Levonorgestrel and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Swe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 13, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "If you take this pill as directed, it will work. My boyfriend and I had an accident last Saturday, and I took Plan B about 30 minutes later. I was very worried that I was going to become pregnant, and I basically worried myself sick over things I read online. I had some nausea and cramping, but I got my period right on time with a normal flow. Don't worry, ladies!"

• Kha...
• October 13, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "I had sex during my ovulation time - he finished in me, and I was not comfortable with the idea of having a baby with this particular guy. Off I went 72 hours later to CVS to get the Plan B pill. There was only one left!!!!! I thought, thank goodness I made it in time!!!! I felt nauseous for several days, and I had sore breasts, and I was extremely hormonal. I have been a raging, moody person in heels for weeks! I felt the cramps start a week before my period. Also, my period started three days early. The cramps are horrible, but I am not pregnant, so Tylenol three and hot tea will fix that! Try not to worry and let’s protect ourselves, ladies!!! I was on this site religiously for the first two days after taking this pill. I definitely learned my lesson. A few pumps of passion are not worth a lifetime with a kid with the wrong dude!"

• Liz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "After having a second miscarriage last September, (It was awful), I didn’t want to go through it again. My husband and I have unprotected sex very close to ovulation day, so we decided to go to the store and get Plan B so I can’t go through another miscarriage. I took the pill like 12 hours after sex. The next day, I was tired, moody, and nauseated. A few days before my period, I had bad PMS symptoms, only that I didn’t get my period. I was late 3 days, and I took a pregnancy test and then another one, so we’re on the 5% because it didn’t work. I’m 6 weeks pregnant, crossing my fingers that this time we can have a baby."

• Ano...
• July 4, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "Okay, this is my second time taking Plan B. And I told myself if it works this time, I'd write a review to help you feel better. Trust me, I was as nervous as you. My bf and I had an accident around 3 a.m., the condom broke, and he had finished inside me. We checked my ovulation tracker, and I had ovulated the day after. We immediately rushed to the pharmacy. We aren't ready for babies. I took the pill an hour after the incident. Then, 3 days later, I experienced spotting for one day - I thought it was implantation bleeding, I was thinking the worst. Then, the day after, I felt a little nauseous, fatigue, tiredness, and depression. I was 3 days late :) and you'll be okay, just take it as soon as possible. The first time I took it, 36 hrs later, and it still worked. However, no symptoms. The only bad thing about the pill is it makes you believe you'd actually be pregnant. Don't stress and pray. Hope this helps."

• Eas...
• January 13, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "My girlfriend has taken this product three different times. The first time, she had withdrawal bleeding for a week, two days after use. The other two times, she didn't bleed at all but suffered from extreme nausea, bloating, headaches, etc. This product truly works, as two-thirds of the times we had to use it were the most fertile times of her cycle. Recommend this product to anyone."

• Att...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 31, 2024

For Emergency Contraception "For context, I’m a 17 y/o female. My boyfriend and I had unprotected intercourse (stupid of me, I know), so a day later I bought Plan B for the first time! I noticed Aftera was about $10 cheaper than the other brands, and as a broke high school student, obviously I went with the cheaper option. I took the pill about 28 hours after unprotected sex. The side effects were pretty bad but nothing unbearable. The first few hours my stomach was cramping like a mild period, I felt nauseous and light-headed. I felt much more dependent on my boyfriend, and some hours I’d feel numb towards him. I cried a lot, the pill gave me a lot of mood swings. Also, I had a LOT of white discharge, so don’t be paranoid if you have increased discharge! About 6 days after taking the pill, I got my period on time! Sometimes Plan B can make your period come later or earlier! This pill worked great for my first time, obviously, there would be side effects, but it prevented pregnancy, which is its main purpose!"

• AE1...
• January 30, 2017

For Emergency Contraception "I spent a lot of time Googling about this and never found anything that put my mind at ease, so I wanna share my experiences! I'm 21 years old, and I had sex with my ex, and being the paranoid person that I am, freaked out and took Plan B 38 hours after. I got everything from nausea, breast tenderness, and headaches, it was awful! At first! I got brownish discharge a week after taking it. Then, 3 weeks later, which is today, Jan 30th, I got my period after being 2 days late. Point is, don't worry! Plan B works very well, but it will put your body through a huge mind distortion to the point where you'll think you're pregnant, but you're not! It's insane. I lost much sleep over it and stressed myself out over nothing. I hope this helps."

• Viv...
• January 7, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Reading a majority of these comments made me feel a lot better, so I promised myself I’d come back and share my experience too. My boyfriend and I had an accident two weeks ago where we found out that the condom broke after he had fully come inside me. I’m not on any birth control, and I’m 23 and fertile. We panicked, and roughly 20 minutes later, I took Plan B. The next day, I felt super sick and nauseous, and the days following, I also started cramping. I was so worried I was pregnant because my period wouldn’t come, and my periods are irregular, so I wasn’t sure when/if it would come. Also, I’ll note that I have painful ovulation cramps, so I was very scared that I was already ovulating, which could render the Plan B ineffective (read the fine print, kids). Finally, on the 5th day after taking Plan B, my period came. I’ve been bleeding pretty heavily for the past 4 days, but I’ll take it over being pregnant any day! God is so good, and I definitely learned my lesson!"

