This may be a dumb question, but I plan on
taking multivitamins. Do vitamins have
any effect on birth control? Reading the
question about the antibiotic made me
think twice, so I just thought i'd make
sure.
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Sparkles412
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 65 Location: NY
Hey! Posted: 11-04-03 17:53pm
I was wondering the same thing, I just
started the patch, but I have been on
birth control for over 4 years. I just
recently bought multivitamins by olay( I
didn't know they made vitamins) but I
haven't taken them yet because they are
huge and I don't think that I could
swollow them, but also I don't know if
they would interact? I think that other
medicine's like prescriptions could
interact with birth control and make it
less effective, but I don't think vitamins
would, but then again I am not a doctor,
but next time I go there, I will ask.
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4921 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 11-04-03 18:58pm
You should ask your doc or check the
labels because I know the pills
euchanasia...? Did I spell that right?
Its like a vitamin and my sister cant take
them with her pill because it mixes it up,
so you should ask
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Sparkles412
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 65 Location: NY
Uh Oh! Posted: 11-04-03 19:55pm
Your not supposed to take echinacea with
the pill ( well the patch) ? Because I
took echinacea the first day I started the
patch. I didn't know it was bad to take
both of them together. What can happen do
you know? Or should I ask my doctor cuz
i'm on the patch not the pill?
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Jessi4981
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 7
Thanks! Posted: 11-04-03 20:33pm
Thanks for the responses! I will check
with my doctor too. I haven't even
bought any yet, but i'd like to.
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4921 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 11-05-03 13:15pm
Yeah ask your doctor. You might be fine
but the only thing it does is interfere
with being birth control. Like you might
have a chance on being pregnant. But
thats with my sis on the pill so ask your
doc.
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SiMichelle
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 3
Posted: 11-30-03 10:01am
Hello,
i've been trying to find information on
this all week & have finally arrived
here. I've been taking women's one a day
for 2 months now & have just noticed
how different my periods are. I always
get my period on the thursday that I stop
taking my pills & last month I got it
on sunday & this month I got it on
saturday. I've been going crazy
wondering if this is an effect of the
combination. Should I be concerned??
Thanks!!
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4921 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 12-02-03 16:33pm
I dont think you should be. You cant
always count on it to show up on the same
day no matter how long it did it before.
Its not programmed like that. Just
because they were on a different day
shouldnt be much to worry about. If you
are, then you can check with your doc
about the pills altering the days.
