I thought I got bad pms when I was on the pill but when we started trying for a baby the pms doubled it was terrible. My doctor was telling me that the pill generally makes pms alot better for some women (i was obviously one of them) but I did notice that after a few months things seem to ease off a bit hopefully the same works for you. It takes your body a while to adjust to not taking the pill so give it time.

Make sure that all these emotions aren't pregnancy talking! If I were you I wouldn't go back on them. Your body knows best! I was real moody like that after I had my child (it wasn't baby blues), I had it for months and come to find out my estrogen level was to high so I needed to be placed on a low hormone pill. It worked well for me, now I am off the pill and I am fine. It probably is from the sudden change of your hormone level that is driving you insane. Give it a few months and it should be better. If not ask about a low hormone pill and then get off of that. That way your body doesn't have such a dramatic drop in hormone. Good luck and I hope you start feeling better soon.

Thanks very much for your replies, did it take you long for your hormones to stabilise?

I really don`t want to go back on the pill but I just feel like I can`t go on acting like an emotional wreck. It gets me so down I could just cry all day every day for two weeks solid!

Thanks again
debs

It took me about 6 months to get my hormones right, but I then got on birth control, so with out them I could still being going insane right now.

I too just came off the pill-i've been off a month. I've noticed that everything anyone does to me I over-react and cry. Please let me know how long it takes you to get back to normal. I can't go back on the pill for health reasons, but mentally, i'm so much worse off, I think i'd rather forgo my health concerns and worry about my mental state.

However, it is a comfort just knowing that this is normal. For weeks, i've been thinking I was going crazy.

Jo

Hi jo

well if your crazy then so am i, well it feels this way. I`ve had a particularly bad month this month, been so moody and teary for weeks now, I can`t be bothered with anyone and I feel so anxious. It`s really horrific, i`ve never had any of these symptoms when I was on the pill, ever!

I`m going to go see my doctor again but I know she`ll just tell me to go back on the pill again but if this doesn`t settle down soon I don`t know what other option I have.

Let me know how you get on
debs

I need to see my doctor. It's just comforting to know i'm not the only one. Let me know how you get along wiht your doctor visit.

Thinking happy thoughts for you.

Jo

Just recently I went off the pill as really i couldn't afford it and I would cry about anything. I'm a fairly emotional person but my husband thought I was crazy, like really crazy.
I cried in the bank infront of everyone, and cried when my husband left me alone. I thought maybe it was homesickness cos inside i felt really happy and couldnt explain why i was crying.
Anyway its been about 2 months now and I feel back to normal, non crying self. But I also havent had my period yet, which I know is just part of it but its a little bit worrying.

Anna

I just went off the pill about 10 days ago and starting this past Thursday I began to feel very anxious and nauseus and it gets worse when I try to lay down at night and go to sleep. I have also been feeling very tingly in my head and arms almost like they are going to sleep. Could these things also be a side effect of going of the pill? Thanks for any replies in advance! It's really freaking me out but I can't think of anything else it could be.

Missy