Can anyone recommend a birth control method that decreases anxiety?
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | Anxiety Treatment
I’ve been on Ortho-TriCycline for 4 years, and as of 5-6 months ago I began having formless anxiety a few days before and a few days during my period. Could it have anything to do with my current birth control, and can anyone recommend a different method that might decrease the anxiety?
i did start birth control because i was passing out from cramps, all you abstinence people.
Drusilla - symptoms of anxiety
7 Comments to Can anyone recommend a birth control method that decreases anxiety?
total abstinence worked for me!
Lisa EDecember 21, 2008
From what the commercial claims…the new pill (Yaz) will do exactly that. You could always consult with your OB/GYN and see if that could help. Good luck!
kikiDecember 23, 2008
Could be PMS. I suffer(some months more than others) from PMDD. It can be horrible at times. I”m on the same pill, but it actually helped me. Talk to your gynecologist about it. I’m sure there are other ones you could try that may not affect your anxiety levels. Good luck.
weatheredmomDecember 23, 2008
abstinence…really, ya can’t get preg if you don’t do it
Ellen MDecember 26, 2008
I don’t think that it matters what birth control you use,I have tryed just about all of them,anxiety is somthing totally different and if you feel like you have it you should see the doctor and they can give you something for it 
wantsshyDecember 27, 2008
Yaz alledgedly has some effect on PMDD which can cause anxiety especially around your period. Almost all B.C. pills carry the risk of depression and anxiety so obviously if Yaz doesn’t help then maybe you have to try a non-hormone kind. Also, it may ( and I am not saying this is the case ) be unrelated to your B.C. pills ( although entirely likely ) and you may need to start an SSRI like zoloft or Paxil ( even if you only take it around your period if that is when you notice the symptoms ) Anyway, talk with your Doc.
baby7kDecember 29, 2008
GET THE F*CK OFF THAT TYPE OF PILL! that brand made me gain 30 lbs. within a few months and as a result of that I have stretch marks all over my body and I’m now stuck with. I’m only 18, never been pregnant and it looks like I have been. They are all over my midsection, my inner thighs, my inner arms, my boobs, my back and I’m never going to be able to get rid of them. Got to your doctor, I suggest trying Yaz or anything other than Ortho-TriCycline/Ortho-TriCycline Lo. I don’t want what happened to me to happen to you, b/c believe me it ***** looking like you’ve had a bunch of children when you really haven’t.
December 19, 2008