Birth Control Pill and Depression

[Sarahrei]

Hi Ladies,

I just had a quick question.

I've been on birthcontrol now for 10 years, and the past few months that I have taken my pill I become miserable within a hour of taking it. It's as if it just amplifies my bad emotions. Did anyone else have this?

I would love to go off it and my husband is all for it but he is um...too large for condoms and I'm unsure what we could do to prevent until we are ready for a LO.


Any advice would be a great help!

 

[TupeloHoney]

I would certainly talk to your gyno about non-hormonal options. Possibly a diaphragm?

I've only been on the pill for two months now, but I have certainly noticed a change in my moods. I've always been a downer, but after only a month, I had to check back into a psychiatric hospital. I'm not sure how much of this was relative to what's been going on in my life, or how much of it was the hormones, but it is certainly worth talking about with your doctor.