Is it bad to keep taking two birth control pills? Will it mess up my body?

[Autumn_stone]

I take my birth control pills pretty late at night cause of my job. So sometimes when I'm at home I fall asleep before its time to take them and I forget. So the next day I take two when it's time. But every time I do that I feel a little sick the next morning? Is it bad to take two pills at a time? Could it mess up my body?

[xHoneyxBeex]

It's okay to do that if you just happen to miss one but if you're consistently missing pills and doubling up, it's not very good. It can mess with your body and it makes you less protected from pregnancy since the pill works by keeping a steady amount of hormones in your body. When you miss pills, it's not as effective.

Perhaps you should consider using a different birth control method that you don't have to take daily. There are a lot of other options out there that may work better with your schedule. It may be a good idea to talk to your doctor about.

[kaylaS91]

Once in a while if you happen to miss a pill or take it late enough that it counts as missed, it's okay to take two within a 24 hour period. If you feel like your job/lifestyle will make this something that happens quite frequently, though, it'd be good to consider a different form of contraception. Something like an IUD/patch/shot would be good as two pills at a time is obviously not very kind to your system.

[TravisG]

You shouldn't take two. That's too much for your body.

[Paris13]

Don't Take 'Two birth control pills' at the same time, @Autumn_stone.
Try and Remember to Take them on Time, or you may End up Screwing up your Cycle and Reaping the Consequences with being More than 'A little sick in the morning,' with having Actual... "Morning Sickness."
Who Knows how it Goes.
Good luck and Back on Track! xx

[louiseisaturtle]

I guess you have to take two in a different time

[jacquesvol]

Ask a doctor.