• Par...
• September 5, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "I'm going to start this off by saying I was that girl who searched up every ache or pain I was having to see if it was a sign of pregnancy. I worried myself sick (I'm only 18 and leaving for my first year of college in a few weeks). I take regular birth control for acne, but I wasn't very consistent. I had sex for the first time with my boyfriend, and the condom broke, just our luck. Me being paranoid made him run out to the local pharmacy and buy My Way, and I took it within 4 hours of the incident. I had nausea for about a week, I was fatigued, my breasts were extremely sore after about 3 weeks, I had cramping and lower stomach pain. My period was about a week late, but I got it! RELAX. This pill works! Trust me!"

• Kgv...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 27, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I took this pill at the beginning of Jan 2020. I got one period about 10 days after taking the pill. For this month of Feb, I am late on my period, but I keep spotting. This pill has given me breast soreness and every period symptom for weeks now, but still no period. Nausea and weakness, mood swings. Never experienced this with Plan B."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 1, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "I had sex on the 18th of January, and the condom slipped. I took this pill to be safe and did nothing but stress myself out waiting for my period and experienced some stomach aches, slight cramping, and nausea. So happy to say that I got my period yesterday, around the time I should have gotten it! Reading these positive reviews really helped calm my nerves."

• Rel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 13, 2013

For Emergency Contraception "Had unprotected sex right in the middle of my cycle. Took this roughly 24 hours after having sex. I felt pretty emotional for a few days afterward. Not sure if that was from the pill or the situation I put myself in. Anyway, for about a week and a half, I felt nauseous, had cramps, was very tired, and had headaches. I also started spotting about 2 weeks after taking it. I thought I was starting my period. However, my actual period was delayed a couple of days. Very happy this product exists! I will not put myself in the situation to have to use it again, however."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 12, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "I have taken Plan B a few times over the years. Most recently, I had unprotected sex while ovulating and took the Plan B 2 hours after. I'm not sure why there is information saying it doesn't work if you've already ovulated. A nurse told me it will either delay ovulation or stop fertilization/implantation, which can take days after to occur. Anyway, my symptoms were horrible for over two weeks, I bled for almost a week, which started a few days after, nausea, frequent urination, sore breasts, back pain, moody, etc. But my period came right on time. This was my first time taking One-Step (I have always taken two pills), and I think it just hit my body harder. There is a slim chance of it not working, so please relax and remember these symptoms are normal."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "(Took during ovulation) I got every symptom possible. Sore boobs, nausea, cramps, spotting, dizziness, headache. Symptoms lasted almost two weeks. Thought I was for sure pregnant. Period ended up coming a few days earlier than expected."

• Sam...
• December 23, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I took this after having unprotected sex on the day I was predicted to ovulate. I felt mildly nauseous the first day I took it and very fatigued for the following 3-4 days. After a week, I experienced bad cramping and had a heavy flow for about 5 days. I’m not sure if this was my period because it would have been about 2 weeks early, now I’m during the point in my cycle where I normally would have gotten my period, and I haven’t. I took a pregnancy test, and it was negative, so the Plan B was effective. It is just a mild annoyance that now my cycle is irregular, but beats having an unplanned pregnancy. The anxiety of taking the Plan B was worse than the actual side effects, so don’t let the horror stories scare you! Most of the side effects are nothing that you don’t deal with during a regular period, and trust that the pill will do its job."

• Amy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "I took this 16 hours after sex with a condom. I was paranoid, and alcohol was involved, so I couldn’t exactly remember what happened. I was 4 days before ovulation. I had a few side effects like some back pain and slight nausea. I spotted exactly a week after I took the pill for a couple of days. I got my period two days early after the longest and most stressful two weeks of my life. It was lighter than usual but lasted its normal length. I am so grateful for this pill. Stop googling things and let it run its course."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2022

For Emergency Contraception "Plan B served its purpose and worked for me when I had sex with no protection during my fertile window. However, the lack of information regarding the side effects is really concerning. In many credible websites, it is stated that the side effects last at maximum one week. Well, that certainly wasn't the case for me, and as I can assume by reading the reviews here, not the case for many people. After the first few days of taking the pill, I experienced no side effects. Only after 4/5 days of taking it, I started experiencing spotting, similar to my regular period, but that only lasted for about 3 days. After that, I experienced severe headaches, nausea, and really drastic mood swings for the rest of the month. It's an incredible high dosage of hormones, and it can mess up with your body and make you go through a pretty tough time for way longer than one week. I got my period exactly one week late from when I expected, so I can't really complain in that regard because it does work."

