When should EC start kicking in?

[ambitiouskyo.livejournal.com]

I had unprotected sex - twice - on the afternoon of the 26th, using withdrawal. (He didn't ejaculate inside me at all, at least not that either of us felt; it's mostly leakage or pre-cum I'm concerned about, especially since the second time was right after the first.) We usually use condoms, but it was kind of a spontaneous thing and we figured that if we used withdrawal this once, our chances were slim.

My periods have been 13th Oct, 13th Sep, 12 Aug.

Anyway, just to be safe, I took EC (two Postinor pills) today, around 48 hours after the sex, give or take a few. Tried to get it earlier, but couldn't.

The packaging and things I've read all say to take one, then the other after 12 hours, but the doctor told me to take them both at once. (I asked twice.)

I've read that EC can make you reeeally sick, but it's been almost four hours and I haven't felt anything so far. My question is: when should I start feeling the nausea, if I get it? Secondly, was it a bad idea for me to take both pills at once? I've checked the tags, but haven't really found any information about either of these things.

Oh, and lastly: assuming I was ovulating on the day of sex, but we used withdrawal and I took EC 48 hours after...I should be pretty safe, right?

Comments

[ambitiouskyo.livejournal.com]

Heh, thanks :) It's been about 5 or 6 hours since I took it now, and I feel fine, so I'm glad.

I didn't know that EC wouldn't work if you'd ovulated already. In that case, I really hope I haven't ovulated yet. Supposedly my ovulation time is around the 29th or 30th, but I did get some egg-whitey discharge yesterday and today. Maybe I'm just psyching myself...

[whatwe-know.livejournal.com]

Chances are you'll be just fine. Good luck waiting to get your period though, that is the hard part! :)

[hiriel1804.livejournal.com]

And remember that EC can disrupt your cycle. It's a hormone bomb, after all. If you don't get your period at the normal time this month, it doesn't have to mean you're pregnant.