Birth Control And Depression/anxiety??? Posted: 04-27-05 21:09pm
I have been on four pills: nordette,
levelen, alesse and ortho tri-cyclen lo.
On every pill so far I have had terrible
depression (crying all the time over
nothing) and on alesse, levlen and
nordette I had terrible anxiety. I did
not sleep for a full week on alesse. On
ortho tri-cyclen lo, the situation was
opposite, I was very lathargic and slept
alllll the time.
Still, I cried at the drop of a hat on all
of them... Over absolutely nothing too.
My boyfriend and I almost broke up several
times because I would be such a basket
case and pick fights with him and cry for
hours. Each time, though, I would go off
the pills and immediately return to my
normal self.
I have read many places that different
progestins and different levels of
estrogen can have different side effects.
Do you think I am just prone to have
crazy moods when I am on the pill, or is
there one out there that does not
aggravate such emotions?
I have not read about anyone having
depression about cyclessa -- it is also a
milder progestin, which leads me to
believe that it might work well... But I
don't know if I am just being naive.
If you've had a similar experience...
Please help!!
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-27-05 23:45pm
Some people just can't take birth control.
They get side effects such as yours, or
others that just can't be relieved with
any specific pill. Your doctor should
have a book that lists the birth control
pills, side effects and which to switch
you to if you get a certain side effect.
Find a doctor you trust, stick with that
doc and work on finding a pill that works
for you. One of the really low hormone
pills may be what you need, but you will
have to experiment. Good luck.
