tired of being a basket case!

[jc1234]

i am so tired of being moody i really think it has to do with the pill. i just recently started ortho again but before that i was on a generic for othro tri cyclen ( when i started b.c i started with ortho tri cyclen and i was fine )and it really messed me up and since then i havent felt my self. i snap at everything i cause fights with my bf constantly everything get on my nerves. im never like this. i dont know what to do anymore im thinking of stoping im tired of being a basket case over nothing. all i ever am is hungry i dont know if that is a sign of being on the pill also.
what do u guys think i should do???

[Rms11]

Yes being hungry is a side effect of being on the pill that is why so many women gain weight. There is an increase in appetite in some women who take the pill. As for the mood swings and the emotional state you are in, I really think you should talk to your doctor about this. Perhaps there is a better birth control out there for you. You shouldn't have to live your life being moody because of a pill. Def talk to your doctor, there are other options. Take Care!

[monarchangel]

Here is my advice: I have been on the birth control pill for almost two years and I just stopped it this week because I think I had every side effect you can think of. My Doctor kept telling me it wasn't the pill, but I just don't feel lke myself since I have been on it. I gained so much weight that I can't lose and I have acne and I am lightheaded 24-7. I also became really moody and I don't laugh as much as I used to. I feel really nervous all the time. Everyone said they noticed a HUGE difference in me and I had to take the time to evaluate everything in my life to see if it was really the pill. My advice is that the pill isn't for everyone. Some women don't feel any side effects and then some people feel all the side effects. You know your body, and if you don't feel right, then I would stop the pill. It ttok me over a year to figure this out and I wish I had that time back because I alienated people that I didn't want to and it was just because I felt so out of it. I hope that I can get my life back once this pill is out of me. GOOD LUCK

[jc1234]

I hear what u are saying. when i first started bc i was on ortho tri cyclen and never had any mood swings slight nausa time to time but nuttin bad once my insurance company made a change to generic is when everything was bad thats when the mood swings started i finally got ortho and this is my first month back on but i still feel werid i know it takes a month or so to kick in. my main thing is i want to be myself but now i am seriously thinking should i get off. i have read on alot of sites that so many woman go through this i wish they would make a pill with no side effect. lol
should i try for like a month or 2 with out bc and if i change my mind would i be able to just go back on?

[BJM04]

It takes the body at least 4-5 mos to adjust to the hormones in the pill they have to even out with your own hormones so thats takes time..I have been on and of the pill for many yrs..I'm 32 yrs old..I can relate to many of the side effects..I was recenlty on Demulen...it made me hungry..i gained 5-7 pounds...(alot to me)..I've also been on OrthTricyceln..made me break out terribly..and now I;m on Aleese have ben only less than wks..dont feel as hungry.. but moody and no sex drive..MY boobs were super tender on Demulen too..I think All pills have side effects...liek many women love YAsmin for the skin effects it has on improving acne or Diane 35 but at the same time many women on thm lose thier sex drive or lose or gain weight so..i think you;ll always have some side effects on the bc pill..arent we lucky us women..arghhhh