what are placebo birth control pills made of?
 

TOM is visiting and I ususally take the placebos that my pills come with to keep on track with which day I am on so that I do not make a mistake. Today I was taking my placebo and I started wondering if it was simply a sugar pill, in which case I would not take it. I know it would not make a huge difference, but I was just wondering if anyone had any information about it. Thanks:)

Hi sunchick. I called my friend (who's a pharmacist) and he said that the pills are made of lactose. The "real" pills have hormones while the placebos do not. The base is the same. It is called a "sugar" pill because lactose is milk sugar. He also said that the amount of carb/lactose is insignificant, even to someone with lactose intolerance. I think they should be fine to take while LCing.

-Nolly:wave:

thanks
 

It kinda seemed like a silly thing to worry about:) Glad to see it is:)

Remember, NO question is a silly one. :)
_Nolly:wave:

I'm glad you got your answer...
 

When I first read the title of your post, I was like, "duh...sugar." Then I thought for another sec and was like, "Oh....sugar...duh (to myself this time). I had never thought about it (just took them unquestionably) but now I know that the "Sugar pills," atleast what I thought were sugar ar eNOT...thanks for the info and for the question,
Erin