Please Help

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last night I was pretty much raped by someone I know and was wondering if I can get the morning after pill over the counter at the pharmacy? or does it hae to be prescribed by a doctor? I live in Australia. and does it matter if its not 'the next morning' because I was too upset to try and get any help today. Please if anyone could help I would be very grateful

the morning after pills works,( with a decreasing effectivness, the longer it is between sex and taking it) for 72 hours. I have no idea whether you can buy it over the counter over there, im in the UK.Have you spoken to anyone about the assault, friends, parents, the police?

im pretty sure you can buy it over the counter in oz, however it would be advisable to talk to somebody - perhaps you could go to your doctor? or a family planning centre? you can this short notice, no problem.

Oh my Gawd Girl!
I hope you are okay. You need to be checked out and report this. Go to an urgent care. You don't want this person to do it again. Sexual predators need to be stopped.
In the states, the medical personnel must report it...
Please don't let this go by, without telling the authorities. I'm not sure what they can do, but a least it's on record he violated you.. Keep us informed and let us know how everything goes

I haven't spoken to anyone about it, I feel as though it wasnt a 'by the book rape' (how many of them are by the book is a good question though) but I will go to a doctor to check for std's and will go to the pharmacist and it will be around 30 hours so hopefully it will all be ok. I don't want to report it, I know I should but I don't want to go through it all, i'd rather just move on.Thanx for all your help guys

I don't know what you mean by "it wasn't a by the book rape." If you said or in any way indicated "no" at any point, it was rape and should be reported. I understand that there is an element of "hassle" and perhaps some embarrassment when the whole story comes out, but rape is a crime of violence and like in all crimes of violence the perpetrator tends to become more violent with subsequent occurrences. You owe it to those who will follow to stop it now. Please seek help.

Agreed!

I guess i'm just in denial thinking that I could have done more, screamed, bitten etc. But you are right I was telling him no, stop the whole time. I'll think my decision over.

That's called guilt, which you should not have. If you told him no, then the answer is no. Why did you not resist? Out of fear?

It's zero percent your fault. You were probably in shock at the time.
You should really take some action. I assume you would if he'd have beaten you up rather than raped you.

If there's a Family Planning Clinic nearby, go there. Otherwise a doctor or hospital casualty service.Please also call a rape counselling service. They can help with a lot of support and advice.

I recommend that you at least contact a rape hotline. There's no obligation of any kind. All you have to do is talk. You can hang up whenever you want. See this link.

I checked it out and you can get the morning after pill over the counter at most pharmacies in australia and it will cost around $20.. though most places are different!Please please please tell somebody about what happened. That needs to be stopped! Tell someone you are comfortable with whether it be a friend or sibling.. it may be difficult to tell your parents.. but somebody needs to know. This will help you for the future.

Thanx for the help everyone, the first chemist I went to don't give the morning after pill without prescription it was the owners 'reasons', so after a small stress out I went to the next one a little farther up the road and she was very nice.I also told a friend what happened, it was very hard but I managed and feel like quite a bit of weight has been lifted off my shoulders

The first thing you need to do is stop running from it. If you run it will chase you for the rest of your life. Or until you stop running.I completely understand how hard it is to talk about but you need to talk about it until it's boring and you're totally done with it. Here in the US there are Hotlines I'm sure there is the same type of thing there. It'll be a little easier to talk to someone you don't know and can't see you. You can start small like say, "Something bad happened to me." and work your way up if you need to.Big hugs for you.

yes i will honestly try and push you to see a doctor because you were assaulted girl and theres more than just getting pregnant to worry about these sexually transmitted diseases,infections all sorts could be going on so i hope this may help ya...:)

Just an update,Two of my closest friends know about what happened and I told my mum, I suppose i thought I could handle the situation and it all just came crashing around me. I went to the doctors today and they collected all the samples and should have results next week and will be seeing a sexual assult councellor next week, im still not set about reporting what happened but after some talking to a councellor I should figure all that out. thanx for all the help

I'm really glad to hear that, good luck.

That makes me feel better. I've been worring about you. A thing to remember about the report is that if you wait too long there will be really nothing they can do about it. But you do whatever you can and you'll work through it. More Hugs.