Posted by Lindenblüte on October 26, 2006, at 10:11:30 [reposted on October 28, 2006, at 12:05:05 | original URL]
In reply to Augmentin and Yasmin Question, posted by Wildflower on October 25, 2006, at 12:54:37
> I know that antibiotics lessen the effect of birth control but I need to know if this is true even if you're on the week of BC pills that do not contain hormones.
Hi Wildflower- I don't know what kind of drug Augmentin is, so I have nothing good to add on THAT topic
Just a question- are you annoyed that antibiotics lessen the contraceptive effects of birth control? This is a really big deal! Use condoms. Better safe than sorry.
or, maybe you're annoyed that the antibiotics cause cycle irregularities like missed periods or breakthrough bleeding? Annoying, yes. I'm sorry you're going through that. If it's really heavy or chronic, you should probably make sure you're eating enough red meat and poultry for iron.
I found that when my cycle gets disrupted, it's usually about 30-60 days to get back on track. Every woman's body is different.
Here's another cool factoid- if you're around other women a lot (and NOT on birthcontrol) you can effect each other's cycles a LOT. The general trend is that all the women not on birthcontrol pills tend to synchonize their cycles, perhaps to the woman who IS on bc. I always appreciate having "regular" roommates or spending a lot of time with one or more women who is more regular than I am. Funny, huh? stress, depression etc- makes me out of whack too.
hope you feel better soon.
-Li
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