Heylo everyone =] My first post. I'm 18 years old, will be 19 soon, and I have been taking the pill (ortho tricyclen lo) for one month now. I have been getting.. extremely emotional lately, and I am wondering if that's a side effect. I've been crying myself to sleep a lot, hating myself, because of all this random stuff that's been happening lately (being completely alone for a week, friends not seeming to bother wanting to visit, boyfriend getting mad at me for little things and pretty much ripping my heart out). I don't know if I'm being rational about everything or if the outside world is seeing me as this crazy hormonal lady. I want to talk to my boyfriend about how crappy he's been making me feel, but I don't want to jeopardize our relationship if I'm just being insane from the pills. I know this isn't the Relationships & Marriage forum, so I'm not going to explain the story... I just want to know if the pill makes women crazy. And if it'll ever go away. I have a family history of depression, and I used to cut myself early high school, but I believe I'm totally different than how I was then. I can't tell if I was any happier before taking the pill because the situation was different then (living with boyfriend then all content with life, at home now and lonely). So yeah. Any information is greatly appreciated.