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St. Johns Wort

I was off my birth control and not sexually active for about two months after being on it for about five years straight.  I had just got back on it for a month and became sexually active during the second week of being on it   I also, on a whim picked up some St. John's Wort and took it for only a day before learning that it can make birth control ineffective.  So my question is: Is there a chance that I could be pregnant?  Lately I have woke up twice in the middle of the night and gotten really naseous to the point of having to lay on the floor when I got up to go to the restroom.  Also, the sight, taste or thought of alcohol makes me sick to my stomach.  Whereas I previously have never had a problem with it.  I am a week away from my next period and was curious if I have anything to worry about.
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412969 tn?1224334248
oh dear well i know that st johns wart is a depression and heres the warning i never got either!
did you take the birth control with the st johns? or did you take it at different times?
if you took them together theres a very good chance you may be pregnant. it happened with me and prozac... lol
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242596 tn?1192425949
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,

See if your menses comes.  If not, take a pregnancy test (if negative repeat it in one week).

Best regards,

Dr. Downing
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