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Re: common sedatives and contraceptive pill
From: Samir Fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:14:49 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Nadia wrote: >
>I had to do a gastroscopy, and i was told i will be given a light
>sedative, to feel no pain during the exam. Is that kind of substance
>going to interfere with my contraceptive pill? I read that
>Seizure Medications
>Phenytoin (Dilantin) Mephenytoin (Mesantoin)
>Ethotoin (Peganone) Felbamate (Felbatol) Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
>Barbiturates
>(Pentobarbital, Phenobarbital, Primidone, Secobarbital, Amobarbital,
>Aprobarbital, Butabarbital, Butalbital, Mephobarbital)
>and perhaps Benzodiazepines
>are going to lessen the contraceptive effect.
>Do you know what kind of sedative would normally be used in gastroscopy?
>Is it between those or it is a completely different thing???
>Thanks
>Nadia
>
>--
>NadiaGiovanni
>

several drugs are used and you can ask your doctor which he used

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