Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo? How do I take them?!


Question: I know this sounds dumb...but my doc prescribed this b.c. to me about 3 months ago (I couldn't take it until now b/c I just started my cycle) and I completely forgot how he explained the directions to me, I'm switching from LoFe and I've never seen a b.c. like this (the little circle with the dates and etc.) and I am not sure which color pill to start, I know that I start taking them tomorrow (on a sunday) b/c I started today but I am so confused on how to work that little circle cycle thing...any pointers? I can't call the doc office tomorrow they are closed and I need to start the pill tomorrow. Thanks. :)


Answers: I know this sounds dumb...but my doc prescribed this b.c. to me about 3 months ago (I couldn't take it until now b/c I just started my cycle) and I completely forgot how he explained the directions to me, I'm switching from LoFe and I've never seen a b.c. like this (the little circle with the dates and etc.) and I am not sure which color pill to start, I know that I start taking them tomorrow (on a sunday) b/c I started today but I am so confused on how to work that little circle cycle thing...any pointers? I can't call the doc office tomorrow they are closed and I need to start the pill tomorrow. Thanks. :)

I'm on the same pill and there should be 4 different colors all together. White pills, light blue pills, dark blue pills, and green pills. You start on the first white pill labeled as sunday and then you go clockwise from there to the light blue pills, and then on to the dark blue pills. When your on your period you should be on the green pills.

You take the first one and turn the circle to the next one. The next day you take that one and so on until you get to the end. Check out this site for more information on that particular pill. http://www.thepill.com/thepill/faq.html

every day take one pill. twist the pill pack each day. when all the pills run out start the new pack. take them at the same time each day.





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