correlation between birth control pill and anxiety?

my wife has recently stopped using the birth control pill, and has noticed that her anxiety levels have dropped pretty significantly since discontinuing it a little over a week ago.

has anyone else noticed this? she wasn't expecting any change so it's not confirmation bias or something like that. maybe this is a reason that anxiety disorders are more common in women?

 

I never noticed a difference but many women do. There's quite a few women out there that can't take BC because it does a myriad of crazy things to them, mood changes being quite a common complaint.

 

It mimics the luteal phase of your ovarian cycle--aka, the week before your period, which is when a lot of women feel PMS symptoms. If she's prone to getting pms off the pill, it would make sense that she would feel that way all the time while on the pill, although I don't know of any official studies confirming this. It's not for everyone.

 

I was the opposite - when I was on the pill it leveled out my moods a lot.

It can effect women in crazy ways though so I can definitely see a case for it causing anxiety.

 

I've actually found that I am much more mentally stable after getting on birth control.. It affects us all differently (depending on our natural hormone levels and such)

 

Often it varies from pill to pill although I know that none of them suit me. Yes, it's like you are about to have your period most of the time. I did start using cerazette though and it's a progestogen only pill. Maybe that's why I feels better. Maybe you should try this one. I get them to my door from The Online Clinic. Saves me from queuing at the doc. I don't know if you have a service like this where you are but once you've been prescribed before face to face, you can get 'em here. I went there cause I googled and a whole list comes up. Have a look and research which ones only have one hormone. Might be better for you.

Also, it's quite difficult for people to get pregnant. Yes, there are accidents but if you think of how long it takes couples to actually get pregnant, plus all of the precautions you are taking, I wouldn't worry about it. Put that out of your mind and see how you feel then about sex. If you still feel the same way then maybe you just aren't ready. take your time and relax. You'll only have that moment once.