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You can, but it kinda defeats the purpose of them. They're only there to help you develop a regular habit, like:
- get up
- go to the bath room
- take the pill
- continue with the day
The theory is that this will make it easier to remember taking the "real" pills at the right time.
Now, if you deliberately start taking the pills at different times, you're not setting the habit, and you run a greater risk of forgetting to take them.
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If you get your period early on in the cycle should you skip right to the sugar pills?
Hi, No never skip to sugar pills when this happens or it will throw your cycle off completely. Continue to take the pills as prescribed. So take the active pills and then the sugar pills when it is time.
Can you still have your period if you do not take the sugar pills?
Yes, you will still have your period if you don't take the sugar pills. The pills have no effect on your cycle. They are like a place holder to keep you in the habbit of taking your pills at the same time every day.
Can you stop taking combination birth control pills when your period comes on or do I have to take the whole pack?
The pills you take when you are on your period are sugar pills. They aren't necessary to take but are just a great reminder of when you should start the actual estrogen pills. I would take the whole pack as directed to stay in the habit...you have more chances of forgetting to take a pill if it's something you don't do everyday...trust me...I was on them for 16 years.
Can you stop taking your sugar pills before they run out?
Yes, as long as you start taking the hormone pills when you are supposed to. The sugar pills are just to keep you in the habit and make sure you start the hormone pills on the correct day. If you are stopping taking pills altogether you need not take any sugar pills at all.
How do you start taking sugar pills again after missing them?
they're sugar pills.. you don't even need to take them. that's why they're called sugar pills. just go to the next one to keep track of your days.
After getting periods is it necessary to take tablets?
If you are talking about birth control pills, it is necessary to take the pills everyday except during the days you are on your period to avoid pregnancy. The different colored pills are placebo pills designed to keep you in the habit of taking the pill daily. While they aren't necessary to birth control, it's a good idea to take them for habit.
I am on a 28 day pill pack. what if i dont take the 7 day sugar pills?
It could tamper with why you have to take your pills anyway
What if you missed a white pill in a 28 pack of birth control pills?
Nothing, they are just sugar pills. You still need to take them though. It makes you remember to take your birth control. Nothing, they are just sugar pills. You still need to take them though. It makes you remember to take your birth control.
While on birth control pills do you usually start your period by the time you take the sugar pills?
You start your period when on the sugar pills. Your period should start within three days of your first sugar pill - the exact time will differ from woman to woman.
Does taking birth control pills stop you from getting your period?
it depends,if your on the 28 pack and take ur sugar pills, it wont stop you from getting ur period.if u wanna miss ur period dont take the sugar pills and continue right away wit the new pack of pills
Could taking birth control pills and substituting sugar pills with real ones all month round be harmful?
It would be pointless. The sugar pills do not contain anything in them to keep you from getting pregnant. The placebos (or sugar pills) are there as "reminders" to keep you in the habit of taking them and so when you know to start a new pack. The sugar pills are not needed during your period,that's why they are sugar pills. If you take the placebos when you are supposed to be taking the "active" ones, they are inaffective and you might as well not be taking them at all.
I been on BC for two months on my second month i took all pills until i got to the sugar pills i took two of them sugar pills and didn't finish the last 3 pills sugar pills on the second suga?
You do not have to take the sugar/placebo pills if you feel comfortable doing so, and if you will not forget to start your birth control on the correct day, and if you will not forget what time you are supposed to take your birth control. It doesn't make a difference on how many sugar/placebo pills you take because they do not contain any active hormone ingredients. You are still protected from pregnancy during your placebo week if you take your birth control every day at the same time, and if you have been on birth control for at least 2 months. To be on the safe side wait 3 months, that is personally how long I waited.
