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Can strattera affect my birth control pill
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Natalie Siebanswered
Family Medicine 16 years experience
No: No, as it is a multivitamin product, there is nothing in there that should interact with your BC pill. Best wishes!
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2.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Scholandanswered
Infectious Disease 25 years experience
Yes -be careful: Antibiotics can affect birth control pills by a somewhat convoluted mechanism. (If you really need to know, it has to do with the enterohepatic cyclin... Read More
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1.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Doubt it: Your pill contents are absorbed in the upper intestine after passing through the stomach.Loose stools of a small amount reflect poor absorption of sto... Read More
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276 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Valencia Porteranswered
Holistic Medicine 23 years experience
Possibly: It is well known that certain herbs can affect medications. For example, st. John's wort is an herb that is commonly used that can reduce the effecti... Read More
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ben Kochuvelianswered
Specializes in General Practice
Yes: If you are taking Nitrofurantoin while using birth control pills, you should use a back-up method of birth control (ie. Condom). Despite the fact ther... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
B.C. stays effective: The current thinking is that except for rifampin, other commonly-used antibiotics (such as nitrofurantoin and many others) do not alter the effectiven... Read More
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386 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
No interaction between Yaz and licorice but you should avoid taking licorice supplement everyday because it can cause health issues with prolonged use... Read More
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Answered Jan 14, 2023
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvin Linanswered
Geriatrics 32 years experience
Unlikely, but . . .: It's unlikely that any of your dietary supplements will affect your birth control pill but w/o knowing exactly which one you're taking, we can't give ... Read More
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2.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
Unlikely: I doubt that will be an issue.
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
These are separate body systems with no overlap. I would not worry about any problems with the combination. The same goes for getting your flu shot no... Read More
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Reviewed Nov 20, 2022
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