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Q: Birth Control, Diet Pills, Antidepressants
asked by: rowncris on January 21st, 2004
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When I take birth control I gain weight and are very emotional. Is it a bad idea to be taking birth control, diet pills, and an antidepressant all together?
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autumn24
replied on January 24th, 2004
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Your taking three different medications that change your chemistry, I would speak to a pharmacist and make sure it's alright to be taking them together.
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rowncris
replied on February 16th, 2004
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Thank you for the advice!
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Jaydensmommy
replied on March 18th, 2004
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I take all three of them. The only thing I am concerened with is it affecting my birth control. But so far soo good.
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purple333
replied on March 22nd, 2004
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Personally i'd suggest you keep the birth control, drop the diet pills & try dhea (which can help lode weight but is natural so less likely to interfere with othr meds!!) & also try starting on some natural anti-depressants like sam-e, 5htp (tryptophan), valerium etc, these take longer to get into your system but shouldn't interfere with other meds & may help you get off them in time & then if you want to have a baby these would be safer foir the baby as well!!
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2ferano
replied on March 23rd, 2004
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On that note: be careful with some herbal and natural "remedies" I am sure that the ones purple mentioned are fine, but if it is not fda approved, then they don't have to list drug interactions. There are alot of herbal pills that render your birth control useless. St. Johns wort (wart, u dunno) is one of them. But, they don't have to advertise it. Sometimes the pharmacist does know about the natural ones, so just before starting anything new, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Just so there aren't any "surprises" around the corner!
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