No keep taking them!!

It is probably from the pills, you aren't imagining it. However, as your body adjusts, it should go away and you will feel normal again.

Give it three months. If it doesn't get better, talk to your doc about switching to something else.

I took alesse for about 6 months. It was the only birth control that made me have bad mood swings. i have not had a problem with anything else i have tried.

Don't feel too bad! I just started taking birth control too, Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo and I am almost through with the first pack. I had some totally bad mood swings when I was first taking it. I was told to do the 1st day start, and I don't know if the mood swings were because of the hormones from the pill, because of my period, or a mixture of the two. For like the first 2 weeks I felt like a total emotional wreck: mad, sad, crying and just feeling weird. I do feel better now, so maybe you should just stick with it and see what happens. I think the emotions will get better. If they don't, you can always talk to your doctor and see about getting on a different type of pill, one with different hormones.
Hope this helps! =)

yes, right now im having the same problem the reason i went on here is to find out if anyone else has this problem im only on day 21 but im moody and irriatable, can't think straight and have the highest anxiety i have ever felt in my life im schelduling an appt w/ my doc asap this drug should be reviewed more by the FDA

It's good to see that I am not alone. I've been on the pill for 8 years (on and off). I was on tri-cyclen for a while however I felt nauseous at the beginning of every pack so on my doc's reco I switched to Alesse. I've been on Alesse for about 1 year and recently I've been feeling really down - depressed. There has been some slight changes in my life however I don't think I should be depressed. I'm thinking that it may be the birth control. Has anyone felt depressed vs. having some mood swings?

i was on alesse 28 as well, and my mood changed too. its normal, just the hormones changing

i dont know what to do. i have been with my girlfriend for three years and she started taking birth control. im at a point where i think that the relationship is at its end when suddenly before her period shes back to normal and fun to have around but the mood swings persisted only a few short days after that. she doesnt like talking anymore, she doesnt laugh at me anymore, always moody,but then changes in an instant almost always the same time of month, is it me? i though i was a pretty decent guy but it appears im a bad boy friend (she hasnt said that but i figured it) please help i dont want to lose this one.

just give her time as her hormones are all over the place from the birth control. its not you daveandaly, its the birth control. just try and talk to her and try and save the relationship if u feel it needs to be worked on. everything will get better in time.
take care

I'm not familiar with that birth control, but I went on the patch a few years ago and I got very moody on it. I was crying all the time and was really emotional and stuff. I ended up going off of it because I wasn't the same anymore and my boyfriend was getting frustrated lol. Some birth controls do not work well for everyone. I would suggest switching to something else. The hormones or the amount of hormones in different birth controls can affect people differently.

shes been on yasmin for like 3 months and nothing is getting balanced out. i tried talking to her but its like she doesnt listen. seems like the roles have changed to im the whiny girl and shes the unresponsive guy. maybe its the pill but is there a downside to quitting it? (besides the lack of sexy time)

the down side of stoppig the pill is chance of getting prego. if thats something neither of u want right now, she either needs to go on a different pill or see what other kinds of birth control would be best for her.

I have been on alesse 28 for about 3 months and i have been having all of the same probloms and im a littl scard but, most of my worries come from the random weight lose that has happend since i'v started on them is it the pill??? my doctore said i would be ok on them when i first started and i can't get a hold of her no what should i do???

i would go and get another doctors opinion .. if u have to, go to a walk in clinic and talk to a doctor there.

ok like last night i saw her and she was happy again? so does anyone know is yasmin is actually stronger or weaker than most birth controls out there

There is nothing "stronger" or "weaker" about Yasmin. While all birth control DOES affect hormones, there are lower dose hormone pills that are available, which is the origin of the name "Ortho Lo" as opposed to "Ortho Tri-Cyclen". I believe Yasmin to be on the "low dose" range, but that doesn't mean your girlfriend's hormones are untouched. She is taking a pill that consists of hormones, which obviously will result in change of hormones.

While I took "Ortho Lo" I was miserable, I then switched to "Alesse" and had troubles 3 out of 4 weeks. Your girlfriend probably doesn't realize her change as heavily as you do, and she probably doesn't know the full extent of her side effects from the pill. I have invested much time into this, now as I am off the pill, and while I was taking it. Even after reading about the negatives while taking oral contraception, I was not fully aware of the way I was acting, as I focused on how upset I'd feel. She needs to see a doctor and find something more suited to her body chemistry.

With that said, her birth control MAY be the problem in your relationship, but that's not a guarantee.