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Re: stupid question about diane35
From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:34:44 -0600 (CST)
Diane is different from American pills. Read the instructions - I
believe that you are supposed to start on the first day of your period,
and I think the days of the week are marked on the pills.
DO NOT take 5 pills at once.
I think you should call your doctor again for clarification.
At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>ummmm... i am unclear as to what you wuld have had to wait another
>month for...
>
>when i have been on the pill, there were directions for "sunday start"
>and "first day start," i believe.
>
>sunday start means you start the pack the sunday after your period
>starts. this could be the 2nd day, it could be the 4th day, whatever.
>(i forget what you do if your period starts ON a sunday... i think you
>start that day.)
>
>for first day start, you start the pack on the first day of your period.
>
>sunday start, in theory, gives you "weekends off" meaning you wouldn't
>have your period over a weekend. in reality, for me, i would stop the
>pills on a saturday, not get my period until wednesday, and ALWAYS have
>my period on a weekend.
>
>in time, i created the "wednesday start" which gave me a perod on
>sundays, freeing me for the following weekend. who cares about sunday?
>it's friday and saturday nights that matter. :) i would take the sunday
>pill on a wednsday, and take the remaining 27 pills in the same
>3-days-later fashion.
>
>your body has no clue what day of the week your pill pack says it is.
>
>SO. based on THAT, if i were you, i would _not_ take 5 pills less... i
>would just make sure to always start your pack on the same day of the
>week you started this last pack on (starting with the first pill, not
>the pill for that weekday... just remember how many days off your pill
>taking will be accordingly.) it should be fine.
>
>keep in mind though, i'm no doctor... i'm just saying what i did, and
>what worked for me. i also have no experience with diane 35 - we don't
>have it here in the states. i took the ortho pills... but that
>shouldn't matter much. other ladies, feel free to correct me here...
>
>0- jodi
>
>At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, miriam wrote:
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>>I have a question:
>>I started taking Diane35, i didn't want to wait another month so my
>>doctor told me to start taking it altough it was the 5th day of my
>>period. i forgot to ask him, if i started to take it at the 5th day of
>>my period instead of the first day ,does it mean that i take 5 less
>>pills? or take them all?
>>i hope this is not too stupid, but it's still my question.
>>Miriam
>>
>>--
>>miriam
>>
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