Hi moms,
I've only been taking the mini-pill for 5 days but I've felt awful the last 2 days. Sad, tired. I'm a SAHM with 3 little ones, so it could just be a rough patch. Could the pill effect me that quickly? I have my rough days but this feels a little different. I have a history of depression but I've been doing well for some time and this is not a road I want to go down again.
I'm nursing my 5 month old and I'm tired so maybe thats it. Dont want to blame the pill if its just me having a couple of bad days but dont want to keep taking it if its going to mess with my mental health.
I'd love to hear your experience and insight.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for all of your responses. It's so kind of you to take the time to give your insight and experience. They were all very helpful.
We decided that I would stop taking the pill. Today was the first day being off it. It wasnt a very good day but I am hopeful for tomorrow. Today I had headaches, was overly angry, agitated, and moody but less weepy. I hope this makes me more empathetic to other women in the future. It's so easy to assume someones just a "jerk" but maybe they have uncontrollable raging hormones. It's an ugly thing. Looking forward to feeling better soon. Until then, trying to keep my mouth shut and not to give to much merit to my feelings or thoughts.
Thanks again to all you wonderful women for taking the time to help me out.
I hated the mini pill. For me it made me ravenous. I wanted to eat everything in sight! And I felt completely crazy! I felt like a monster. So I got rid of it. 2 days later I felt beack to normal but it did jump start my period (hadn't had it yet darn it).
I would analyze your environment, are you getting enough sleep? Is there any new stress in your life? Could a change of mood be related to a change in your environment? If you look at everything and say no then, If you are being careful sexually I would try getting off the pill and see how you feel. I am extreamly affected by hormones and cannot even take the mini pill with out it affecting me. AND TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR TO SEE IF IT IS SAFE TO STOP
You may be sensitive to the hormone and that can definitely cause mood issues. Def talk to your doc, I tried the Mirena and was felt like I was CRAZY pms-ing it was ridiculous. I had it removed, I couldn't live like that. Here is more info:
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1RNPN_enMX401&sour...
Good luck!
your putting progesterone into your body. the 'ol PMS hormone. it could absolutely be making you feel this way. you gotta give your body a little while to adjust. but since you have a 5 month old you also need to consider some post partum depression issues. see a doctor for sure!
Yes! It can affect you that badly and that quickly. I was on it for only a few weeks and I was DEMONIC!!!! I made an apt. and asked if I could go off it without an issue and my doctor said absolutely. Within a couple of days I was back to myself. Your only other option while breastfeeding is condoms. Remember, it is only a few months to a year to deal with that, but so worth it (no crazy pills and no unplanned baby).
Best of luck!!!
My gyno did tell me that the progesterone-only 'mini' does cause or make depression, PMS and PMDD worse.
The mini-pill did not work for me. I felt so unhappy and miserable and not myself... and it made me never want to have sex. It does not work for everyone.
YES! I was on it for several months from 6 wks after my first was born. It ended up being the sole cause of my PPD. I went off of it after several months to see if that was the cause as I had had problems before with the combo birth control pill. Within the first month I could feel my head clearing and started feeling so much better and in control of my life again. By the second month I was 100% back to my normal self again. I made no other changes besides going off the mini-pill. My friend is a registered nurse and told me that progesterone is a depressant. It is the hormone in the mini-pill. Some women react badly to it, myself being one of those. She is the one that suggested I try going off the pill when I was having my issues before I tried taking the Zoloft my OB had prescribed. When I mentioned to my OB that my friend suggested it might be the mini-pill she brushed me off rather rudely with a "Yeah, it might be that and you can try going off them if you really want to but take this prescription anyway." I never took any of the Zoloft and was happy as can be!
I had 2 other children afterwards and skipped going on any hormones at all and did not have PPD or any other issues with depression at all.
If you already have a history of mental health issues I would strongly reconsider your choice.
I wish you the best!
Edit: There are other options for birth control while breast feeding besides the mini-pill and condoms. You can use the copper IUD which has no hormones in it or you can use a diaphram or even Natural Family Planning. Jill F. is incorrect in her statement. If you plan to breastfeed longer than "just a few months to a year" (WHO recomends 2 years or longer if desired by mama and baby), I've nursed all of mine longer than " a few months to a year".
I took the mini-pill and my doc said to take extra B complex if it makes me a little depressed. Ask your doctor about it. They should be able to help you. If they have no advice or don't have answers, then get a second opinion. I wish you the best.
