Posted by Jew-Lo on August 22, 2004, at 19:48:48
In reply to Birth Control and depression, posted by SAW on August 18, 2004, at 8:40:25
Today I realized something was seriously wrong with me when I spent an entire day alone watching TV while outside it was beautiful and clear-- I normally run 5 miles a day and am a very fit, social 21-year-old. Yasmin is the biggest and most recent change in my life and after researching it for a couple hours online, I feel so relieved to have found the problem. I really thought I was going crazy; I couldn't figure out why I wouldn't go running when I love running, why I preferred to just sit and stuff my face, why I felt no motivation to do anything or call anyone. So since starting Yasmin I have had inexplicable bouts of crying, have been incredibly depressed and avoided friends, have had an appetite for sweet and sugary foods, have had my breast size increase a full cup size in one week, and have been dizzy, achy, tired, sluggish, melancholy, withdrawn, fatigued. I have become seriously depressed from birth control once in the past and refuse to "wait this one out" and endager my mental health.
I really feel for the woman who was so emotional during her wedding: I know how you feel. This was not your fault and now you know the problem and can get back to being you again.
poster:Jew-Lo
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