Can Anxiety Be Caused By Birth Control Pills? Posted: 04-01-04 11:21am
Lately i've been experiencing severe panic
attacks. I've experienced these symptoms
before and noticed a correlation between
my taking birth control pills and having
anxiety attacks. Is there any evidence
to support that birth control could be the
cause of panic attacks? I can't seem to
find any information on the subject!
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11_girl_11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 8 Location: TX
Posted: 04-17-04 05:06am
Sora
im afraid bc can cause anxiety. Im
about to finish my 2nd month on orthotri
cyclen lo and i've been experiencing
anxiety attacks even during my sleep. And
that s*cks but oh well I
decided to stop taking them. Hope this
helps
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rabiddustbunnie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 73 Location: PA, USA
Posted: 04-21-04 04:13am
Sora, anxiety is a possible side effect of
birth control, although it's usually not
so severe that it causes panic attacks....
I've never seen any research done on the
topic either, but it's a symptom listed on
the insert which comes with the pills.
You may want to check that out.
my pill (ortho try cyclen lo) seems to
give me problems with anxiety as well,
sometimes to the point where my stomach is
so jittery that I can't eat or sleep for a
long period of time. I'm on my 4th pack
of pills (i began taking bc in january)
and i'm still having problems with side
effects.
Anyway, you may want to contact your
doctor and ask for a pill with a lower
hormone level. The clinician I speak
with at planned parenthood is going to put
me on a lower dose if my symptoms don't go
away in 2 more months.
Nicole
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-21-04 05:18am
Yes b/c can cause anxiety, but if it is
then you should try switching brands. I
was on ortho lo also and it gave me all
kinds of problems, but I need the higher
estrogen. So, talk to your doctor and try
switching brands before giving up!
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but oh well I
decided to stop taking them. Hope this
helps
