Has anyone tried these? I had very bad
symptoms (moody, suicidal, angry, hostile,
vicious, emotional) on both yasmin and
ortho tri lo and I read someone with
similar symptoms that was good on
lutera/alesse..
Any information on these? Pros? Cons?
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julia1311
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Toronto
Posted: 06-15-06 21:18pm
I've been using alesse for almost 4 months
now, and to be honest with you, at first I
thought I was going to go insane. My
mood swings were out of control, I became
angry, upset and over
sensitive.
I experienced this the most during my
first 2 months; now i'm kind of
settling... But i'm still pretty edgy.
Other than that... Cons for alesse (for
me) are the mood swings and headaches more
frequently...
Pros are; my acne has cleared, my periods
are nice and regular... And obviously i'm
less stressed each time my boyfriend and I
have sex... Lol I use to be a wreck...
Always worried, always scared (when we
used just a condom) now i'm a bit more
relaxed, but obviously still cautious and
worried at times...
What birth controls were you on before yo
uwere on alesse? I was on yasmin and
otclo and had these symptoms but am
looking to try alesse or lutera.
Thanks for your reply!
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julia1311
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Toronto
Posted: 06-16-06 00:11am
Ive only been on alesse... I'm lucky i'm
not having too many problems with
it...
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-16-06 00:24am
I wanted tomention that if birth cotnrol
makes you very moody you could possibly go
on a very low dose of an anti depressant,
many women actually do this for mood
swings =)
How low of a dose of anti-depressant, and
what brand do you suggest? My doctor has
put me on bcomplex 100 to even out my
serotonin levels. Is it possible to take
this supplement at the same time ?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-16-06 13:18pm
Oh yes it is okay to take vitamins and
such!
I take 50 mg of zoloft everyday..But when
I was on birth control I had to take
100mg, because I have preexisting
depression.
There are many brands of anti depressants
that help with serotonin.
Zoloft
paxil
prozac
lexapro
celexa
prozac is marketed for pms as a drug
called sarafem...
If you would like, and I know women who
have done this, speak with your doc about
a low dose of an antidepressant..See if he
thinks that could help you.
I have had undiagnosed, yet very very
severe, depression since I was about 12
[cutting, anorexia nervosa, suicidal
attemps, etc].
I am afraid to think that I may not do so
well on a depression medication, just
seeing as I am not good with medications
in general.
Is there another path, even though talking
with the doctor about the anti-dep sounds
good? I think had my doctor known that
my depression was pre-existing before the
pill, he would not have told me to take
bcomplex 100 to balance my serotonin from
the pill's affects.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-18-06 15:58pm
The truth is that b complex really does'nt
do that much to help with people who
suffer from depression, maybe normal
girls.
I do have severe depression, I have taken
zoloft for 12 years, but if I go on birth
control it will get worse..Thats why I
have an iud, because there are no
hormones.
Anti depressants would most likely make
you feel better.
The b complex has made life a little bit
easier to function during the day, but
unfortunately I only go by it for 12
hours. It's not a 100% fix, but it does
take away some of the problems for atleast
half the day.
The bottle says take once a day, but I try
to take it around 12-1 (or when I plan on
going to bed 12 hours later) because I
notice that the feel-good feelings wear
down after 12 hours.. My guess is because
of sleep cycle. I took one at 830 this
morning so at 830 tonight i'm going to
probably be in a pretty low mood.
Knowing this i'll probably go to bed early
tonight, because I can feel the low coming
on. Off of it, I become pretty down and
cry for hours. On it, I feel pretty
good.
Knowing that I can take it with the birth
control i'm going to give both a try, but
if my symptoms come back I may go with the
low dose antidepressant.
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ClarkHam427
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Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 91 Location: Creal Springs
Aviane Posted: 06-19-06 16:16pm
I was put on aviane after the birth of my
son. I was on ortho cyclen before we
decided to have a baby and when I was on
that I became depressed and extremely
moody. I told my doctor this and that's
why they put me on aviane, since it was a
low dose. The depression came back within
2 months of being on it and so they
prescribed paxil and i've been on it for
almost a year and it has helped me
tremedously. I don't have mood swings
like I used to, possibly because of the
low dose birth control.
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Bigvax
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Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
aviane, alesse and lutera in combination with effexor Posted: 03-18-08 19:51pm
I started taking alesse 11 years ago to
help me with peri-menopause. After two
years and severe depression with mood
swings and major irritation, my doctor
switched me to a low dosage of aviane.
Now, 9 years later (yes, still
peri-menopausal), the company (wyeth) who
was making aviane lost it's patent so now
a new company (watson) is making lutera
which is supposed to be the same as
aviane. I have been taking aviane and
effexor for the past 4 years and they seem
to work well with my depression. Now,
since I've been using Lutera, I am
excessivly sleepy and achy. Anyone else,
having these problems?
