Side affects from Birth Control.?

Question: Hey, my name is Andrea and I'm 19. I've been taking Ortho-TriCyclen ever since last October. I wanted this brand because it is made to help acne - and it helped my acne go away and my skin looks SO MUCH better! I recently got married in April, and for the past few months I would get a little sensetive/low self-esteem now and then from the birth control. But for this past month, it has progressively gotten worse to where I get such low self-esteem that I hurt myself (bang my head on walls or floors as hard as I can, or attempt to cut my wrists). This is really getting to be hard for my husband to deal with. =( Once I missed a pill, and for that day I was COMPLETELY normal!! I was laidback and mellow as I normally am, it felt so great! Does anyone know if this side affect will go away..or should I switch to a different brand of Birth Control?? Thanks!!

Answers:
This sounds just like me. I developed horrible depression on Ortho Tri Cyclen. Then I switched to a low dose pill (Mircette) and it helped a lot. I definitely think you should switch. I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen for a year and the depression didn't go away until I switched. Besides, if you are hurting yourself then you definitely need to do something about it right now.

Other Answers:
personally i would make a appointment with the gyno and tell him/her the side effects you are having and ask him/her to switch your does or maybe to a different brand of pill. and for ance i would use differn or proactive. the most common affects of the pill are blood clots and stroke.

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Switch! I don't any B.C is worth that, especially if u weren't like that before. Thanks for answering my question on psychic events in your life for my book. You're funny. What sign are you?
kathi
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Hope you're feeling better. Looks like you got some good answers here.

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