Delayed Period

[fuckmekatie.livejournal.com]

Ok so I started antibiotics (Doxycylcline) about 2 - 2 1/2 weeks for my skin. I've been using it along with birth control (YAZ) which I have been on for 1 1/2 years. I am very aware that some antibiotics interfere with birth control, making it less affective so I should use a back up method. During my time of taking these antibiotics, I have had sex once (but without back up method, I was stupid and forgot in the "heat" of the moment) But used Plan B a few hours after, just to be sure (and put condoms in my purse so I wont forget again).

So that is my situation, now here is the problem - my period is delayed. I shouldnt be pregnant, so I dont know what is going on. I googled my problem and found that antibiotics may delay your period, but every thing I read said I may be pregnant but I'm looking for other answers, or explainations? Thanks so much in advance, even just for reading this. I'm kind of paranoid here.

Comments

[cityofgods.livejournal.com]

not all antibiotics interfere with birth control but i did look it up & it seems doxycylcline does interfere and makes birth control pills a little less effective. if you used plan b its very unlikely you're pregnant. its common for plan b to mess up your cycle & cause you to spot or even have a delayed period. its more than likely just the plan b that is messing with your cycle, if you are worried you can take a pregnancy test anytime now & it should be accurate.

[fuckmekatie.livejournal.com]

thanks so much! I'm glad that its just the plan b probably messing it up.

[gunshotbeauty.livejournal.com]

plan b often messes up your next period

[lougolas.livejournal.com]

The one time I took emergency contraception, I missed my next period (and I freaked out, so don't worry about being the only paranoid person around here! I think it's an instinctive thing) so my vote is for the messed up period being caused by that - if the antibiotics only made your protection less effective (but I don't think it rendered it entirely useless? I'm not 100% on that) and then the EC was on top of that, you've had a fair dose of hormones keeping ovulation at bay so I wouldn't worry about pregnancy :-)

[fuckmekatie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, antibiotics dont make birth control completely useless, it just makes it less effective. Thanks for the reply! I feel much better now, but I still hope that I get my period soon - or at all.

[chiyo-no-saru.livejournal.com]

It's very possible that the antibiotics delayed your period--being sick always screws up mine!--but even more likely that Plan B messed with your cycle. It's super normal to have an irregular period after taking emergency contraception.

[fleurlur.livejournal.com]

If you only started taking birth control 2-2.5 weeks ago then surely you shouldn't be expecting a period yet because you're not in your placebo week?

[nickelshoe.livejournal.com]

It was the antibiotics she started two weeks ago.

[fuckmekatie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry I didnt mean for that to confuse you, I should have said it differently. I've been on birth control for 1 1/2 years now, I'll edit my post!

[one-in92and95.livejournal.com]

I actually started doxycycline recently and had breakthrough bleeding/spotting for my first time ever, and that ended up like, being my period.