Have any of you had problems with birth control pills?

I had this reaction to the contraceptive implant I had, literally the same as what you are having. I put up with it for almost a year because I was already in a pretty bad place at the time and just didn't want to go to my doctor about it. But I eventually went and told my doctor about it and got changed to the injection thing and it was so much better. My sex drive came back and I stopped being so crap and Moody so yeah, I definitely think you should at least talk to your doctor about it. It might really help 🙂

I was on yasmin for ten years and due to the recent blood clot study that came out of Canada and my age, the doctor suggested I change. They put me on Rigevidon 3 months ago ( even though I asked for levest as it was more similar to yasmin)  I have been having similar effects as you; decreased libido, bad mood swings, bloatedness, tender breasts, increase in hair shedding. They have stopped a bit now after three months but I think when I go back next month for the prescription I am definitely going to talk to the doctor about changing me to Levest. I never had a single problem with yasmin, even in the first months.

I also know that my brothers gf had a horrible time with progesterone pills and rigevidon gave her horrible acne. It can sometimes take a few tries to find the right pill for you. So make sure you talk to your doctor about it. they might find one that suits your body better.

I absolutely hated every pill I was put on. Libido was at zero, my skin was horrid, I was constantly bloated, and on some of them I felt queezy all the time. Even when I put the tablet in my mouth it made me want to gag (I can normally take tablets with no water if I need to) OHHH and they turned me into the bitch from hell.
I decided to come off them as I wasn't me! I think Ive tried 5 or 6 different pills so far.

I'm the same as meeshy, I tried microgynan and Yasmin over a course of about 6 years, microgynan I was genuinely miserable as sin, mood swings over literally nothing and I put on a lot of weight, Yasmin made me feel sick all the time and I got really spotty. I also tried the evra patch but my skin had a reaction to that after about 6 months. I've just been put on cilest after having Lilly and I'm not sure if its the tablet or post pregnancy hormones but I'm an emotional wreck, I don't usually cry or get upset and I spend most of the day emotional now. I'm hoping not the pill cuse I don't want any other intrusive methods!

I was on a combined pill for several years, and the only side effect I noticed was that it was really difficult to lose weight on it.

Because of the weight issue, I was switched to a progesterone only pill, and oh my god.  It made me go in to a pretty terrible extended depression and anxiety episode.  I mentioned this to my doctor, but they refused to change me back because of the weight, insisting that this was much safer overall.

My moods settled after about a year, although I still feel like I'm less in control of my moods than I was on the combined pill.  I have been able to lose most of the extra weight and physically am overall healthier.

From my personal experience, I'd say your lack of interest in things you used to enjoy is probably the pill completely messing with your moods.  Speak to your doctor--hopefully they listen to you more than mine did.

I'm on it for the first time. Microgestin fe 1.5/30 supposed to be a generic loestrin.

Anyhow I was trying not to think the worst.

But I notice that I feel weird. I'm starting my third row and next week is the placebos.

Alarmingly fast loss of libido and painful intercourse. Complete and abrupt loss of interest in anything sexual. Feeling more anxious than usual. Crying more. My bad mood has decreased my appetite but my lower belly feels bloated. And I liked my boyfriend a lot and he has been treating me very well but it's like I suddenly hate him and want to run away from the relarionship. I also don't get enjoyment from running and I love running. All I want to do is lie in bed. I started to notice these changes after about four dosages of the pill.

I am reading about these things on the Internet. I tried not to look at first to avoid the placebo effect. But my sudden shift in feeling about my boyfriend is scaring me. He can even tell I am moody and he is being nice and all I want to do is run away from him. But I don't want someone else. I just feel very weird and less enthusiastic about life. I was very excited about getting the pill and now I hate it like anything.

Has anyone been in a similar boat?

are you still having problems with the pill?

after 2 months intp my new pill, i started getting horribly dry and cracked lips to the extent that the sides of my mouth were completely cracked open and wouldn't heal. I noticed they got better when I was on the 7 days off the pill and yesterday went to the NHS and had them change me back to yasmin. All my symptoms are now gone and my lips have finally started to close up and heal after only one dose!

I am so annoyed that they changed me to rigevidon as its the cheapest one available to them and i had to live with all those horrible side effects for 4 months. they wont change it if you havent been on it for at least 3 months so i had to suck it up till now.