When should Lybrel be taken?
How can you deal with lybrel?
Lybrel is a method of oral contraception or birth control. This means that you will take it for a long time on daily basis, until you decide that you need another baby. So, you need to know how to deal with such a medicine in order to avoid any possible side effects.
Lybrel Composition
Lybrel consists of two main ingredients, levonogestrel and ethynil estradiol, both of them are hormones. Each pill contains 90 micro grams of levonogestrel and 20 micro grams of ethynil estradiol. The tablets are yellow and supplied in 28 pill- packs.
When should I take lybrel?
You should start taking lybrel after 24 hours from the beginning of your menstrual cycle (period). This ensures the maximum protection and the minimal incidence of pregnancy.
Is there something that I should know about lybrel’s side effects?
First of all, lybrel is no different from other oral contraceptive pills when it comes down to side effects. For example, all oral contraceptives are contra indicated with smoking as it increases the incidence of heart attacks and heart complications. Smoking should be stopped or at least kept to the minimum level when you are on lybrel or generic lybrel products.
Also oral hormonal contraceptives are known to increase the blood clotting rates so you should consult your doctor if you or your family members had a history of serious blood clots.
Dizziness is one of the common side effects of lybrel and generic lybrel products; the level of dizziness is boosted when you take lybrel with alcohol or liquors. If you started taking lybrel recently then you should take care when you are driving or operating a machine till you know if you get dizzy when you take this medication or not.
Some people prefer to take the medicine in the early morning in order not to forget it but some times taking a medicine on empty stomach causes nausea and vomiting. If you get this bad feeling then start taking the pill after or during breakfast.
Some people have allergy from one or more ingredients of the drug, these people may develop skin reaction like rashes and hives when they are taking lybrel or any other oral contraceptive pills.
What should I do if I missed a dose or more?
Lybrel and generic lybrel products and all the other micro hormonal pills share one principal which is the regular administration of minute amounts of hormones to maintain prevention of pregnancy occurrence. Due to this principal and due to the other fact of the short half life of the hormones in this drug, you should take care not to miss any doses and maintain a usual time to take the pill every day.
If you missed a single dose then you should take it instantly even if you remembered this forgotten dose while you are taking the following one. After you take the missed dose then you should continue taking the following dose as usual (in the same time that you are used to take the pill).