anyone taking birth control and feeling worse? - Panic Disorders Message Board

chrislvj · 10-20-2003, 06:06 PM

i had a anxiety really bad and then recovered.i had been fine for about 3 years untell i started birth control, i became serverly depressed and had extremly bad scary thoughts, my anxiety got 100 times worse, this lasted untell i finally convinced my doctor that it was the birth control, ever since i got off of it , i've felt fine.just wondering if any one else might be going threw the same thing; this might be it?????????

amy_m · 10-21-2003, 03:22 PM

I went on the pill 'Dianette' to help with my spots within 3 weeks I had turned from being relatively normal to being obsessively jealous with my boyfriend At one point I couldn't watch TV with him and if I caught him looking at another girl I would flip (it got so bad that I would go mad even if he looked at a billboard on a bus shelter with a womans face on advertising make-up!) Luckily I've chilled out now but it did take me about 2.5 years. So I understand how it can mess your head up. Luckily you feel ok now - I refuse to take any contraceptive pill now as I know what it did to me in 3 weeks

chrislvj · 10-21-2003, 05:27 PM

amy-
did you have alot of obbsessive scary thoughts? and did you feel this heavyness like feeling in you're head?behind ears? i know it sounds weird, but thats how i felt.i'm fine now but it's taken me about 2-years just to feel like myself!

latayy26 · 10-21-2003, 06:43 PM

I've had anxiety/panic attacks since I was in 6th grade. At that time, they had no idea what was wrong with me and of course I didn't know either since I didn't even know what this disorder is. Anyways, I never had a problem from the few weeks in 6th grade all the way until high school really. However, they were very sporadic throughout the years and never bothered me that much. Recently however, I have started Yasmin, the bcp, and my anxiety is sooo horrible. I'm assuming it is the pill but I really don't want to go off of it since it helps to keep my skin clear. I am a 20 year old in college and it usually occurs during class/tests. I dont know what to do.

chrislvj · 10-21-2003, 06:57 PM

latayy26

my advice to you is to switch b.c.p. or use a different contraceptive,only if you're absolutly sure it's the pill, maybe quick taking it for awhile and see if you're feeling better, because i found that it just got worse and worse i finally had to take a anti-depressent,because it was really missing up the chemicals in my body, and being severly depressed and having high anxiety is not fun, i would diffently keep a close look at yourself and keep a log or journal of how you're feeling.and talk with you're doctor,because one of the side effects to birth caontrol,is depression. take care