Birth Control change/ Anxiety for first time

[katiels2]

Hi, I was just wondering if you could help me with a problem. I have always been the happiest, most outgoing person who loves life. I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo since I was 17 (i'm 22 now) and never had any problems. About 3 months ago, I asked if there was a cheaper alternative because I was paying $50 a month for Ortho Lo. I started taking Tri-Sprintec, a generic version with increased estrogen.) I missed my period the second month and in the last week of the third month I started experiencing a lot of anxiety and depression. I have never experienced these things before in my life. I went to the doctor immediately and they chose to put me back on the Ortho Lo. I've been back on it for about a week now, and have been feeling better than when I was on the other pill, but a lot of my anxiety is still present. I'm getting married in October to the most wonderful man in the world and previous to this experience, there was nothing I looked forward to more than the wedding and all that good fun! Now i'm having a hard time getting excited about all the wedding stuff and having anxiety/fear about my fiance and me's relationship. I know in my heart that it is pure and wonderful and I never had doubts before EVER! It's like the anxiety has created this devil's advocate in my mind that is making me worry about wonderful things as opposed to enjoying them and embracing them. I'm praying that this goes away as my new pill adjusts. It is just the most horrible feeling :-/ Any input you could give me would truly help. Thanks!!

[kidthunder64]

Hi katiels2!  I think that your "mood swings" are possibly coming from the change in birth control pills, because I have experienced the exact same thing that you have. I am a bit older than you though, but I used to be very cheerful and happy and very optimistic about my life and the people in it, and then the health department that I was going to for birth control stopped seeing me because I had private insurance, and they were not accepting any kind of insurances anymore, so I stopped taking birth control altogether because it was like you said, about $50 or $60 dollars a month as opposed to $50 for a whole year's supply. But I am very aggravated with the simplest things, the people I love the most make me really angry very quickly, and that is not like me at all. I am very discouraged about life, and am very unhappy with my job, yet don't know how to get out of it. I am trying to get into church faithfully and that is helping, but I know that this is not the real me. Maybe it comes with age, (I am a bit older than you-30 years old!). Maybe you're experiencing these feelings because you are going through alot of exciting, big deal events soon, Good Luck!!