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Hello, friends. Been reading up on Zoloft and haven’t been able to determine: Does Zoloft or other SSRI’s decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills? My fincee, a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferer, and I are getting married in THREE WEEKS (yay!). And we hoped the Lord would bless us with children but, uh, not too soon. Little help? My thanks as always, and God bless, Charlie —– Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free Usenet News via the Web —– —– http://newsone.net/ — Discussions on every subject. —– NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam. If this or other posts
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, friends. Been reading up on Zoloft and haven’t been able to determine: Does Zoloft or other SSRI’s decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills? My fincee, a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferer, and I are getting married in THREE WEEKS (yay!). And we hoped the Lord would bless us with children but, uh, not too soon. Little help? My thanks as always, and God bless, Charlie
Hi Charlie, Congratulations on your upcoming wedding, I wish you much love and happiness!!! Oral contraceptives are not contraindicated with Zoloft, if you want to be on the safe side, ask your pharmacist or your fiancee`s Ob/Gyn. Here is a list of meds that can cause interactions with oral contraceptives: Possible Interaction with Other Drugs GENERIC NAME COMBINED EFFECT Ampicillin Decreased contraceptive effect. Anticoagulants* Decreased anticoagulant effect. Anticonvulsants, Decreased contraceptive effect hydantoin* Antidepressants, Increased toxicity of tricyclic (TCA)* antidepressants. Antidiabetics* Decreased antidiabetic effect. Antifibronolytic Increased possibility agents* of blood clotting. Antihistamines* Decreased contraceptive effect. Barbiturates* Decreased contraceptive effect. Chloramphenicol Decreased contraceptive effect. Clofibrate Decreased clofibrate effect. Dextrothyroxine Decreased dextrothyroxine effect. Guanethidine Decreased guanethidine effect. Hypoglycemics, Decreased effect of hypoglycemics. Insulin Possibly decreased insulin effect. Meperidine Increased meperidine effect. Meprobamate Decreased contraceptive effect. Mineral oil Decreased contraceptive effect. Non-steroidal Decreased contraceptive anti-inflammatory effect. Phenothiazines* Increased phenothiazine effect. Rifampin Decreased contraceptive effect. Sulfadoxine and Reduced reliability of the pill. Terazosin Decreases effectiveness of terazosin. Tetracyclines* Decreased contraceptive effect. Ursodiol Decreased effect of ursodiol. Vitamin A Vitamin A excess. Vitamin C Possible increased contraceptive effect. http://www.thriveonline.com/health/Library/drug/drug131.html Take care, Jackie Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com
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