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Does birth control cause mood swings?

Like, bad mood swings? :(

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Ditzy offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Ventura, CA, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (3 minutes after post)

yes - I know they do. Mine give me very bad mood swings for about a week :S it isnt fun

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babacup offline Verified User (10 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Indianapolis, IN, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (7 minutes after post)

I think any time you are taking hormones, mood swings are possible. They are changing the chemistry in you body. If mood swings are real bad, call your doctor. He might want to switch you to a different type of pills.

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bleedingcypher offline Verified User (11 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (13 minutes after post)

Ah, so they do. I went to the women’s clinic (for a UTI for some reason. . .) and they switched me to Yaz. I’m sick of Ortho Evra patches, anyway. I can’t seem to put them on right. :P Hopefully I get better, I’m sick of being depressed and not knowing why. :( Thanks.

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Ditzy offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
Ventura, CA, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (18 minutes after post)

oooo patches didnt work for me. Mood swings and they didnt stay stuck lol Im on the micro pill and 1 week of every month I get horrible mood swings :S

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bleedingcypher offline Verified User (11 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 9 months, 1 week ago (46 minutes after post)

I just read up on PSDD. Sounds like my symptoms, although I can’t be sure.

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GB | 9 months, 1 week ago (5 hours, 6 minutes after post)

the pill gave me big boobs and a hairy chin, i’ve never really recovered

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theresape offline Verified User (11 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 7 #
Waltham, MA, US | 9 months, 1 week ago (14 hours, 54 minutes after post)

Yeah, but not as much as birth does. Seriously, anything that messes with your hormones is going to have some impact on your emotions.

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An Unknown Location | 8 months ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

this article answered all of my questions:

http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/…

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jansevanrensburg. offline Verified User (6 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (3 months after post)

i’m also on Yas…i get a lot of mood swings and the persons the closes to me are targeted first…

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keepbannin offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 5 months, 3 weeks ago (3 months, 1 week after post)

Statistically, birth control causes women to prefer more “manly” men while girls not on the pill prefer “less manly” men.

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xxhabillybobx offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (5 months, 3 weeks after post)

i been on 7 different types of birth control pills and took the shot. I am a horrible person on the pills.my boyfriend made me get off them because he was going to leave me. we were both frustrated and i couldnt handle the roller coaster ride. up and down non stop!! so now its on to condoms and i hate them. im not realyl sure of an alternative other then the IUD.. but who knows.. ive tried everything

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xxhabillybobx offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 2 weeks ago (6 months, 3 weeks after post)

OK so today i went and had the IUD put in because no birth control ever worked,I got horrible mood swings from all types. So having the IUD put in is kind of painful but not as bad as having a child. I think it will be worth it in the end. I hate the fact that i just got off my period and now i get to enjoy bleeding again!

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