If there is something lower than Lomedia please share. When it's during that week I try and do things to pick up my mood but really I just have to wait it out.It never last long, thank goodness, it's really just that one week. Back when I was severely depressed I really thought about going and getting put on them. We are a welcoming subreddit and support the rights of all genders.

Birth control that uses synthetic hormones could influence a person’s mood, potentially triggering depression or other mental health symptoms.. Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. It has never really did much good for me, mood wise. After 16 months of being flat, not wanting to go anywhere, do anything, not wanting sex, and frankly being a really shitty person, I had had enough.I now have the NZ version of the copper IUD and it's great! Do they cause issues like this as well?I was on the POP and it definitely flattened my mood. This sub is a safe space for LGBTQ2A+ folks.Press J to jump to the feed. Here are some solutions for the most common birth control side effects I only do a break every few months and get an oestrogen withdrawal migraine every time, but it's worth it to feel mostly normal most of the time. I was on ortho-tricyclen-lo for 6 months before I realized how depressed it was making me. I became depressed for the first time in my life a few years ago while on my second birth control brand (it may have even been the same one you mentioned, but I can't really remember). i don't cry for no reason anymore, but i'm incredibly anxious all of the time and i don't know the last time i've been happy. Everyone reacts to different medicines differently.Yes. Please go see a doctor before it gets any worse!New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castWelcome to TwoXChromosomes, a subreddit for both serious and silly content, and intended for women's perspectives.

You could have a vitamin D or B deficiency that could be contributing to the low mood. If you ask a question and need a response Been around for 50 years, easy to swallow, can have positive side effects. BC pill makes me depressed. A Danish study made headlines for showing a connection between hormonal birth control and prescriptions for antidepressants, though There have also been studies of progestin-only birth control, such as Whatever the research says, at the end of the day, you’re the only one who truly knows how you feel. As soon as I started to feel better, I'd be good about taking my pills again (I have PCOS, so birth control is kind of vital), but then I'd inevitably spiral back down into depression. In fact I'm great. Usually I’ll have some days where I feel depressed but I’ll also have days where I’m okay. This happened to my GF when we were in college. This one sounds silly, but I have seen it. I have had depression and anxiety for a few years and I take medicine to help with that. So I would like to stay away from those.As for the exercise. I'm not saying you're going to kill yourself or anything, this woman was obviously depressed from the beginning, I'd just be worried like you that should you get depressed again, what if the week-long lows you are feeling now will be even lower?If you're able to manage now, it's your choice to keep it up, but if you find yourself getting more and more depressed, I'd seriously recommend you to stop.I understand where you are coming from.

Should I switch to IUD? Yet I can't change my birth control. log in sign up. Other methods, such as the ring and IUD, have even lower doses of hormones. Does it help with my depression? User account menu . You may be familiar with some of the side effects of hormonal birth control, like depression, blood clots, and weight gain.You might also know that birth control pills, which are often prescribed for things other than contraception—like irregular periods or acne —aren’t the best solution for managing symptoms. Press J to jump to the feed. All I want to do is lay in bed and watch movies. Birth control doesn’t typically cause depression – It is very unlikely that birth control is the actual cause of your depression. I have an appointment with her in July and I'm hoping I can settle everything then.Also, the antidepressant. Then BOOM that week hits and I just want to crawl into bed and shut the world out.I use to be really depressed a few years back so I always know when my depression is creeping back on me. i've been on sprintec (generic ortho-cyclen) for about 5 months. Haha.As for the vitamin D. I'm actually one vitamin medicine I take a really high dosage once a week. mostly because my normal provider (through student health services at my university) is no longer there and i have to wait for them to hire someone new for women's health. One more thing: We do our best to answer questions in a timely manner, but we can’t guarantee an immediate reply. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. Then I realized that this was probably what depression feels like and was really upset that with no history of it in my family, and always personally being upbeat I would suddenly have developed depression. I took it as some form of depression after having my baby, but I know it's not that and totally think it was the pill. The progersterone only pill and ortho-tri-cylcen and I definitely notice that I haven't been feeling myself for quite awhile as well. I talked to my doctor soon as we saw my blood pressure was higher.