Vitamin C and birth control

Jellyfish777 · Unread post by **Jellyfish777** » Fri May 12, 2017 4:54 am

I read somewhere online that taking vitamin C while on birth control can cause the pill to be less effective. However, I've also seen other facts stating that vitamin C is necessary to take on birth control due to definciency! I take a dosage of 1000mg vitamin C in the morning along with my pill; should I be worried about my pill not working as well? I am taking Tri-lo Marzia and I'm not taking any other medication that could alter my birth control and I take it consistently. Thank you!!

Unread post by **Sam W** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:05 am

Hi Jellyfish,

You can read about what does and does not interfere with birth control in this article: Something You Can Worry About Less: Interference and Hormonal Birth Control

Jellyfish777 · Unread post by **Jellyfish777** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:09 am

Thank you! So basically, taking supplements would qualify as like food or water taken with my pill and therefore not interact?

Unread post by **Sam W** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:28 am

Yes, unless it's listed under the category of things that can interfere, you can assume it's equal to taking something like food or water.

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