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Feeling depressed after stopping the birth control pills?

By Jenny3481 | 3535 posts, last post
Robert Rister answered this The Pill And Depression (And Other Nasty Symptoms)
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The worst for me has def been the anxiety and rocd! It has pushed my marriage to breaking point as i became obsessed with trust issues which then made me panic bout everything to do with my relationship which heightened my anxiety! It has been awful but i must say taking the fluoextine has helped me immensely. i was against going on anythin inititally so i took every vitamin an herb going but i was literally at breaking point so went back to doc an she put me on fluoextine an it has been life changing. Im hopeful that i am on the mend now, as is my marriage thank goodness :-)
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So when I first wrote on this post I put that I was on bc for a little over two years but it turns out I wasn’t I had to refill a third time because I lost a few packs along the way lol, I was a few days shy of being on them for 2 years before I stopped. I’m so mad at myself for taking this as if it weren’t a big deal, I was skeptical from the start because I didn’t wanna take the hormones butttt i trusted in the medical professionals I consulted. Its a shame really, but I thought I was being responsible. My mom took hormonal birth control before getting pregnant with me and she had no trouble coming off of it, idk if it was because she got pregnant right away and so the pregnancy boosted anything she had depleted or maybe she was one of the lucky ones that didn’t react badly! All I know is that we all work differently, I’ve told everyone I know who’s on hormonal contraceptive that I’m totally against it now. Everyone tells me they haven’t had any trouble thus far but neither did I. For me it all happened during my last cycle while on the pill, I suspect because I had missed more than usual the month prior and a few sporadic ones throughout my final month. Yes there’s a big chance they’ll get off it and be totally fine but there’s also the slight possibility that they’ll end up like us. And I wouldn’t want anyone to go through this, really. I’m hoping it doesn’t turn out that way for them, but if it does i’ll hopefully be able to help them get passed it and share my recovery story. There’s this ad on my Instagram feed about getting birth control without going to the doctor and getting it mailed straight to your door and I can’t help but think that because it’s becoming even more accessible more women are going to take this c**p -.- and it sucks!

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Recently I’ve been having bad dreams about breaking up with my boyfriend or cheating on him. I remember before I even started birth control I would sometimes have these dreams and they would really bother me the next morning. Now, I have them and they bother me but not as much as the used to. Now I feel like I don’t even care. This might be an OCD thought in itself but I’m not sure.
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How long have you been off the pill and what are your symptoms like?
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Yeah sometimes bad dreams bother me but it sounds like the OCD thoughts are creeping up on you making you feel emotionless. I used to feel like that a lot at the beginning, I felt numb to everything.
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It’ll be 7 months next week. Right now it seems like anxiety is the one I can’t shake. I’ve had a few come and go throughout the course! Oh I’m also dealing with acne which I never really struggled with before so I think it may have to do with this whole bc mess. Idk if it’s the hormones or the fact that I’m stressed out for feeling so off -.-
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YEah my acne is so bad too. Im 33 an i have spots like a teenager. I never had bad skin before. I feel so ugly :-( iv tried loads of face washes an actually had to get medication from the doc this week cos its got so bad
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I’m dealing with acne as well! I’m only 19 and obviously am prone to acne but it’s never been this bad! I’ve tried so many masks and medications and it’s not that bad right now but I would only notice it around my period but now I always have breakouts
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Ive heard from a lot of women they suffered from ROCD and that really breaks my heart that the pill can actually do this! For me i kept on thinking my partner willeave me because of my condition. I have this fear that one day i will be alone. I was never the needy type but now i am so much!

I have acupuncture session tomorrow and appointment with a naturopathic doctor the next day. I will do everything that can help ease all the things im going through right now.

Im glad to hear you are better! I can't wait til i can share in this forum my improvements..
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Hey guys this may sound really weird to some of you but I’m literally having late night thoughts at 4:00AM and thinking about life in such a weird perspective. I’m not assuming any of your religious beliefs but as I was thinking I truly had in my head that god has a plan for all of us and going on birth control and having these effects were planned out for us to see how we will battle this obstacle and overcome it. Especially with the ROCD I was just thinking that god made this happen so I knew that even during the worst times I will stick with this person and we will be completely fine in the end. It’s so weird to think about and correct me if I’m crazy but it’s completely true.
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I have the same thoughts.. that God has a reason why this was given to me/us. It helps to have a strong faith in times like this... most of my days i pray and pray for God to help me survive the physical and mental gravity each day..
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Hey, I don't think its weird at all. The past few years I wasn't a part of any specific religion, although I believe in God (or thought I did). I've recently been looking a lot into God, and the origin/meaning of life on my own as opposed to listening to what I've been told. I've started reading the Bible as well, and researching other's opinions. I thought for a second if God/higher power/the universe whatever you call it! - was allowing this as an opportunity for me to work on my faith. I'm just replying to this person, not meaning to invade anyone's beliefs, or change the subject. Just thought it was interesting that I suddenly became so interested in God etc. in the middle of all of this (of all times) lol
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Hey everyone! What do you guys do to stay occupied on the weekends with this situation?
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I’m 19 and have a lot of fun activities that I enjoy doing on the weekends! Usually I’ll hangout with my boyfriend and we will go on a date or do a fun activity because sitting home and watching a movie isn’t always fun and can really just have you thinking about everything. I hangout with my friends when they are home from college and we go shopping, ice skating, out to lunch and stuff like that. If I’m alone I really enjoy painting or coloring and I’ve also found thrifting to be really fun especially if I can make something into a better object. It’s just things to keep me busy and helps my mind from going to negative places.
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Why does it take so long to recover from this? Anything else would be out of our systems after a couple of weeks. Im 15 months off bc now an altho im much better than i was i still am not completely healed an have setbacks which especially with rocd which make
Me doubt that its the pill :-(
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