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?
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!!
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!
Your very welcome! Yes, try and relax and AF will show up.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.