Lo Loestrin Fe Brown Pills
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I started my pack on a Tuesday and now Im at the end of my pack on the second white pill and it's Saturday. I'd like to start my second pack on Sunday to avoid future confusion. Is it okay to skip the brown pills? I've heard they're iron pills but can cause extra spotting if missed. If so can I take the two brown pills with two blue pills this next Sunday and Monday?

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@Adriana,

Regarding your question about skipping the brown pills - I don't know who manufactures your loestrin fe, but according to the patient prescribing info from Actavis, "if you were to 'forget' either of the 2 brown (reminder) pills in *Week 4*, then you should throw away the pills you missed and keep taking one pill each day until the pack is empty."

Ref: pi.actavis.com/data_stream.asp?product_group=1881&p=ppi

However, with hormones being as sensitive as they are, I think it's very important to only use these pills as prescribed if you want to lessen the risk of side effects.

Hope this helps!

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Hi Adriana! The best thing 2 do is take the pills as prescribed. I wouldn't go messing with the way u r suppose 2 take them. U don't want 2 take any chances.

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