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July 4th, 2008
hi everyone i'm just wondering
does the birth control make you feel this weird?! i feel very detached from reality.. don't feel like myself.. nothing seems real... does that have to do with the pill.. i have been on it for over a year now and i'm wondering if i should come off of it... my doctor prescribed me efrfexor but i'm scared to take it... please any info will be greatly appreciated.
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worrywart01
replied July 7th, 2008
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birth control effects women differently..if you dont feel like that pill is working for you, and is making you depressed, you should probably go to your gynecologist and let him/her know that this particular pill just isn't working for you..perhaps a different birth control wouldn't make you feel this way..there are plenty of options out there...i would talk to the doctor
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harmony1
replied July 7th, 2008
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I had the same thing happen to me. A few yrs ago i used to take depo and found the same thing. to the point where i'd be in tears at times when generally without it I never acted that way. Things are different now. My lifestyle has changed and I am taking depo again. i don't think it gets me depressed anymore. it's just mainly the initial weight gain. it comes off though toward the end of the three months.
Talk to a doc and maybe go on a very light pill. That may help with your moods.
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