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Re: Loestrin 1/20 and paranoia

Posted by Chloe on October 13, 2001, at 10:20:02

In reply to Re: Levonorgestrel IUD (LNG-20) and depression » SLS, posted by Chloe on October 7, 2001, at 19:53:38


> So I want to try a combo pill because they make the cycles regular and predictable. Which I need now. But the estrogen always seems to make me a little paranoid and irritable. I am not sure if when i tried these combo pills years ago, if I was on a mood stabilizer like I am now...So, I want to give them a retry. Though I wish I knew what was the best combo for depression. Do you have any insight on this?

Well, I got a combo pill of 1 mg norethindrone and a very small amount 20 ug ethinyl estriadiol. I was reallly optimistic BEFORE I started it, that this could smooth out my cycles and mood. Well, the day after I took it, I was panicking about everything and unable to make the simplest of decisions. The second day, I became paranoid. I thought everyone was criticizing me or angry at me. The hardest part of it all, was that I truly could not tell what was real and what was not. My friend said "no, I am not mad at you," and I thought he was lying to me! I was so confused and scared.

What a nightmare that was. Can estogen really cause this irritable paranoid reaction? Or was I just on a bad combo of the pill? It did have a relatively high amount of progestin...
Does anyone have any insight on this problem? I really want to be able to take some estrogen for a regular, less crampy, less pms cycle.

Any thoughts, insights suggetions would be greatly appreciated. If I could only take an antipsychotic, I think I could manage. But I can't, I get TD :(

AnneL, if you are still following this thread, I do hope increasing your Effexor has helped your situation. Hormones are such a tricky thing. Just know you are not alone!
Chloe


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