Feeling depressed after stopping the birth control pills?

Okay thank you, definitely need to try these.

I hope you feel better soon! What r your symptoms? The worst for me is the paranoia an anxiety about my relationship. My husband has been so supportive an iv realy pushed him away an distanced myself. I just found it hard to deal with things that previously i had been ok with. Im really hoping im over the worst but i dont take anything for granted. One thing i do kno is that i will never take the pill again

While on the pill I basically was just very very emotional. I’ve had a boyfriend for 4 years and never had a problem with him. But a few weeks after starting the pill I felt like I began to lose feelings. After coming off the pill it was fine for a month until I got my first period and went into a week long depression. Didn’t eat, just wanted to sleep etc. now it’s been 4 months and I have my good and bad days. I just don’t feel in love like I used to. There are times when I find myself questioning my relationship a lot and I really think that has caused a lot of my anxiety. I just miss feeling happy. Also, I sometimes feel that nothing will ever be fun for me anymore. I feel like I do the same thing every day and I’m just bored and not feeling happy. And little things my boyfriend does bother me. I get very irritated over small things and even question his attractive and find things that bother me about him. Overall just not in a good situation right now and it sucks because I don’t want to break up with my boyfriend but when I feel like this I don’t know what to do!

I know exactly what you mean. Its the most horrible thing. I jus got married last year an went off pill soon after. Then i got this total paranoia that he was cheating on me or lying to me. I had absolutly no reason to think this an i became very clingy and possessive. I knew i was being stupid but cudnt stop. Then all of a sudden we hit a bit of a rough patch an i started questionin my feelings for him. This had never ever happend me before, i was always petrified of losin him but now suddenly i felt unhappy an panicked about the future. It was so weird. I am slowly coming out of that now i hope and things are getting better. I jus kept teling myself how good we are together and al the happy memories we have an how he has stood by me no matter what! I kno he loves me unconditionaly. We even went to some counselling which i think really helped. I hope you start to feel better soon. I wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy.

Yeah I’m still young so it’s super hard for me to figure out if it is from the pill or not. Before the pill I was sure I loved him and we were so happy and I knew right away when I started to feel differently. I am still young though so idk anything could happen. Thank you for this! I really think it is the pill though because even feeling like this I still don’t want to lose him.

The fact that he is short has been bothering me when that has never been a problem. Makes no sense

Hello! I’m new to this thread and I’ve been having these relationship issues that everyone seems to experience? I’ve been off of this pill for about 6 months now and have been dealing with this for 5. I’ve been with my fiancé for 5 years and never felt this way yet, I find myself questioning my love and everything about him for the past 5 months! I feel terrible but these thoughts never leave except for in my really good days but even then I still hold them in the back of my mind. Small things about him bother me and I even question his attractiveness which is extremely strange! I was on the pill for only a short period of time and felt this way on the pill as well just more emotional. I don’t know what to do. Someone please give me some reassurance before I go crazy!

Thank god! I was taking tri pevifem for 8 years, been of it for a week and have dealt with the most moodiest week of my life, I can confirm the struggle is definitely real.

Hi, i feel your pain. Iv been off pill almost a year now. For the first couple months i didnt notice anything. Then from about jan i suffered severe paranoia an anxiety about my marriagw- worried my husband was gona leave me etc- iv no idea why. Then since about may/june iv gone full circle an now find myself questionin the relationship, anxious about my own feelings, just not feeling as in love as i thought. Its horrible. I think im gettin a bit better- i just keep tellin myself that it must be the pill cos my emotions have sesawed a lot this year. My husband has been amazin an i kno he loves me unconditionally- i just feel so selfish that i cant just enjoy the brilliant life that i have. I would do anything to not feel like this. Hope you start to overcome this soon. I sometimes get paranoid that its not the pill as iv been off it so long now but i was on it for 9 years

Hi everybody, just wanted to drop by and give an update. 

Looking at the date I realized it’s now officially been 6 months since I stopped taking birth control. And I will say I feel about 40% better. I’m currently expecting my period within the next couple of days and I’ve been having some bad anxiety and intrusive thoughts again. My sleep has gotten somewhat better but not completely. I still wake up in the middle of the night and have a hard time going back but I have noticed it is worse after ovulation, when I’m expecting my period, and during my period. During ovulation I feel almost completely back to normal. And so much less exhausted. I have way more energy during that week. I can function off of less sleep whereas during the end of my cycle I feel horrible when I don’t get much rest. 

I still don’t know if the Plan B is affecting me or if it will have an effect. I’m just hoping I don’t feel horrible during my period again this month. I really really hope it won’t have much of an effect at all although it has thrown my period off in the past. 

Again I can’t relate to any of the relationship trials you all are experiencing as I am not in a relationship. So I cannot offer much advice on that. 

Just a reminder that I was in the absolute worst shape of my life when I was fresh off of hormonal birth control back in March. It was and has been the hardest and most trying thing I’ve ever been through in my life. But I can tell it has gotten better with time. I will never ever put my body or myself through something like this ever again. I’m hoping these next six months bring more improvement and one day I will be completely 100% back to normal. 

I hope you ladies are hanging in there and I hope I’ve helped some of you along the way. Thanks for keeping this thread active, it has been a tremendous help. 

 

 Hello everyone, welcome to this forum and I hope you are doing well. It is such a good topic to discuss because many ladies face this problem when they used birth control pills. It is normal for most of ladies to use these pills to control pregnancy and it is not good to take it for a long time. These pills can cause various health issues if you are taking it for a long time. When it comes to facing these problems, it is all because of hormone imbalance in your body. Due to this problem, stress and depression are very normal when you stop taking these pills. Your body will need some time to recover from damage of these pills and it is very important to prepare your body for it in a right way. When it comes to using such pills, it is very important to take services of any professional health expert. He will give you a good advice according to your physical condition and health because everyone should not use these pills. It can be very bad if you are facing any kind of health issue or problem. Many ladies also feel problem when they are trying to conceive after stopping these pills. It is very normal for most of ladies to find these issues and problems when they stop taking pills. In the early years of my marriage, I also used these birth control pills and later I found problems when I was trying to conceive. Luckily I got good treatment solution at an infertility clinic and now I am living happy and healthy life with my family. I hope other ladies can also find good solution for this problem.

Hey thank u so much! U have helped me. I come back and read this forum from time to time. I too am off the pill 6 months. I feel like you and this has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with and go through. I’m climbing out of this hole! My faith has kept me alive This far! When I would tell people I was fighting for my life they would look confused. But I really have been fighting for my life. That’s how serious this has been physically, emotionally, and mentally. I hope to fully recover and tell my story to help others. Right now it’s still tough to talk about. But knowing we are all fighting together is comforting! Keep fighting ladies! God will always be with us!

ugh! After all of this who even knows what love is anymore......

Don't worry, that's me too. I really really really think depression causes these feelings. It is like an inability to see all of the good and focus exclusively on the bad. It really clouds true feelings.

Definitely! When I’m with him everything is just so different than it used to be. And quiet honestly, I don’t really remember how things used to be. I know I love him but I’ve been dealing with these feelings for a while. How long have you been off ??