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Plan B One-Step User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Plan B One-Step has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 2,772 reviews on Drugs.com. 83% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 10% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Plan B One-Step

  • Anony...
  • February 3, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I took the Plan B One Step pill at least 2 hours AFTER unprotected sex (pregnancy was DEFINITELY guaranteed.) I refused to wait until the next morning. I’m not on birth control so I was relying solely on this one pill. I was going into my week of ovulation when I took the pill so I took it at least 4-5 days before my projected “egg release” date. Within a week of taking the pill, I had symptoms of nausea for about 2-3 days (no vomiting) but after that, I was fine-no other side effects. I had to wait 2 weeks until next period. I didn’t take any pregnancy tests. I just waited and tried to keep my mind focused on other things because stress can definitely delay your period, too. Fast forward, it’s been 2 weeks and my period has arrived at its regular time. I’m feeling my normal cramps and my flow is getting heavier as the day goes on. Definitely would not put myself through that stress again, but can definitely say this pill worked for me."

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  • Wee
  • September 17, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "So me & a friend got really drunk & we ended up having sex, which I only have flashbacks of. He doesn't remember anything so I chose to tell him we didn't do it because I didn't want him to know he was the one who took my virginity. So I took the pill about 40 hours after, I was extremely scared!! Only thinking the worst. Then 7 long days later, I got my period!!! I had really bad cramping. I wanted to share my story because a lot of yours helped me calm my nerves! Xoxo"

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  • Unive...
  • January 10, 2015

For Emergency Contraception "I took Plan B exactly 36 hours afterwards. I was ovulating when everything went down and I was so scared that I had waited too long to take Plan B. After 9 painfully long (but symptom free) days I got my period. Much heavier than usual, but no complaints from me! My advice to all who were as stressed as me, wait it out. Eat healthy, exercise to jumpstart your period, and try your best to stay calm!"

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  • ano
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 14, 2016

For Emergency Contraception "THIS WILL WORK. DO NOT STRESS. I cannot say that enough. I have taken Plan B twice. Both times I took it because the condom broke (without us realizing) and my boyfriend came inside me. Also, both times were during the portion of my cycle when I was pretty fertile. My advice: take it as soon as possible! I always took the pill within 3 hours after the condom broke (24hr pharmacies rock lol). However, manyyy of my friends have taken it a day or two after and they have all been fine too. But save yourself the extra stress and just take it as soon as possible! :) Ignore the negative posts. The people saying it hasn't worked are probably lying pro-life wackos or people who took it like 5 days after the incident. You'll be fine!!"

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  • AnonQ...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 7, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "THIS PILL DEFINITELY WORKS!! I know you girlies are over here stressing as I was too! So I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend because the condom broke and he came in me FULLY! At this point I was 13 days after my period and well into my fertile time! Freaking out because everyone says the pill doesn’t work if you’re ovulating or after ovulation. NOT TRUE! This is evident because I got my period today 3 days early , and it’s heavy and everything!! So happy!! And on top of that, I barely had any side effects , just sore boobs a couple days before the period And my usual cramps! So girls don’t worry!! You’ll be okay!! There’s a reason why this pill is so damn expensive because it works! Good luck!"

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  • Anonymous
  • November 7, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "I promised I'd write a review since these comforted me. If you're looking for a sign it will be okay, this is it. I drank too much with my ex & well we didn't use protection. He finished inside me. I took the pill within an hour. I was drinking so I didn't notice nausea but did have it the next day. I expected my period Nov 1st & I'm very regular. I was late! I've never used a period tracker before but when I found out about the ovulating clause, I started doing all sorts of calculations. I was on my fertile week, the day of or before ovulating. Nov 2nd, I started feeling PMS symptoms & getting pinkish discharge like I was beginning my period but nothing else.I t was like this for DAYS. I was convinced I was pregnant. The day I usually finish, my period CAME! Heavy! Don't worry if you're late give yourself a week. STOP GOOGLING STUFF! Get rest. The internet will convince you a runny nose means you're pregnant. All you can do is wait, it's the worst, but it's working just give it time."

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  • Anony...
  • March 11, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I took a Plan B on Jan 9th, within 24 hours of unprotected sex. IT DID NOT WORK! Needless to say, I'm 11 weeks pregnant now. I am aware that it isn't always 100% effective. I just thought I'd share my experience with the only time I've used Plan B."

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  • Anony...
  • March 22, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "Hey girlies, well I just came on here to share my experience. So this is not my first time taking Plan B, I have taken Plan B about 3 times in my life so far. DO NOT STRESS YOU'RE GONNA BE ALRIGHT. The last time I used Plan B my period was delayed by a whole MONTH. The more you stress the more you delay your period. Take a pregnancy test if it keeps coming back negative trust it. It is not wrong you are just too stressed to see it. Anyway I’m gonna share my recent experience there was no ejaculation but I was still naturally worried about precum guys, even with full ejaculation the chances of pregnancy are 30% at its best with precum chances are below 1% so please relax. I am an older teenager and I’m in no position to have kids yet so do your part and take the pill as soon as you can if you cannot afford the mistake."

