Stupid question but i want to make sure

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Registered: 04-18-2006
Stupid question but i want to make sure
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Wed, 09-06-2006 - 12:20am
So are the 7 placebo pills in my bc pack just there to remind me to take them every day? becasue i forgot the take a couple of them, but it doesnt matter, right??
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Registered: 07-18-2006
Wed, 09-06-2006 - 12:47am
Right. If you read your packaging information, under "What to do if I miss a pill" it probably says what to do if you miss active pills (i.e., take as soon as you remember, etc.) On my pills it says if you miss one of the white, or inactive pills, throw missed pills away, no extra protection is needed (I know your inactive pills may be a different color, so I'm not trying to cause confusion). Sometimes pills (like EstroStep Fe and Loestrin 24 Fe) have iron supplements in the placebo pills. Still, if you miss those, you are not losing any protection against pregnancy. Just be sure that you stay on the correct schedule, and take your active pill again on the correct day.
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Registered: 09-08-2006
Fri, 09-08-2006 - 6:24pm
I'm 99.9% sure that's right, but I'd look it up on the mfg website or in a drug book to be 100%.
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Registered: 08-12-2002
Sat, 09-09-2006 - 6:24am
Bingo!

 


 


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Registered: 04-18-2006
Sat, 09-09-2006 - 2:00pm
Thanks so much for all of your help!
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Registered: 07-03-2006
Sat, 09-09-2006 - 7:21pm
Make sure there really are 7 placebo pills, because I was on a pack with only 2 then 5 days of low does hormones. In my experience the always change color, so if there is more than one color pill in your last week, or if the last week is the same color as the rest they probally are not all placebo pills.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 09-11-2006 - 7:12am

Loestrin 24 actually has 24 days of active pills, and I think Yaz does too, which is not like what we're used to seeing.

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