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I need to change my BC pill

Bambi • Wed, Jul 27 • 23 Years Old. Licensed Esthetician. Aspiring MUA. 💕

I'm into the second month of taking my BC (Sprintec). I am diagnosed with depression, anxiety, body dysmorphic disorder, and anorexia/bulimia. In the past year I've been in recovery for my eating disorders and I've been going to therapy and a nutritionist for 2 years. Things were going great. I gained over 25lbs and I'm eating regularly. My depression and anxiety decreased by a ton. I was really happy and moving on to a better and healthier life.

Then I started taking BC. At first the side effects were minimum. Slight nausea. Head aches. Loss of sex drive. The normal things. As the weeks went on they progressively got worse. Negative thoughts returned. And they were really aggressive ones too. Thoughts of suicide and reverting back to my old restrictive eating habits. Looking in the mirror and wishing I was thinner again. Not being able to sleep at night because my nausea And stomach pains were so bad. Having anxiety attacks in the middle of the night and waking up sweating and not being able to breathe. Constant nightmares....I could go on... I don't feel good. Idk I guess that's an obvious statement but I dont. I don't feel like myself. I'm trying so hard to not relapse.

I've never experienced this before with any other medications I've taken. And I've taken BC years ago and it wasn't this bad.

Does anyone take Sprintec and have these symptoms? And does anyone have a brand that works well for them if they have depression/anxiety issues??

Help.

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