BC making me CRAZY? PLEASE HELP! :( - Birth Control Message Board

Ashley26 · 01-22-2007, 06:24 PM

Okay.. so i posted before when i first started Yasmin.. ive been on it now for about a month, and within the first week of taking it, i was crying alot and feeling really stressed out.. now im noticing new side effects.
Im really confused about it, because im going through ALOT in my life, family issues.. issues with me and my BF etc.. but i think me being stressed out normally mixed with my BC is making it worse.

I read my instructions for the side effects, and i think there getting worse. Ive never been a depressed type of person, and latley everything im dealing with seems to be getting worse, im an emotional wreck about EVERYTHING, the smallest bit of stress in my daily life will send me over the edge. Me and my boyfriend used to have a WONDERFUL relationship, and now we fight EVERY night, and we are on the verge of breaking up. So now the issues with my BF are affecting me so horribly, and the pill just enhances the depression i feel. Its getting to the point of suicial thoughts, and ive NEVER been that way.

I called my doctor, and she advised me to stay on it for at least 2 more months, but i have NO idea where ill be in 2 months if i continue on like this.
My boyfriend HATES how i am now, im acting like a
bipolar/depressed/emotional freak... my boyfriend hates me most all the time, im constantly depressed ALL DAY EVERYDAY, and i feel so tired.

If anyone has any advice for me.. id GREATLY appriciate it.. or even just to talk. i dont wanna go off my BC, and i dont know if all this will eventually even out? But im so confused on what to do.. has this happened to anyone else to this extent?

thank you so much

livinTX · 01-22-2007, 07:16 PM

It sounds like you're in a pretty bad place. If I were you, I'd go off the pill immediately. Yes, it's true the side effects MAY go away in 2 months, but I'd put greater odds on the fact that they will not.

I had a bad reaction to Ovcon 35. It gave me many unpleasant physical symptoms like water retention and hugely swollen legs and ankles but even worse was what it did to my mood. It practically turned me psycho. I woke up daily on the verge of tears. I was highly moody & anxious. I was depressed, though it was different from the major depression I'd suffered before pre-pill (which I'd gotten under control). I would end up in uncontrollable tears at least once daily. It would take hours and hours before I could stop crying. I was popping Xanax like crazy for the anxiety. The smallest thing, like my husband's deciding to go gaming with friends would put me in tears. It caused a lot of fights with my husband and strained my marriage hugely.

I couldn't take it any more. I actually didn't realize the pill was causing the emotional side effects too. I quit it because I suspected it was causing the enormous water retention and zero sex drive.

Well, within the first month of quitting, I noticed my mood improved hugely. By 2 months off the pill, I felt like my old self again. I don't question it was the pill that did this to my mood and attitude. I KNOW it did, even though many doctors will deny it and offer to put you on SSRIs and mood stabilizers, which have a host of side effects on their own. In addition, my sex drive improves more and more the longer I am off the pill and I've lost 10 lb. of water weight.

Now, it's true another pill MAY help you. Then, again, you may be the same or even worse on another pill. I tried a couple other pills after getting these side effects, and they didn't help me. I decided enough was enough.

If it's making you suicidal, my advice is to stop it immediately. You can even stop mid-pack if you're very miserable. I did and the only side effect was my next period came at 35 days (plus you get a small period 3-6 days after taking the last pill). I had sore boobs, nausea, cramps, and backaches throughout my first couple cycles off the pill but actual physical side effects were a relief compared to being a raging psycho b*tch like I was on the pill.

Good luck to you! My mood and sex drive are now so improved, my husband even comments I'm like a different person. I don't think he would support my going back on the pill--that's how big a difference it made! Condoms are a small price to pay for your mental well-being. I actually use FAM now, so really it's only condoms about a week or so during my fertile period.

livinTX · 01-23-2007, 07:01 PM

Ksgirl,

It's strange that you mention the night sweats...I DID have those a lot on Ovcon 35. I thought maybe it had come from stopping antidepressants shortly before beginning Ovcon 35, but then the night sweats were continuing 6 months after I'd quit the antidepressants. Maybe the Ovcon 35 was causing it? I don't get night sweats any more. I was so moody & anxious on that stuff, I thought I must have a serious mental illness. I'm so glad I quit it when I did!

KSgirl79 · 01-23-2007, 07:08 PM

It is so bad to say, but I am glad to know you had the same problems.

I live in the midwest where it is freezing right now, I have no central heat which means my bedroom is cold, and I am burning up during the night when I am normally really cold. It wasn't making sense to me. There are some nights I have to wear shorts when it is 5 degrees outside and kick all the covers off of me because I am so hot. I was starting to think I was going through early menopause. I am currently taking my placebo pills right now. I have until Sunday to decide if I want to start another month of the pills. I am beginning to wonder if it is worth it.

livinTX · 01-23-2007, 07:24 PM

I don't get night sweats any more, but I do have times in my cycle when I feel cold or hot. I'm basal body temping for FAM, and when I feel coldest is right at ovulation when estrogen is highest & my temp. is generally at its lowest low. I feel hottest about 6-7 days past ovulation, which also makes sense because that is when progesterone (the hormone that causes a rise in temp. at ovulation) is strongly built up and my basal body temp. at its highest. So at least now when I feel cold/hot in my cycles despite the weather, I know it's completely normal to feel it at that point of my cycle, but no more annoying night sweats soaking the sheets, which is wonderful.