Feeling depressed after stopping the birth control pills?

Whew. After days of constipation... I finally was able to let it out today without effort. Downside is I have spotting along with it. This happened as well a week ago— days of constipation and then spotting. Aside from that, the GI symptoms have accompanying gas, and acidity as well.

The question is, does this have something to do with our hormones?

Anyone having the same issues as Dani and I have here?

Oh it's most definitely in part due to hormones! Imbalanced hormones affect our entire body in a bunch of crazy ways; least of all appetite and GI issues.

-Dani

Before & after my period it’s so hard to convince myself that I love my boyfriend. I feel like during this time my mind is never at rest. It’s constantly thinking about the negative aspects of the relationship(there are none but my mind likes to make up a bunch!). I’ve been dealing with this for over a year now and it’s so frustrating to sometimes feel better but most of the time still feel pretty shitty! don’t get me wrong, I’ve had good months and then I’ve had some pretty bad months but the thoughts have never completely went away. They often just will subside for a little and then come back when they feel like tormenting me! I’m young & have been in a relationship all throughout high school and I promise this man is absolutely amazing. I love him with my whole entire heart and would do anything for him but the thought of falling out of love with him started last year when I first went on the pill. I got off of the pill because of this Thought and have dealt with numerous problems ever since. I’ve had anxiety and depression this year and I think it has truly spiked the thought which stinks! I’m just always thinking that I’m too young, haven’t experienced enough, not interested in him anymore, need to grow on my own, he’s not my type anymore, things won’t work out in the future & so much more! It sucks because I’d really never be able to leave him so I say to myself that I rather be unhappy with him. The thing is, I don’t know why I’m unhappy. I try so so hard to be happy with him and it kills me that I’m not and that’s why I’m here . If I didn’t truly love him I wouldn’t be fighting for happiness; I would have simply left. I want things to work out so badly but it really sucks that I have to deal with this. If anyone else has struggled with ROCD I’d appreciate words of encouragement!

Tonight has been really bad. Intrusive thoughts, the ones about not living. It has sent me into a crying fit. My whole head just hurts but I feel jittery at the same time. I can’t believe it’s been 4 months of this. I’m suppose to get my period within the next couple days and I had Caramel popcorn tonight so I think it’s a combination of the pms and sugar. Someone please tell me it gets better :(
-chloxx

What symptoms have you felt over the past months dear?
- Flow

Hi flow,

I have felt;
Anxiety, brain fog, jittery feeling, numbness in my hand/foot, racing thoughts, intrusive thoughts, feeling worthless, depression, heart palps, eye floaters, crying fits, aches, off periods and the list goes on.. I had my hormones tested and I’m in the post menopausal range so I know that’s what’s causing it. I’m only 21 and this has been the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with.
-chloxx

hey ladies! this has currently been the hardest thing i’ve ever had to deal with. it’s mentally stressful so it effects everything you do and look at. i’ve been on here a couple times writing about my symptoms and how i can’t recognzie my boyfriend and everything like that. i HAS gotten better!! i’m currently about 4 months off and been dealing with the symptoms for 3. i’ve alsays been an anxious person but never to this point. EVER. i have so many symptoms. anxiety, depression, brain fog, headaches, depersonalization, mood swings, relationship ocd ( the worse ), just feeling so hopeless and down and not caring about a whole lot. i didn’t think this feeling would ever go away, and i would sit and just cry and feel horrible about everything and look at everything in a different perspective. but trust me ladies it does start to get better! the relationship ocd is probably what makes a lot of things worse though. i focus on that a lot. but recently it’s kinda like i can blow it off which is great! but lately i’ve kinda been thinking about my ex. not that i like him or anything but it’s making me think “oh well if i’m thinking about him i must not love my boyfriend.” even though i know i love him more than anything!! i am suppose to start my period soon though so i’m sure this has to do with it. the hormones causing all this. i always have a fear of loosing my boyfriend from some freak accident or something so when i think about him and feel that love, my mind immediately jumps to “what if he dies??” so my mind tries to push him away. ah what i would do to be back to normal. but i keep telling myself. he has stayed with me for years, even when we weren’t together ( we were friends ) and he was always there for me. and he helps me through everything. he knows how to make me feel better. and a guy that stays with you through it all, you can’t just through it away. i’ve had my shares of maybe breaking up, but i just can’t. so now i just look at him as my biggest blessing. nobody else can take his place. if anyone sees this, and has the same symptoms, just know that it does get better even when you don’t think it will. i so slowly get the love feeling back even though 3 months ago i thought of him as a stranger!! stay strong girls!!

I am curious about some of the symptoms that you ladies are experiencing with depersonalization/derealization and if you feel like they are getting easier as that months pass or harder

I’m really struggling with the horrible sleep. I can fall asleep eventually but then I wake up several times throughout the night and it never feels like a deep sleep. Anyone else experiencing this ? I’m at 4 months off

Yeah it happens. Just drink magnesium before bedtime for a good night’s sleep til you balance off your hormones. Magnesium stores are depleted off the pill. Eventually youll regain normal circadian rhythm. Had the same dilemma a few months off but it gets better with this supplement.

I do feel like they have gotten a little easier but i am starting my period again so i’m kinda in a bad spot but not as bad as when i first started! i’m also a week late on my period ( not pregnant ) which i’m thinking is my hormones all out of place again. you’re not alone in this and this is what keeps me going!

has anyone’s depression from these hormones gotten easier of gone away?? i feel like i’m never going to be back to normal and i feel like my relationship is going to fall apart. my anxiety is acting up too :(

How long have you been off? I go through periods of highs and lows.

Hey! I’ve been on this board for over a year now. I wanted to say thank you to all the wonderful ladies who have helped me over the course of the year. I’m not going to lie to you and say that I am better because I am for sure not! (Yet at least) I have had wonderful times but also some pretty sucky times! there were times where I felt better and times where I felt like I would never see the end of the tunnel and quite honestly I’m still waiting. This experience has took a lot out of me and has hurt me a lot this year but has definitely made me a stronger woman. I was 18 when I decided to go on the pill for the obvious reasons when having a boyfriend. Who would have known that it would have made me crazy so I only stayed on it for about 3 months! after getting off I thought everything would be okay but then ROCD literally ruined me. I had a little rocd on the pill so that’s another reason why I decided to get off. I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost 4 years not and I promise you I love him so much but the ROCD makes it so hard to believe that! if you are dealing with rocd I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I know sometimes it’s so hard to convince yourself that you are happy with you partner. Maybe you even feel like someone out there is better for you or that your partner is not attractive anymore but whatever the case may be I know it’s the worst feeling in the world. My biggest thing was feeling stuck. I felt so depressed and that my only option was to leave my partner BUT I didn’t want to, therefore I felt like I’d always be stuck in this sad place. Keep pushing through I know how hard it is but you will be okay and so will I

i’ve been off for about three months and have had the symptoms for two. i feel so hopeless right now and from someone who’s always dealt with anxiety it keeps making my moods worse.