Basketcase symptoms and conditions

OK Girls I have ONLY been on this pill for 3 weeks and I have been an emotional basketcase! I mostly feel anxious, really irritable, and also I'm crying over EVERYTHING! My boyfriend and I both had to leave the house and go our own ways for a couple hours today because I was acting like a literal "crazy bitch"! I picked him completely apart. It could all be coincidental, but this is the only thing I have changed in my life and I can honestly say I feel like shit. Mr. Doctor gave me 3 months worth because I switched jobs and she didn't want me to have to pay for birth control. Oh trust me ladies, next month, I will be paying for birth control. I want my old pills back! 4 more days!!!!

I am so relieved to know that I'm not turning into some crazed basket case!
I've been on nuvaring for over 2 years. In the beginning, I couldn't believe the product...it was phenomenal! Put it in, and forget about it! Also, skipping periods was never so easy! I never spotted...just inserted a new ring and went on my merry way!

Well, that all changed about a year ago. I was planning my wedding, so I chalked my moodiness and depression on this huge event (of course! makes sense, right?). Time went on, and the feelings have not dissipated. I have always been a very emotional "in tact" female...a tuff Texas girl! I've had management jobs where my even keel disposition has been key to my success. Now, I'm afraid I'm going to breakdown at work...that would be BAD...really bad.

Also, my weight has been a thorn in my side. Although, I am not a big girl (135#), I'm bigger than I'd like (used to be 125). And, what's up with the belly pooch!? NEVER in my life have I had a belly that pokes out like this! I work out 4-5 x a week and eat healthy (yes healthy, you skeptics). My breasts have blown up like the Macy's day parade which my husband is all for, but I'm, quite frankly, getting a little scared of them:)

I am taking my nuva out on Sunday, and I CANNOT wait!! I want to go back to my fun, happy-go-lucky self.

BTW!! - To you men reading these entries with a girlfriend or wife that has recently turned into a crazy loon...stay strong for your lady. My husband has been an amazing man. I know he's wanted to get in his car and run away a couple times, but he has stuck by me. And I'm about to rock his world with my new and improved sex drive (when it decides to come back).

Best of Luck and I'll see you lovely ladies on the other side!!

I'm 36 and i've been on the NuvaRing for about 4 years now. It was great at first, since I kept forgetting to take a pill. This last cycle I was two days late to insert the new one. My side effects are awful! And this is the first time this has ever happened. I want to sleep all the time, my stomach is cramping horribly, my breasts are tender, and I am so bloated. I was thinking maybe I was PG, but after reading this, maybe it's just side effects...? Anyone else?

I was so excited to start a birth control that was only once a month - until I started having side effects. I was on NuvaRing for a couple of months during which time I became an emotional basket case. I have a history of GAD and panic attacks, however I experienced extreme depression and anxiety like I have never felt before. I have lost 15 lbs in a month because I am so worked up I can't eat or sleep. I took out the ring and started taking an antidepressant. This was 2 weeks ago and I still don't feel that much better. I can't blame all of this on the NuvaRing for sure - but it is very coincidental that all this happened within a few weeks of starting the ring. Anyone know how long it takes to feel better?

Severe headache- close to a migraine, lump in throa which made me believe I was having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics, unable to sleep while full of anxiety. A basketcase of emotions- for example: my dad called to see how I was recovering from my kidney infection. I broke down and started crying to him. The night before I was up and cooking dinner for my boyfriend...It's like I morphed into whole new person overnight. Odd. Taking 500mlg x10days.

Well, it's good to know I, as well, am not going crazy on these pills. My gyno has me on pills for what he thinks (and I just know...) is endometriosis. This is pill #4 in about 8 months, and thank goodness I'm going on something different starting Sunday. The first ones I was on, Cryselle (generic) made me into a hysterical disaster, Orthocyclene landed me in counseling I became such a basketcase and was completely out of control, Apri caused me to develop a real bad heart murmur and severe chest problems. At first I thought Yasmin was alright, then I had a 12 day long period, my boobs feel like they weigh about 32 pounds, everything I wear is tight, even though I work out more than ever, and my sex drive is below zero. My poor boyfriend just returned to our college from studying abroad for four months, and he came home to this! I have absolutely no sex drive whatsoever, and it's very frustrating. I'm really glad I found this website, because this pill has been starting to take a serious toll on me. I, too, am starting to wonder if there are any good pills out there. On Sunday I start taking Kariva...if anyone knows anything about this please let me know! Good luck ladies!

I have been taking Yasmin for two months now. I was warned by a friend of mine that it turned her into an emotional basketcase so I asked my OB/GYN about possible side effects like hers. She told me the typical response that BCP's have different effects for everyone and then that Yasmin was the LEAST likely to have emotional side effects. Man was she wrong (at least about how it would affect me!). I've had most of the symptoms listed in other postings:

-I've turned into a total emotional nut
-a lot of weight gain
-constant fatigue
-headaches
-dizziness
-difficulty sleeping
-dehydration
-my period has been late
-and my breast size has rapidly increased.....which has now caused STRETCH MARKS to appear (has that happened to anyone else?)

I seriously thought I was pregnant because the side effects of Yasmin are almost the same as those initial symptoms of pregnancy. I never had the problems above (except for weight gain) with ortho cyclen. I think maybe I'll try the patch next, anything would be better than this