Has anybody else gone crazy while taking birth control??

Titchou

Some women just can't tolerate birth control. I would talk with your gyno about it as it seems you are one. Perhaps a Mirena IUD would work better.

MyCat55

There are lots of different birth control pills out there.

You need to go back to your doctor and ask for a different one with different levels of hormones. The one you are on has very low estradiol.

Do not wait.

Also if you have a history of depression you need to let your doctor know.

sheepysheep

Mirena did that to me. Thank god I got it out.

queenofhearts86

You're not alone with your sensitivity to Progestin. Many friends have tried to convince me to get Mirena or Skyla but after my disaster with Nexplanon, I refuse (seeing as all three are Progestin-based). I tried Nexplanon for about 6 weeks and it made me almost go mentally insane. I also felt weak and tired every day (also from the constant bleeding) and lost my will to even get out of bed. I was exploding over the smallest things, my anxiety increased tenfold and everything made me want to cry. I had to have an emergency removal when my entire left arm felt like it was aching in pain with pins and needles shooting down to my forearm. It was terrifying! I can only imagine that for many people the IUD causes severe cramping? I learned from Nexplanon that it's just not natural to have something inserted inside your body, if you are unlucky like me it will hurt.

I wish my doctor had suggested trying the mini-pill first so I could gauge my reaction to the hormones in Nexplanon. I hope you found a good method that works for you now, I'm still searching and unsure.

sheepysheep

Oh I got Paragard in February and it works pretty amazingly for me. I have like zero cramps (on Mirena I also had cramps like all the time) and my period is back to normal. There's no hormones in it so I don't go insane.