This is fantastic about Plan B in the military. Like many who already posted, I hope it is quickly followed by some improved policies to protect women from sexual assault, to encourage reporting, and to punish offenders. Maybe that’s a tall order.

I took Plan B a couple of years ago, and I felt as usual afterwards. I even started worrying they had just been placebo..! Things worked out in the end though, thanks to or despite Plan B.

Hope that helps.

*Relurk*

I needed Plan B about 4 years ago, when I was living in Los Angeles. Although it was available over the counter, I had to go through 4 pharmacies before finding one that carried it. Still a MUCH better situation than not being able to get it at all, of course. I went through some nausea and exhaustion, a bit like what viajera describes above. But definitely nothing I couldn’t put up with. The pack included two pills, with the admonition that if you puked too soon after taking one then you really ought to go back to the pharmacy to get more, since you probably puked up your dosage. So I think there are def still some people who vomit after taking it.

Still, a positive step is a positive step.

Coincidentally, a friend of mine just called me up the other day asking where and how to get hold of Plan B. She actually was able to get it at her local Walgreen’s without a prescription; this being bible-thumping Louisiana I was, frankly, surprised it was so accessible. Though it was more like $50, not $2, so not exactly cheap.