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Could my BC be making me a bitty?
I've been wondering this lately. I know it does for several people, but I've been on BCP since I was 18, and I never thought it affected me. But since going back on it after I stopped EP'ing, I really feel like a b*tch. I've always assumed it was just stress from working and having a baby, but I feel like I'm more ill than I should be. Could it be the BCP, even though it didn't have that effect on me before?
I mean, I've never been one of those peachy sweet people, I've always had an attitude, but I think it's worse now. Like I feel like DH gets on my nerves all.the.time. And my mom never got on my nerves, but she does now, and I feel like I'm always snapping at them. Or could it really just be the added stress? When I was pg I was in the best mood all the time, and DH agreed. I thought it was a pg high, but maybe it was because I wasn't on the pill.
And, if it is the BCP, does that mean I'd have the same effects if I got an IUD? Because I've been seriously thinking about getting one. My prescription runs out next month, so now's a good time to re-evaluate things.
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Re: Could my BC be making me a bitty?
Honestly - so much changes after you have a baby, I wouldn't be surprised.
I had the IUD before Ben and after Ben, and my moodiness just before a period is much worse than it used to be. HOWEVER - I also don't have the luxury of holding up and riding out the bad mood. I'm on demand all day and need to be patient. Whereas before, my patience wasn't called on in quite the same way.
So in my completely non-medical opinion, I'd say it's probably a combination of both.
It could be.
I have had a lot of issues with different types so it took a while to find one that worked for me in the past. There were definitely some that I felt made me more tempermental than others. It isn't a nice feeling at all. Sometimes it would even out after an adjustment period, but if you have been on the same one for a while it obviously wouldn't get better at this point.