Is cerazette making me crazy?!

[tulipali]

Since having dd 9 months ago I went onto contraception soon as I could, however it feels like the post baby blues/weepies have never ended. My moods are SO up and down. I just don't feel in the mood to do anything, and my mood swings are just insane I actually feel sorry for my other half, I'm snappy, irritable and weepy and a tad needy all at the same time. It's not normal. I wasn't like this before, has anyone else had this?? Is there a contraceptive that won't have such a massive effect? Thanks!

Bump

It could well be.

I was on cerazette before I had dc and got on really well with it but post dc I was incredibly moody on it.

I was either angry or very melancholy. It was really unpleasant.

I'm on the depo provera shot now and could sing its praises from the rooftops.

No more horrible mood swings, no periods at all, no more awful hormonal acne, no more headaches and my appetite is massively reduced (though I do wonder if it's returned to what it's supposed to be iyswim)

I'd talk to your gp about trying something else if I were you

I had the same experience- weepy, lethargic and just generally sad. I had been on Yasmin which was much better for me but after a years break I’ve started taking it again and feel similar to how I did on cerazette. I hate not feeling in control of my own feelings!

Watching with interest. I’m on it too and while I love the lack of periods, the moods swings, headaches and total lack of libido are causing real problems.

I agree with billy - I live being on the depo injection. No unpleasant side effects at all, no periods and I only have to think about it once every 3 months. Amazing!

*love

The main difference between contraceptive pills is the type of artificial progesterone they use - there are four or five main types, and it really depends which you get on with.

I went absolutely batshit crazy on one, another made me progressively more sad and down, a third gave me terrible acne. Yasmin was my holy grail for a while: even mood, perfect skin. Unfortunately after about two years on it my libido nose dived and I came off it for a trial and it came right back. So I'm now at the point where I've sworn off hormonal contraception.

I'd really recommend looking at an alternative, and talking to your doctor to try one with a different form of progesterone. in one case, I felt rubbish for six months before I made the connection and its awful.

But I would be wary about having the shot/implant unless you've tried a similar version orally - a type I really don't get on with is the same used in the implant: if I had had it under my skin causing me to feel stressed and anxious I dread to think how long it would have taken me to get the GP to take it out and for the effects to wear off.

Cerazette made me batshit. I'd swing from on top of the world happy to wanting to kill anything that moved the wrong way to crying because it was too sunny. I had constant bleeding as well which wasn't fun.

I'm much better on noriday which is also a progesterone only pill. I still get pms and have periods but it's manageable. There are lots of different combined and mini pills and it can be trial and error to find one that works for you. I tried a few different pills for a few months each to find one that worked for me.

I've personally avoided the injection/implant/iud because of my experience with different types of pill, some were okay and others were nightmares and I didn't want to risk having the same reaction to the longer acting contraception that couldn't be stopped instantly. Once you've had the injection you just have to ride it out until it's out of your system and getting the implant/iud removed early can be nigh on impossible with some GPs.

Glad to have so many people experienced the same thing! I'm so weepy all the time, I feel unstable. I want to go to the doctors tomorrow to get it sorted now I know it's that. Even dp has noticed my wild moods, with a history of being on anti depressants (off for 2 years) would a non hormonal one be better?