forgiveand4get Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Ok, so I just started my pills this week and I know you have to take them at the same time every night (or day). I took my very first pill at 11:18. I've forgot and remembered a couple times this week (I'm not too worried since I'm not sexually active). So what exactly does "the same time" mean? Can I be a half hour off and still be ok? Can I take it a half hour early if I remember early and think I may forget? or does it mean I have to take it at 11:18 EVERY night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havefaith Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Try your best to take it as close to the same time as possible. I have always understood it like this: you have a 3 hour window, 1.5 hours before and 1.5 hours after your designated time. I'm not saying you should always just stay within 3 hours, but a lot of girls I know do that. I personally take mine at 7:30 am... my alarm goes off, I pop the pill and roll back over. There have been times where I was too groggy to take the pill and I take it a little late. Just do your best to stay close to 11, 11:30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurian Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Some pills have varying doses. I know when I tried the really low-dose pill, even being half an hour late meant my period coming on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythical_Suicide Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Yea it really does differ with each pill although they usually say within a 30 min period or so you are fine any more and you need to take extra precaution. I always tried to stay within that window and I set the time I take mine to a time that I Know for sure I won't forget (for me it's when I start getting my son ready for bed, it's the same exact time everynight and it won't change for a very long time so I use that for my reminder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophie274 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Of course, it's best to take it as close to the same time every day. My doctor personally told me to take it within a 2 hour times span (so for you, from 10:18-12:18). (This is for the regular pill, not the mini pill) My pills say that a "missed pill" is one that is more than 12 hours late. One missed pill and you are fine, more than that and you need to double up. Personally, I REALLY don't want to get pregnant so I always use condoms. Read the instructions on your pill packet. (A whole little pamphlet comes inside of mine.) There are a lot of things that get thrown around (1/2 hour, 2 hrs etc ...), but the instructions with your pills should be very clear. And they are specific to YOUR brand/kind of pills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.