Birth control and vapes?!

[Nick.G]

Is this safe? Clearly not for me, but for my girlfriend who is not on the forum. Is it safe to smoke a vape and take birth control at the same time?

 

[yzer]

Only with a condom.

 

[Nick.G]

Only with a condom.

Shoot, well there's some more money I don't want to spend

 

[anavidfan]

Did her birth control work while she smoked? Well, I can only imagine that nicotine would be the only ingredient in there that is not present in most foods, drinks, toothpaste, body lotion, air fresheners etc. ITs the first time Ive seen this asked.

 

[sharkster]

Ha ha that is funny Nick .

 

[Nick.G]

Did her birth control work while she smoked? Well, I can only imagine that nicotine would be the only ingredient in there that is not present in most foods, drinks, toothpaste, body lotion, air fresheners etc. ITs the first time Ive seen this asked.

Well there is a smoking warning but we aren't sure if it's for the nicotine, or the tobacco. No kids yet so I'm assuming it worked while smoking but this is more for health instead of preventing kids.

 

[shelley cerata]

Huh. That is actually an excellent question. Never even occurred to me.

 

[montara]

Duel stack some 26650's and she wont need birth control

 

[shelley cerata]

Preliminary googling seems to confirm that the nicotine is indeed the culprit, and that nicotine and hormonal birth control pills should definitely not be mixed in women over 35. Of course, doesn't say how much nicotine or what the vaping equivalent would be, but something to think about. As for me, in my over 35idness, this has given me some pause. I mostly vape 0 or 3 mg, but I sometimes do vape 6mg. I'm going to seriously consider moving down to all 0 nic if I can. Thanks for posting this.

 

[omyeyes]

Seriously???

 

[Nick.G]

Preliminary googling seems to confirm that the nicotine is indeed the culprit, and that nicotine and hormonal birth control pills should definitely not be mixed in women over 35. Of course, doesn't say how much nicotine or what the vaping equivalent would be, but something to think about. As for me, in my over 35idness, this has given me some pause. I mostly vape 0 or 3 mg, but I sometimes do vape 6mg. I'm going to seriously consider moving down to all 0 nic if I can. Thanks for posting this.

You're welcome! And thank you for thoughts!

 

[Nick.G]

Seriously???

I'm not sure what you're saying seriously about haha

 

[Brend]

You mean the "pill" ? Yeah they can cause death.

If she was fine smoking then she should be fine with vaping.
Meaning she smoked & had her prescription, which she & her dr adjusted &
it was correct for her. If she is at all worried, she should see her gyn.

 

[casloll]

Preliminary googling seems to confirm that the nicotine is indeed the culprit, and that nicotine and hormonal birth control pills should definitely not be mixed in women over 35. Of course, doesn't say how much nicotine or what the vaping equivalent would be, but something to think about. As for me, in my over 35idness, this has given me some pause. I mostly vape 0 or 3 mg, but I sometimes do vape 6mg. I'm going to seriously consider moving down to all 0 nic if I can. Thanks for posting this.

would you mind posting some of the links you found? I'm sure it would be helpful for others.

 

[Bunnykiller]

I have heard that nicotine may be an issue with BC pills... but I would do a Google search for "Birth control and Nicotine Issues" to see if there really is a problem...

 

[alsmom]

I think the smoking and being over 35 has to do with heart problems or stroke, not with the birth control failing

 

[shelley cerata]

Alsmom, yes, it appears to be mostly a stroke issue caused by deep vein thrombosis. I'd post the the info I found, but none of it is very scientific or conclusive. Mostly just "Well my gyno said" and "I'm a pharmacy student and I think..." - but it's enough for me to be worried because I'm vaping way more than I was smoking, which was only pretty occasionally. Granted, I'm vaping no or very low nic, but it's enough for me to be worried about it. I smoked about 1/3 of a pack a day in my 20s, which at the time my Dr. didn't think was enough of a risk to prevent me from being on the pill, but now that I'm way older than that (and on a pill formulation known to be problematic for DVTs/stroke)... definitely something to think about.

 

[MsAgro]

I think the smoking and being over 35 has to do with heart problems or stroke, not with the birth control failing

This is exactly what my Gyno always told me back when I was on my BC and smoking a pack a day, even before I hit my 30's. Just the risk of nicotine combined with hormonal BC risks of DVT, strokes, and cardiac issues. If she smoked before, then I wouldn't see the result as anything different for vaping. That's just my common sense opinion on it.

If there is a big concern over BC failing she'd be best to bring it up with her Gyno and possibly look for BC that has better success rates than the pill. There are LOTS of different options out there.

 

[Rat2chat2]

As far as I know.....nicotine is no more harmful than caffeine. It was the tar and other chemicals I think that was associated with blood clot risks in women over 35. Have her check with her gyno. (of course he might not know) heehee Doctors are definitely become more aware of the benefits of vaping.

 

[LondonGirl]

It's the risk of blood clots that are increased by the pill and also by smoking. So the two together increases your risk even further. I don 't honestly know whether it's the nicotine or something else in cigarette smoke that increases the risk of blood clots. I would expect it's not the nicotine. But switching to vaping would have the same risks if it's the nicotine, and less risk if it's something else. Personally I wouldn't be worried about this, but if your girlfriend is worried she should verify things with her doctor.