I was wondering if you are able to get
medications for anxiety while taking
birthcontrol? I'm going to be going to
my doctor soon but I don't want to ask her
for anxiety medication unless I know you
are able to mix the two.
Last time I went to her about my
anxiety/depression, she almost took me off
the pills and wanted me to just use
condoms and have morning after pills with
me. I didn't want to do that at all.
I rely on birth control pills, even though
they've made me a lot more moody.
It's not as though i've suddently gotten
anxiety... I can't exactly blame the
pills. I've had anxiety ever since I
can remember. It's just that now things
in my life are changing, work, school,
boyfriend problems... And I just want
something that will help me stay calm and
relax durng the times I panic. I want to
be able to function normally while at
work... Right now i'm a mess and it's
effecting my health and my job.
Does anyone know, or is anyone taking bcp
along with depression/anxiety medications?
Do you know if it's safe? Do you
know if medications lower the
effectiveness of birth control?
Thank youu...
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Moo
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Posted: 08-20-06 08:54am
Anxiety meds don't effect birth control.
I was on meds for anxiety whilst taking
the mini pill and the two don't interact
with each other.
The meds I tried were diazepam, propranlol
and citalopram and they didn't make my
bcp's inaffective.
Check with your doctor just to be 100% but
my experience is that it's safe
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kbthac
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Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 08-25-06 18:48pm
If your birth control pills are making you
more moody, you may try changing them. I
was on ortho novum for 2 months, and
during those 2 months I was a totally
different person. I went back to the
doctor, and she said they didn't even give
that pill out anymore!! I'm on ortho tri
cyclin lo now, and haven't been a bit
moody at all, and i've been on them for a
year. They told me that they had 60
different types of pills that they could
keep trying until I wasn't moody anymore-
i'm just glad it worked on the first
time!!
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Carifairy
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Posted: 08-26-06 02:53am
If nothing works, and you still have mood
issues, perhaps an iud may be a good thing
to consider..??
That is one of the reasons I cannot use
the pill, I suffer from depression and
mood disorder.. I have tried over 25
pills, and the ring, just because I wanted
to see if 'anyhting would work for
me'....
Iud works for me =)
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julia1311
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Toronto
Posted: 08-27-06 07:10am
Yeah... I was on alesse before and my
doctor switched me to yasmin. I notice a
0-5% change in my mood to be honest with
you. I'm just afraid to tell my doctor
that because she may take me off bcp's
completly... And I don't want that right
now.
Boo.... I dunno... We'll see what
happens.
Thanks for all your input though, much
appriciated.
