Microgestin Fe 1/20 - skip placebo pills? Posted: 11-01-07 22:44pm
I'm starting on Microgestin Fe 1/20 this
sunday. I've heard some horror stories
about it and I was wondering if anyone
here had any experience with it. I have a
history of depression so I'm kind of
concerned about that. Also, my doctor told
me to skip the placebo pills in order to
eliminate my period? Has anyone ever heard
of/done this?
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anniek
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Posted: 11-02-07 08:15am
On the skipping periods part yes. Many
people do that with different bc. The
depression part I don't know if anyone can
tell you because everyone can react
differently to any kind of bc. But good
luck and hope all goes well
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-02-07 13:33pm
I was on it for a while and had no
complaints. You'll find horror stories for
everything, though, so don't let it freak
you out. As long as you monitor your
depression and make sure you're talking to
your doc about it, you should be ok. If
you start to feel it worsen, just give
your doc a call.
You can skip periods on any type of
combination pill just by not taking the
placebo week. It might not work the first
time you do it, but your body will get
used to it.
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run4life10
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Posted: 11-02-07 15:35pm
Thanks! By "not taking the placebo week"
do you mean to not take any pills that
week or start a new pack that week?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-03-07 22:42pm
start a new pack that week. Since the
placebo pills have no medicine in them,
taking them is the same as not taking
anything. (Hence, you don't actually have
to take them, except yours have iron in
them to offset the iron loss when you get
your period. It's not actually necessary
to take them at all.)
