Wow! Very interesting! I was thinking the same thing about this stupid pill! My first 3 months were very spotty, my second pack was better, but then I decided to skip the non hormonal pills and start the third pack right away. I've basically been on the rag since 12/12/07! This is 02/07/08, and I have had this brownish discharge for about 3 weeks! What the hell! I'm pissed because I'm 36 and I'm taking it to normalize my hormones, which have been messing me up the older I get!