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Cockmagic · 08/11/2017 00:01

Hi everyone wold really appreciate some advice!

I recently changed my pill to fight acne (dianette) and have been on this for a year or so.

A few months ago I collected my prescription from the chemist and noticed a different brand name cerazette, thought nothing of it.

Past few days really sensitive nipples and nausea, very unlike me

Googled tonight and discovered you have to take them in order on the pack as they have a week of "dummy" pills. Well I've been taking them in random order !

Does anyone have any experience of this?

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TheCatsMother99 · 08/11/2017 05:06

I was on cerazette for years and took them randomly in the packet and didn't ever get pregnant on them. Ive never heard of a wek of dummy pills in the pack and can't imagine how that would work anyway as they have days of the week on them and they wouldn't know what day of the week is the beginning of the funny week (if that were the case).

If you think you're pregnant, take a test, but if you've taken those pills religiously each day, regardless of order, it's unlikely you're pregnant.

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TheCatsMother99 · 08/11/2017 05:06

Dummy week*

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DoubleHelix79 · 08/11/2017 05:51

You should read the leaflet that comes with the package, this will tell you how to take them. I wouldn't rely on Google on this case.

Why don't you take a cheap pregnancy test to ease your mind?

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ChocolateDinosaur · 08/11/2017 06:00

Err cerazette and dianette are two completely different types of pill- are you sure about these names?
Cerazette has to be taken every day for it to work....

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Mol1628 · 08/11/2017 06:06

I have been on both. Neither had dummy pills.
The symptoms you’re having are probably because of the change in hormones from two different pills. It’s not a different brand name they’re different things.

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ChocolateDinosaur · 08/11/2017 06:10

It would be really really unusual to change between these two types of pills without being seen at the surgery and counselled as there are big differences in how they are taken

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Mol1628 · 08/11/2017 06:18

Yeah I’d imagine the pharmacist or doctor that prescribed them has made a mistake if you weren’t told.

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Oysterbabe · 08/11/2017 07:11

Cerazette doesn't have dummy pills.

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misshannah · 08/11/2017 08:48

I was on Dianette, i was told my my doctor it is very dangerous and they changed me to Cerazette around the same time as you. I had lots of PMS symptoms/ pesky hormones causing trouble from the moment I took Cerazette and in the end I've stopped taking the pill completely and now monitor via Natural Cycles.

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Cockmagic · 08/11/2017 08:59

Thank you for all your replies. Hopefully I'm just worrying for nothing.

Gotta say I'm annoyed at the doctors for changing my pill without informing me.