PLAN B Reviews (LEVONORGESTREL)Average Rating: 2.8 (41 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 |
| 1 | Obviously to prevent pregnancy | No side effects for the first week or so then I started getting nausea , tired all day, couldn’t eat, everything sounds disgusting , headache, and lots of more symptoms like I’m pregnant? Still no period and negative pregnancy tests. | Will never take again. | F | 20 | 4 weeks | 4/18/2019 | 1 | Condom slipped off | I took the plan B one step on Monday night, I did not have any side effects until Friday. My breasts were incredibly sore and heavy to the point where I didn't even want to move because they were very painful. Then, by Sunday morning I had extreme bloating, incredible neck pain, chills and a fever. Sunday night I had massive night sweats. | I am 35 years old and I don't use birth control because hormonal birth control makes me feel ill. I would never recommend this to anyone. I would rather be sick off of birth control than deal with what Plan B caused me to feel | F | 35 | 1 times | 6/26/2017 | 3 | condom broke | Pill worked but my regular period came a week early and is still going. I've been on my period for the last 23 days, I gained almost 10lbs, get headaches, strong cramps, bloating, fatigue, and breast tenderness. | Worked for what I needed it for, but the side effects are almost as awful as being pregnant. | F | 32 | 1 days | 7/22/2016 | 1 | Forgot to use BC | None | Will not work if near ovulating. I'm freaking 49 and still got pregnant. Who does this work for then? | F | 49 | 1 days 1pill | 11/12/2015 | 1 | To prevent any unwanted pregnancies | I experienced chest tightness within hours of taking the pill and ended up in the ER for irregular heart beat which had never happened before, scariest thing ever. Don't think I'll ever take this again. I also didn't have any bleeding | This is my second time taking this, first time I had no side effects. | F | 24 | 1 days 1X day | 3/20/2015 | 3 | Prevent pregnancy | Ocular migraine. I also found out it is ineffective on women over 165 pounds. I took Ella this time (3 years later ) and had no side effects. | F | 34 | 1 days 1 pill | 12/7/2013 | 5 | Prevent pregnancy | None | I have used it twice in 6 years and both times it worked. I want to make clear that it is NOT an abortion pill like one reviewer stated. If you are already pregnant, it won't do anything. What happens is it prevents the sperm from getting to the egg, since sperm can live for a few days in your body and since the egg can be fertilized for several days after its released, means that conception can take place days after sex. It does NOT cause an abortion. Also, it is a higher dose of the same active ingredient in your run of the mill birth control pill. | F | 23 | 2 days 1X day | 11/5/2012 | 5 | Condom Broke | No major side effects except for mild bloating and a heavier than normal period. | I have taken Plan B 4 times over the past 10 years (with the same partner). Condoms unfortunately break. 3 times I took it within 24 hours, although one time I wasn't able to get it until it had been 48 hours. I haven't gotten pregnant either of those times. My pharmacy is Walgreens, and they have never denied filling the prescription for me. | F | 28 | 1 days 2X day | 10/18/2011 | 5 | To prevent pregnancy | none :) | Didn't experience any side effects and did the job it was supposed to. Very thankful to have another option in case of an accident. | F | 24 | 1 days 1X day | 6/29/2011 | 4 | Emergency contraceptive( EC) | nausea, moodiness, feeling overall weird for a week, light bleeding towards end of week, disrupted cycle | This thing works. All types (generic etc) ive taken it twice in my lifetime. if you take it correctly it should work. you will not feel like yourself for a week after taking it. You will so moody. and tired. at the end of 5 days i start getting some bleeding. It was 5 weeks later till i got my normal period, and my period after that one was late as well. so, its not exactly fun, but if u have to take it, do it. oh but where i live you have to be 18 to get it (or have adult get it for you) | F | 21 | 1 days 2X day | 4/14/2011 | 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 |