Feeling happier off the pill?

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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this. I stopped the pill almost four months ago and I just feel a lot better and happier. Even though I have had some difficult times with my oh being ill for a while and because my cycle took long to return, overall I do feel less down and less anxious than when I was on the pill.

Is that a common thing? If it is, I'm never going back on it!

I feel much more normal and patient since I had the implant out. Apart from the current stress of TTC I feel much happier in general. I've already warned DH that I won't be going back on any hormonal contraception.

Yep, the Pill made me horribly depressed. I went to bed most nights wishing I wouldn't wake up. I didn't put 2+2 together and realise it was the Pill until I stopped it and it was like a big black cloud had been lifted from me. I've never taken hormonal contraception since; I've never been depressed since.

I was on various pills for 15 years and thought since I had low moods before starting it, it was caused by the pill. But now I'm off it, maybe the pill just made things worse. Even though the pill is handy for contraception and controlling periods (and in my case keeping my skin clear), I don't think it's worth it! It's crazy the pill can have all these effects on how you feel!

Yes! you might want to look into fertility awareness/ NFP when you want to go back on contraception. I had horrible mood swings and crying bouts when I was on the pill, I could not figure out why I was so hormonal and driving the OH crazy. Coming off the pill made me a different person, and it is not the only reliable form of birth control like many are lead to believe!

Another like you here. I had hormonal contraception for years (Mirena or the pill) before stopping last February. Now, I have my libido back :) I've lost a few pounds and pimple-wise, its much better too! I'm never, ever, going back.