Take Action for Emergency Contraception User Reviews

• Dav...
• February 12, 2021

"I had unprotected sex 2 days before ovulation. He came inside of me so I freaked. 16 hrs later I went to Walgreens &amp, they were out of Plan B, so I resorted to Take Action. It was my first time taking it. I read awful reviews, so I was terrified. 3 days in, I felt nauseous. 4-7 days after taking it, I felt nauseous, incredibly tired, had mood swings, and an increased appetite. Day 8, I experienced extreme boob tenderness &amp, severe back pain/cramping. I looked up symptoms &amp, they all pointed to early pregnancy, so I freaked out. Day 9, I still had boob tenderness, and when I went to the bathroom, I saw pink discharge (another early pregnancy symptom). I was so scared, I prayed &amp, cried every night. Finally, 11 days later, I got a full period. My flow is heavier, and I'm more bloated than normal, but I got it! This pill definitely impacts your hormones, but try not to stress out. Let your body adapt and react, all you can do is wait and pray. Take a pregnancy test if you are a week or two late, before you stress. I hope this helps calm someone."

• LOa...
• March 29, 2021

"I wanted to come on here to relieve any of you ladies who are worrying like I was. After reading some of the reviews and I was SCARED. So. The day after my period ended, I was having unprotected sex when he accidentally fully came in me. I was PANICKING since I was in my fertile window. He went to Walgreens but Plan B was out, so he grabbed TAKE ACTION. I took it roughly 6 hours later. A week later, I went to the bathroom in the morning and BOOM sooo much blood! I was so relieved! But I thought it was odd since I JUST had my period not even a week ago. Well now, it’s roughly when I should’ve gotten my period but now but I was unsure since I had a mini period. Just went to CVS and got a pregnancy test. Negative! It’s going to be okay !!!"

• Ano...
• January 23, 2021

"A few weeks ago I was worried and reading these reviews. I was unaware about the “Plan B doesn’t work after ovulation” theory until after having unprotected sex during my fertile days. I literally kept myself up all night after being on Google too long and ultimately convinced myself that I was pregnant. Safe to say, I am not. Don’t stress yourself out over everything you read online, sis."

• Ano...
• October 14, 2019

"Okay, I promised myself that I would do a review once I started my period to calm some of you ladies who are freaking right now. I took the pill probably about 45 minutes after unprotected sex. A week later I started spotting, so of course, I was freaking out thinking it wasn’t my period. It was very light spotting, but my cramps were AWFUL! I was shaking, they were so bad. The bleeding lasted 5 days, so I was hoping it was my period. A few days later, I experienced every pregnancy symptom in the book.. headaches, nausea, exhaustion, sore boobs/nipples, weight gain, cravings. You name it! It felt like the most stressful few months of my life.. this month I was 6 days late on my period and FINALLY started! This pill does have side effects for some people! Not all.. but! If you take it before 72 hours, I promise it works! You’ll be okay, I promise.❤️"

• ukn...
• February 16, 2020

"Hopefully this helps some of you. I told myself I would write a review for this pill. Here we go! So, My boyfriend and I had sex on 2/6/20. We used a condom. He came and when he pulled out, we realized it had broken inside of me. He bought the 'Take Action' pill and I took it the next day 2/7/20. I have never taken this pill before. (I ate some food just in case because I didn't know if it was going to be hard on my body like Plan B was.) I felt nauseous at first, but then it went away. I felt literally no nasty symptoms like Plan B made me feel. (Then again it depends on the girl's body so who knows). I started getting period symptoms on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of February. On Valentine's day I got my period! And I still have it right now. I really don't have any cramps, just a kind of heavier flow. But the pill works!! Also, I'm quite young so I am not ready for a baby. Take care ladies! Don't stress, your period will show up."

• Pra...
• December 31, 2019

"Okay, so first off, you’re going to be okay. You were probably like me, scrolling through these reviews, trying to find something similar to you. I had unprotected sex on Nov. 30 and took the Take Action pill on Dec. 1. Every time before in this kind of situation, I have always used Plan B or one time I used My Way. I’ve never had a late period or no symptoms with those pills. Exactly one week later from taking the Take Action pill, I had dark brown discharge and bled for 3 days. I freaked out and thought it was implantation bleeding. I waited for my period, nothing came, and I had sore breasts, cramps on some days, and some days I didn’t. I took 2 pregnancy tests, and both were negative. My period finally came on Dec. 31, and I have had really heavy bleeding and severe cramps. Spend the money on Plan B. If your period doesn’t come on time, avoid the stress and take a test. Wouldn’t recommend this pill at all, but it worked."

