Quick dumb question...

[urania.livejournal.com]

OK, so i'm on orthotrycyclen, and i'm a sunday starter. Last week was placebo week (though i don't take the green pills, i throw them away).

So last night i thought it was sunday night. (seriously! and no chemical influence either...) So, i took my first 'white' (non-placebo) pill on saturday instead of sunday. my question therefore is:

If i continue on (taking one pill/day, as if i were a Day 1 starter, and Day 1 was saturday) will that affect how the pill works this month? I don't think it should, since I've been on the pill for awhile (it's not like this is the 'starting' month) and all I did was shifted things a day or so... but if someone wants to jump up and yell, "no, no, it won't work," i'd like to know that now as oppoed to later :)

thanks as always, y'all

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[ex-bandwidth835.livejournal.com]

I think it should work fine so long as you keep going like normal. Just switch it back next month.

[granolaah.livejournal.com]

It will work fine, since you actually started your white pills early there isn't any increased risk of pregnancy. However, don't just take an eight day break to get back on a sunday start next month- to be totally safe, you'll need to take a white pill from another pack or use backup for a week.

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[urania.livejournal.com]

maybe i'm asleep but you've confused me (it's not a difficult thing to do :)...

do you mean next time i have my period i should restart the pills on a saturday again? or take another pill this month so i end on a sunday? or... something else entirely?

thanks! :)

[granolaah.livejournal.com]

Sorry, it is kind of confusing. Keep taking your pills like you are. If you want to get back to a sunday start (you can always stay on Saturday, it will be just as effective), you will need to take a pill from another pack at the end of the cycle (before you get your period) or at the beginning of the next cycle, basically so you don't end up missing a pill to get back on the sunday start. I hope I clarified this a bit.

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[urania.livejournal.com]

yup.. thanks! :)