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Originally Posted by psychehedone
Is this true even if your medication is known to interfere with hormonal contraceptives? This is not related to the OP's post, but I know that my meds interfere with my OC pill, and this scares me quite a bit because i) I'm allergic to latex, ii) I'm also allergic to lubricants, and iii) I can't find any non-latex, non-lubricated condoms on the market.
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What does your medication interfere with, precisely? Estrogen or progesterone? Most birth control pills, with the exception of the mini pill given mostly to nursing moms, contain estrogen. Mirena, like the mini pill, does not. Also, Mirena contains much less progesterone than the mini pill, because Mirena's primary effectiveness comes from it being a mechanical device, ie an IUD (IUD's have been in use since ancient Egypt and nobody knows exactly why they work, but they do). The progesterone in Mirena is like icing on the cake.
So you need to figure out what exactly the untoward drug interactions are. Think about your overall sanity - not having to worry about the possibility of a pregnancy which you most likely need to abort due to your psych meds would be a MAJOR boost for the overall sanity.
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