• MLL...
• April 1, 2022

For Emergency Contraception "I promised I would come back and write a review after I knew it worked since everyone else’s reviews helped me not lose my mind. I had completely unprotected sex after a few too many drinks on March 20th. Little did I know that it was the day I was ovulating. I went and got the Plan B about 12 hours after the deed. I was terrified because I read that it doesn’t work if you are already ovulating, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try. I also read that it doesn’t work if you are over 155 lbs, and I am almost 200 lbs. The first day, I just had a little bit of an upset stomach but nothing major. Five days later, I started having cramping, nausea, and sore breasts. I thought for sure I was pregnant because I had all of the same symptoms with my pregnancy with my son. Needless to say, I was freaking out! Well, fast forward to the 31st of March, I started spotting, which I thought for sure was implantation bleeding, but today is the 1st of April, and I have my actual period. It works, ladies!"

• tha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "I’m writing this review in hopes that it eases my still-overthinking brain. I took Plan B twelve hours after having unprotected sex, three days after the end of my period. No nausea, no vomiting, nothing. Feeling fine. A week later, I started bleeding dark red blood, which lasted for about three days before it became this dark, brown, clumpy discharge. Discharge lasted for nearly eight days before the dark red blood returned. During these two weeks, I’ve had the worst flu and had severe hot flashes. I felt absolutely miserable and completely out of whack. The second bleeding was about three days before my expected period, so I’ve assumed it was such. However, it was a lot lighter than normal. The pill works but can really mess up your system."

• Anonymous
• June 15, 2009

For Birth Control "FINALLY! It is relieving to see positive comments after finding nothing but negative remarks. I recently got the Mirena, and yes, I have experienced a few side effects. However, from what I understand, they are nothing out of the ordinary. I am not overly excited about the acne or the nausea, but I think the key for MOST of us that have recently had the Mirena inserted is to give your body time to adjust. Hopefully, the majority of us will have a positive experience. One thing to keep in mind: It is possible to experience side effects with most medications. That doesn't make it a horrible drug for all."

• Chr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 28, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "I took this pill April 25th, and now a month later I’ve been dealing with nausea, hot flashes. I don’t feel like myself. I haven’t started my period, and I took 3 tests, all coming out negative. I just want to feel better. I’ve been feeling like this for like 9 days now, and I just want to go to the doctor and see what I can do to get rid of this sick feeling. Worst pill ever! I’ve taken this pill before, and it’s never made me feel this way."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 2, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "After my odd experience with this pill, I knew I had to write a review to comfort anyone that was as anxiety-ridden as I was. I took Plan B the first day of my period (I had unprotected sex with my bf the day before). I experienced no symptoms for about 2 weeks after taking the pill. But the next 2 weeks were some of the most excruciating days of my life. I experienced headaches, nausea, and insomnia at record highs. I was beyond nervous that I was pregnant, even though my ovulation timeline didn’t line up. I was supposed to get my period on January 1, 2020. Instead, I got it just one day later. So for anyone reading this, relax. Stress and anxiety fill your head with doubt and can make symptoms more daunting than they really are. This pill worked for me, but I had to give it less than a 10 review because of my symptoms. Going forward, stay protected and have a little faith."

• Kay...
• September 10, 2014

For Emergency Contraception "I took Plan B 10 hours after having unprotected sex with my boyfriend, and for two days I was nauseous, and I had no appetite, but that passed. A week later, I got my period, but it was extremely heavy with blood clots, but I'd rather have a heavy flow than a baby."

• Lis...
• August 18, 2016

For Emergency Contraception "So I promised myself if this works, I have to write a review to put someone out of their worrying misery, because believe me, I was scared for 2 weeks straight. So I had sex with my s/o on August 1st, with no condom or form of birth control (yes, I know, dumb, but hey, I'm human, ya know) and he came in me, completely. On this day, my period tracker app said I was fertile, so this was completely worst-case scenario to me. I took the Plan B 3 hours after the incident, but boy, let me tell you! I was nauseous for the whole week! In my head, I was like, 'yup, I'm done for. I'm pregnant.' Fast forward to August 17th, I got my period a day early and it is heavy and painful. Plan B works. Relax, please!"

• haa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 10, 2017

For Emergency Contraception "Just want to say this pill WORKS! But you really have to take it ASAP! I took mine about 30 hours after having sex using withdrawal, and I got my period right on time. Take some Gravol and/or Tylenol with it to avoid nausea/headache, and remember that although the side effects of the pill are almost exactly the same as pregnancy, you wouldn't be feeling them until at LEAST 2 weeks after sex. DON'T STRESS, and try to keep your mind off worrying because that'll delay your period, and ESPECIALLY don't do research on Google because that will just freak you out even more (trust me, I freaked out so much I fainted). I would recommend having this pill in your medicine cabinet in case of an emergency so you have easy and quick access to it. xo"