I have been on four pills: nordette, levelen, alesse and ortho tri-cyclen lo.

On every pill so far I have had terrible depression (crying all the time over nothing) and on alesse, levlen and nordette I had terrible anxiety. I did not sleep for a full week on alesse. On ortho tri-cyclen lo, the situation was opposite, I was very lathargic and slept alllll the time.

Still, I cried at the drop of a hat on all of them... Over absolutely nothing too. My boyfriend and I almost broke up several times because I would be such a basket case and pick fights with him and cry for hours. Each time, though, I would go off the pills and immediately return to my normal self.

I have read many places that different progestins and different levels of estrogen can have different side effects. Do you think I am just prone to have crazy moods when I am on the pill, or is there one out there that does not aggravate such emotions?

I have not read about anyone having depression about cyclessa -- it is also a milder progestin, which leads me to believe that it might work well... But I don't know if I am just being naive.

If you've had a similar experience... Please help!!