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  • eano
  • February 24, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "My last period was on Jan 18th. I had unprotected sex on January 30th + 31st. Later on that day I checked my tracker and realized I had sex on the day of ovulation my most fertile days. He stated that he pulled out every time, however you can't be too sure since I'm not on birth control. I ordered a plan b, it got delivered the night of the 31st. Now I know that if you take it during/after ovulation it does not work. I was stressing out. I had every symptom you can think of stomach cramps, back cramps, mood swings, extremely sore breast. I had convinced myself I was pregnant I was having so many symptoms. My period was supposed to start on the Feb 12th and it didn't. The next day I decided to take a pregnancy test. It came back negative!! My period finally started on the 15th. 3 days late. My period had it normal flow and lasted 4 days like it usually does."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 15, 2020

"It worked! Had sex without protection, he didn’t cum in me but we went for a second round. I got super nervous because I soon found out that I was ovulating on that day (according to my period tracker). Took plan b within a couple hours. About five days after taking the pill I got some minor cramps on the right side and then it moved to the middle, my cramps went from minor to a little worse and then completely stopped after 4 days. Once it stopped, I got lots of discharge (cloudy white, lotiony) for two days. I got my period 12 days after taking the pill (3 days earlier than when I was supposed to expect my period). Don’t worry!! I know it’s easier said than done but I stressed so much for no reason. Do not stress until there really is something to stress about. Trust me, everything will be okay. :)"

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  • Aunt...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 30, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Everything will be okay! Last period: Jan 1st. Estimated Ovulation: Jan 14 Conception: Jan 15 (took pill within 30min-1hr that night) Period: Jan 29. Even after ovulation this pill CAN STILL WORK! I had no symptoms until a week after I took the pill. I started spotting brownish/reddish discharge (lasted for a week on & off). Freaked out bc I thought this was implantation bleeding. Continued spotting and started having sore breasts, back pain, fatigue. All side effects of the pill. A couple days leading up to my period I had diarrhea, gas, back pain, and leukorrhea. After 2 weeks of stress my period arrived, 1 day late. My advice: take the pill ASAP, don’t research your symptoms (Plan B side effects are extremely similar to early pregnancy symptoms), and stress can cause your period to be late so don’t worry if you’ve missed your period, it’s more than likely gonna be late if you take the pill after ovulation."

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  • Ary
  • October 5, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Hi there!! I wrote a review a few weeks ago and I wanted to give an update. I finally got my period on Sep 24-Sep29. The first day was kinda normal. Second day it was very heavy and the following days the flow went down. It lasted one day less than my normal period and that got me scare so I took a prego test Monday Sep 28 and it came back negative. To this day I’m still having watery and ovulation looking discharges, at times I get pain in my lower stomach and dizzy at times. I have a doctors appointment on Oct 20 to be 100% I’m not prego. Thinking of taking a blood test as well. I don’t think I’m prego, it’s just my body reacting to the pill. Good luck ladies, everything will be alright!!"

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  • AWano
  • July 28, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I promised I’d share my experience for anyone out there who is stressing! I had an unexpected hook-up and trusted the guy who said he did not cum inside me. (Stupid I know) about 2 days after the hook-up I decided to just buy a plan b pill to help ease my anxiety. I was STRESSED waiting for my period to come. Stay off the internet and do not freak yourself out. My period was late about 14 days with some light spotting in between. Now I am on my period full blown, never been happier. Don’t stress ladies because that can prolong the wait for your period as well!"

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  • Cher
  • February 27, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "It works!!!! I took it during ovulation. My period were 8 days late. Apart from slight moodiness, I had no other side effects from the pill. It was pretty stressful but I would suggest to keep you busy and remember the chances of it working are far far greater than not working. Good luck"

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  • Anony...
  • October 3, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Hello ladies!! I wanted to share my experience with Plan B with you. I had unprotected sex on August 14th it was the ending of my cycle and my man just didn’t pull out on time. I was not fertilizing or ovulating. I took it within an hour after sex. My side effects were vomiting, nausea, fatigue. I started bleeding a few days after I took the plan b which lasted about a week (like if it were to be my period). I was panicking because I did not get my period for the whole month of September! Its October 2nd and It’s finally here. Don’t stress it like I was. Lesson definitely learned, plan b definitely was effective!!!"

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  • Lexnm
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 4, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I had unprotected sex, took an ovulation test the next day and it was super positive. I took plan b during the LH surge and it worked! I got my period two weeks and two days later right on time!! I spent days reading reviews on here and I wanted to share my experience to ease other women’s minds :) I couldn’t give it a 10 because the side effects were rough. I was nauseous for a week and the PMS was bad - I had muscle aches and a bad head ache which have mostly subsided. Good luck! Breathe."

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  • Anony...
  • August 20, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "Two days after my period ended, the condom broke during sex. I took the pill close to two hours afterwards and got cramps later that night. It has been exactly a week since my period ended and I just received my monthly after a long night of cramps. Weird, since I just had my period. I can't complain about the side effects because I would take cramps over labor pains any day. I am a college student and I am so relieved that I am not pregnant."

