Hmm that’s an interesting question @tea… I would have thought it’s not super safe to take a pill that you haven’t personally been given a prescription from a doctor for, and also could have unknown effects if you don’t take it in the proper regime/pattern it was designed for? Interested to hear what @nurse_nettie has to say on this!
Also, I know when I began on the pill, rather than stopping me from getting my period, I actually got some light, irregular bleeding for about a month before it evened back into a cycle. My doctor said this was a normal thing that can happen when you first start taking it.
Back to what @aunt_flo’s asked – I’ve done that a couple of times before, by mistake and also when I’ve accidentally missed a pill so had to take two the next day. As far as I noticed it just gave me nausea, which felt pretty yucky. I’ve ended up going off the pill now because I found it too difficult to stick to the schedule and keep track of – even with the help of many phone reminders/alarms and a specially-designed pill dispenser! For a while I’ve been considering going onto a long-acting reversible like an IUD, like @nurse_nettie suggested, which I think will suit me better not needing to maintain a daily routine. But for now I’m just using barrier protection 🙂