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Q: What to Stay Away From?

asked by: julia1311 on May 26th, 2006

Experienced User

Hey.... I just was wondering... Does anyone know of things you should stay away from if you are on birth control pills? For example, I know that antibiotics and other medications can lower the effectivness of birth control... But is there anything else that can lower the effect of it?

Things such as hair colour/hair bleech, advil, alcohol, things like this... Are they bad to use???

Thanks..

Last edited by julia1311 on May 26th, 2006 03:59 PM; edited 1 time in total

Replies(8)

Carifairy

replied on May 26th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Saint johns wort you should stay away from

julia1311

replied on May 26th, 2006

Experienced User

carifairy wrote:

saint johns wort you should stay away from

thanks; anything else any know of.........?

Mabel

replied on May 26th, 2006

Supporter

Cigarrettes. You should never smoke when you take birth control pills because of the risk of blood clots.

You should also use a condom as 'backup' and to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases.

Ask your pharmacist when you get prescriptions filled if they will affect your birth control pills.

julia1311

replied on May 26th, 2006

Experienced User

Yaaa.... I knew about the cigarrettes... Good thing I don't smoke
so I shouldn't be worried about colouring my hair or anything? Guess that sounds stupid but i'm just concerned...

Thanks again

Mabel

replied on May 26th, 2006

Supporter

Nope. If you had to worry about coloring your hair, there would be a lot of bleach bottle blondes who 'oops' got pregnant. ;)

antibiotics, cigs, and st. John's wort are all I can think of.

Take it at the same time every day and you should be safe.

julia1311

replied on May 26th, 2006

Experienced User

Thank you so much

linlin

replied on May 28th, 2006

Experienced User

Yeh I quit smoking about 2 weeks before I went on bc now ive started again tho im cutting down and trying to stop.... Tho on the mini pill its not so dangerours to smoke....

And antibiotics and st johns wort... I got asked whether I used this when I went for my bc anyway... Could u imagine if dying ur hair or alcohol effected it? That would suck lol.... Xxx

julia1311

replied on May 29th, 2006

Experienced User

Mmm hmmm.... That wouuld suck...

How about face washes/clensers that are special for acne treatment?
Just basic stuff from a drug store....

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