Cerazette (contraceptive Pill) - Will The Stress/depression Increase?

[rainy_daze]

I have always been embarassed about anything relating to sex and contraception, but I will work on it. However, I am so glad I put this thread up. I had googled Cerazette (naturally) and found no positive stories about Cerazette. I suppose people don't normally post about how great something is, they normally post when they are getting awful side effects and looking for advice and support.

I spoke with a female doctor and she gave me a list of options, I voiced my concerns about my already low mood also. I am always scared to take any medications. In the end I am taking it, and hoping that if I get acne I can handle it and if I put on weight I can handle it too. If my depression gets unbearable, to tell someone. I had to think long and hard about it, but I know I can switch to something else if this does not agree with my body. Hopefully I will love it like you Lucycat!

I think it's inevitable that something that affects hormones will affect mood. It's hard to weigh up two different concerns - depression and pregnancy - when both are so important to consider.

I really do not want to be this depressed and pregnant. I can see myself having a child one day, but only when I am well enough to give a child the best life I could offer.

I wonder what it will feel like one day to take absolutely no tablets every day and just have normal mood swings. I have no idea what I would be like.

Thank you to everyone for posting, it is really helpful.

 

[Anna]

I have been off the pill for over a week now. I feel great. I have lost 4 pounds already and have tons of energy. I am also taking milk thistle supplements to get the crap out of my liver.

I am though 35 years old and coming up to 36. I want my body to get back to normal before I start the menopause, and there is no way I am taking HRT.

I was fine on the pill until 6 mths ago. I had taken it for well over a decade with the only symptom being weight gain. I think my natural hormones changed which is what caused the depression, headaches and pains in my legs which is the reason I came off it. I will use condoms from now on. My mum started the menopause at 41, well she actually finished it as her periods completly stopped at 41.

 

[rainy_daze]

I lasted just over a week on the Cerazette. I didn't like it one bit. A doctor has described what I am doing as going "au naturale". To this I say, whatever you want to call it, I'm still sensible and using protection. I felt a little mocked to be honest, but that's probably just me.

Like you Anna, I would like my body to get back to normal, for a number of reasons. It's good to hear you feel great, especially losing the weight and having tons of energy. I'm taking some Omega3/fish oil capsules and trying to eat more calories than normal. I would like to fight off the depression and the stress anyway I can naturally, and think that adding a hormone (or two) or a chemical change via anti-depressant just isn't the way to go for me. I will have a wee look at the milk thistle supplements; I'm intrigued now.

Thank you for replying Anna - I wish you all the best in your hormones getting back to normal.

 

[Anna]

Wow... shocking what the pill does. Really masks your own hormones.

3 weeks off the pill, was taking it 12 years and I am in agony. My left ovary hurts and I feel like someone has chopped off my nipples! It is soooo painful. Been using condoms so no way I can be pregnant as it was safe all the time. I feel terrible!!

My best friend told me this is normal as she went through the same, she said the pill stops all the horrible things like cramping and after 12 years I forgot how painful it can be! Hope it calms down soon! Will prevail!

 

[rainy_daze]

I hope you feel better soon Anna, that sounds awful. It's such a shame because it sounded like you were doing quite well coming off them to begin with. I can only imagine it gets better once your body goes back to the "normal" state of hormones. I think that can take a few months, possibly? I can remember cramps being awful, but I think I've always been lucky in comparison to some. A nice hot chocloate and a hot water bottle are the only comforts for the abdominal region kind of pain that I know about.

 

[Anna]

Apparently it is ovulation pain. I am just not used to it as I was on the pill for 12 years. It is my body adjusting to the hormones, it only lasted 2 days and then was gone. Not looking forward to my period either, was always very very heavy :( Just have to wait and see I guess.

I just cannot take these hormones anymore, I was getting pains in my legs and migraines. A little bit of pain now and again is better than getting thrombosis or whatever. I used it in my most fertile years and now my body has changed. Time to move on and try something different. I have been with my partner over a decade, maybe one of us goes for the op and gets sterilised but until then condoms are best. It is not worth the risk with artificial hormones in my case.

 

[HëllaBubz]

Hi Rainy,

I would personally recommend using Implanon.
Side effects are rare, its a continued dose, you can't miss a dose, and it only has to be replaced once every 3 years.

I've had it twice, and it works a treat, and I was also fortunate enough to rarely have periods, which was also a blessing.

It's worth looking into, and definitely won't make you feel teary or 'up and down'.

 

[rainy_daze]

@TheBubzilla (I like your name by the way, and I am a huge lolcats fan): I am going to see how I get on being "au naturale", and back to the doctor in a few months. I have never been a fan of the idea of an implant thing of any kind. Thanks for the recommendation though, I will do some research.

I genuinely feel better now that there's no added (medication wise) hormones in my body. I'm not skipping and dancing around the room, but I feel more in control of my emotions. It's the same for all medications, it's a hit or a miss, and unfortunately I'm not very good at seeing things through to the end, i.e.the Cerazette could have settled down in a few months, but I felt unable to handle the physical or emotional side effects. I really wish my blood pressure had been ok and I would have just stayed on the pill I was on, but these things happen, so I will wait and see how things go.

 

[HëllaBubz]

I like your name by the way, and I am a huge lolcats fan): I am going to see how I get on being "au naturale", and back to the doctor in a few months. I have never been a fan of the idea of an implant thing of any kind.

Thanks! :)

That's one of the reasons I decided to pull mine out, although it worked really well I don't like the idea of stuffing with the body's natural hormones and cycles.

 

[Anna]

I think I may go back on my combined pill. The fear of pregnancy just plays in my head too much. I came off it, ovulated and now I am having my period. Shows you just how fertile you can be even in your 30s!

Also I still feel really bad which shows it wasn't the pill but obviously is me :( I would prefer the security of the pill and also the lighter periods. I forgot how bad it was having a working female reproductive system.

 

[rainy_daze]

I forgot how bad it was having a working female reproductive system.

I haven't forgotten that, unfortunately. Unlike you Anna, my mood has improved a lot, and I feel a lot more in control. Think I have said this before, but it really is about different things working for different people. The brain and the body are so complicated sometimes. As long as you feel secure, that's really important.

 

[Anna]

Yes, I am just terrified of getting pregnant. We already have two children and I am going to hit 36 this year. I don't think I could cope with another pregnancy. I will come off it as soon as it is safe to do so.