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Perry_P

2y ago

The Impact of Estrogen Birth Control Pills on Mental Health

Does anyone else find that birth control pill options with estrogen makes them depressed or causes their mental health to decline?

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eseez

2y ago

literally
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Nils

2y ago

my birth control causes my depression and ptsd symptoms to spike and basically undoes all the work my anti depressants do, so i go off them for large periods of time and i feel better but the pcos symptoms get worse (cramps and fatigue mostly). I've expressed this to my therapist and we're currently looking for alternatives to treat my pcos without the hormonal stuff
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Perry_P

2y ago

I’m sorry it’s so hard to strike a balance. I can relate
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TimeWarpGoddess91

2y ago

getting it was super easy. They numb your arm before so that stings a little but its not bad at all. It was sore for a couple of days but nothing bad. I was on the mini pill for about 3 months before and had not a single side effect and it's the same hormone so I decided on the implant ans not have to worry about it for 3 years.
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Perry_P

2y ago

i appreciate you sharing
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TimeWarpGoddess91

2y ago

I absolutely can NOT do birth control with estrogen in it. It makes me so emotional and depressed and it gave me a headache literally all the time. I now have the birth control implant and it's the best decision I ever made
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HarleyRose

2y ago

I was thinking about getting that, did it hurt?
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HarleyRose

2y ago

Yes actually that's why I got off mine.
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Perry_P

2y ago

most of the doctors I’ve met don’t really act like that’s a thing or take it seriously, and I’ve had to really push to get them to think of other options. Did you find any other good solutions after going off hormonal bc?

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