Contraceptives and Birth Control Pills

How to maintain safe use of generic lybrel pills?

Generic lybrel, original lybrel are oral contraceptive pills taken by women to control birth and control pregnancy occurrence, they should not be used for other reasons unless a certified doctors instruct you for this.

Also you should know that lybrel are for birth control and not as a protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Some people think that taking contraceptive pills protect from venereal diseases, HIV or AIDS but this is not true. If you are unsure of your partner’s health then you may want to use an extra protection like condoms.

To guarantee safe use of the pills, you have to tell your doctor about the following:

Before starting lybrel administration:

• If you are diabetic as lybrel can change you insulin sensitivity and this may cause changing the dose of your diabetes medication.
• If you have allergy for any of the drug composing materials, you must tell your doctor as this may prevent you from taking such medication.
• If you are already pregnant then it is not convenient for you to take such a medication.
• If you are breast feeding and although the residual of the drug in breast milk are very small and of no value but it is advised not to take lybrel during breast feeding, after weaning the child you may take lybrel.
• If you have any history of blood clotting or even if one of your family members have blood clotting, it is essential to tell your doctor about the case history. Oral contraceptive pills are known to increase blood clotting so if you already have the tendency for blood clotting then you should make sure of the drug’s safety through lab tests.

During the administration of lybrel or generic lybrel:

• If you have any lumpy regions in your breast then you should report directly to your doctor.
• If you have any tenderness in the breast or if you have any side effect that do not fade out with the time.
• If you have bleeding or just spotting for more than seven days, you should report to your doctor.
• If you are on any other medication you must discuss it with your doctor.
• If you are diabetic patient then you should monitor your blood sugar level on regular intervals and keep an eye on the results.
• If you are going to undergo a surgical operation or dental care, you should tell you doctor first.
• If you are going to under go lap tests, you should tell your doctor as lybrel may enterfere with the lab results.
• If you have a bleeding that did not stop after 7 days, do not stop the pills but you should report to your doctor.
• If you experienced vomiting during the first four hours after the administration of the pill, you should deal with it as a missed dose.
• In case of missed dose, take the missed dose then take the following dose in the usual drug.

Side effects of Lybrel

It is a general phenomenon to react to drugs; Lybrel (Levonorgestrel) is no exception to such reactions. Notwithstanding, it’s not every woman that reacts to Lybrel contraceptive oral pills. In fact, a research carried out to this effect shows that majority of the women withstood any side effect resulting from the use Lybrel. Only minor side effects that might require treatment by the person or her healthcare provider occurred.

The side effects obtainable from the use of Lybrel are common with that of other contraceptives, and they include:

• The breast becomes soft and bigger
• Bloating
• A skin condition known as Acne , although , in the case of some women, contraceptive pills like Lybrel improves acne
• The eyes experiences changes to the extent that putting on contact lenses become difficult.
• Vomiting and queasiness
• Headaches

The effects and treatment of lybrel overdose

The effect and treatment of Lybrel over dose, is not the same in individuals, it depends on a number of factors such as the Lybrel dosage, age and gender of the person who took the overdose. It will also depend on whether the Lybrel over dose was taken along side with other substances or medications.

Lybrel overdose as discussed earlier, does not have any serious or lingering harms. But any case of Lybrel overdose should be instantly reported to a healthcare provider for a proper medical attention where necessary.

There is no pre-determined way of treating Lybrel overdose effects. The known approach is to embark on supportive care, which involves treatment of the symptom that surfaced as a result of taking the overdose. Medical attentions should be sought for.

There are frequently asked questions concerning the use of lybrel contraceptive pills. Such questions include:

Is there any harm in using Lybrel contraceptive during breastfeeding?

The content of progestin and estrogen in Lybrel, brings it under the category of a combined oral contraceptive and they are highly effective in preventing pregnancy. Nevertheless, Lybrel and other oral contraceptives are not recommended for breastfeeding women. This is because; combined oral contraceptives have the capability of reducing the quality and production of breast milk.

Hormones in birth control pills like Lybrel can transmit in low quantities through breastfeeding. Although the amount of hormone transferred is insignificant to cause any problems to the baby, It is highly advised to desist from the intake of Lybrel while breast feeding, except a professional health care provider says otherwise.

However, using of Lybrel can be resumed as soon as the baby is weaned. But due consultation has to be made with a healthcare provider, as situations vary from one woman to another.

Disadvantages of using Lybrel oral contraceptive

One known disadvantage of using Lybrel is that it sometimes aids in blood coagulation,(clotting), althougfh no serious case has been recorded.

As a way of emphasis, consultation of a professional health care provider is highly needed in any form of medication, and therefore medication on Lybrel is not an exception.