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| Tue, 06-29-2004 - 2:26pm |
Here's my deal: I was on a triphasic pill for 5 years before getting pregnant with ds #1. After he was born, I went back on the pill and continued for 18 months, but noticed that I started having moodswings with the usage. After ds#2 was born, I once again went back on the pill and noticed even more intense moodswings (snapping at dh and ds#1 and some depression)...this started within days of re-starting the pill. I stopped taking it immediately and I was back to "normal" in about 2 days.
Now, here I sit bc-free, but want to find something to take...we've been using the oh-so-stupid withdrawl method...
Has anyone else been in my shoes or can anyone tell me about a bc method that won't cause such strong mood swings or reactions? (I'd rather be on something hormonal). What about the newer low-dose pills?
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For what it's worth, many women experience mood and anxiety problems on the pill. I'm one of them, and over the years it got worse and worse on OTC, I'm now on my 10th week of Seasonale (same formulation as nordette, progestin is levonorgestrel) and my mood is just starting to stabilize. Hopefully you can find something that works for you, too.
You might also want to consider NuvaRing. It's a vaginal ring worn for 3 weeks and removed for one for your period. It has the lowest dose of estrogen (20 mcg) of any combined method in the U.S. Most of the users posting here seem to like it. I hope you find an effective method that works well for you. Let us know what you decide, ok?
Good luck,
Jill
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