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Why so depressed?
| Mon, 06-14-2004 - 1:52pm |
Hi,
I am in the middle of my third pack of bcp (microgestin fe 1/20) and when I first started taking this third pack anything and everything made me want to cry. I normally get emotional when there is a valid reason but this is ridiculous. If I drop a pencil my eyes water, if I am in the middle of a discussion with someone, about anything, my voice cracks.. yesterday morning I was going to make me an omelette and because I didn't have enough cheese I burst into tears...I am not exagerating. It's making me very nervous, is this normal? By the way, my doctor says it is normal and it should go away when I start my next pack but I don't think she understands just how intense this is. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

When I was on OTC I would cry at any and everything, I understand how awful it can be. My symptoms went away right around halfway through the third pack, yours may take another couple weeks. If they're not gone by the middle of your third pack, I'd suggest switching brands. Your doctor may want you to give it another cycle, just to be sure, but I really don't think you need to keep going through this kind of emotional trauma when a different brand might be all you need.
I'm currently getting over that depression on Seasonale, but I still find myself crying for no reason, choking up during otherwise normal conversations, that kind of thing, and a few things that help me are: backrubs from my boyfriend, having a good, hard cry at a sad movie, and just closing my eyes and breathing deeply whenever I start feeling overwhelmed. I'm 8 weeks into the Seasonale and I'm slowly evening out.
I hope things get better for you, too. *hugs*
I think you might want to consider something with a little less progestin if you end up switching pills and you don't have bad cramps/periods that you need to treat where you'd need it. Personally, progestin tends to make me cry easily, but I have bad cramps and take Microgestin for that right now. I had a worse experience on Mircette, I was crying and hungry all the time it seemed, and my skin was horrid; Mircette has a more potent progestin, desogestrel, so I would not recommend that if you don't like Microgestin and you end up switching.
Hope that helps you.
Anita
what a mess....I understand what you are going through...
If anyone has suggestions of what I should try next, please let me know!
Thanks