Time Matters?

Question

So I've been reading about my birth control pill online and I read that I should be taking it in the morning. I'm on Microgestin fe 1/20. Is this true?? I've been taking it at 2:43pm everyday because it's the time that honestly works best for me. I've been on it for 2.5 months now. Should I be worried that it isn't as effective/not effective at all?

Answer

I've never heard of a pill that has to be taken at a certain time of day (and I've tried a number of brands too). Often it's recommended to take it in the morning when you wake up so you're more likely to remember to take it. But if you're taking it at the same time everyday your pill should be 99% effective. The way your body metabolizes the hormones doesn't change in the morning compared to at night so taking it in the morning really won't effect anything.

What kind of source did you get this information from? If it was off a random website I'd ignore it. If it was in the information packet that came with the pill then I'd be concerned and call by doctor/pharmacist to check. But that's something you should've been told when you stared the pill because that's very odd.

Answer

I'm on microgynon 30 and I take mine between 10.00-10.30 every night and Iv never had a problem. When Iv spoken to my GP about it, she said it doesn't have to be exact to the minute when taking it.. As long as it's around the same time each day

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