Take Action and Spotting: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• November 19, 2022

For Emergency Contraception "Before you read this and flip about the rating, I'm not pregnant, it worked. It absolutely messed up my cycle and led to many weeks of stress and anxiety. As someone with anxiety, I wanted to write this to maybe help someone. I am a very paranoid person. I had sex around my ovulation days, unprotected, he pulled out, but again, I'm paranoid and a broke teenager. I took Take Action about 15 hours after. I had light spotting a couple hours after taking it, and then exactly a week later I had a “period,” which was lighter than normal, but way too heavy to be implantation and lasted 5 days, so I didn’t know whether to log it or not, also, it was way too early. (If you have a tracker, log any bleeding). My period is on time based on that bleeding. So any bleeding that you have (that isn’t super light) is most likely an early period. This pill has never done that to me. I'm guessing I’d probably be screwed without it, but next time I’m buying Plan B. This pill is inconsistent."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 22, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "Let me describe my experience to help anyone else who may be stressed or worrying. My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex on Oct. 23 almost a month ago. I took Plan B 3 days afterward on Oct 26 because I ended up worrying. Exactly a week later, on Nov 1st, I started spotting and lightly cramping. Then, the next day, I started what looked like my period, but it only lasted 2 and a 1/2 days. Then, I started spotting again until Nov 10th, after which I started my period. My flow was lighter than normal, except the first day was incredibly heavy. My period ended on Nov 14th, and I had some pink discharge afterward for about 3 days. Now, I’m having some weird cramping. But everything I have read has said that it’s normal. I was thinking about taking a pregnancy test but am not sure. Will update."

• flo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "To start, I believe it worked, but I’ve taken Plan B twice before a year or two ago, and I never had any or any bad symptoms from taking it. My boyfriend didn’t pull out and came in me August 8th. I took the Take Action pill because Target was out of Plan B about 36 hours after. No problem taking it, took it with food, of course, and no symptoms up until 10 days later on August 17th. My period's supposed to start the 23rd or 24th, but the night of the 17th, I started cramping really bad, and when I went to the bathroom, there was a light drop of blood in the toilet. Ever since that night (today is August 25th), I still have not stopped spotting. It’s more of a light period spotting instead of just spotting. My boobs are extremely sore, and my nipples hurt so bad, and this started happening the 21st. My cramps happen mostly lightly every single day, and at first, my left ovary was swollen for 4 days, which was painful. It’s gone down now, but now I have really randomly semi-strong uterus cramps."

• tak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 9, 2022

For Emergency Contraception "DON'T FREAK OUT. I don't know what it is, but the side effects are worse on this pill. I know it's the same ingredients, but there's something about it. Discharge, spotting, cramps, headaches, all of the above, and my spotting lasted for almost a month. But at last, my period came. AND YOURS WILL TOO. You will be okay. ❤️"

• itl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "Got trashed, he came in me around 3 am. Looked on my Flo app... was to ovulate in 5 days - VERY regular by MAYBE 1 day off periods and ovulation. Sperm can live for up to 5 days... sooooo greatttt. Took the pill around 8 am - hours later took ovulation test day 5 (when I was previously supposed to ovulate - but the pill is supposed to postpone or cancel ovulation) and was not ovulating - yay. Took ovulation test night of day 7 since the pill and was ovulating then (outside of the sperm living window, yay). Started bleeding late night of day 7 and spotted from day 8 of the pill until 4 days before my period was supposed to start... stopped bleeding for 4 days, and my period came on the day it was supposed to!!! Yayyyyy!!!"

• Pin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 2, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "I had unprotected sex about 2-3 days before ovulation. Although he did pull out in time, I wanted to be sure. So the next morning, I bought the Take Action pill from Walgreens. About a week after taking it, I had dark spotting for 3 days. My period was due about two weeks later. It never came. At 7 and 10 days late, I took pregnancy tests and both were negative. 1 month later and still no period. I took a test at 3 and a half weeks late and still negative."

• ano...
• October 20, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "Ok, ok, I never really write reviews on stuff like this, but I promised myself that I would once I got my period to calm you guys down. I did everything all on the 13th and took the pill an hour after. I couldn't use Plan B because I had to take it in secret because my mom would be so mad at me, so I had to make my aunt drive to my house and hand it to me in secret. I was crying so much the whole week, I kept on googling every small symptom and everything I searched would always lead to pregnancy symptoms, but I hope you know that's normal. Please don't stress yourself out and don't use Google. I even don't normally discharge, but I started to and freaked out! But I assume the discharge was normal with the pill. Also, I started spotting after the 6th day, and now I'm on my period! I saw some of the comments here and don't worry, but next time I suggest Plan B so you won't have to worry about the negative comments."

• ALI...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 11, 2021

For Emergency Contraception "I told myself I would come here and give details on my experience because I really thought I was pregnant and I was freaking out for about a week leading up to my period. I had unprotected sex the day after my period. He came inside of me. The next day, about 15 hours later, I picked up the Take Action pill and took it. I had a headache the day after but virtually no symptoms until about 2 weeks after taking it. Brown discharge and spotting 2 days before my expected period. I started cramping 5 days before my expected period as well. Currently, my nausea and cramping are through the roof, all period symptoms heightened, but I’m not pregnant so I’m happy! It worked!!"

• Bre...
• January 19, 2018

"I just want to tell you there is nothing to worry about! It works. To make a long story short, I got drunk one night and had sex (mistake), and I wasn’t sure if he used a condom or not, and it was my last day of ovulation, and I was worried that I could get pregnant. So the next day, I got Take Action. I was worried sick thinking about all the bad things. Well, two days ago, I started spotting heavy with cramps."

• Pan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 5, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "My husband and I had sex May 23rd and had a condom failure, so took Take Action pill the very next morning. Now (June 4th) I have light cramping, spotting, and headache, but still having negative results with pregnancy tests. I’m due for my period the 8th-fingers crossed this pill worked."

• Cea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 30, 2020

For Emergency Contraception "Took around fertile window, was spotting for 1 day. Then spotted again, then my period started a week early. It works!"

• hka...
• June 27, 2019

For Emergency Contraception "Condom broke and he came inside me, took pill after 2 hours, had spotting a week after taking pill. I got my period a month later! Be aware that the cramps are TERRIBLE while taking this pill."