Pulling hair out!! - Birth Control Message Board

tinytoes · 01-17-2007, 07:38 AM

seriously, i don't know what to blame my behavior on lately!

i am having mirena removed tomorrow so i am anxious to see how my depression/anxiety/eating habits change. i have gained over 20 lbs since mirena went in last summer but over the past 2 months, i can't seem to get the food shoveled in my mouth fast enough! my "pms" comes about every 2 weeks? maybe it's the sadd thing? (seasonal depression). i already am taking zoloft and wellbutrin. i can't imagine taking something else! i can have my own pharmacy at home! LOL!

so i guess what i am asking is if anyone else has this kind of depression/anxiety/eating habits on birth control? to the point that you feel totally out of control!

livinTX · 01-17-2007, 11:51 AM

It's not uncommon on hormonal birth control. I had the same thing happen to me on Ovcon 35. I gained 20 lb. in 1 month (most of it water weight) but I was also extremely hungry--never ever full no matter how much I ate. Plus, I was very moody and anxious and feeling depressed, woke up daily on the verge of tears. My mood and sex drive improved about 1-2 months off the pill; I've lost about 10 lb. now (my cycles are still screwy 7 months off the pill), and finally, at 6 months off the pill, I noticed my appetite decreased a lot (I get full again!).

Fullhouse03 · 01-17-2007, 02:37 PM

Tinytoes! Please let me know how it goes when you get your mirena out! I'm going through the exact same thing you are going through, I thought I was alone and nobody understands.. I've had mirena in about a year, have gained some weight, I bleed all the time and I'm pmsn too and the last few months I don't want to do anything but stay in bed. So I'm with you, I don't know if this has anything to do with the weather or its all the raging hormones... Let me know how it goes..

Fullhouse03

tinytoes · 01-17-2007, 03:19 PM

i will let you know as soon as i get home tomorrow! i think i am setting myself up for a miracle to happen as soon as it comes out of me. i am prolly expecting too much but i feel like it's my last hope!

my appt is at 1:30 tomorrow and i have to take drugs to relax me LMAO! so my dh is taking me and driving me home. as soon as i get back from la la land, i will post here about the outcome!

Fullhouse03 · 01-18-2007, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tinytoes

i will let you know as soon as i get home tomorrow! i think i am setting myself up for a miracle to happen as soon as it comes out of me. i am prolly expecting too much but i feel like it's my last hope!

my appt is at 1:30 tomorrow and i have to take drugs to relax me LMAO! so my dh is taking me and driving me home. as soon as i get back from la la land, i will post here about the outcome!