vaginapagina | Ginseng and birth control pills... (Reply)

Okay, so I may have made a thoughtless move this evening...

I'm taking Loestrin 24fe, and I actually just took my last pill of the pack, a "reminder pill." I start my next pack tomorrow night. Well, at work this evening, I drank one of those 15oz Starbucks Double Shot Energy +Coffee drinks (Haha... long day and I had a late night closing shift). The beverage has espresso, guarana, coffee, and yeah... ginseng. As I was throwing out the empty can I remembered, UH OH, I think I read somewhere that ginseng can cancel out the effectiveness of HBC.

I'm still on my period, but had sex with my boyfriend this morning. I start my second pack tomorrow night, with an active pill.

Should I be concerned? Do I need to use back up protection, or does it not really matter since I've been on "reminder pills" for the past 4 days anyways?

Eeek!