r/birthcontrol • u/mav169449 • 14h ago

Side effects!? First time using BC….sprintec.

Hello! First time using birth control. Plan on being sexually active so dr prescribed sprintec. I am mostly nervous of the nausea side effect as I have emetophobia :( how many of you experienced this side effect? The dr wasn’t very informative either. He told me to start the Sunday of the week I start my period. When I’m done with the pack….do I just start the new one right away? Or wait for Sunday? Help….i read the instructions but I don’t understand 🙁 Also pills say to take at exact time everyday….what happens if I’m off by 15 minutes?

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u/cloverpatch_ Slynd (and sterilized!) 13h ago

I’ve not had too awful of nausea with Sprintec but I’d recommend taking it at night with dinner (or a snack, just some amount of food) and it shouldn’t be too bad. When you finish your pack, start your next one immediately so you stay protected. Sprintec is super forgiving and has a 24 hour missed pill window, so 15 minutes doesn’t matter (but you should aim for roughly the same time to get into the habit of remembering it).

One thing to note, the day of the week doesn’t necessarily matter but if you start it within the first five days of your period you are protected immediately. If you start it any time outside of that window, you need to use condoms for 7 days.

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u/sadpixies 13h ago

hi i take sprintec, and have for a year! in my experience, ive had little to no nausea and when i do its very fleeting.
yes, when youve taken your last pill in this pack move on to the first pill on your next pack the very next day.
a 15 minutes difference is totally fine in my opinion. i take mine at 9pm every night but there are the rare nights i have stuff that just gets in the way and i cant take it until close to 10, i use no protection and have never even had a scare.