• Gre...
• January 24, 2020

"I got the pill at Walmart because they were out of Plan B, so I got this one. Then after I took it, I decided to look at the reviews and then, oh my, they were all awful. Of course, that made me worry, everyone was complaining about all the “side effects” and how overall it was just horrible, so that made me super worried soon after I took it. But all I can say is it was not bad at all!! No side effects besides an early period and some gnarly cramps, but I’m used to that, it was nothing pills and a heating pad won’t fix! Also, many people said it made their period a week longer, but I can say that also did not happen to me. Even though it made me learn my lesson, I would definitely take it again if I needed to, and I just want you girls to know it’s okay, you’ll be good!"

• Kad...
• April 6, 2020

"I had unprotected sex on the 22nd of March, 2 days after my fertile window had started. So I took “Take Action” an hour after the incident. At first, everything was fine, and we had unprotected sex two times within the next 2 hours. The next few days, I started experiencing dizziness, back pain, heavy discharge, and headaches. Emotionally, I had anxiety attacks, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I am pro-life, and more than once, I considered abortion if I was pregnant. The day before I got my period, I had a severe panic attack. It was one of the worst attacks ever, with nausea and a rapid heartbeat. That night, I began having severe period cramps. I was discharging brown and hints of red very slowly. The next day, that kept on happening, but towards the night, it turned into blood. So I got my period, it works, but just get birth control or use a condom. I don’t care about the physical side effects, but the deterioration of mental health is not worth it."

• Goo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2020

"Please do not be discouraged, ladies! Take Action worked for me. I took it within 36 hours with a full bottle of water. I was nauseous for about two days, and other than that, I was fine. No other side effects. My period came about a week early. My current weight is 203 pounds. I know this drug is not 100% effective, but there is a HUGE possibility that it will work. #BeBlessed"

• its...
• October 13, 2020

"Ahhh. So on Sept. 29, my boyfriend came in me during sex. (I’m not on birth control.) So later that night, I got a Take Action from Walgreens. This was about 10 hours after the incident, and I took it immediately. This was also 13 days before my period, so I think that means I was fertile? Anyways, it’s been 2 weeks, and I still feel nausea, I have mood swings, worst cramps ever, changes in bowel movements, and just waiting for some sort of blood. My period is supposed to start around the 10th of every month, and I’m pretty sure my period is starting, but it’s a day late. I’ve taken several pregnancy tests every morning when I wake up, and they have all been negative, and it’s been 15 days now. I will add to this if anything else happens, but so far I think it worked?! Side effects are brutal though."

• Ano...
• May 4, 2020

"Sooo... I told myself I would write a review once I got my period, so here I am. My bf and I had unprotected sex on April 16, one day before my ovulation day, April 17... I know, dumb. He said he might’ve cum in me, so for precaution, we decided to take a Plan B. With all the COVID going on, our local Walmart closes at 8 now, so we have to wait until the next morning. We had to settle for the Take Action pill because Plan B was sold out everywhere. So I took the pill and waited. I had anxiety because who wouldn’t? I also had all the side effects: headache, nausea, dizziness, it was horrible. I wasn’t supposed to get my period until May 2, so I was letting time do its thing, and I was being patient. Well, long story short, my period came one day late. It works as long as you take it ASAP, all the side effects suck, but it works. Don’t freak out because I didn’t when I started reading some of the bad reviews."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 30, 2019

"Listen up, beautiful ladies. I know you are reading reviews and about to lose your mind. I will be as detailed as possible to ease your mind. I had a period on 11/4. I had an accident with my boyfriend, and he ended up coming fully inside me smack in my fertilization window. I took this pill within the initial 24-hour window (about 18 hours). For almost two weeks, I FELT PREGNANT. My boobs grew and were in an immense amount of pain. I'm talking couldn't bear to wear a bra. I had cramps. It has been the most stressful time of my life. One and a half weeks after I took the pill, I started my period and felt a huge hormone drop. This pill worked. But I have never felt so terrible in my life. Be careful, lovies."

