I think all hormonal birth control has a possibility of affecting your mood. I mean, on some level, you're tricking your body into thinking you're pregnant. Many pregnant women complain of being highly emotional. There's probably a connection. I don't think it matters if it's the pill, patch, ring, shot, norplant or mirena iud, there's ... more

I've never used the mirena, but birth control pills have definitely affected my sex drive. Even when I was really mentally excited, my body wouldn't respond - like papillion wrote, it was sort of like he felt like sand paper, and sex would hurt because I wasn't lubricating or stretching. Often it would take forever to get excited physically. I'v... more

Angel, missing that many pills and being on antibiotics does significantly increase your chance of prenancy. You might consider an alternative like the nuvaring if you're having trouble remembering to take your pills. However, when you stop taking birth control pills mid cycle it's common to have an 'unscheduled' reduced period within a few ... more