The pill and depression?

Question

Hi so I've been on birth control pills for about a month and half now and I think I've always been kinda depressed... I've never been to a doctor about it because every time I talk to my mom about mental health she shuts me down and says I'm just feeling that way because of the lack of God in my life.... She just doesn't believe in depression and it's really difficult to talk to her about anything. Anyways I've just been feeling extra sad and lonely lately and my thoughts of suicide have increased greatly and I just really don't know what to do. I haven't been sleeping very well the past few weeks and my boyfriends been saying I'm getting extra clingy and more obsessed with being with him than I normal am. And I get that. I just don't feel like I can trust myself to be alone at all right now. And I was wondering if anyone has ever had a similar experience with taking the pill or if maybe this has something to do with something else. I'm 17 by the way and I want to talk to my doctor about it but as of right now my doctor is a 60 year old male pediatrician so I kinda don't want to talk to him about this. And it was really hard to convince my mom to let me get the pills anyways so I don't want to stop them. I'm kinda hoping that this is just temporary and it'll go away but I really don't know. Please help me out. Thank you.

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Depression is a very common side effect of birth control. Don't be embarrassed about talking to your doctor! He is there to help you. And if you discuss your concerns with him and allow him to speak to your mother about them, she's more likely to listen since he is a trusted physician.

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Dude yea same. Like your period affects with the chemicals in your body and so does birth control so like things will always get worse when you're on your period and im onthe depo shot so idk what its like on the pill. But the other thing talk to someone at school and see if they can get you a doctor. Maybe even talking to your school counselor might help. I lnow that when you're suicidal you feel kind of like a burden but just explain that to your boyfriend. He shouldn't mind helping you. And if that doesn't work just try to hold until you're 18 and you can find your own doctor.  And therapy and antidepressants can be covered by insurance you just have to check first. Good luck💖💖💖

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You and me are going through the same exact thing, honestly this whole year has been crap with my health problems and severe anemia so my doctor put me on a birth control to skip my my period for 3 months, boy was that the worst decision ever. I was constantly upset, always down, always on the verge of crying, I always wanted to hang out with my boyfriend and got extremely upset and suicidal when he was too busy. I just stopped the birth control and I'm still feeling these feelings, just like you probably are. I'd talk to your doctor, he may be able to help you find the right pill, I started off on the birth control patch and that thing worked like a charm, and I had no emotional issues at all! I just wish the best to luck, and hopefully everything will turn out ok 😊 sorry for explaining my story but it's nice to hear that someone is going through something similar 😊❤

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Birth control can cause Depression or worsen existing Depression. I'm not religious but I come from a religious family and the existence and acceptance of God doesn't negate mental illness. When your body gets sick you take medicine and do things to help your body heal. Even Christians who believe in faith healing have enough sense to know a bone needs to be reset to heal properly. The brain is part of the body and has its own ways of getting sick. 
A lot of devout people experience mental illness, and in fact getting help for mental illness leads a lot of people to religion. So if your mom is concerned for your spiritual well being, belief in mental illness or not the truth is getting help when you feel mentally unwell can be good for your spiritual well being.

Anyhow, as someone who has dealt with mental illness for some time I will say it is not something to ignore. One of my best therapists was and older male and the first adult i really opened up to was my psychology teacher, also an older man. Really its important to find someone to talk to. I know it can be hard where you are still young, and especially dealing with family who dont believe in mental illness, but my experience is the longer you put off taking care of your mental health, the harder it is to heal. Talk to someone. Take care of yourself.

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The hormones in the birth control can do that. I was on Sprintec then I was on the shot, now I'm on implant. The only birth controls that don't mess with hormones are the IUD (copper only) and the male condom and the female condom.

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Man i feel this way off of bc....didnt used to. It is something to talk about with a professional though. Can you see someone else or do a phone consult?

The pill and depression?

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