When can I go back on the Pill?

Lorri_L

Hi

I've gone off the Pill for the past two months, now I want to go back on it. Does anyone know when I should take the first Pill again? Is it at the end of my period as it always was when I was on it. Or the first day of my period like when I started taking it. And will it take time to become regular again or should it happen straight away?

Nevyn

Read the instructions that come with your perscription,
really you should be asking these type of questions of your gp when you go for you consultation.
Your paying to see you dr ask them the questions.

Lorri_L

Yeah I know, but I'm not due back for another 5 months so I'm not overly keen on paying 50 quid for that question!

Nevyn

As with any prescribed medication read the intructions that come with the perscription and follow them.

BC

Read the instructions, they are usually very clear.

Spicy Lauren

You should start again on the first day of your next period and use contraception such as condom for the following 7 days.

Lorri_L

Thank you Lauren!

cheekyass

Spicy Lauren wrote:

use contraception such as condom for the following 7 days.

Hi I was in a similar situation and was told to go back on it the first day of my period AND use extra protection (condoms) for 2 weeks following that

The Sweeper

And I was told you won't get pregnant if you have sex while standing up and blow your nose three times afterwards.

Lorri_L, either phone the family planning clinic, read the instructions with the medicine, call your doctor and ask them to answer your question over the phone or pay the fifty quid.

What are you going to do if Spicy Lauren's advice is incorrect because you're using a brand of contraceptive pill that she's not familiar with, eh? I mean cheekyass thinks its TWICE the duration. Perhaps if you use condoms for the first week and stand up and blow your nose after sex for the second you won't have the unwanted baybeddies. (Like boobedies, only babier.)

Gaillimhtaibhse

Yes, read the instructions to be better informed, but medical advice should be your first consideration. Everyone is different, and medications are different in terms of how they affect you. There is also a concern with drug interactions if you are doing more than the pill (either by prescription or recreationally or both). Pregnancy is not your only concern. Although you can obtain useful information from these boards, please seek qualified medical advice when it concerns your body.

b3t4

Ask your pharmacist. It doesn't cost anything and they will refer you to a doctor if they can't answer your questions. The pharmacist is always my first port of call before I head off to a doctor.

A.