Loestrin 24 Fe and zombie

Well I don't know where to begin, I have been on this pill for almost a full year now. Before I started the pill I have very regular periods and starting with the first month on it I had issues. I began the pill to help control my cramps that made me feel like I was going to die and to help control my mood swings. Well I don't have the cramps anymore and my mood swings are about 50 times worse than they ever were before. Since starting this pill I feel like I'm bipolar and if I'm not having extreme mood swings I feel like I'm a zombie, I don't really care about anything and I don't want to do anything. And as for the sex drive, it is no where to be seen. Most days I don't even want my boyfriend to touch me. Another thing about this pill is it makes me feel extremely paranoid. For the first few month I had two periods a month and now most the time I don't have one at all (both these are frustrating). I'm also loosing my hair which has always been THICK since I was young. If you are on this pill have start have these side effects don't wait for a year, like me, go ahead and stop taking it.

Oh my - I'm so glad, for once, that I googled something. I have just taken my 17th Loestrin pill and it will be my last. I could NOT understand why I felt the way I did. It started with nausea, progressed to acne and dry patches (in the same place!), then extreme fatigue, then I just couldn't do anything but sleep or mope around. Gradually I had an increasing feeling of extreme anxiety. I dreaded the future but I couldn't understand why. Then the depression kicked in on day 11 and I felt as though I was grieving very deeply... but for what? Nothing had happened! I began to think of my husband leaving me and how it would be for the best. And I felt like walking out on my children and climbing a mountain and just sitting there. I was like a zombie and passed over many social events because I just couldn't bear to talk to anyone. I began to look half dead and stopped taking care of myself. Eventually I had thoughts of quitting my job and was very close to making a phone call and saying some very final things to my bosses! Thank GOD I didn't - I stopped the pills first. THen I googled the brand name. Then I saw all these comments and may more on another site and it was such a huge relief. Now I just feel angry that my damn stooped bloody GP had no idea about how wildly varied people's experiences on this pill are - and therefore didn't warn me.

My boyfriend's mom who is an OBGYN gave me 12 samples of this pill (a year's worth) after I ran out of my Ortho Lo. So I said "Sweet! Free birth control!" Not so sweet.... I have been on this pill for only 2 months and I have experience a huge change in my personality. I feel like a zombie, I don't feel like myself at all! The most severe uncontrollable mood swings ever. I go from very happy and loving to a total train wreck! It's really sad... My boyfriend cannot handle me. I am usually always calm and mellow and this has made me feel like I am going insane. I have weird thoughts in my head, weird dreams, night sweats. I cry over anything petty! I do have lighter periods and they only last for 2 or 3 days but it is definitely not worth my mental health and happiness. It is the worst pill, I cannot discredit this pill enough! Avoid this at all costs, unless you want to be moody and depressed all the time.