can Ortho tri-cyclen make you feel crazy

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Registered: 07-27-2004
can Ortho tri-cyclen make you feel crazy
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Mon, 08-02-2004 - 2:51pm
I have been taking ortho tri-cyclene for about a week, and I feel so moody. I feel like crying all the time, feel like everything annoys me, and feel like I can't make any good desicions. I am under ALOT of stress, so it could be that, but I am wondering if the pill is making it worse. I started feeling this way when i started the pills. I took ortho tri-cyclene about five years ago for a year with no side effects. What do you think?

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Registered: 01-04-2004
Mon, 08-02-2004 - 3:09pm
I had those symptoms while on OTC, and was very irritable. Once I switched off to Yasmin, it went away.

Maybe a change is in order? How long have you been back on it? They say give it 3 months to work itself out. I knew from the first month it wouldn't.

Good luck!
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Registered: 04-19-2004
Mon, 08-02-2004 - 10:35pm
I am currently taking OTC and i felt COMPLETELY crazy and hysterical for the first cycle or two. I'm on it for the 4th cycle right now and everything has completely calmed down and I havent had any other bad side effects, so it does end!! :)
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 08-04-2004 - 7:58am
If it's only been a week so far, things could get better down the road! Sometimes it takes a month or two (I know it sounds like a long time) for these things to work themselves out. If you're still feeling unstable after another couple of months, talk to your doctor about switching maybe to Ortho Cyclen. When I first started the pill, I took OTC and everything was fine, but when I went back to a different triphasic (where you have three phases that have different progestin and/or estrogen doses) pill, I felt like a crazy witch. For some women, the changing hormones don't do good things to our brain chemistry, and going on a monophasic (all active pills the same dose) pill will even things out.

Hang in there, I know it's tough!

Judie
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