Sudden depression/ intrusive thoughts

[Cr905]

hi
I have been suffering for about 3 weeks with depression and severe intrusive thoughts, it all started because someone in my town was murdered (someone I had met) by someone with schizophrenia. I've not had any mental health problems prior to this (apart from a few bad thoughts the week I bought my baby home from hospital) but suddenly I seem to be obsessing about how someone can just snap and do something so horrible to another person, which has now taken control of my life im an over thinker anyway but this is next level I've had suicidal thoughts and thoughts of harming my 2 year old (which is obviously very scary) the doctor just told me its a hormone imbalance and prescribed me anti-depressants which I havnt taken yet.
I have been on cerelle (mini pill) since my baby was 6 weeks old and I started to think that maybe the pill is responsible for my anxiety/depression/intrusive thoughts as ever since I started taking it I have felt low, anxious, tired and no sex drive which I just put down to being a parent. I did abit of research and the pill can cause depression/anxiety, i stopped taking my pill 2 days ago and the waves of intrusive thoughts have slowed right down. My question is has anyone else experienced anything similar to me? And did stopping the pill help?

Hormonal contraceptive pills can indeed have all sorts of side effects and psychiatric disorders are listed on the manufacturers own leaflet as a possible side effect of cerelle.

It's not talked about enough; the hormonal contraception women take has a wide range of negative side physical and mental health implications.

Hopefully you will feel a lot better after a week of not taking it, but if not see a different GP at your surgery.

Don't forget to use alternative carrier contraception if you aren't abstaining obviously, as the only reason medications with such serious side effects are so widely prescribed is that pregnancy, abortion and childbirth all have even worse potential negative impact!

barrier not carrier!

Thank you, we are just going to go back to using condoms as I cant bare the thought of going onto another hormone based medication.

I had a terrible time with the pill or any hormone based contraceptive. I opted for the copper coils in the end as it spent contain any hormones and lasts 10 years.

It’s very easy to get it put in and taken out if you chooses to have more children.

*didnt.

So sorry for awful post. Terrible auto correct on phone, but you get the gist.

Thanks, ive been put off of getting the coil as my sister got a womb infection from it so sorta scared me away from that. We don't plan on having anymore children even though we only have the 1 we went through 2 miscarriages to have him and me and the baby nearly died in labour so its put me off trying again.