I am so emotional!

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Registered: 01-03-2004
I am so emotional!
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Thu, 03-11-2004 - 11:41pm
Hey everybody,

I just started taking BC on Sunday, and it's already making me emotional. For instance, my boyfriend just mentioned us going on a date on Friday, because we wouldn't have too many left (he's going on a study abroad program, he leaves March 28th and gets back in 4 months). I know that's a part of it. Can the emotional stuff hit you right away? How long does it normally last? I'm on a generic brand of Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho-Sp...something.

-KeLLy :-)

Beach Siggy
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 03-12-2004 - 12:38am
Hi Kelly,

Triphasic pills, like OTC, that have different doses of hormones in each of the 3 active weeks, are more likely to cause mood swings than monophasic pills. But you are only on the first week so that isn’t it, yet. Even so, being moody on new hormones isn’t that unusual and coupled with your guy leaving for 4 months, I can see that it could put you on edge. And, yes the emotional part can begin right away. Usually any side effects from your pills decrease over time and are gone by the end of the 3rd cycle.

Good luck

      Jill