Emergency contraception

To prevent nausea and vomiting, you can take the over-the-counter anti-nausea medicine meclizine (also sold under the brand names Dramamine II or Bonine) an hour before taking emergency contraception (EC) pills. Note that these anti-nausea medications might make you drowsy.

If you end up puking within an hour of taking EC pills, you may want to take it again in case your body didn’t absorb the hormones yet.

That may depend on where you were in your cycle when you took the EC. Your period may be a little early, a little late, or right on time. A pregnancy test can detect if you are pregnant around 2 weeks after having sex, so if you don’t get your period when you were expecting it, you can take a pregnancy test.