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Mini pill = emotional wreck??

HopHopHopHop
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So I started the mini pill right after my 1st PP appointment. About that time, I started stressing and getting depressed over everything. I felt like I was watching myself go down a slippery slope to real depression but I couldn't control the fall. So DH and I were trying everything to see if it was PP depression or a sting of bad days, etc. Finally, with no sex drive and frankly no time for it anyway, I didn't refill my prescription when it ran out. The last few days I feel like I can manage my feelings better and I feel more like my old self, generally happy, as opposed to generally sad.

Has anyone experienced this? Is it the pill? If so, what did you change to for BC?

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Re: Mini pill = emotional wreck??

  • JDWNYCJDWNYC
    I think my computer may have sent an incomplete reply...it could totally be the mini pill...or any pill. Being on hormonal BC made depression symptoms surface in me before getting PG, to the point where I needed to be on anti depressants to be on the pill. I also did have PPD and my OB said there was likely no way I could handle the mini pill bc of my depression history. If you feel better off the pill stay off! Sometimes the hormones can just screw with you, and if you really feel the need to be on a pill then check in with your doc about maybe taking Zoloft with it. GL!
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  • HopHopHopHop

    Thanks :)

    I never had hormonal issued before but ever since my BFP every day has brought new surprises, so maybe it's just something new for me. I have my annual appointment next month with my OB so maybe I'll ask then.  We need to figure something out.

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  • jhoanna.delgadojhoanna.delgado

    This happened to me a few years ago while on BC. It totally happens. I am already an emotional person, and it was completely over bored then. I also went through a time of depression and no sex drive while on it. As soon as I was off, I was a completely different person, and DH noticed right away.

    Not all BC have the same effect; try a different brand.

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