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The Pill/OCP and depression

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PolkaDotsandPumpkin · 22/08/2014 21:28

Hi. Am on my phone so excuse typos. Can't be arsed to name change for this.
Wondering if anyone else has had experience of being put on a contraceptive pill and feeling very depressed to the point of feeling vaguely suicidal? I'm not actively thinking of ways to do it but go through periods of thinking that there is not much point to my life and that it would be better to just finish it.
For background, I have a history of depression and anxiety as an adolescent and anxiety as an adult. The anxiety has been relatively well controlled with citalopram and I would like to come off it. Two months ago I asked for the OCP to limit my periods as I have endometriosis and was going to be travelling and didn't want to deal with it for a few months.
I now find that I feel ugly, fat, useless and have a very short fuse. I scared myself and my DH the other night with how down I was, talking
about suicide. I am still travelling so can't come off the Pill yet.
The Pill is Marvelon, not sure if it's available in the UK.
Anyone have any experience with this? Am hoping when I do come off, things will right themselves.

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dlizi4 · 23/08/2014 02:52

I have never got along with the pill, and I tried many, made me a different person that I didn't like. I also have a history of depression and all the pills I tried made me feel worse. I did however get some relief from the mirena coil, the blessing of no periods and I felt normal,and no worry of pregnancy. I was happy and free for years! Now I am older (46) and been shunted on to HRT and the same results as you describe that I had before on the pill. ( my son said I was an angry bitch) I had to stop. Everybody is different though. It (mirena) may be worth a try and it can be removed if you do not get along with it. I had 3 of them! They now last for 7 years, unless you decide otherwise. Google Marvelon - I have saw forums describing exactly what you say you are suffering. Again - everybody is different.
I understand what you are going through and hope you find something that works for you. X

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eurochick · 23/08/2014 03:28

Yes, the pill made me depressed. I would go to sleep every night not wanting to wake up. It was awful. I almost dropped out of university. That was almost 20 years ago and I have never felt like that before or since. The fog lifted within about a fortnight of being off it. At the time I didn't realise how awful I was feeling until I wasn't feeling like that any more, as it had come on gradually bi also didn't realise the pill could do that, and stopped it for other reasons.

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PolkaDotsandPumpkin · 23/08/2014 20:54

Thanks for the replies. Have had a bit of a google and can see I'm not alone.
Have had a crap day today and am counting the days until I can stop taking it. This time next week I'll be home. Just don't want to deal with period and pain while travelling long haul.
Thanks again. Tucked up in bed in a hotel, looking forward to going home.

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