• Emi...
• June 3, 2020

"Okay, so I also said I was going to write a review if everything went well! I had sex on April 18th around 8 a.m., not to mention my period ended on the 15th of that month. The condom slipped off, so we weren’t sure if cum got inside of me. That day, I got the Take Action pill and took it at 11:45 p.m. I started spotting on the 25th until the 27th, it was slimy, and I had a bunch of clots. I was kinda scared because I started to Google stuff up, and it was a sign of pregnancy, so please don’t Google stuff! I had cramps, and I would get disgusted after I ate most of the time. Also, sometimes headaches. I also started to get really watery discharge. My period was 18 days late! I took a bunch of pregnancy tests from Clear Blue and 1st Response, so I wasn’t sure if the tests were just wrong, I was so paranoid. My period came on May 28th and ended on June 2nd. I also don’t recommend this pill. I've taken Plan B, and it never did this to me, making my period so late!"

• Noo...
• March 5, 2019

"Four weeks ago, my boyfriend and I became intimate for the first time. We didn’t have protection around, but continued. He pulled out but was late, and some was in. I took the pill 24+ hours after the incident. I heard they make you nauseous, I felt nothing. I had what I think was my period a few days after taking the pill (it can change the cycle/bleed). But oh boy, fast forward three weeks, I had cramping, constipation, gas, tender breasts, and bloating. All this coming around the time you would start to have pregnancy signs. I thought I was done for right there. I bought a pregnancy test, however, and it came up negative, I didn’t believe it. For a whole week, I had these side effects. These side effects finally stopped about three days ago, and I got my period today. This period took less than 25 days to come. (I’m not on birth control, irregular periods). It works but messes you up, if you’re like me, these side effects don’t appear until weeks after, try not to panic. Keep your head up, ladies!"

• she...
• January 8, 2024

"Had to post a review for all of you reading this, probably FREAKING OUT like I was. Took this pill after unprotected sex. My tracker said I was ovulating THAT DAY! I felt a little nauseous after taking the pill, but I slept it off and was fine. The two weeks following, I had THE WORST anxiety. I did experience nausea and breast tenderness, and I was hungry all the time! I took a test 3 days before my period was supposed to start because I felt like I was having pregnancy symptoms - it was negative. Today, as I write this review, my cycle has started, RIGHT ON TIME! I came here looking for encouragement and reading some of these reviews did help. So I hope mine helps someone else. For reference, I am over the suggested weight limit and I took the pill on my ovulation day, I took it maybe 4-6 hours after intercourse!"

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 22, 2020

"Okay, I thought I would share my experience because some of these reviews kept me sane the past couple of days. I had a one-night stand (something I typically wouldn’t do). He thought he pulled out but texted me the next day and said I should probably buy Plan B. Take Action was all Walgreens had, so I had to go with that. I experienced cramps from hell, and my boobs hurt so bad. I was supposed to start my period on the 19th, and it didn’t come, so naturally I was a bit worried. The next day came, and still no period, so I took a test, and it was negative. Then I woke up with my period this morning, so it worked and just gave me some bad side effects. If you’re late after you took this, don't worry! It’s normal for that to happen, and remember, ladies, we have options for pregnancy. Try not to stress!"

• Anonymous
• October 6, 2019

"So if you’re reading this, please take a deep breath, because I know you’re freaking out. I took the Take Action morning-after pill probably between 6-8 hours after having the condom break. I took the pill 6 days before my period was due. The few days following, I was irritable, extremely bloated, and eating nonstop. I woke up to really bad cramps and bleeding 7 days later. It worked. I have used Plan B many times in my life, and it never has failed. This was the first time with the Take Action, the cramping and bleeding are heavier and last longer. Yes, the bleeding and cramping are worse, and people rate this low for this reason. If you’re taking this pill, I would rather bleed for a week or two longer versus being pregnant, am I right? So honestly, if you don’t want to spend the extra money, and you’re fine with bleeding, it’s fine. Like I said, I’ve used these pills many times without fail - you will bleed between a week or two after taking this pill."

• Lon...
• August 25, 2020

"So I posted earlier on August 21st under the same name, London, and this is a follow-up from my PCP. My blood work says negative, and I took like 2 more pregnancy tests that were negative. I still haven’t gotten my period, it’s 10 days late. My PCP stated the morning-after pill, being taken twice in one month, can throw off my cycle. So this pill works for me. I am not pregnant and just have to wait for my period to come back to normal."

