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Prozac (fluoxetine) affecting birth control, should i be concerned?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Prozac (fluoxetine) & oral: contraceptives. This is a variable issue. Some physicians recommend that their patients use a back up method of contraception if they take both antidepressants and oral contraceptives.

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Answered 9/28/2014

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