minipill and depression

[mommyofboy]

Has anyone found that the minipill makes their depression worse? I'm on it and wonder sometimes if it is contributing to my problem. I didn't get depressed until I was on it for several months.

Thanks for any info!

[Jish]

I don't have experience with the minipill and depression, but our hormones can play havoc with our depression. Have you gotten your period back yet? I think that mine is on the way in the near future and it's throwing me off a bit. I guess that's why some women go on prozac the week before their period.

[LoveChild421]

I used to work as a pharmacy tech and I know that one of the main side effects of the mini-pill is depression- the others are oily skin/acne, weight gain, etc.

I would definately try to get off it and see if the depression gets better.

[the_lissa]

Definitely! I had to stop taking the mini-pill because I was too depressed to function. I also started taking brewer's yeast, which helped.

[mommyofboy]

Thanks girls. I am definitely going to stop the minipill. I have never felt such mood swings from one extreme to the other. I feel so out of control at times.

[poppyqwn]

Hi, I had big problems with the mini pill. DH asked me to quit taking them and threw them all away! ( I guess it wasn't really a request! ) There has only been one pill that I didn't have a reaction too, that was Mircette. I had to wait to start that until I was done breastfeeding.

Originally Posted by the_lissa

Definitely! I had to stop taking the mini-pill because I was too depressed to function. I also started taking brewer's yeast, which helped.

Just out of curiousity, what does the brewer's yeast do?

Claire

[the_lissa]

It is supposed to help with anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion, etc. I've also heard it is good for milk supply. I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but I felt a million times better after I started taking it. I think I read online that nursing mothers are subject to vitamin b deficiences and brewer's yeast helps with that.