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Should a missed pill cause all of this?
Heather, I have been on birth control (orto-tri-cycilin) for about 2 years now. The first year was deifnitally rough constantally missing pills, so my period was always off. Anyways, I have been very consistent with taking them for over a year now, this past week was spring break and insted of taking them at 8am before school, i was taking them around 10am. Also, I ended up missing one half way into the week. I then started my period 2 days after missing it, and that lasted about 3-4 days. Two days after that I woke up the next morning and was bleeding again. It was from the night before. Then it stopped for that day and the next full day. Then it started again, and stopped for a day. And last night I woke up and have been on my period since last night.
Does this sound normal? I mean, could all of this be because of that one missed pill? Or should i definitally go and see a doctor.
Please help. Thank you.
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There are many things that can mess up a menstrual cycle, stress being a major one. But missing a pill can have this effect. As someone said, it depends on the window you have. With mine for example, if I miss one today, I can safely take 2 tomorrow, but beyond that I would have to wait until I started my period.
If you are at all worried about it, you really should speak to your doctor as he/she will be able to explain to you better the causes of this and what can be done to stop it.
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It depends, sometimes you can from just missing one pill, but if your taking the pill everyday and you still bleed that means your body can't wait that long and need to talk to your doctor. I'd just wait and see if it goes back to normal after your back to your normal routine of taking it everyday. In about a week if it hasnt changed then call the doctor. Hope I helped!
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I'd check with your doctor. It very much depends on the type of pill you're on. Some have a 12hour window for taking them, others a 3 hours window. If yours is the 3 hour window it's more likely that the weird times and missing pill have messed up your cycle than if you're on a 12 hour one.
But yeah doctor knows best. I'm sure it's nothing serious- might just have to sort out your pill cycle or wait for your body to recover. x
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I would call your doctors office and talk to the nurse. She can tell you if this is a normal thing or if you should be checked out.
I can understand it starting the first time, the other times though are a little odd. All pills are a little different though so check with the doctors office. :)
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