missed and late pills
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| Mon, 02-12-2007 - 10:08pm |
I'm usually completely on the ball when it comes to my pills. But this last little while i've been really stressed with work and my memory is just gone. The pill is my BF and I's only BC so i'm feeling a little uneasy. So I thought I'd throw out this whole sequence and see what people think.
Starts with the end of the previous pack... I ended up taking my last active pill a day late on the last pack. So on afternoon Sunday when it should have been in the evening Saturday. Then week off should have started the new pack Sunday evening. I completely forgot and didn't relized until Monday night when i went to take my pill. Took them both Monday night. Then i managed to remember until friday night... forgot again but this time i remember before noon the next day.
I've never forgoten pills like this... so it's making me worry a bit.
k

The most important thing you need to do is make sure you're using backup (seven days) when you're forgetting pills, especially at the beginning or end of a pack.
Stress and mental overload can make it really easy to forget even the simplest things, like putting on deodorant or closing the garage door (I did both this week). It's not surprising that you'd forget your pill.
If you can, you might try leaving your pack out somewhere that you can see it, a visual reminder may help you. You could try setting the alarm on your cell phone (if you have one) to your pill time. Or if you're really bugged and it's looking like you might be stressed for more than just a short time, you could think about switching to something like Nuvaring that doesn't require daily attention.
Everybody forgets pills from time to time, what's important is that you use backup when you need to so that you don't get pregnant.
Good luck!
Co-cl for Birth Control
Unfortunatly i was so stressed out it didn't even occure to me what the consequences of missed pills could be until about sunday night. So a good week after the missed day one pill. Then it hit me like a brick what... "ahhhhh @#$#& what did i do" type reaction. I'm a bit concerned... but really there's nothing for it now but to wait and see.
As for leaving the pill where i can see them... well i'm trying but i'm starting to think this pack is cursed or something. I've found them in garbage, under the cabinates, they never seem to be where I leave them... and there's no one who could be moving them. Might be the cats playing i guess.
k
Hi hon,
Jill