Tri-previfem Missed Pills + Off Schedule, New Start Day?

Hello! The past 6 months have been absolutely crazy for me, my mother passed away from ovarian cancer and my dad is in hospice care for Alzheimer's. I have been having a very difficult time remembering pills. I thought I was finally on schedule this month, but got my pack mixed up with another half completed pack. So, on top of missing pills and trying to catch up... I am not even sure what pack is the pack I should be on or where I should be in my cycle. Very confusing. :( I have had spot bleeding for the past couple of days, while taking active pills. I currently do not need BC to protect myself from pregnancy as my boyfriend is out of town. I will not be seeing him until the end of this month, 3 1/2 weeks from now. If at all possible, I would like to avoid any PMS and my period at that time, altogether. Could I stop taking the pills now and wait a couple of weeks before starting a new pack? What would advise?

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Hello, Nicole! How are you?

You can do that, as long as your doctor approves. You'll need to make sure to take them for a full 7 days, before having unprotected sex, it takes that long, before they reach their effectiveness level in your body to prevent ovulation. That means, starting, at least, a week before his arrival, so you make sure that you don't have unprotected sex until the 8th day.

The FDA lists the typical side effects of oral contraceptives as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, weight gain, irritability breakthrough bleeding and PMS-like symptoms.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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