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Is It Safe To Take Zinc Tablet Along With Birth Control Pill?

How many mg of zinc can I take daily? Is it healthy to take zinc daily? I am currently taking birth control for monthly pain and sometimes I feel like I have anxiety/depression. I was reading that the birth control can increase the copper levels in the body, which makes someone feel weird, and that if you take zinc, it can help control these symptoms.
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
Zinc can be safely consumed when you are on birth control pills.
Zinc is an essential micro-nutrient mineral which is required for more than 300 enzymes in the body and is also involved in many vital functions in the body.
There are no adverse interactions as such noted between zinc and birth control pills.
Hence it can be safely consumed.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Is It Safe To Take Zinc Tablet Along With Birth Control Pill?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. Zinc can be safely consumed when you are on birth control pills. Zinc is an essential micro-nutrient mineral which is required for more than 300 enzymes in the body and is also involved in many vital functions in the body. There are no adverse interactions as such noted between zinc and birth control pills. Hence it can be safely consumed. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.