not start on a sunday anyways..about 4-5 days later it will start) then start the new pack of Yaz on the sunday??
Have I been taking my pills wrong?? My mom says well you don't start until 4-5 days INTO the last strip of inert pills..so should you start the Yaz the sunday AFTER THAT DAY it actually starts like the packaged info says?

I am so confused..I have never been pregnant so it's working (the pills that is) but I want to get this right in my head.
Thanks.

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Registered: 04-18-2003
Mon, 07-17-2006 - 4:29pm

Those instructions you referred to are only for the FIRST month taking yasmin.

Start your next pack the day after you finish the inert pills. You should always start your pack on the same day of the week.

Example: IF you take your last inert pill on Tuesday, start your next pack on Wednesday, regardless of when your period starts/doesn't start. Every month your last inert pill will be taken on Tuesday (or whichever day it happens for you) and your next pack will start on Wednesday (the day after).

Does this make sense to you? Do not switch the day that you start your pills. You should never go more than 7 days without an active pill or you risk pregnancy.

Those instructions are only for the FIRST month taking yasmin. Which day will you take your last inert pill this time?

Holly

Holly
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Registered: 11-17-2003
Thu, 07-20-2006 - 6:40pm
THANK YOU!! Since I am switching from yasmin to yaz..should i follow those instructions since i am taking the yaz for the first time? My last day of the inert pill will be NEXT Saturday.
-Sarah
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 07-20-2006 - 6:49pm

Hi seattlegrl21, welcome back!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 11-17-2003
Mon, 07-24-2006 - 2:47pm
Thanks for helping me understand! I will let you know about the Yaz. thanks to all who helped me sort through all my confusion.
-S
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Registered: 07-18-2006
Tue, 07-25-2006 - 11:29am
I don't know if you've gotten a reply to this yet... but I'm pretty sure that when you switch pills you don't take any time in between. I might have read the question wrong, but if you started Yasmin on a Sunday, then you should end the pack on a Saturday, and start taking the new pill the next day. In other words, you shouldn't go any days without taking any pills -- after you finish the placebo pills in the Yasmin, start taking the new pills (and like I said, this should be on a Sunday, if that's when you started taking the Yasmin). It's alright if you still have your period, the idea is to keep the hormones constant.