Birth control that won't affect my mood

[piano-player-94.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone!

I've been on a generic version of Ortho Tri Cyclen for about four months now, and it isn't working out for me. I get extremely moody the first week of my pack, I think it's contributing to my depression, and I've been getting migraine headaches more frequently since going on it. I have the migraines under control for the most part, but the mood issues are really unbearable. I was wondering if any of you could suggest another pill or birth control form that would be less likely to affect my mood and make me depressed. I don't think it's hormones, but rather ortho's specific combination of hormones that is doing it, because I was on DepoProvera for a short period of time without any noticeable mood issues. I'm not sure if an IUD would be the best choice since I'm still young and haven't had a child yet, but to be honest I don't know that much about them. Any advice? Also a form of birth control that would also get rid of the migraines would be awesome, but it isn't a must since I have some pills to take for them and other coping strategies.

Comments

[karenoh.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth:

I have had my Paragard copper IUD (non-hormonal) for about one year now and I love it.

It won't help your migraines, but it shouldn't affect your mood in anyway.

I've never had kids, either, but many folks who haven't had children do just fine with IUDs.

Also, the Paragard is very cost effective -even of you have to pay out of pocket- as it lasts for ten years!

[piano-player-94.livejournal.com]

A lot of people on here have reccomended Mirena, but I think I might consider Paraguard too, just because I like the idea of something that is completely hormone free appeals to me. It's good to hear that people who haven't had kids don't have problems with it, since I know that's usually the concern doctors have.