• mac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 25, 2021

"I never write reviews, but I am hoping this helps someone/calms some nerves. I had unprotected sex on May 22nd (5 days after my period, so I was close to my fertile window). He said he didn't finish in me, but I was not 100% sure, so I got this pill just in case. I took it around 17 hours later. It was not my first time taking this, but this time was different. I had some weird cramping and nausea for a few days, and then I ended up spotting/having a mini period a week after taking the pill. I was a little freaked out because this has never happened, but after reading reviews, this seems quite normal. The last two weeks, my breasts have been insanely sore, and I have been insanely bloated. I definitely thought I was pregnant. Then, I FINALLY GOT MY PERIOD TODAY. On my Flo app, it says I was around 10 days late. If anyone is freaking out, just wait and be patient. Stressing about getting your period can make it late too."

• Tar...
• February 10, 2020

"I took this pill within two hours of unprotected sex. Almost exactly 12 hours after taking it, I woke up to terrible cramping in my abdomen. That whole day I had the worst nausea of my life, including vomiting and diarrhea throughout the day. I couldn’t keep any food down. I almost passed out later that night, likely because my blood sugar was so low from not eating all day. I had some spotting about a week later, which was about when my period was supposed to come. However, I have not had a period since. It’s been about two months. I’ve taken pregnancy tests, and they have come back negative. For the last few weeks, I have gotten cramps and some breast tenderness and irrationality that is usually associated with my period, but still no period. Planning to head to the doctor soon. Don’t recommend this pill."

• KAT...
• October 10, 2018

"Going to start this off with Take Action, it WORKED for me, but I had a whole month of freaking out about possibly being pregnant. I took Take Action 20 hours after unprotected sex. On the ninth day after I took the pill, I started bleeding and wasn't sure if it was my period or what. It was more than spotting, but not as heavy as my normal period, no cramping, lots of clots. Lasted for 5 days, like my period. Then a week later is when I started noticing all the pregnancy symptoms! Like sore breasts, feeling sick, discharge, that’s when I really started freaking out. I’m not sure if this was the pill's side effects or nerves, but it was horrible. I took 9 negative pregnancy tests 3-4 weeks later, that didn’t calm my nerves. I finally broke down and went to the doctor, both urine and blood tests were NEGATIVE a month later. I just wanted to maybe let people read my story and relate - the pill did work in my case. Everyone’s body is different and none of these stories are alike, so keep that in mind."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2019

"Let me start by saying that I’m not pregnant, so it did do its job. I slipped up on 9/8, which was right in the middle of my fertile window, and I took the pill about 40 hours after. The first week or so, I had mild cramping and some nausea, but then the next week... oh boy. I was extremely fatigued and nauseous most of the time, had cramps, sore boobs, nasal congestion, frequent urination, and my emotions were all over the place. I seriously thought I was pregnant. My period came when it was expected, though, so I guess that’s all that matters. I’ll take the nasty side effects over being preggo any day."

• Nam...
• November 4, 2019

"I took this Take Action pill March 20th, 2019, just 2 hours after having unprotected sex. When it was time for my period to come, I did not receive it, I was late, and I took a pregnancy test. It was negative. After two months of not having my period, I went to the doctor to see if I was pregnant, did ultrasounds, and was not pregnant. The pill threw my hormones all over the place. It’s been 7 months that I have not received my period. Until today, almost 8 months, I finally got my period...."

• gol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 12, 2020

"So I read the reviews before I took this, and I was very hesitant to take it, but unfortunately, Walmart was out of Plan B, and this was the only option. The app I use to track my cycle is very accurate, and I just so happened to be ovulating, so I really wasn’t in a position to be picky about what I take. I waited over 24 hours to take it, so I was kind of nervous it would not work, but I got my period! It was four days early, and my cycle is usually VERY heavy, but it has actually not been too terrible to deal with. I had NONE of the symptoms that other people complained about. I did take this with food, I’m not sure if that made a difference. All in all, I would say my experience with this was 10/10."

• Liz...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2018

"Now, if you are like me, you're probably reading these comments and freaking out about the side effects. Hopefully, this will help calm some of your nerves. So, on September 30th, I ended up having a drunken hookup with a guy I didn't know that resulted in me not remembering whether or not we used a condom (good job, me). Anyways, you can imagine my stress, right? Ended up buying this pill because Walmart was all out of Plan B and taking it about 18 hours later. I was SO nervous about it not working and about the side effects, but I can honestly say that I didn't really experience anything outside of the usual PMS symptoms (a little bit of cramping, sore boobs, etc.). Not bad at all! Had a little bit of spotting in the days leading up to my period, but overall it came today right on time. Not pregnant!!! So don't worry, ladies, this pill works and it isn't as bad as it may seem online. Don't worry, you will be fine!"