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326770 tn?1221584000

Pink/Brown Discharge Before Period

I am due for my period on Wednesday and for the past week I have had a pinkish brown discharge. I am on the pill (Ortho-TriCyclen Lo) and I NEVER miss a pill. I take the pill at the exact time every night (I have an alarm set on my phone) and I am never even late taking the pill. I am extremely paranoid about getting pregnant because right now is not the right time for me.
I looked online to see if I could find some kind of answer to why this is happening now and almost every site says that it is an early pregnancy sign which has sent me even more into a panic!! I have no other symptoms except for nausea, which is only when I start to really stress about this!
I have taken six pregnancy tests that all came out negative but according to the sites I found those can not be considered accurate as it is still too early to test!!
Can someone please help shed some light on what is really going on here!! I am making myself physically ill with worry and believe me, I know it sounds irrational!
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hey! i'm glad this worked out for you. i have a similar issue right now. im on otc-lo and today had pinkish tan discharge. i, too, am freaking out!! its so hard. this is my first month and im scared to death. i already took 3 placebos. what day did you start?
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326770 tn?1221584000
UPDATE:
You both were right. AF showed up three days late but finally arrived and she came in a hurry!!

Thank you both so much for the time you took to answer this question and to calm me down! I feel so relieved and a bit silly for panicking so bad but thanks to you two I was able to relax!

Thanks again!!
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589762 tn?1330207135
Your very welcome....... and just try and relax.... I know its easier said than done... but i am sure everything is fine! Keep us posted!
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143123 tn?1274300825
Your very welcome!  Yes, try and relax and AF will show up.
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326770 tn?1221584000
I appreciate both of your input more than you can imagine. Today is the day and yes I took two more tests (one last night and one first thing this morning) both of course are negative. My AF has yet to show it's face but I am trying to just be as calm as possible and wait it out.
I have been on the Ortho-TriCcylen Lo for almost seven months and this is the first problem I have had which is why I completely lost it! Does not help when you do a search online and the first things that pop up are ... oh you are pregnant! Just scares a person even more!!

I usually start in the morning and have not started yet but I am sure most of that is due to the stress I caused myself.
Thank you both again for taking the time to actually post on this.
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143123 tn?1274300825
An hour after your test is too long to look at the test.  That was probably an evap line.  Most tests you have between 5-10 minutes to look and then must throw it out.  Unless of course it is positive right off the bat then it will stay positive.  Like the above poster said...just wait AF out.  
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589762 tn?1330207135
I am agree with Krushing could just be side effects of the pill, or it could not be strong enough...... the line that you saw after reading the test after the set time was probably an evap line so really no worries on that...... just wait it out and if its af is a no show.....the best test to take is the digital test that say pregnant or NOT pregnant...... they are able to pick up "MOST" preggo hormones 5 days before your missed period.... just try not to stress (i know easier said than done) good luck!
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326770 tn?1221584000
I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. I am trying my best to not worry so much and not think about this but I can not seem to let it go. I have taken eight pregnancy tests now all negative.
Problem is this mornings test was negative and an hour later I went back and noticed I had not thrown the test in the trash and there was an EXTREMELY light line in the test result. This of course sent me into a further panic but according to the directions you are not supposed to read any results after ten minutes and this line showed up well after the ten minutes!!
I know I have to wait until tomorrow but that is seriously easier said than done!! I am going to lose it soon!
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143123 tn?1274300825
The spotting though could be an indication that your pill isn't strong enough for you.  How long have you been on this pill?  I took it way back when and I had spotting and changed pills.  My mood swings were awful on this pill, so I had to change.  As hard as I know this is...you have to stop stressing, because you are going to make your oncoming period be delayed.  I would contact your gyn or whoever prescribed the pills and see if you can go in and see about getting a blood pregnancy test and if negative, perhaps changing pills.  Regardless, you need to contact your doctor, because if the pills aren't strong enough, then you are at risk for becoming pregnant in the future.
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