I'm currently taking ortho-tri-cyclen and have always been on time and have regular periods. I just had my period the last week of January and it started again Feb 5 (wed) which is very unusual for me, then I just realized I've been taking my birth control pills backwards for this month for 2 weeks now what should I do? I don't know how this happened
I accidentally took my birth control pills backwards what should I do?
Question posted by jprincess13 on 8 Feb 2014
Last updated on 24 November 2014
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kaismama
8 Feb 2014
You'll need a new pack and start in the beginning. Use a condom until you've taken 7 pills. That's an interesting problem, I too would like to know how you did that, so we can tell people to avoid it, lolol... believe me, its not the strangest one I've ever heard.
Kahughes1
24 Nov 2014
I just did the same thing. Please have caution when you get the same pills from a different manufacturer. Pills always start left to right and this pack started right to left. I just realized 10 days in that I was taking mine the wrong way!
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ortho tri-cyclen, birth control, period, birth control pills, pill
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- Ortho Tri-Cyclen uses and safety info
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals)
- Side effects of Ortho Tri-Cyclen (detailed)
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