Last December I started taking Tri-Sprintec 28-day regimen, and I have to say, it’s been quite the experience! This was my first time trying B.C. and the doctor told me that one possible side effect was depression. What ended up happening was I went through extreme mood shifts. During the first two weeks of the month I was on a high, ESPECIALLY during the first week, and then starting in week three I started a down phase that went WAY down (almost suicidal!!) until the end of the cycle. I’ve never gone through something like that before, and it really threw me for a loop. The crazy thing is that I kept it for for almost 6 months (until 3 days ago). I guess I felt that the benefit was worth the sacrifice because I had super highs (which I had never experienced before), and I was no longer completely discapacitated once a month. It was kind of like an addiction. So, this time when I started my “down phase” I decided that I had suffered enough and quit taking it. It’s kind of like waking up from a dream, but I’m sure that the first time I have to go through pain again, I’ll be considering if there’s a different B.C. I can take!
My admiration for women is growing every day. Just surviving our hormones I think makes us each worth a gold medal! I’m sure you’ve all got your stories, but the longer I’m on this earth, the more I learn about how my body works and the more amazed I feel. Today I was struggling just to handle talking to people without running for cover, but in two days, I can predict that I’ll probably feel cheery and social again. Now I recognize the pattern, but when I was a teenager, I just figured something was wrong with me. There is plenty that we can learn over time, isn’t there?
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August 8, 2008 at 8:45 pm
im just curious, did you start seeing someone and having sex at the same time you started the pill? cuz maybe the highs and lows had something to do with that, too….just a thought