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I have been on Desogen for 6 years, within the past 4 months i w...

Posted at 8:29 AM on Jul 25, 2007 by redhcp, #22515
I have been on Desogen for 6 years, within the past 4 months i was switched to Apri. I just now realized that maybe all of these emotional problems i have been having are from this pill. i was somewhat depressed in highschool when i started taking it. so i have figured that this whole time i am just a depressed person. i went off antidepressants cuz i didn't like how i felt and now that i am 22 and i still have this crying all the time crap (that i thought i had mostly just inherited from my mother even tho my sister doesn't have it) i get some days even weeks were i am sad depressed. i always over analyze things which i have heard could be a symptom. So now i am doing all this reseach and i found that in the Side effects of desogen that it says "stop taking this medicine and consult a doctor if you experience any signs of depression (sleep problems, mood changes, etc..) WTF!! can i say that seriously i can't believe it.. and now i am just waiting for my doc to call me back. i dont know if i should quit completely or switch. in a way i would like to quit because i want to know who i am.. what i am normally like! its been 6 years!!! o my goodness phamecuticals are evil!
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 25, 2008 by racdmarie, #7628

I completely understand what you mean. I have been on birth control for over 6 years now, I am 22 years old and I swear the hormones in these pills have affected who I am. My fiance who I have been with for almost 8 years, is always saying how different I have been acting and wondering what has happened to me over the past few years that I have been on these pills. I was on ortho tricyclen lo up until the past month, when I switched to Desogen.My mood is constantly changing drastically and it really scares me becuase I have no idea who I really am. I too don't know if maybe I should quit taking birth control all together or if there is a pill out there that my body won't go crazy over.

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