Vitamins and Contraceptives

Katie

Hi everyone!

I've been taking part in Advocare since about March, and I noticed that every time I was on the MNS 3 packs I would have some spotting. I only took them while I was doing a 24 Day Challenge, however, so it didn't bother me too much. Now, I feel so good when I'm taking the MNS 3 packs that I don't want to stop taking them, but I have the spitting all the time when I'm on them. I asked my OB-GYN about it, and she said it's because the packs contain 300% of the recommended daily percentage of Vitamin C, and there are a lot of herbal supplements they may be effecting the contraceptive as well. She recommended I don't take the vitamins.

I'm torn because I tried not taking the vitamins for one week and I don't feel as good as I did. I'm still eating the right things and I'm even exercising more to try to make up for the lack of vitamins, but it's just not the same. What would you do? Would you take the vitamins and suffer the vaginal spotting through the month, stop taking the contraceptive all together and just use a condom, or just say 'forget it' to the vitamins?

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