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[caseyshmoo.livejournal.com]

ok. i am on ortho tri cyclen lo and i've been on it for about a year, and it made my periods come on the first tuesday of every month and last 5 days. that was when i took it correctly but recently i've been taking it at different times every day and even forgetting it on some days. i wasn't really that concerned about it because i'm not really sexually active since i broke up with my bf, which is why i'm slacking off in the pill department.

so this month i got my period when i was supposed to and it lasted as long as it normally does. but then about a week later, i got it again? and i have had it now for over a week which is really strange. not to mention annoying.

my question is, is my taking my pill at different times screwing up my cycle? i'm not even sure if they relate to eachother or if i should have it checked out. or stop taking the pill altogether? orrr start taking it right? i have no idea.

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[lubedpumpkin.livejournal.com]

Taking the pill at different times every day can change the level of hormones in your body, so yes it could be screwing up your cycle a little bit.

It could also be a natural change in hormones and not much to worry about. It does decrease its effectiveness, however you said that wasn't a problem.

You should start taking it right so that it works its best :)

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

The easiest way to do it is set the alarm on your cell phone (if you have one) to go off at a certain time every day. That way you don't have to conciously THINK about it ("oh man, is it that time yet?") and eventually your cycle should jump back on track.

If you've gone a few months taking it "the right way" and things are STILL weird you should probably mention it to your doc, but chances are that after a few months you won't have that problem anymore.