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  • Girli...
  • November 7, 2013

For Emergency Contraception "I has sex a day after my period was over, and the condom we used broke and he didn't notice until we were finished. (Thank God he noticed!!) I went to the store the next morning when they opened and got the Plan B pill and took it about 14 hours after the accident. I started bleeding about 5 days after taking the pill, and i just had my period a week ago, so don't panic of this happens to you too. Anyways, I killed myself with worrying, probably gained like 500 pounds from stress eating, but I got my period todaaaaaay!!! Its all okay, thank you plan B. I will not be hooking up anymore, that was just way to scary to go through for any guy."

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  • Anonymous
  • August 13, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Just like everyone else in the comments, I promised that I would post a review if this worked for me and let me tell you, this did the job ! I had unprotected sex with someone and took plan b 3 hours after it. I definitely experienced symptoms from the plan b. It made me extremely depressed for a couple of days, I got cramps and had an acne break out. While having these symptoms, I was also stressing myself out thinking it wouldn’t work and and I would come on here and read some of these reviews and it would calm me down. Well, 7 days after I took the pill I started bleeding lightly and and then it got heavier. This lasted for a whole week. Needless to say, I also got my period for the month of August and I’m so happy !! This worked for me so I give it a 10/10 !"

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  • Thepg...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 27, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "So plan b did not work for me I took it 4 hours after unprotected sex had terrible side effects and very severe cramps yet I skipped my periods and ended up getting a positive test. So be careful you guys this pill is not 100% reliable!!!"

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  • Thank...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 5, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "Me and my girlfriend had sex sadly the condom broke. I was so confused, I rushed to a local Walgreens and purchased the pill. Which was about two hours after our incident. Then here came the long waiting. We waited and nothing. I thought day after day. Guys let me tell you I have a future and this pill saved it. Don't use it as a birth control it is used for what it says, emergency only. Thanks science."

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  • Anony...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 14, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "Trust the pill!! I literally took it after around 4 hours after the condom slipped and he came inside. This was a day before my ovulation. The next three days I had very light pink spotting and I thought this was ovulation spotting as I always spot during ovulation and I freaked out! After a few days the worst cramps started. Backaches, abdominal pain, dizziness and my boobs were SORE!! Experienced every single pregnancy symptom for three whole weeks!! The cramps were persistent and I panicked so so much! But my period came RIGHT ON TIME!! I’m so so thankful and happy that it worked! Please don’t make the mistake of searching the internet it will make you go crazy! Calm down and trust the pill it works!!"

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  • Ary
  • September 21, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Hi everyone!!! First if all, my period is irregular it mostly comes on day 35 to 40, my last period was on August 1-August 7. I lost my virginity with a friend on August 10 (day 10 of my cycle) and my ovulation was due on August 23 (pretty far). The sex was unprotected but the guy didn’t cum inside of me. I took Plan B about 4-5 hours after what happen. Two days later I got urinary infection and I took antibiotics for 3 days (I read that it doesn’t affect how Plan B works). I started spotting/bleeding brown and red discharge on August 16-August 21. The bleeding cover a whole panty liner so I used pads some days. My side effects: dizziness, nausea, cramps and bloated. My period was expected to come on Sep 7, but I’m two weeks late. I have taken a lot prego tests and all negative. The dizziness, nausea and cramps hasn't gone away till this day. I had also a lot of white/watery discharges till this day. YOU GOT THIS GIRL!!!"

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  • ANON
  • January 6, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "LADIES. I LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS PREGNANT. I took the pill 21st of Nov, we were unprotected and weren’t sure if he pulled out quick enough. I took it within an hour. A day later I felt nauseous, headache and boob tenderness. I felt that all for 2 weeks and then I had withdrawal bleeding which I low key mixed up for implantation bleeding. After that I had every symptom from frequent urination to ovaries feeling weird as so much pressure to nipples darkening ALL OF IT. Even a lot of discharge. I was too scared to take pregnancy test so I figured I would just wait it out and today Jan 6 I finally got my period !!! This is my second time taking plan b and def an experience. I will never put myself through THIS AGAIN. Ladies please be safe and get on birth control if this is a reoccurring thing. God bless !!"

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  • Lily
  • October 17, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "Had unprotected sex on October 7th took Plan B 26 hours after. I thought I was experiencing pregnancy symptoms and tirelessly searched for different symptoms - DON’T DO THAT STRESS MAKES YOUR PERIOD COME LATER AND IT COULD JUST BE PERIOD SYMPTOMS (pregnancy symptoms don’t show up this early anyway) After I took plan b my breasts felt tender and I craved a lot of carbs. Then about four days after I experienced spotting, three days later - on October 14th I got my period! I have to say I have irregular periods so it was hard to tell if I would have missed as period. My advice would be to not stress, find out if you were even ovulating when you had sex, -they have calculators if you look it up - and remember this pill works for 7 out of 8 women who would have gotten pregnant so the odds are in your favor. Also, when I was looking through these I really needed some comfort and I’m hoping I can provide that for you too!Good luck You got this!"

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