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The pill and mental health

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Paigecait · 16/12/2019 23:24

I was taking rigevdion for 5/6 months. After the first two months I noticed very mild side effects such as being more irritable, more argumentative with my boyfriend but nothing intolerable. However around 3 months in I started to notice as I was tying to go to sleep at night I would have the feeling of not being able to breath which would cause me to panic. At the time it didn’t click to me that it was anxiety. Now the past month I was taken into hospital with trembling, dizziness, shortness of breath, palpitations and nausea. Earlier on in the night I experienced my first panic attack in my life. Still, at the time I didn’t think this could be due to my pill. So recently in the past week I switched from rigevdion to cerazette after telling the nurse about how I felt, the day after my night in the hospital I found out I had a UTI which explained the dizziness but still doesn’t explain the anxiety and panic attack I had experienced earlier on in the night. Now recently my anxiety has gone really bad, my heart is racing and I always feel anxious, I feel in a dream state and just don’t feel real it’s such a strange feeling and I’m convinced it’s because of the pill and it’s effect on my mental health. Just need reassurance that coming off the pill will make me feel better?? I never felt like this before going on the pill, any advice or personal experience would be appreciated

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Paigecait · 16/12/2019 23:35

I just wanted to add that the anxiety is so bad that I’ve lost my appetite and have lost 10 pounds, I’m at my lowest weight in ages 7stone 7 and just want to be back to my normal self before I went on the pill any advice please

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AGBforever · 16/12/2019 23:46

Yes, it was like that for me too on Cerazette, once I stopped it I was back to myself again very quickly, just a few days I think. It was really scary, I really thought I was losing my mind! Hope you feel better soon.

troutknickers · 17/12/2019 00:02

Apparently it's quite common op. I was taking rigevidon for about 6 weeks, and stopped because it was making my anxiety worse and like you I had no appetite etc which isn't like me. The doctor told me I needed to try it for 3 months (she gave it to me to try and help my anxiety!) but after a quick google it seems many many people have suffered under this drug so I have stopped now.

Could you try some other form of birth control?

Paigecait · 17/12/2019 00:04

Thank you for your replies it actually means a lot!! I’ve been non stop worrying for a month, also convinced I was losing my mind, I may just stop taking the pill for a couple of months and give my body a break and see if my mental health improves

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Pinkbonbon · 17/12/2019 00:19

I was on it for several years. It decreased my appetite and also, made me prone to a sorta brain fog. Like I found I experienced much less highs and lows - was very 'meh'.

Now I'm off them i recognise that I am happy more often.

But overall those cons weren't a problem for me. But my body started to reject them so I had to come off.

I think it is a case of trying different pills until you find the right one for your system. Maybe try to switch pills first instead of coming off them?

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