Instead Of Taking My Last Birth Control (sats) Pill In

Posted on Sun, 25 Nov 2018

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Question : Instead of taking my last birth control (sats) pill in a package i took sundays from a new package a day early so what do i do today which is actually sunday? And will this mess me up

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can you name the pill you been taking...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

From what I understand you took the Sunday's pill on Saturday. To understand the problem better can you name the birth control pill that you are on?
You also said you opened a new package (Sunday's pill) on saturday? Do you mean you have 7 pill package and not the regular 21 or 28 pill package?

Awaiting your response...

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (7 hours later)

Tri sprintec and no i have the 28 pack but i had one white pill left in that pack Saturday but having a 4 days off work i was thinking it was Sunday instead of Sat and just started a new pack on sat which was a sunday pill so I haven’t taken any today

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Continue the same or start a new pack...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

From what I understand you were supposed to take the final pill of 'week 4' (while pill); but instead started with new pack 'week 1' . If my assumption is wrong please clarify.

Tri sprintec is a triphasic hormone pill where the dosage of 2 hormones vary depending on the week. Therefore you are not supposed to take 1st week pills on 4th week. However when you have started a new pack (1st pill of week 1) by accident on the last day of week 4, you may continue the medications without break. At the end of week 4, when you finish off with all pills, start the next pack a day later. In other words, you will need to continue the pills regularly now, you will finish this pack a day earlier (since you started week 1 pill, a day earlier). Once completed, you will skip a day and then start subsequent fresh pack at the earlier designated day.

This will allow you to remain protected during the month and correct the schedule next month when you begin the pack afresh.

Hope I am clear. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad