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missed a pill??

I know this sounds I'm asking about birth control. I technically am but there's more to this question I swear.

So, I'm a teen and I'm not like...doing anything like that lol. So, I don't actually use the pill as birth control. I get extremely bad cramps on my period and no other medication works so that's what my doctor prescribed me.

I'm supposed to take it everyday for a certain amount of weeks and then go off it for a week or two, and then continue that process for forever ig.

I've been really busy this past week and forgot to take my pill for two days. I looked it up and it told me to take two extra today to compensate, which I did. But I'm worried since those were put into the context of using it as birth control that I may have done something wrong.

I feel stupid asking but I'm a bit worried I'm supposed to go about it differently since I'm using it for a different purpose?? I know it's the same pill either way, so it probably shouldn't change.

I haven't had to take a medication every single day since I was nine or so, so this is the first time I've had to track it all and be responsible for it mostly by myself. I guess I just need to make sure this isn't gonna cause me any problems, I don't want to stress my mom about it.

Thank you!!

Posted Dec 7, 2025, 5:00 AM UTC

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