ECA and birth control

[kDoLL]

I was wondering if they are safe together? I have just recently started to take birth control but stopped my ECA after a month because I wasn't sure if they were okay together or not. I would think it is okay because birth control effects your hormones and ECA is metabolism/heart/etc....
Please reply if you know anything or have done it! thanks a bunch!

[ex_banana-eater]

Anticoagulants (blood thinners) or
Carbamazepine or
Corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicines) or
Corticotropin--The effects of these medicines may be decreased by phenobarbital
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents including those used in the eyes (acebutolol [e.g., Sectral], atenolol [e.g., Tenormin], betaxolol [e.g., Betoptic, Kerlone], bisoprolol [e.g., Zebeta], carteolol [e.g., Cartrol], labetalol [e.g., Normodyne], levobunolol [e.g., Betagan], metipranolol [e.g., OptiPranolol], metoprolol [e.g., Lopressor], nadolol [e.g., Corgard], oxprenolol [e.g., Trasicor], penbutolol [e.g., Levatol], pindolol [e.g., Visken], propranolol [e.g., Inderal], sotalol [e.g., Sotacor], timolol [e.g., Blocadren, Timoptic])--These medicines may prevent theophylline from working properly
Carbamazepine or
Divalproex sodium or
Valproic acid--Using these medicines with phenobarbital may change the amount of any of these medicines that you need to take
Central nervous system (CNS) depressants--The effects of these medicines or phenobarbital may be increased
Cimetidine (e.g., Tagamet) or
Ciprofloxacin (e.g., Cipro) or
Clarithromycin (e.g., Biaxin) or
Enoxacin (e.g., Penetrex) or
Erythromycin (e.g., E-Mycin) or
Fluvoxamine (e.g., Luvox) or
Mexiletine (e.g., Mexitil) or
Pentoxifylline (e.g., Trental) or
Tacrine (e.g., Cognex) or
Thiabendazole or
Ticlopidine (e.g., Ticlid) or
Troleandomycin (e.g., TAO)--These medicines may increase the effects of theophylline
Cocaine or
Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline [e.g., Elavil], amoxapine [e.g., Asendin], clomipramine [e.g., Anafranil], desipramine [e.g., Norpramin], doxepin [e.g., Sinequan], imipramine [e.g., Tofranil], nortriptyline [e.g., Aventyl], protriptyline [e.g., Vivactil], trimipramine [e.g., Surmontil])--The effects of ephedrine on the heart and blood vessels may be increased
Guanadrel or
Guanethidine or
Methyldopa (e.g., Aldomet)--These medicines may increase the chance of high blood pressure caused by ephedrine
Medicines that lower the acidity of urine, such as antacids containing calcium or magnesium, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (e.g., Diamox, Neptazine), citrates (e.g., Bicitra, Polycitra), or sodium bicarbonate (e.g., baking soda)--These medicines may increase the chance of side effects of ephedrine
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (furazolidone [e.g., Furoxone], isocarboxazid [e.g., Marplan], phenelzine [e.g., Nardil], procarbazine [e.g., Matulane], tranylcypromine [e.g., Parnate])--Taking ephedrine while you are taking or within 2 weeks of taking monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors may increase the effects of MAO inhibitors
Moricizine (e.g., Ethmozine) or
Phenytoin (e.g., Dilantin) or
Rifampin (e.g., Rifadin)--These medicines may decrease the effects of theophylline
Oral contraceptives (birth control pills) containing estrogen--Phenobarbital may decrease the birth control effects of these medicines; use of another method of birth control may be necessary while you are taking this combination medicine

taken from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/theophyllineephedrineandphenob202556.html