Clindamycin and birth control pills Posted: 05-21-08 07:39am
Last week, I was on Clindamycin (150 mg)
for the entire week, and maybe a few days
before that (because I was kind of lazy
with taking them) because I had an
infected tooth. Before I left the dentist
office, I had him call the pharmacy and
ask if Clindamycin had an effect on birth
control, since it's an antibiotic. Anyway,
more or less, he said that there is
nothing that says it does in their
files/books, etc. I'm still not an fool
(well... I am if you read on), so I know
that it could still reduce the
effectiveness of birth control. Anyway, my
boyfriend and I got caught in the moment
yesterday (*hits head on desk*) and had
sex without a condom. The bad news is,
I've been off of antibiotics for, like,
three or four days. The good news is, he
never actually finishes inside of me, so
we have a SLIGHTLY smaller chance of not
being pregnant.
Does anyone know anything about
Clindamycin?
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Maddie34
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Posted: 05-21-08 09:16am
Moved to the birth control forum so you
can get more answers
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Georgia59
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Posted: 05-21-08 13:42pm
Honestly, not all antibiotics interact. So
if your pharmacist couldn't find an
interaciton, there probably isn't one.
I really just wouldn't worry about it,
especially since he didn't ejaculate
inside you. But that's just me. You were
taking the pills the whole time, right?
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umbrellas
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Posted: 05-21-08 20:58pm
Yes. I am a "perfect" pill user and take
the pills around the same exact time (5
minute, at most, difference) every night.
I'm just nervous. I would take Plan B, but
I don't think my body can handle it.
Plus, I don't have the money laying
around.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 05-22-08 11:33am
If it were me, I just wouldn't worry about
it.
I looked around online, and couldn't find
any sign of an interaction with birth
control. (You can google clindamycin drug
interactions and you'll find a ton of
information) and it's true that not all
antibiotics interact. Plus, you did the
right thing and checked with the
pharmacist.
So you're safe! As far as I'm concerned.
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anniek
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Posted: 05-22-08 16:58pm
I don't know of an antibiotic that does
not run a chance of making your antibiotic
less effective. I work in a pharmacy and
we have to warn that on any antibiotic or
bc we fill. No it doesn't always happen
but it can that's why we have to warn it.
In your case your fine. You are done with
the antibiotic so it's out of your system.
My boss says to be safe give it 24hours
after your last dose. So no worries your
fine!! Good for you for
trying to be so safe!!
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nickomann
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Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 2
pill after one week Posted: 05-23-08 00:46am
can anyone tell me about the pill of
avoide pregnecy we had sex befor a week.
