Ya'll I'm at my wits end. I finished my pack of bc and as I take it without breaks I am prescribed 4 packs at a time, so by all accounts I should have another pack but I simply do not have it. I don't know if I lost it or something but I always keep them in my bedside drawer and it's just not there; even when I was traveling I used all the packs I brought. I get them through Good Rx and they will not prescribe an extra pack and my pharmacy won't refill it early (next refill is May 8.) Is there literally anything I can do to avoid going 2.5 weeks without bc?

Could you possibly get an ASAP appt w an OBGYN? I’ve done that before when I urgently needed a refill. Honestly I just called and asked them for new script and they wrote it for me and sent it to the pharmacy

Are you able to buy a singular pack from a pharmacy?

@Yi_eune yeah that's what I'm doing from an online pharmacy, unfortunately it is expensive and the process took a few days but I'll at least only be off bc for a week

Can’t you make an appointment by tela health? Or maybe go to after hours clinic apts?

And as a backup, do you think just basic condoms would work? I’ve been off birth control for years and that’s all I use now. They work perfectly fine, also extenders for your partners penis are the same too. My partner will come in them and I’ve never had any issues with that

@PennyLane102 yes if I had to be off my pill for more than a week I'm perfectly fine using condoms or abstaining from p in v sex, luckily I was able to get pills after exactly 7 days so I'm still protected. I was more concerned with the side effects on my body, and I did have a period for the first time in years which sucked lol along with the cramping and fatigue but besides that I'm ok.

@PennyLane102 FYI a penis extender alone is not a form of contraception

@aurielle oh I know, but I’m very old and at this point. I’m ok with the idea of a kid if it fails. I’ve been using them for about three years now and never had even a scare. I’ve had a fear for a long time it’s going to be hard when I’m ready to get pregnant but that’s for a later time I guess to deal with, for now just going with the flow

@aurielle oh wait, you always skip your period? And how many years have you been on the birth control? Your hormones aren’t out of control? I could never be on it again. It literally ruined my body. I hate it so much. I feel like it also has changed my hormones so much that I get incredibly hot all the time now and can’t control it. I HATE birth control. It’s been so horrible for me Sorry a bit of a rant, also to add to what you said. It completely changed my periods and now I feel like I’m dying when I have them. I used to be perfectly fine, three light days very light cramps. No mood swings. Now I feel like I’m losing my mind and the pain I have is unbearable. I lay in bed for two days not being able to move. I hate it so much

@PennyLane102 yes I've been skipping my periods for a few years now and I MUCH prefer that. I personally don't notice any negative effects of the pill and if I can choose not to go through having a period that's way better for me. Sorry it had such a negative impact on you :( if my periods were that bad I'd definitely choose to skip them via the pill.

@aurielle it’s very unfortunate but I’m happy you managed to find a way to get a pack 🥲🥲

@aurielle hey! Sorry busy weekend 😅 But well that’s true but I get too many bad side effects and I also can’t be on birth control forever as I want to have children soon really rather than later. Yea it was bad, first experience (depo)- made my weight an issue for the rest of my life. I gain 30 pounds in 6 months and I’ve had weight issues ever since. Never could loss them and I’ve only ever gotten bigger. Then my first pill- made me suicidal but I lost so much weight I was barely existing. The second pill (I think) made me nauseous all the time. Something happened that I decided to stop pills and try the ring. Then with the ring I believe all was mostly good BUT it made me release a horrible smell. It was so embarrassing. I used to do dance and a dance instructor was moving my leg to a position and it was probably the worst moment of my life 😭😭. Lastly I stoped all hormonal BC’s and did the copper IUD but thennnn my body rejected it not once but TWICE soooo just stopped in 2019 and haven’t done anything but condoms since. I also fear it’s not going to be easy to get pregnant cause I’ve had many ‘scares’ and never had an issue my whole life 🤷🏻‍♀️

Lose ^ not loss lol