Minastrin 24 Fe Down Syndrome

My daughter is 15 and has Down Syndrome. She has been on Minastrin 24 FE for a year to control her heavy bleeding. The doctor started her on these and told us to only give her the white pills everyday skipping the brown pills. That this would stop her cycles. She has not had any monthly cycle nor breakthrough bleeding. She developed signs of a UTI and yeast infection 12 days ago and was put on an antibiotic and a single dose yeast pill. She started spotting two days later today is da ten of that spotting. I plan to call the dr Monday if it hasn't stopped. Has this happened before to anyone?

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Hello, Debbie! How is your daughter doing? Has there been any change?

Many antibiotics can lower the efficacy of oral contraceptives, which may result in spotting, or a full on period, according to the NIH.

The brown pills actually don't contain hormones, which is what usually allows women to have their period, that's why her doctor told her to skip them.

It can take a few weeks for her body to balance things back out and for the spotting to stop.

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