Is my BC making me emotional?

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Registered: 02-24-2004
Is my BC making me emotional?
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Sat, 02-28-2004 - 5:28pm
SO here's the deal, I am 18yrs old and have been on the pill (Ortho -low) since September 2003 (5 months) since I have started I haven't really had any of the side effects of weight gain, low sex drive (infact its increased), spotting, etc... However, I think its got my hormones totally screwed up. Maybe this is all my imagination but I feel as if I have been far more emotional.

A little more history to the story, I moved 300miles away from my boyfriend in August and we're doing the long-distance thing..everything is going fine with us but could the emotions be more do to this or the BC.

I was just curious if other women have experienced the more emotional tendencies due to this or if its just me b/c it seems as though I can burst into tears at the drop of a hat. If anyone has any experience with this or ideas of things that might help please let me know...i'm going crazy and i think im driving everyone else around crazy too :(.

thanks

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Registered: 02-04-2004
Sat, 02-28-2004 - 6:52pm
yes this happened to my friend. she went off and got a different prescription from her dr. she wasn't herself on the pill always crying super emotional and all that jazz. her dr. just put her on marvelon (called something else in the states)

 

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Sun, 02-29-2004 - 12:09am
I'm on the same pills and I did ask myself the same question. So far, Ive really came to the conclusion I have so much more stress in my life than first semester (I'm a college freshman) that that is probablty contributing to my crying. I would suggest if it didnt get better to talk to a doctor and maybe they would be able to steer you in the right directions. I know long distance relationships can be rough, and play a lot with the emotions (did it last year while my now ex was here at school and I was about 2 hours away back home). HTH some :) Let me know if you find anything out!

Melissa

Melissa

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 03-01-2004 - 8:03am

Long distance relationships are not for the faint of heart, they take a lot of courage and committment and they're HARD.

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