Just a little story I wanted to share...
For years I've been battling my weight and have suffered anxiety and what I now believe was depression and overwhelming tiredness and no sex drive at all as well as always needing lube.
I have 3 kids I love to the moon and back and have had 10 miscarriages.
I have tried many variations of the contraceptive pill, implant ect.
I have a bicornuate uterus, so can't get an IUD (also had 3 normal vaginal deliveries and babies that spun about more than a washing machine so if it applies to you don't be bullied into an unnecessary c-section).
6 months ago I found a dr who proscribed me duromine for tiredness and weightloss, prior to this over the years other drs had changed my pill, proscribed me antidepressants (without telling me what they were) and a diabetes drug even tho I don't have diabetes and my sugars are always low.
Just a side note I know my hormones are stuffed up as every pregnancy I've lost a heap of weight without trying but also suffered mild PRE natal depression but bloods have always came back in normal range.
WELL when I went on the duromine I also went off the pill a couple months prior, i wanted a break after years on it to see what my body is like normally and see if it would help with weightloss as well as being concerned about my super high blood pressure.
I've not been anxious and realise before how depressed I was, how paranoid and how instant my 0-rage and smashing stuff temper was. I also have my libido back, I actually get horny and wet!
After 6 months of condoms and a 30 day on the dot cycle I had a 44 day cycle and bad scare so decided it was time for the pill again, within a week I was having anxiety, tears, paranoid thoughts and crazy rages of snap temper, picking fights and being unreasonable . I was indecisive, tired, took 2 naps in a week for the first time in 6 months and cried myself to sleep over ridiculous stuff a couple of times and was revolted by the thought of sex.
Now some of the improvements could be the duromine like most of the 18kgs I've lost, but I had a month break in the middle and was still my happy self until I tried the pill again.
In conclusion THE PILL MAKES ME CRAZY, condoms suck but my mental health is worth it. I stopped mid pack and the improvement was noticeable a day later. If you've been blah for a long while do an online search, it's amazing how many people are in the same boat and even teenage girls who suddenly become maniacs.
I just wish there were better non permanent methods I could use for contraception :-(
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I've had the exact same issue with all the pills I've tried, they either make me severely depressed, crazy, give me horrific acne, chronic fatigue, the list goes on!
I haven't taken anything for about 3 years now and have never felt better and all of these problems I was having which doctors kept giving some other drug for or changed my pill blah blah and just made things worse. I stopped taking everything and felt a million dollars within a week.
I also have been seeing a naturopath for the last couple of years who I 100% percent recommend everyone to do, especially for hormonal issues and they can help with natural forms of contraception as well.
I don't think our bodies are made to cope with all these synthetic hormonal drugs, we have enough to worry about what goes into our bodies just with the food we eat let alone consciously taking a pill everyday laced with artificial hormones to mess with our natural balance. The pill has it's place and I have had some positive side effects from it but overall I think we all need to be super careful with it.
I'm so glad you have worked out the root of your issues and are feeling normal again!