11-06-2012, 03:54
A week ago I started taking Triphasil which uses ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel. I don't know much about this drug. I just started taking it because I felt like after a year, I should try the option given to me by the doctor. I don't know about the anti-androgenic effects, I've just heard about ethinylestradiol-containing drugs helping acne.
It's only been a week but already I am really worried about whether I can continue with it. I'm becoming extremely irritable and moody and weepy, like I remember being before using PC. I'm just a mess. And what will make this all so much worse is if, as I expect since I am experiencing negative side effects from the estrogen, I start gaining weight. With this depression-inducing pill the last thing I need is to have more reasons to be depressed.
Just... fml. I can't handle being depressed like this again. Especially once school starts. There are plenty of things I don't like about my life that I need to fix or learn to deal with, but I don't think I would be wanting to hurt and cuss out family members or crying over noises like coughing and clanging dishes if I weren't taking this stuff. Don't know what to do :/
It's only been a week but already I am really worried about whether I can continue with it. I'm becoming extremely irritable and moody and weepy, like I remember being before using PC. I'm just a mess. And what will make this all so much worse is if, as I expect since I am experiencing negative side effects from the estrogen, I start gaining weight. With this depression-inducing pill the last thing I need is to have more reasons to be depressed.
Just... fml. I can't handle being depressed like this again. Especially once school starts. There are plenty of things I don't like about my life that I need to fix or learn to deal with, but I don't think I would be wanting to hurt and cuss out family members or crying over noises like coughing and clanging dishes if I weren't taking this stuff. Don't know what to do :/