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SP + BCP
January 17 2008 at 11:37 PM
hopeful88 (Login Hopeful88)
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I've read so many different posts (old and new) and all of the information is mixed up in my mind...

So I need clarification: Does SP interact with BCP or not?

I've never taken them together but I plan on going back on BCP this Sunday and haven't finished my first bottle of SP still so I don't know if I should just stop and save the remaining capsules or just finish them off while I'm on the pill? I don't plan to buy another bottle of SP as the BCP will take care of my androgens, I only bought it as I got off the pills for a month and thought it would be a good opportunity to try it out. SP has been very successful for me in terms of regulating my hormones.

Thanks!




Louise
(Login Louise1982)
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Re: SP + BCP
January 17 2008, 11:43 PM

As far as I know it's only PM that interferes with BCP.

Has SP put weight on you? What BCP are you taking? I'm not sure if it's best to stop the SP if you're going to try Dianette / Diane or Yasmin / Yaz as especially Dianette is strong enough that they give it to transexuals to cause feminisation!




hopeful88
(Login Hopeful88)
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Re: SP + BCP
January 17 2008, 11:49 PM

Diane-35, its the only type of BCP I've ever taken... I mentioned in one my posts how I had to get off of it for this past month for certain reasons but I'm ready to take them again.

P.S. No the SP hasn't put any weight on me, but it has certainly helped with my acne a great deal.



This message has been edited by Hopeful88 on Jan 17, 2008 11:51 PM




Rebecca
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Re: SP + BCP
January 20 2008, 3:05 AM

Hi Hopefull,

I'm on BCP and I was taking Saw Palmetto for about 2 months or so- I strated out taking 1400mg a day and then I went down to only taking about 700mg. It didn't interact with BCP at all, I stopped it though cause something I was taking was making my skin breakout, and I wanted to find out what it was so I stopped taking a few things. I don't think that it was SP afterall though, I think it was from all the soy I was taking. I thought it would help my skin, like it helped yours - having anti androgens in it and stuff. It did make me hungry all the time though, like starving hungry, which is why I started taking less and the hunger pains seemed to cease a bit! I was a little worried about cellulite - but I don't think that I was taking enough of it to cause anything, or I hope so anyway.





Lisa121
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Re: SP + BCP
January 20 2008, 11:37 AM

It is not that SP and BCP will hinder their effectiveness in the way of how they work in your body regarding acne or periods, but that SP can reduce the birth controling effect of the pill.

So, if you are using it for contraceptive reason and want to be sure that you dont get pregnant, I would use extra contraception while taking SP as well as within the first month of stopping SP.





Hopeful88
(Login Hopeful88)
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Re: SP + BCP
January 20 2008, 4:46 PM

Well I was originally prescribed it purely to stop my acne but yes I was questioning its effectiveness in terms of contraceptives... So I appreciate you informing me of this, I do use extra contraceptive in general so I will keep it up.

Thanks ladies