This all started about two weeks ago. Ive been on yaz for about 6 months and was doing ok on it. Only problem was it made me moody and emotional so after 6 months I deicded to see my doctor and have her switch me to something else. She gave me aviane and I started taking it for about two weeks. Everything was fine but I ended losing that pack and didnt take the pill for about 5-6 days until I got a new pack from the pharmacy. On the third day or so I got my period (Ive heard that its normal to get an early period when stopping in the middle of a pack) on the third day of not taking the pill I developed the absolute worst panic attacks and depression. I didn't know what was happening to me. I didn't eat for 3 days straight and even ended up going to the emergency room where they gave me a low dose of xanax. My body felt heavy I had tightness in my chest, felt disoriented, complete apathy, nervousness and it just wouldn't go away. I decided to start a new pack again and have been taking it for a week now and it hasn't gotten any better. I still feel like this to this very day and it interferes with my life. I hardly even leave the house. Ive now decided to stop taking bc all together hoping that this feeling will eventually go away. I sometimes feel better talking about it. I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced any of these symptoms, how long it took their body to get back to normal after stopping them and if theres anything I can do to make myself feel better. I really feel like I can't take it anymore!
you're definitely not alone. Although it's maybe not as common as other side effects from birth control, changes in mood, etc. can happen. It happened to me. At the time I was taking Loestrin FE. After about a month of taking it, I was experiencing VERY STRONG mood swings. No joke, I would all the sudden start crying for really no reason at all but I would feel so upset regardless. I ended up feeling constantly depressed - not wanting to do much, and would constantly be crying over nothing. Even my boyfriend was getting freaked out. I decided enough was enough - and I stopped taking the birth control after about 2 months from starting it. It did take maybe a few weeks for me to feel "normal" again.
Give it time and hopefully you'll find some relief.
I have since found another birth control that I have been on for almost 2 years with no side effects; it's called Microgestin FE 1/20. Funny though, because I figured out recently that it is practically identical to what I was taking before - strange how the body works..
Give it time and hopefully you'll find some relief.
I have since found another birth control that I have been on for almost 2 years with no side effects; it's called Microgestin FE 1/20. Funny though, because I figured out recently that it is practically identical to what I was taking before - strange how the body works..