Ladies Please Help! If Clarify Is Out There Please Answer! Posted: 03-12-07 14:50pm
i was really sick and was given an
antibiotic..augmentin xl for ten days..i
have 4 days left. I kept taking my birth
control but i started my active pills last
night again..Yet i am still
spotting...VERY UPSETTING. I was on my
pills for over a year now..why is this
happening? how long will it last? shouldnt
it stop once i take my active pills? im
losing my mind please helo!
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Fairy Godmother
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Hi There Posted: 03-12-07 14:54pm
If I am not mistaken, I do believe some
antibiotics have an effect when combined
with taking birth control pills. If it
were me, I'd call my OBGYN, family
practioner, or whoever prescribed the
augmentin and explain and ask these same
questions!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 03-12-07 15:49pm
That is true indeed. Many antibiotics have
bad effects of birth control, making it
less effective and not work the same.
Contacting your ob-gyn with the name of
the antibiotic is the best thing for you
to do.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 03-12-07 17:47pm
You are spotting because antibiotics
reduce the hormones in your blood
stream..KEEP taking the pills, or you will
bleed much more, like another period.
Keep taking the pills, but it is not safe
to have sex until 7 full days AFTER you
stop the antibiotic.
You need to be on the pill for 7 full days
of non antibiotic use for it to be fully
effective.
IF you have had sex in the last 3-5 days,
plan b would be a good idea.
