Posted by TropicalGirl12 on January 10, 2004, at 16:41:09
In reply to starting topamax -- bc pills??, posted by audrey on February 14, 2003, at 18:04:25
Hey-
I started the birth control patch a month ago, and i found out on my own that topamax interferes with it. I take 100mg of topamax 2x a day, and i asked my psychiatrist if she knew anything about topamax effecting it-she said that they havent really proved anything, and that the reason it becomes less effective is because the birth control and topamax are both digested in the liver, and they are both looking for the same enzymes. I am now switching off the patch and going on the pill, due to the side effects of the patch. It made me really hungry, and gave me acne. But what i wanted to know is if anyone knows if maybe the patch would be safer than the pill while taking topamax? It just makes me curious because the patch isnt really digested, it just goes through your blood stream. So if anyone knows anything, could you let me know, thanks!
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