birth control and anxiety

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i just had a quick question, if anyone has expirence or know anything about birth control making anxiety and panic worse? I feel like my anxiety and my physical symptoms have gotten so much worse ov3r the past 2 weeks around the same time I started on the pill

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    Hi l couldn't tolerate any birth control as it increased my anxiety and caused mood swings.After trying two different types l decided on other methods of contraception.

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      gosh that's what I was afraid of and I'm pretty sure it's happening to me! has this been a for forever thing for you?

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      Yes l could never tolerate any hormone medication.Even people that don't suffer anxiety find it hard to tolerate.

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    Hiya,

    it might just be that the particular pill you have started taking does not work for you, maybe try another? I know though that some women just don't get on with them. I have been taking my pill for about 10 years and I've never had any problems. I did once try to change to another one though and it threw my whole system out of kilter and i returned to the one i knew worked well for me. Think it's a bit of trial and error sometimes!

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