PLAN B Reviews (LEVONORGESTREL)Average Rating: 3.8 (11 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PLAN B with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PLAN B | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Prevent Pregnancy | Nausea, dizziness, heavier period and cramps when my period arrived but it was right on schedule. | I had to take this when I had just switched birth control and the backup method failed; I wanted to be extra sure because my husband and I are not ready for children yet. I would recommend this to anyone whose bc fails. The few side effects were worth the added safety I felt from taking this. | F | 25 | 2 times 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 1 | To prevent pregnancy when other BC | no side effects at all | This EC did not work for me not once but TWICE. The first time it failed me i took it 3 hours after intercourse. the second time it failed me i took it 20 minutes after intercourse-i went straight to the pharmacy. I wonder if its a coincedence that both slip-ups were with the same partner...prehaps we just have great chemistry!Im 5 months preggers with our second child. | F | 33 | 2 times 1X AN | 3/17/2010 | 5 | Emergency Contraception | None! | Plan B is amazing. I have taken it three times and have never gotten pregnant. Additionally, I have never had any side effects. ALSO: In regards to previous posts, this is NOT the "abortion pill" known as RU-486. This is essentially a high dose birth control pill taken after a contraceptive failure. It prevents pregnancy, does NOT end it. | F | 21 | 3 times | 12/20/2008 | 5 | Condom fell off | None really, my doc also prescribed compazine for any nausea that might occur. I was able to function like I do on a normal day! | This is a great medicine! I would recommend it to any female that needs emergency contraceptive. | F | 24 | 2 days | 9/27/2008 | 4 | Condom Fell Off | Naseau, Fatigue, Full-out period within days of taking it | My period started within days of taking this pill when it wasn't due for another two weeks. It was a full period. Have continued to have an upset stomach a week and half after taking it. Also, breast were extremely swollen and sensitive. Very, very tired. | F | 27 | | 11/21/2007 | 5 | condom fell off | heavier period with worse cramps than usual, but nothing extreme. | love it! | F | 19 | 3 times | 8/2/2007 | 5 | emergency contraception | I got lots of breakthrough bleeding about 5 days after taking it, and then I got my period (early) around a week after that. My skin broke out really badly for a few days the first time I took it. But all in all, no big deal. | I think this is a great product. I wish it were cheaper and that you didn't have to ask the pharmacist to get it from behind the counter. My local Walgreen's and CVS have it, as well as Planned Parenthood. It is very effective, especially when taken quickly after sex. I've taken it twice and would definitely take it in the future, though hopefully I won't need to since I'm on the BC pill now. | F | 27 | | 5/21/2007 | 3 | condom breakage - see post below | see post below | to continue my post below... my Dr. said it's normal I didn't bleed right after taking Plan B. My cycle is normally very consistent, and after Plan B it came 3 days early. Too soon to know yet whether it will as consistent in coming months as in the past | F | 25 | 1 months | 5/19/2007 | 3 | condom breakage | Chest tightness and pain | I used Plan B for the first time recently - 7-10 days later I experienced tightness in my chest which was strong enough that breathing normally was painful and I feared I would need to go to an emergency room despite being without health insurance. The tightness lasted several hours and I simultaneously experienced slight numbness in a part of my left hand. I didn't make the connection between Plan B and the chest tightness until I read of chest tightness on this site as a reaction to a birth control pill (demogen, in that case). I've never experienced internal chest tightness before, and according to my doctor my age and health profile puts me at extremely low risk for any kind of heart issue (which presumably would be a more typical cause of chest pain). Nothing I did around the time of that major chest pain was at all out of the ordinary, which is another reason I'm linking the episode to Plan B. Beyond that - I didn't bleed right after taking it, which my doctor claims is n | F | 25 | 1 months | 5/19/2007 | 1 | condom fell off | Nausea, headache, and delayed period | I'm really pissed that no one told me that Plan B can also work AFTER conception by thinning out the lining of my uterus so the week-old embryo can't implant. I thought it only postponed ovulation so I wouldn't get pregnant. After a condom slip-up, I figured Plan B was a good backup to prevent pregnancy, since I was right in the middle of my cycle. Maybe it delayed ovulation long enough to prevent conception, or for all I know, I conceived and Plan B made the embryo abort. I'll never know. I'm SO ANGRY that I wasn't told by my doctor or pharmacist that this was how it works - all you ever hear is "it's not an abortion pill." BS - what else can you call a pill that at times allows conception and then kills off the embryo? Women should be fully informed about this drug so they can make their own choices about whether that's acceptable to them or not. I'll never use this pill again. | F | 29 | 2 days | 7/20/2006 | 5 | condom broke | none really; a little emotional. but nothing significant. No nausea, etc. I took the 1st pill within 3 hours of accident. I was not on the pill at the time. And there was no other backup method of birth control. planB prevented pregnancy absolutely. And to add to that, I am bipolar and take 2 anticonvulsants (Topamax and Trileptal) which decrease the effectiveness of any birth control pill, and STILL plan B worked for me. If that doesn't say plan B works I don't know what does. | Just make sure your pharmacy is NOT Walmart because they reserve the right to deny planB (abortion pills) to clients. It is injustice, yes. LUckily, my pharmacy was Walgreens for my PlanB rx and the pharmacist was a young female like me. It went very smoothly and it was in the middle of the night when I had to go get planB. | F | 31 | 1 days | 6/19/2006 |