new on birth control [yasmin] and experiencing side effects...

[Kanga]

I started on the birth control pill for the first time about a month and a week ago. I've experienced weight gain, which I expected. However, I'm worried because during the past month I've become increasingly pessimistic and relatively depressed. I'm assuming it's related to the birth control, but I've never heard of this side effect before. I'm considering changing brands, but am told Yasmin is one of the milder pills you can take. Would switching brands just make it worse? If not, do you have any suggestions on a different brand I should try that may help?

[mblacks2]

Well let me see if I can help you a little. Your depression is not as uncommon as you think. I have heard from a lot of people that they are crying more than usual and just don't wanna do anything and nothing is fun anymore and stuff like that. Because you are new to birth control I highly believe it is just the change in hormones that is making you feel this way. Over time your body should adjust and you should start feeling better. Just give it time. If you are impatient like me though you may want to change brands but that is a personal choice. I am on the Patch and it delivers a constant amount of hormones throughout the month. I don't know if Yasmin changes levels in hormones during the course of the month or not but I know Ortho-tricyclen does and that could be another reason for the way you are feeling. You may want to talk to your doctor about getting a pill that doesn't change levels of hormones. Good luck and I hope you start feeling better.

[SayMoo]

To lower mood swings and irritability you would be getting on a pill with a lower progestin potency.
Some of these include:

Ortho Evra®, Ovcon® 35, Ortho Tri-Cyclen®, Othro-Cyclen®, Brevicon®, Modicon®, Necon® 1/35, Alesse®, Levlite®, Tri-Levlen®, Triphasil®, Trivora®


Out of the above, ortho evra patch is low both in estrogen and progestin but i dont recommend this one because its new, and currently ortho evra are expericing a lot of law suits coz of the patch..also the patch has a brand new type of progestin that hasnt been used before and some research indicate that its more dangerious then the ones in the pills as far as blood clotting goes.

Alesse, Levlite are low dose pills..with only 20mcgm of estrogen(the lowest you can get in combined pillls)..You might want to try one of these two also mircogynon 20 is a good one..


Incomparison to say Alesse, Levlite and Microgynon 20,
Yasmin has 30 mcmg of estrogen and 3.0 progestin... 3.0 is a lot if you ask me..MOST of the HIGH DOSE pills like Ovcon-50® (with 50 MCMG of estrogen) have around 1 Progestin...and Yasmin has 3.0.

So my guess is, with yasmin, people who get depressed on it, its because of the high dose of progestin in it.

Hope this helps you.