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Taken Topiramate For Migraine And Ellaone As Birth Control. Any Interaction Between Two?

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Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2013
Question: Hi i have taken to topiramate tablets for migraine and have been given ellaone to take for emergency contraception. will these two tablets cause the ellaone not to work at all?
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Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (58 minutes later)
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Brief answer...yes there is interaction between TOPIRAMATE and ELLAONE
Detailed answer...
Concurrent use of TOPIRAMATE along with ELLAONE reduces the effect of contraceptive action of ELLAONE.
I hope it helps however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
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Taken Topiramate For Migraine And Ellaone As Birth Control. Any Interaction Between Two?

Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Brief answer...yes there is interaction between TOPIRAMATE and ELLAONE
Detailed answer...
Concurrent use of TOPIRAMATE along with ELLAONE reduces the effect of contraceptive action of ELLAONE.
I hope it helps however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks