Vitamins and birth control - Birth Control Message Board

monarchangel · 09-19-2004, 09:41 PM

I read an interesting article that said women who are on the pill can easily become deficient in folic acid and other b vitamins, which makes a lot of sense. It said it is real important to take a vitamin if you take the pill. Does anyone know what other vitamins or minerals are affected by being on the pill?

superP · 12-14-2004, 12:29 PM

this is important to know! thanks for posting it.

my doctor strongly advised me to take a B-complex and a mutli vitamin everyday. to compensate for what the pill depleats and also helping the body adjust to the pill.

Pesh · 01-03-2005, 08:15 PM

I heard that vitamin c can interfere with the pill - is this true? does anyone know anything about this?

superP · 01-03-2005, 11:04 PM

yes, I read somewhere on the net that vitamin C can interfere with the pill's effectiness; it was reccomended to take vitamin C at least 4 hours after you take your pill. anybody else heard this?