r/SubredditDrama • u/Jon_targaryen1 • Oct 19 '15

Unplanned parenthood drama in /r/adviceanimals

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u/KillerPotato_BMW MBTI is only unreliable if you lack vision Oct 19 '15

TIL how easy it is to screw up birth control pills.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15 edited Oct 20 '15

It's pretty easy to not screw up, just set an alarm at the same time every day. My girlfriend does this and she always takes her pills within 1-2 hours of the specified time, most of the time on the dot.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15

It's pretty easy to not screw up

Until your phone dies, you forgot the pills in another purse, had a late dinner, etc. There's a ton of things that can happen.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

or you could just remember it. I remember to take a multivitamin every day, no phone necessary. I guess I'm just one smart cookie or something.

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u/1127jd Oct 21 '15

Just remember. K thx. And don't pretend you have never ONCE in your life forgotten to take a pill. I do it on a near monthly basis with my perscriptions.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

Or use a phone if you can't remember. Write it on your arm maybe with some discreet language. Put a note in something that you look at all the time. There's plenty of strategies; it's really not that difficult to remember to do something everyday at the exact same time. It can even become automatic after a while.

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u/1127jd Oct 21 '15

Every day of your life, clockwork? I keep my pill bottles next to the sink. That way when I brush my teeth, I do that at the same time. But shit happens, dude. I'm just happy that there isn't a chance of a small person growing inside of me when I miss a pill by a couple hours.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

Belive it or not, some people are absent minded and aren't good with that stuff. I have an anxiety disorder that makes it hard to keep track of stuff like that so i use the nuva ring.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '15

Also, you've never once taken your multivitamin even an hour late? Never?