Did I mess up!

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Registered: 08-04-2003
Did I mess up!
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Mon, 11-06-2006 - 9:16am
I just got a few samples of Loestrin24Fe from by gyno last week. I haven't taken the pill in about 6 years,but I got married last year and condoms are really getting to be a pain!! Anyway, my periods are very regular off of the pill and I was to start Saturday. Well, I actually didn't start seeing "signs" of my period till late yesterday (Sunday) but no bleeding till today (Monday). I looked at the instructions for my pills and it said to start taking them the day you start bleeding (even if it is midnight) My questions is...should I have taken the first pill last night (Sunday)even thought I technically hadn't started yet or could I wait and take it this Sunday? I want to do the Sunday start. Have I totally missed my chance to start taking them this month? should I wait till next month and try again?
thanks,
fiddlin'
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 9:50am

Hi

      Jill

    

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Registered: 08-04-2003
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 10:42am

thank you for your quick reply! But LoestrinFe24 has 24 active pills and only 4 placebos. So,if I started taking them today, I would take the Monday pill and continue till I hit the placebos. Could I take the left over Sunday pill and then start the placebos? This is getting quite confusing, I'm sorry! Also, I was thinking that since I actually didn't start my period till today, I could just wait and Start taking them on Sunday (which would be the Sunday after I started my period). I am a little nervous about starting them again, because I am a bit of a medicine phobic! Anytime I am starting something new I get nervous about it. I actually took LoestrinFe1/20 for about 4 years,but I started having headaches during the off week. So then I took Mircette for 2 or 3 years before I quit taking bcp completely. I asked my dr. about trying the new dosing of Loestrin b/c there are fewer placebo day which we thought might eliminate me having the headaches. I know that I have to try to see how it will work.

thanks again,
fiddlin'

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 12:05pm

With Loestrin24 to get back to a Sunday start if you wanted to begin today you could take all 24 actives and cut your placebo interval to three days. Or, you could take only 23 actives and have the full 4 day placebo interval. Or, if it would make you feel

      Jill