i totally understand..im on yaz and i get emotional about every little things now a days ..its weird..boyfriend doesnt like it..but i cant help it lol

It is normal, unfortuantely. Perhaps a different pill might help you if it bothers you too much. You can talk to your doctor about it.

Tell your bf that it is normal and he'll have to be extra sensitive at that time. Flowers and chocolate always help. Explain that you're irrational and you know it and he will just have to bear with you.

Birth control pills are pumping extra estrogen into your body. During the placebo week, you might be able to feel those effects more. It sounds like just a hormonal thing.
I have an IUD and had that problem for a while. Could be because it made me bleed for 6 (almost 7) months straight and I was just an emotional wreck because of that

Thank you everyone. I always thought it was normal and that many girls did go through what i was going through...but wasn't positive. So thank you to everyone that posted on here! Very much appreciated!

really, though, Switching pills might help.

(well i actually just started a new pill, i was on Junel Fe 1/20 and then wasn't on insurance anymore so i went to planned parenthood and they didn't have Junel so now i'm on microgestin which she said was the same thing. I qualified to get the three months free because of my income and then also had to send a application sorta thing in to the state to see if i qualify for getting it free for the rest of the year. I haven't recieved anthing in the mail back to the state stating that i am or am not qualified. So if i was to switch, do you think i would still be covered and could still get it for free?)

With that said..i haven't gottin' to the placebo week of this pack yet (the new pills). So i am at least going to give it till the end of this pack to see if its any different from Junel...I HOPE IT IS!

Well no one can tell if it will be different for you, I hope for your sake that it's better.

And who knows what is covered and what isn't. Insurance is bogus. but the good thing is if you can get the actual doc visit for free or reduced, they may be able to prescribe you with whatever pill you want (even if it's not covered)

most generic bcps (like junel or microgestin) are actually pretty cheap. I have to pay full price for mine and it's about $50 for three months. More than it should be, I know, but I can handle that price. I couldn't afford the loestrin version, too pricey.

PP will probably help you out with this. If it turns out you aren't approved, or want to switch to something not approved, just try and get them to prescribe a brand that is cheaper. Docs are usually pretty good about that.

Well if i am approved...i get whatever it is that i want for free. And i don't think they have a lot of expensive bcp's because of that reason. I would get the yearly exam free (just like if i had insurance), get my pills free, the morning after pills free (if for any reason i needed them). The nurse told me that i would get anything and everything for free as long as it has to do with parenting/preventing. Like for example STD testing would be covered...

SOrry just wanted to add one more thing....when i was on junel through my personal dr (not PP nurse) i got 3 months of junel for $7!

So you just started taking this different kind of birth control from the clinic?
You need to ask someone if the estrogen levels are the same. This new pill could have a little more, making you more emotional right about when your period is about to start. Your body produces more during that time on it's own, plus your birth control estrogen levels get higher each week until the sugar pill week.
Just throwing that out there.
I think that since you are getting the free ones, you should continue taking those for 3 months and give your body a little time to adjust. If you still feel like an emotional train wreck during that week, you may want to consider asking about a lower estrogen pill.
Or, if you get approved for free birth control, no matter what.. you may want to look into the Mirena. It worked for me, anyway.
I felt crappy for about 6 months but now I don't have any spotting or anything at all. The best thing about it is that it can be removed whenever I want to-if I decide I want to try for another child. And I will be fertile as soon as it is taken out. You don't have to worry about antibiotics messing them up or worry about forgetting to take it either.

nice!!

:::::::::jealous::::::::::

Well i believe the levels are the same if thats what the 1/20 is? (Junel Fe 1/20) She specifically asked me if it was 1/20 or 1.5/20 so she knew what to put me on... and the migrogestin is what she gave me.

Remembering to take the pills on time isn't a problem at all. The boyfriend has his phone alarm set for 11pm and we are always together at that time and if for some reason we aren't he will call or text me and let me know if i didn't remember to take it already.

As for antibiotics: i don't get sick very much. I've been sick once in the past year and that was a UTI! (ahh that was just a blast...NOT!!!)

I just switched to Junel from Loestrin24 (it got too pricey) and i was wondering how do you like it? Are there any side effects I should look out for? I am just starting week three of my first pack, so I am not sure what to expect, especially since Junel has 7 inactive pills instead of 4. Will there be a difference? I was having short light periods with loestrin24. I really didn't have a problem with it other than the price, which went up again, and I do not have insurance. Does anyone who has taken Junel have any words of wisdom?

haha..yea its normal..yaz is supposed to help pms, and it has helped minus the emotional side effects, i feel like the week or so right before my period i get more emotional about stuff, probably drives my boyfriend nuts..