Comments on: Do You Make The Mistake Of Taking Dietary Supplements With Birth Control Pills http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: zotrim http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-40400 zotrim Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:16:55 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/#comment-40400 Herbal way is always better no side effects. Herbal way is always better no side effects.

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-344 thebeautybrains Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:04:39 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/#comment-344 Mo, right back to us after talk to you OBGYN and let us know what you dinf out. Thanks for reading! Mo, right back to us after talk to you OBGYN and let us know what you dinf out. Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Mo http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Mo Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:53:34 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/#comment-310 Wow. I'm surprised. I've been on Nova Ring and am taking Hydroxie-Cut. Thanks for the 441 (I'm now going to talk to my OBGYN.) Wow. I’m surprised. I’ve been on Nova Ring and am taking Hydroxie-Cut. Thanks for the 441 (I’m now going to talk to my OBGYN.)

]]> By: Left Brain http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Left Brain Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:38:59 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/#comment-172 Thanks for the comment. My lesson: don't bother taking supplements because they almost certainly have no beneficial effect. Also, you never know what you are taking. Your best bet is to eat a healthy, balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables. If you do that, you won't need any supplements. Thanks for the comment. My lesson: don’t bother taking supplements because they almost certainly have no beneficial effect. Also, you never know what you are taking. Your best bet is to eat a healthy, balanced diet rich in fruits and vegetables. If you do that, you won’t need any supplements.

]]> By: Tinni http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Tinni Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:51:24 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/12/02/do-you-make-the-mistake-of-taking-dietary-supplements-with-birth-control-pills/#comment-159 Actually, you should at least take multi-vitamins with the pill. My OBGYN told me that some pills can make you absorb some vitamins less effectively and I should take at least a vitamin B supplement. I completely another post-related subject I once had this really bad reaction when taking Ginko Biloba with a prescribed medication. I was taking a medication in which one of the side effects is a lowered seizure threshold. (the amount of excitatory output your neurons can have before they get so excited you get a seizure) I knew that. This usually doesn't happen and I took it for more than a year with no problems. Then I started to take Ginko as a supplement to enhance my memory. Then after like a week I had a seizure. I was promptly taken off both the ginko and my medication. What happened was that both my meds and one of the active compounds in ginko get metabolized by the same enzyme. On top of that there has been some research showing that ginko may also lower seizure threshold. My lesson: you ALWAYS have to check for this kind of thing before starting herbal supplements of any sort. Actually, you should at least take multi-vitamins with the pill. My OBGYN told me that some pills can make you absorb some vitamins less effectively and I should take at least a vitamin B supplement.

I completely another post-related subject I once had this really bad reaction when taking Ginko Biloba with a prescribed medication. I was taking a medication in which one of the side effects is a lowered seizure threshold. (the amount of excitatory output your neurons can have before they get so excited you get a seizure) I knew that. This usually doesn’t happen and I took it for more than a year with no problems. Then I started to take Ginko as a supplement to enhance my memory. Then after like a week I had a seizure. I was promptly taken off both the ginko and my medication. What happened was that both my meds and one of the active compounds in ginko get metabolized by the same enzyme. On top of that there has been some research showing that ginko may also lower seizure threshold. My lesson: you ALWAYS have to check for this kind of thing before starting herbal supplements of any sort.

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