Anyone who has taken BC pills knows you are supposed to take them about the same time every day. But what happens with Daylight Savings Time? I take mine every day at 4pm, but does this mean now I should start taking them at 3pm or continue to take them at 4? Or does this not matter?
I haven't been on BC for about 3 years, so pardon me for forgetting and needing to ask this!
sfmullen
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haha that is a great question I would take them at 3pm if you want them to be the 99.9% effective they are known to be, but if you are truly stuck on the whole 4pm thing I would go for it but know that it may change the effectiveness the first month. haha I am honestly all about the neva ring! once a month
IslandPrincess
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I'm anal, so I would take it at 3 instead... lol but I really don't think an hour matters too much
Meaghan729
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delaying your pill for an hour one day isnt going to do much to its effectiveness- id keep it the same time.
happygirl07
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Posted by Meaghan729
delaying your pill for an hour one day isnt going to do much to its effectiveness- id keep it the same time.
Yep. So whatever works for you - 3pm or 4pm is fine.
kathrynlinton
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I'd keep taking them at 4. Also, I just took mine before I went to bed. So if I went to bed at 8pm, I'd take it then, if I went to bed at 2am, I'd take it then. And in 6 years, I never had a problem.
CLMon7906
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It would only matter for one day though...and after that, the next day would be back to normal.
EJSD2006
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i would leave it at 4pm, i dont think the 1 hour is going to throw anything off
MattandTricia07
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I would take it at 4pm...an hour isn't going to do anything. I take mine at noon, but sometimes I don't take it till the evening and I get my period like clock-work on Tuesday mornings.
ChrissynRicky
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The reason the dr. tells you to get on a schedule is so that you remember to take it around the same time everyday. An hour difference will not cause any changes or hinder it's effectiveness.
babybug631
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I used to take my pills at all different times. Never got pregnant. Could be just luck though.
CASJLL
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Posted by alnem
i would leave it at 4pm, i dont think the 1 hour is going to throw anything off
agreed
tonimike
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the estrogen is allready in tour system , as youve prob been on them for more than a months, so 1 hour later wont make a diff, Ive been on them for a few years & i take it whe i go to bed, & that varies & iven never had a problem hth
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Posted by kathrynlinton
I'd keep taking them at 4. Also, I just took mine before I went to bed. So if I went to bed at 8pm, I'd take it then, if I went to bed at 2am, I'd take it then. And in 6 years, I never had a problem.
I'm the same way... I'm not as much a slave to the clock with it as a slave to my pattern of behavior. I used to do when I woke up in the morning... now I do right before bed, but I'm VERY rarely in the same hour since I go to bed at different times every night. (then again, I ALWAYS use back up because I'm paranoid, so maybe you can't go by me! lol)
