Interactions between NSAIDS and Yaz?

[cherokeefawn.livejournal.com]

Apologies because I know I read about this somewhere on VP, but at the moment I'm running a fever and sick and cannot find the information again/reliable information from another source.

I am on beyaz (generic of yaz, exact same thing except the non-hormonal pills have a supplement in them) and I remember reading that one shouldn't take NSAIDs while taking yaz-cannot remember if this was because it would decrease beyaz's effectivity or because of some other health risk. (I have always avoided NSAIDS since then.)
However, as I said, I'm sick and scatterbrained and took one aleve today without thinking. I'm not so much worried about the one aleve I took as I am what about would happen if I kept taking it. I would like to use it as a fever reducer because I live in a dorm and don't have access to non-NSAID medication until Monday...

So, what is the interaction between yaz and NSAIDS? Can I take them once in awhile, or not at all while on yaz? Apologies if any of this is poorly stated, I'm pretty out of it. 

Comments

[sweetchild92.livejournal.com]

I used aleve all the time when I was taking yaz. If there were an interaction, it would definitely be labeled on the packet :)

Here's what shows up on an online interaction checker:

MONITOR: The use of drospirenone may potentiate the risk of hyperkalemia in patients receiving chronic treatment with drugs that can increase serum potassium such as angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, potassium-sparing diuretics, aldosterone antagonists, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), potassium preparations, and miscellaneous agents like cyclosporine, heparin, tacrolimus, and trimethoprim. Drospirenone has antimineralocorticoid activity and may induce hyperkalemia in susceptible patients.

[nickelshoe.livejournal.com]

As far as I can tell, the issue has something to do with potassium levels in your blood (hyperkalemia), and is more of an issue if you are taking the NSAIDs regularly for chronic pain or inflammation, not so much a one time deal.

http://www.yaz-us.com/
http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/naproxen-sodium-ds-with-yaz-1690-2613-947-513.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperkalemia

[quietchildae.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I take Yaz, and Aleeve on a regular basis, and have never been cautioned against it by my doctor. I just did some quick research, and what I found seems to state that if you are taking naproxen on a regular basis, it could raise the risk of hyperkalemia, if you already have the risk factors. I don't think you should have a problem with taking one or two pills, unless you have other health factors. I would think you would be fine to take them once in awhile, but you may want to speak with your doctor to be sure, especially if you have other health conditions.
Source:
http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/leader-naproxen-sodium-with-yaz-1690-13582-947-513.html

[cherokeefawn.livejournal.com]

Thank you all!

[starwisp.livejournal.com]

If it concerns you, acetaminophen isn't an NSAID, but is an antipyretic and (of course) analgesic. Always be careful with dosing acetaminophen, though, it has a bad effect on the liver if too much is taken. Too much being... over 4000 mg daily, though I have read at least one article suggesting that 3000 mg is a better number.

[misspaigeb.livejournal.com]

I have never heard of NSAIDS interacting negatively with any birth control. Yaz and BeYaz aren't really that different from others brands, they just use different synthetic hormones.

If something as common as Ibuprofen or Aleve interacted with BC then there would probably be a pretty noticeable warning label on the pills, dispensed by the pharmacy or in the pill packet.