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2.5 mg of vitamin c one day (11 hours b4 my pill) first week on pill, then 1.5-0mg over the rest of the week (i had a cold.) will this effect my bcp?
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BCPs and vitamin C: High doses of Vitamin C won't decrease how well your birth control works, but it can increase the side effects associated with estrogen, such as nausea, headache, and bloating from 6 Things You're Doing That Mess with your Birth Control https://www.bustle.com/articles/100804-6-things-youre-doing-that-mess-with-your-birth-control
Answered 3/18/2017
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2.5 mg?: 2.5 mg (and 1.5 mg) are astonishingly low doses of Vit. C, given that the recommended daily intake is 75 mg, so I wonder if your information is correct. Vitamin C in any dose is not known to affect the actions of BCP's. The article Dr. Poinsett shared says that doses above 1000 mg/day can increase side effects of estrogen on OCP's by raising estrogen levels, but this would increase effectiveness.
Answered 3/13/2017
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