Early bleeding = bad?

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Registered: 11-27-2006
Early bleeding = bad?
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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 3:16am

I am currently on OTC-Lo and have been for about 8 months.

Tonight (Tuesday), a little bit after I took my pill at my regular time, I noticed a tiny bit of spotting, the way it looks when I'm about to get my period. The thing is, I am on my 3rd week and I have two more days of active pills left. I usually finish my last active pill on Thursday and get my period Sunday evening.

Is early bleeding always a bad thing? Does it mean my hormone dosage isn't high enough? I've always taken my pill on time (within a half hour of my regular time), I haven't made any major changes in my diet/exercise, haven't vomited, etc... and this is the first time this has happened so I'm kind of freaking out. I was just curious as to how common this is when you're well past the first few months of getting used to a pill. This is probably stressing me out more than it should, but I've never had this problem before and I just want to make sure I'm as protected as possible.

Any advice would be appreciated!

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 2:10pm

Hi jlove421, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 06-14-2007 - 11:10pm

It's pretty common, don't worry.

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