Not a doc, but a nurse. You should list it. We even want to know about the supplements you take. If someone gives you an eye roll, that's very strange because birth control interacts with many other medications and increases your risk for serious complications like blot clots. It's important that your provider knows about it. Don't let anyone discourage you from sharing that, you're doing the right thing!
I had a friend who started taking St. john’s Wort without looking it up and she learned it interfered with her birth control pills only when she got pregnant.
People need to take over the counter stuff more seriously.
Omg that's so wild! There's a supplement store just beside a big pharmacy in my city and they always ask are you on medication before selling you anything. If you are you have to go to the pharmacist and ask them if xyz supplement is safe then you come back with a note.
This is very wise in terms of reducing the risk of a lawsuit and also is more ethical than just having a salesperson with no knowledge of drug interactions
Literally the only supplement I really remember from nursing school, because inevitably if there's a supplement fucking with meds, it'll be St. Johns Wort.
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u/WebBorn2622 May 02 '26
For the doctors here; should you list birth control as medication? I always do, but I get an annoyed eye roll