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Q: Antibiotics Plus Bc Pills..
asked by: LaBellaVida on October 11th, 2007
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i just had a visit with my dentist who is putting me on antibiotics for something dealing with a wisdom tooth. she mentioned the birthcontrol i am taking will not work. should i continue to take my pills as usual? and when i am done taking the antibiotics, does anyone know how long it will take for the bc to start working again?

please and thank you.

- vida
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anniek
replied on October 11th, 2007
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You should take everything as you normally would. You just must use extra protection when having sex. I don't know how long it takes for sure but I beleive as soon as the anti-biotics are out of you system. So like a day or 2 depending on the anti-biotic. If it's a z-pak or azithromicin that last for about 7 more days after taking your last pill. So in all just be careful Smile
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LaBellaVida
replied on October 11th, 2007
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Antibiotic (clindamycin Hcl)
I was just reading the paper that comes with the perscription. This time it didn't list birthcontrol as one of the drug interactions...lol but it did say that others weren't printed on the document. So my boyfriend and I have agreed we'd be very careful. I'll be taking the antibiotic for about a week. Everything back to normal...maybe a week or so after? you think?

thanks.
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Tylanas
replied on October 11th, 2007
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Re: Antibiotic (clindamycin Hcl)
LaBellaVida wrote:
I was just reading the paper that comes with the perscription. This time it didn't list birthcontrol as one of the drug interactions...lol but it did say that others weren't printed on the document. So my boyfriend and I have agreed we'd be very careful. I'll be taking the antibiotic for about a week. Everything back to normal...maybe a week or so after? you think?

thanks.

That sounds like a safe plan to me Smile
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freyja
replied on October 18th, 2007
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My understanding is that you need to use a backup method the entire time you are on the antibiotics and for a full 7 days after you stop taking the antibiotics.
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