Microgyn and antibiotics

Former Member

My dentist has prescribed me some antibiotics and on the leaflet it says it may affect some oral contraceptives. i checked my microgyn leaflet and it says that i should carry on taking the pill during the course of the anti biotics, and for seven days afterwards too, and if my packet runs out before then, i should just carry onto the next packet without a break. i dont want to do this, so will it affect the contraceptive effect of it if i have the 7 day break instead of carrying onto the next pack?

Former Member

Best thing to do is ring your doctors and tell them which tablets it is and they'll tell you whether it's okay to have the break. I'd guess that if you have the break it makes your pill ineffective but it's a long time since i've taken microgynon.

Former Member

Don't go to your doctors to ask about medicine, go to your local dispensing pharmacy, or ring NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. There's no need clogging your doctor's up when your pharmacist is more qualified to give the advice. And you don't need an appointment to speak with a dispensing phramacist.

The biggest advice would be to do what the friggin leaflet tells you to do, though. Or maybe that's just dense of me.

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Re: Microgyn and antibiotics

Originally posted by vicki_pollard
will it affect the contraceptive effect of it if i have the 7 day break instead of carrying onto the next pack?

yes. which is why they tell you to run 2 packets together.

although i wouldn't be having sex without a condom anyway if you're on antibiotics. i have a nephew because of that.

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Re: Microgyn and antibiotics

Originally posted by vicki_pollard
i dont want to do this

Why not?

The antibiotics will alter the amount of pill you absorb, so you should be using another form of contraception like kaffrin says.

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Originally posted by Kermit
Don't go to your doctors to ask about medicine, go to your local dispensing pharmacy, or ring NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. There's no need clogging your doctor's up when your pharmacist is more qualified to give the advice. And you don't need an appointment to speak with a dispensing phramacist.

The biggest advice would be to do what the friggin leaflet tells you to do, though. Or maybe that's just dense of me.

God I love you sometimes! :thumb:

Originally posted by Groovaybaby
The best thing for you to do is to ask your doctor or phramacy - but I'm on the same pill and i've always been told to continue a second pack if I cannot take a pill throughout those 7 days. It won't harm you just means your cycle is a week behind but a plus is no period.

No, David was right, don't bother your doctor with this sort of nonsense. Ring the helpline number given on the information leaflet in your pill packet or just follow the advice you're given! You've been told what to do so you need to follow those instructions in order to be protected.

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Re: Microgyn and antibiotics

Originally posted by vicki_pollard
i dont want to do this, so will it affect the contraceptive effect of it if i have the 7 day break instead of carrying onto the next pack?

Of course it will. What, do you think they just told you to run into the next pack just for fun?! The advice is there for a reason. You need to use condoms while you're taking the antibiotics AND for 7 days afterwards AND continue straight into the pack without a break. Why would you risk fucking up your contraception when it's been explicitly stated that you need to take all these precautions?

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Run it together! I was on anti biotics and on microgynon, and i got pregnant. Dont risk it.

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Originally posted by Groovaybaby
The leaflet just will say to use extra precautions during the time on the antibiotics and during the 7 days after. It will not answer the question she's asked.

But she even said in her post that it DID answer the question she's asked. She just doesn't want to do what it advised her to do.