(Ladies Only) Is that true???!!!!!?!

(Ladies Only) Is that true???!!!!!?

I know this might sound stupid so don't answer if you're going to be rude. First of all, I read in a book a few years ago that if you take other medicine while on the pill, that it's possible to become pregnant. In the book, the girl was on the pill and she took some cough medicine for a cold and became pregnant, is this true? Secondly, a few years before I started the pill, I saw on the news where they said if you're overweight that the pill isn't as effective, is this true?

2 weeks ago
To Karie: I'm not insecure nor overweight, it was a question. You and the other two people who I gave thumbd down to need to better comprehend questions before answering. To the other two: I know you have to have sex in order to get pregnant, duh!!!! but I was saying if overweight/ taking with other meds, would it be as effective. OMG!!!

TRUE: Both are true. Antibotics and Anti-inflammitories make birth control pills inactive. Antibotics view BC hormones as an antibody and eat it instead of letting your body digest it. Your BC pills and ANY antibotic should have those warning lables on it. Just be careful w/ sex if you're on antibodics or anti-inflammitories. You're BC will start working again once you're of the other meds.

Overweight: Just like other meds, you may need high doses for it to be AS effective. I am very tall and weigh about 180 lbs so I need the regular strenghth ones. I tried lower dose, and they did not work for me. They probably would for someone who was around 115 lbs though. If you weigh 180 lbs, the BC has to get it's working agent (the hormones) thru 180 lbs of body...where as someone who weighs 120 lbs, it has less weight/body mass to get thru, therefore it works better. Get it???


And I am SHOCKED at some of the answers on here!!! BC pills DO NOT work for everyone!! No wonder there are so many unplanned pregnancies!