osteo-biflex?

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

So, I think my problem here is that I'm Googling for the wrong thing, which of course I will end up typing in this explanation and then feel stupid later, but ANYWAY.

My bottle of Osteo-Biflex says something vague about how I should talk to my doctor if I'm on any hormone-type medications, which...well, oral BC counts, then. I figured I'd just look up what the problems are. But can't find anything online anywhere that will tell me. I mean, is this a "greater risk of stroke" issue, or a "oral BC's effectiveness lessened" issue, or what? My father's a physician and he didn't seem to think it would be a problem, but I can't trust him on this because he desperately wants me to give him grandchildren, so he wouldn't TELL me if it changes oral BC's effectiveness.

Anyone know?

I should call my GYN's office, I guess, but I *hate* doing that from work. :(

Comments

[addiejd.livejournal.com]

Do you really think your father would go to such extremely deceptive means to get you pregnant? I would trust him, because he may want grandkids but he probably wants to be allowed into their lives as well so I don't think he'd risk that kind of violation.

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

Trust me. If you were one of my siblings, you would not ask the question you just asked. You would assume that I was completely in the right to doubt my father on this issue. :)

[addiejd.livejournal.com]

I trust that you know what's best in your situation, especially since I have no idea what your father is like or how your relationship is with him. Basically I thought it might be a good idea to ask yourself that question, because I thought you might not have thought about what the repercussions would be from his point of view and whether or not he would risk them. If you tell me he would then I completely believe you.

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

Look - I understand you are trying to help here, but basically, at this point, I'm sorry I even put my father's opinion in the original post. I thought it might be relevant - it is a medical opinion, but one I suspect of being biased, is all.

But it's derailing conversation into very personal areas, and I'm profoundly uncomfortable with that.

[addiejd.livejournal.com]

I was not trying to make you uncomfortable, I was just trying to explain myself. It was definitely not my intention and I'm sorry.

If you'd like I can delete my comments.

[hdcat.livejournal.com]

Ask your pharmacist- they are acutally better versered in medication interaction then doctors, for the most part. In my experience, most doctors have a certain menu of medications they prescribe and are comfortable with- pharmacist don't have that luxory. Plus, you can always asked multiple pharmacist if you're not confident with the information you get...some of them are definitely better then others.

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

That's a really good idea. Thanks!

[smallstar.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure which version of Osteo Bi-Flex (http://www.osteobiflex.com/pages/products.aspx) you're using, but it looks like the main ingredients are glucosamine and chondroitin. As far as I know, those don't interact with hormonal birth control at all. BUT, you don't have to take my word for it. :)

First figure out exactly what ingredients are in your supplement. Then you can go to the main VP page (http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/) and check out the box labelled "Tools and Resources" on the left. About halfway down, you'll find a link to an online drug interaction checker (http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/drugchecker/). Tell it what meds and supplements you're taking, and it'll tell you if there are any interactions. It's pretty good, it'll even tell you what kind of interaction it is, and how serious it might be.

Alternately, you could just call up your friendly neighbourhood pharmacist.

Good luck! :)

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

that's a really useful site - thanks!