I need to have sinus surgery, but I'm concerned about the antibiotics afterwards. I'm on the pill continuously for uncontrollable bleeding. I know that antibiotics can cause breakthrough bleeding, and this is a concern because I've had heavy breakthrough bleeding in the past that lasted for weeks on end. Is there anything that wont interfere?
2007-02-15 00:54:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
There is no way for me to "suck it up" and go off for a while. The bleeding is so bad, I wouldn't be able to work at all.
2007-02-15 01:31:52 · update #1
It is a shorter list of ones that do interfere and what they do is make the birth control pill less effective. Antibiotics that have been shown to interact with contraceptives include Rifampin (brand name Rifadin), Penicillin (Veetids), Amoxicillin (Amoxil or Augmentin), Ampicillin (Omnipen), Cotrimoxazole (Septra or Bactrim), Tetracycline (Sumycin), Minocycline (Minocin and Doxycycline), Metronidazole (Flagyl), and Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid or Macrodantin).
2007-02-15 01:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Annie 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
This is a question best asked to your doctor. Usually antibiotics in the penicillin family, as well as some sorts of tri-cyclic antibiotics will potentially interfere with the pill, although studies are inconclusive. Doctors have access to a book that will tell them which drugs will interact with what you are taking, tell him or her your exact pill and explain the situation and he or she should be able to find something that works. It's not reccomended to take the pill if you are going to have to be on bedrest for several days due to surgery because of the risk of blood clot, which if it forms in your leg or lungs, can be serious or even fatal. I had a pretty large one form in my bladder after I was in the hospital for a kidney infection and it ended up preventing me from expelling urine which also could have been fatal. Best advice: talk to your doctor. If he or she reccomends that you not be on the pill around the time of the surgery, you may just have to suck it up and potentially bleed for a few days for the sake of your overall health. Good luck.
2007-02-15 01:03:30 · answer #2 · answered by justpeachee22 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only rifampin has evidence of a true interaction with birth control in a living person. For all other antibiotics, it is just theoretical.
2016-03-29 07:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best person to answer this is a doctor. Do not even consider self medication because it might hurt you more. The doctors are the ones trained to tell you which medicine is best depending on results of lab tests on you.
2007-02-15 01:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by inchapie 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