progestin and mood

[vivalamusica.livejournal.com]

hey, birth control is supposed to mitigate all pms symptoms, right? i've been on progestin pill trivora for 2 and 1/2 years now, and it has done a lot to help my cramps and heavy bleeding, but it occurred to me today that it really hasn't done a thing to help pms moodiness. earlier today i literally was holding back tears because i couldn't think of a good move to make while playing risk. i know it's pms related, cuz i'm a relatively normal person the rest of the month (i swear!!). isn't the pill supposed to control your hormones?!

Comments

[theliberalslut.livejournal.com]

alexis is correct. the pill can control your hormones a lot, but not all. the controlling of your heavy bleeding and cramps is great, but those things are based on larger hormonal shifts. the tiniest hormonal shift can affect your moods, and the pill cant always control those small shifts. be thankful that at least your cramps are under control!

you can of course ask your doctor to switch you to a higher dose pill, and try it for a few months to see how that works for you.

[char.livejournal.com]

I didn't start getting mood swings with my pms until after I'd been on Ortho for a couple years. Now I get mood swings about every other month. I'll find myself crying over a stupid song on my drive home from work, or I'll be horribly depressed without any reason.

[rainonmyshoes.livejournal.com]

I didn't start having really bad PMS until I got on the pill. It sucks!

[skeptictank.livejournal.com]

It's not an exact science. The patch made my periods lighter and shorter, but I was more moody. Now I'm on Mircette and my mood swings went away, but I get cramps occasionally which I never used to get.