Melancholy symptoms and conditions

I've been taking Quasense for about 5 months now in which I had changed from the nuva ring because it was beginning to cause abnormal pap smears but I had really loved the nuva ring. When I started Quasense, I basically had the same symptoms of the bleeding even after a month being on it, so much I bought a pregnancy test b/c my gyno kept telling me that it's normal to occur it that my body is just trying to regulate itself. I also am experiencing acne, in which when I was on NuvaRing my skin was beautiful! It has gotten a lot better with the breakthrough bleeding but gosh, look how long it took! I still have little to none spotting( the brownish stuff). The most serious side effect that I have noticed in this 5th month of taking it is that I have become real melancholy. So much that I've even had suicidal thoughts and I'm generally a happy go lucky person. If I feel like I've hurt someone's feelings, it's like I get so depressed! Usually I would feel like, okay, let me apologize and then life goes on, but I think Quasense makes me so sensitive that I dwell and dwell on small issues to where it's like the end of the world! I've never felt so down in my life and that's what made me think about researching the side effects of it, and I found this website. Also, after intercourse with my b/f , I have severe burning, in which I never experienced and I figured it was from the Quasense pill because I've noticed it makes me have vaginal dryness. I mean who wants that at age 33, I'm not ready for menopause yet! I'm considering switching to something else, I just don't want to have to go through crazy side effects to achieve the same goal. Thanx for creating this website, for now I know I'm not the only one experiencing these side effects.

I was taking Lexapro for anxiety, but was having sexual side effects. I went to a Psychiatrist, who gave me a few options, and decided to go with Wellbutrin. He started right off the bat on 300mg, and for the first week or so didn't feel too much change. Then, about the beginning of the third week I had terrible nausea and dizziness. I was scared to drive to work some days. I also feel as though I am becoming emotionless, and have a general melancholy feeling. The nausea and dizziness seems to be getting better, but if the sad feeling doesn't subside, I believe that I will discontinue use.
On the bright side, the sex has been great!

I've had my Mirena for about 15 and a half months and I am having it removed today at 2 o'clock. At first I had sharp pains when I would sit down and I felt like the cords were poking me and irritating me. My OB/GYN requires patients to come back one month after having it put in so he can check it and make sure it is still in place. At this visit he also trimmed the cords although he acted like he didn't believe me when I told him that I could feel them poking me when I sat down and that it hurt. At first I didn't notice any bad side effects, but I did have one good one: my periods stopped, but I still had occasional and sporadic spotting. I didn't think to look for any bad side effects because I got the device under the impression that it had no bad side effects. I thought it only had a rare complication of perforating the uterus, but since mine was in place at the one month check, I didn't think about anymore until I started thinking about having another baby recently. I went online to see if I had to have a doctor remove the Mirena or if I could do it myself, and I found out that it's best done by a professional because bad things can happen and then you'd have to go to the doctor anyway. Plus, I didn't want to hurt my chances of having another baby. While online I discovered this whole world of message boards where women were having a lot of the same problems I'd been having in recent months and they all blamed their Mirenas. Some claimed that their problems had gone away since having it removed. I never thought to link my circumstances to the Mirena, but when I saw how many women are having the exact same problems as me I knew that I needed to go ahead and get mine out ASAP. Here is a list of my side effects, and I've found other women have had them as well with Mirena: weight gain, bloated stomach, depression, short temper with husband and daughter, acne, low sex drive, spotting, cramps, constipation, and back pain. There may be more, but I can't remember them all right now. Some of them may not even be related to the device, but I've read of so many women with Mirena who are having or have had the same issues, so I suspect a link between my problems and Mirena. I hope this helps someone out there looking for answers. God Bless!

Hi y'all... (actually i'm from England but i like the sound of that first line)...
Well, i've been reading quite a lot of these reviews, after being made to feel like 'the only one' to have suffered from the fancy new yasmin pill, and what claims the manufacturers make!! It's almost like a wonder drug and according to them it's supposed to solve all the female problems connected with BC pills... like depression, weight gain, anxiety, PMS, headaches etc etc... the only trouble is, i found it CAUSED all those problems in me and within a very short space of time. I've only been on it for ten days but i can't stand to take anymore...I've never felt so shit ...(can you hear the 'irritability' for starters'..?!) and I've never felt so TIRED in all my life, and that's saying something, cos i'm a nurse and i can get pretty bloody tired in my job sometimes...also i feel totally 'weird' and i'm battling mood swings and depression like i've never had before. Friends have even remarked that my 'personality' seems to have altered, from 'stable and positive' to 'erratic and melancholy'...and as far as sex is concerned, forget it, i have no sex-drive whatsoever. Other effects i have suffered are constant nausea, painful wind, ringing in the ears, extreme changes in body temperature from hot to really cold, itchy skin and painful twinges all over my body!! I hasten to add, these haven't been all at once, but everyday i suffer from atleast two or three of these symptoms, to quite a noticeable degree. Today i threw the remaining pills away and was glad to chuck them out with the rest of the rubbish; these pills have caused my thinking to be so 'screwy' that now i seriously believe that getting pregnant isn't as bad as all this!!!
Best of luck to anyone brave enough to try out this new pill, after all these negative reports on this site, think to yourself is it worth it?!!

My six year old started Singular about two months back and I've noticed some major differences in his moods/attitude. He's normally a very happy, loving boy. I would have parents comment on how loving he is - they'd see him giving me hugs/kisses each morning at school when their kids would barely acknowledge their presence. My son would tell me he loved me 100 times a day and every night before bed he'd say - Good night, I love you, you're the best mama ever. A few days into taking Singulair that all stopped. He would say he wants to tell me he loves me but doesn't want to lie. OUCH. And the nightly routine stopped and he'd ask if he had to say it if he didn't mean it. After starting Singulair, if I ever needed to ask him for an opinion he'd say - well maybe, well no, well i don't care. Like what to eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. His favorite place is Joe's Crab Shack and he "didn't care if we ate there". The yes or no answers stopped. It seemed to be about getting through the day. And he went from being a well behaved little boy to getting in trouble several times a day even at school. The word I'd use to describe him the last couple of months is melancholy - basically no emotion one way or the other and while sitting he'd look really depressed. This is a boy that has a blast all the time. I have been wondering what is going on and wasn't sure what to do but when several of my friends have commented on the change in him - they always loved the fact he was such a sweetheart that I figured I'd try one thing at a time. I decided to take him off Singulair (since that was the most recent change and seemed to be when this all started) last Wednesday and have noticed a difference almost immediately. It's now Sunday. He's smiling more, more definate answers, he is giving more hugs, still distant a little but NOTHING like he has been. Curious to see how school goes this week. And I wonder if I'll ever get my boy back????

I'm 22. I started taking Yasmin 2 months ago to regulate my 'breakout hormones'. My face has stayed clear, my weight has been the same, but I've been so so depressed. It's been like this underlying melancholy that something was wrong, but I didn't know what. I felt crazy and I told my BF I wanted to break up because I didn't want to bring him down with me. I cried a million times for no reason. I've never been a crier. I checked the internet to see if Yasmin caused depression and I stumbled upon this site (hears Hallelujah Chorus in background). I so hoped that was why I was so emotional. I stopped taking the pill 5 days ago and I've been feeling so happy.! I hugged my BF and thanked him for putting up with me. He never once complained. He was always very supportive and good to me. I'm so happy right now. I thought I was going to live the rest of my life like a truck. I'm staying off BCPs for a while. I need my body back. Down with Yasmin!