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Q: Microgynon 30 And Extreme Depression And Mood Swings -150/30

asked by: anony123 on May 17th, 2006

New User

Hi.
My wife (23yrs old) takes microgynon 30 which is basically

levonorgestrel (progesterone) - 150 ug ( u= micro)

ethinyloestradiol (estrogen) - 30 ug

but she is getting sever mood swings and depression and I will go see a doctor but I thought I 'll ask you guy's opinions first.

I want to change the pill to a different brand that will stop these mood swings and depression (i luv my wife :()

i heard low estrogen can cause depression. Is their way a way to check estrogen levels and rectify them

any help or any recommended brands by experienced ladies will help so I can talk to my doctor about em. We are from sydney australia

thanks

Replies(8)

Carifairy

replied on May 18th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Low estrogen does not cause depression, but yes birth control pills can cause extreme mood swings and depression !!!!

You see you are adding hormones to a womans already hormonal cycle, some women are not bothered by this, others become depressed.

She may need a lower dose pill..

I cannot tolerate hormonal birth control at all, so I use an iud , or as it is most commonly reffered to where you are a 'coil'....
These coils are hormone free and do cause the side effects that birth control does, I reccommend them to everyone who has depression issues on birth control.

Of course anti depressant medications can work very well too.

linlin

replied on May 29th, 2006

Experienced User

Im coming up to the end of 3 months on my first ever pill... Its cerazette, the mini pill and I have had major depression.... I still suffer from it... I feel like I want to kill myself some nights and that everything thats going wrong around me is my fault. Im at the docs on 14th of june and im gonna go off them for a while. Me and my bf have discussed and id rather not have sex for a while then be like this....... Xx

Carifairy

replied on May 29th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

I am sorry you are havign such problems linlin!!

Have you considered an iud? The coil?

linlin

replied on May 29th, 2006

Experienced User

^^ hey..... Many people have said this... But as its my first pill im gonna see if theres any other pills that will suit me.... But the iud is just.... Well for 1 I have a major fear of anything being inserted yes I even have a problem during sex lol.... Its a personal thing I dunno.... And 2 I like the pill for the fact that I know im taking it... So it makes me feel less paranoid about it not working you know? Its odd. Xxxx

lola_cherry_cola

replied on April 5th, 2009

New User

Microgynon 30

Hello

Ive been taking mycrogynon again for about two weeks (after stopping for a few months) and im having exactly the same problems. Ive allready been getting terrible mood swings and depression. Last night i cried myself to sleep for no reason! this is the first website i found when i tried to google this problem and i feel completely relieved that im not alone. Im going to book an apppointment with my nurse to see if i can swap to another type of pill. Does anyone know if there are any that dont cause such problems?
I can't keep on this one, i hate the way its making me feel, its completely out of character for me.
x x x x

2nari

replied on April 9th, 2009

New User

any pill makes me depressed and angry, all they do is pump more unnatural hormones into your body. marina coil is a good option

lornadome

replied on April 10th, 2009

New User

birth control pill

this pill has made me misserable! it has given me headachs, anxiety, weight gain...all i want to do is eat ...normally i can control myself! it has also at the most random of times caused massive hot flushes where i may be talking to someone having a normal conversation and the BAM red face how nice as if my self esteam was'nt already at its lowest. Am stopping taking this pill as from now!

amz_119

replied on April 24th, 2009

New User

i've had similar problems on this pill, my moods being so erratic, crying at the drop of a hat and wanting to eat even when i'm not hungry! just recently stopped taking this pill

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