When Does Loestrin 24 Become Effective? (Page 2)

I started loestrin 24 on the 5th day of my period and would like to know how long until it is effective. The nurse practitioner said one full packet of pills but that conflicts with almost everything else Ive heard or read.
Any advice/opinions/info appreciated.

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I started taking lo loestrin fe about 3 months ago. Well my boyfriend and i just recently broke up so I just abruptly stopped taking it. I was super depressed so i went on a weekend drinking binge with my girlfriend. All after the second day of drinking alchohol i became extremely sick, I was shaking, vomiting, I could not eat, had bad stumache pains, body aches,flue like feelings so I thought maybe i had alchohol poisening or my liver was bad because it felt swollen, I was sweating prefusly. Well all my tests came back normal but my blood pressure spiked. For the next 6 days I went through this, calling the ambulance because I had a reaction to an antibiotic i was prescribed (never happens) then went to the hospital becuase my heart was pounding out of my chest, I felt hot, my chest was tight, thought I damaged my heart. Went tot he doc, nothing wrong, tests all normal. Then I notice my hair has gotten extremely thin within the past 3 weeks. I said to myself, what did I do different that could have caused this? Then I said to myself, well, I stopped taking the pill, so I decided well, I'll just do a little internet research on it just for the heck of it. Come to find out many other similar posts of complaints after abruptly stopping these meds, even girls saying they had complete hair loss after, which no one tells you if you stop taking this drug you will have hair loss. So I got so scared of being sick and bald like this forever I decided just to go head and stay on the meds, so I just took a pill. My question is, how long will it take for my estorgen levels and everything to go back to normal,how many days of taking this pill before I will feel relief and have no more hair loss??

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you're supposed to have protected sex while on antibiotics if on the pill. it can mess up the effectiveness. you need to wait at least a month after the use of antibiotics to have unprotected sex again.

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I am on my 2nd pack of loestrin 24 and I started taking the pill 2 - 3 days after my period started. I want to know if I'm safe to have unprotected sex and not have to worry about getting pregnant. I've been careful for the month I have been on it, I just want to know when I can start living a little worry free about this.

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I been take the pill for 3 week,and my boyfriend had ejacukated in me that was 2 days a go... Can i be pregnant???
Help me!!

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i started to take lo lostrin fe since last wed. and until tomorrow will be in a week. if my boyfriend comes inside will i be ok, and wont be prego ever, if i taken it the same time every day, will it lost its effective if i am also taken other medicine such as abilify 2.5mg and 50 mg zoloft at the same times.

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I started loestrin 24 fe in 1/9/2012..which is when I started my period..i just happened to see my obgyn the same day..if I have un protected sex will I become pregnant

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So, I started my period the night before I took my first pill in the pack of the birth control. My periods are very heavy, and I noticed that the second day of my period i wasn't bleeding, just very lightly spotting, this is not normal for me. I've continued to take them, it's been 4 days. Is this normal for the period to stop completely?

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I have been on loestrin 24 for a month an I week I took my pill 2 hours late and my boyfriend came on me? Am I safe?

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What if you dont always take loestrin24 at the same time? I try to take it every morning before I leave for school but sometimes I forget and take it when I get home at 3. Does the pill still work?

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OK, ive been on Loestrin for a couple of months... I had really horrible cramps and that is the reason I take it.. Ive just recently been talking to my boyfriend about having sex for the first time and we don't want to use a condom... I am a little nervous... I am 18 and I am not ready for a child. How effective is it from preventing pregnancies? I miss a pill here and there so does that lower my rate of not getting pregnant? Do I have to wait a few weeks if I miss a pill to have sex?

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So i am 100% sure that i have pcos and that's why i am taking loestrin, i haven't had my period in along time like over 10 months now .. i just wanna know how is this loestrin going to help me? And also will i loose weight or gain ?

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I started Loloestrin fe 22 days ago. Last night I had unprotected sex that did not last long and he did not ejaculate in me. I know that cowpers fluid contains some seamon so I am worried that it might cause me to get pregnant since I have not been taking the pill for very long. Is that too less of a chance? Also when does ovulation occur on this pill?

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U had an abortion and your wondering if your pregnant again? Wow... I was pregnant at 17 and I kept my baby WHY? Cause it wasnt his fault it was mine so your just going to keep killing innocent babies I feel sorry for that babie who got cut in to bitty pieces I bet you heard his heart but u still didn't give a damn? Heartless

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Hi, i was wondering how you have been since posting this question, i have the same exact question because me and my girlfriend got foolish a few minitues ago and actually "finished with a bang" LOL, but did you get pregnant after only tking it for 14 days? she's been on hers for just under 3 months now, what should we be expecting?? PLEASE RePLY!!! :(

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Try yaz. I heard it's better for that. You can actually look it up online and see what side effects each type of birthcontrol method has. That's what I did, even though my face has broken out more, I am giving it one more month. I know that it takes the body a while to adjust so i'm going to see if it'll help. Good luck!

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I STARTED TAKING THE PILL LAST MONTH AND FINISHED THE LAST PILL LAST SATURDAY AND STILL DIDNT GET MY PERIOD AND STARTED THE OTHER PACK ON SUNDAY AND I TOOK A PREGNANCY TEST AND IT CAME OUT I WAST AND TODAY IS TUESDAY AND STILL NO PERIOD IS THIS NORMAL PLEASE HELP???

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Hello everyone I wanted to share my experience with loestrin. I had sex on the eighth day of taking it, it was my very first birth control pills. I started in late february. Well I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend and he forgot to pull out. I was a little scared that there was a possibility of becoming pregnant. The whole time I didn't freak put though because that could and can mess with the menstrual cycle. Your mind is very powerful in that way. But what I'm here to tell anyone who wants to know the effectiveness of this pill should know it does work. In my case, I didn't get pregnant after taking the pills eight days, I took the pills exactly the same time everyday from the very first pill to today, 9:00 pm. That probably played a factor in preventing pregnancy. I didn't get bigger breasts or more or less acne. However, I did get moody, depressed, angry at little things and teared up easily and cried easily. I craved a lot of sweets. That's all I wanted everyone to know because I was a bit scared that I could be pregnant from only taking it eight days, but it is effective.

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i just turned 16, im still a virgin and i started using Loestrin 24 on March 21 bc i have a really heavy flow. I missed 1 day bc i was out. my last period was on March 5. my sweet 16 is on March 31. i want to know how long does the pill take to lighten and shorten my period?

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I just spoke with a nurse practitioner and was told after 10 days you are able to have unprotected sex but before then it is reccomended to use a back up birth control like condoms IF YOU HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX BEFORE THOSE 10 DAYSYOU HAVE A 50/50 CHANCE OF BEING PREGNANT!!! I was reccomended to continue taking my pill until i get to my "period days" and if i miss my period i might be welcoming a new addition to the family i am currently on my 3rd week so we will see what happens!!

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I'm sure you will be fine:)
I wonder if being voluptuous has an effect on the chance of being pregnant before the recommended 10 days.

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