Ocella and Depression: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• February 7, 2010

For Birth Control "I would say this is an okay medicine. It works wonderfully at preventing pregnancy. I've been on it for a year and the only problem I've run into is horrible mood swings and depression the entire sugar pill week. Otherwise, I've had shorter periods, lighter periods, but pretty bad cramps."

• Anonymous
• January 6, 2012

For Birth Control "20 yr old, been on Ocella for over a year. Just today switched to Apri, Ocella made me gain weight and go up a bra size. I went from a heavy, long period with no pain to an extremely painful, short period - not worth it. This pill also made me moody and depressed."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 23, 2018

For Birth Control "I have been on Ocella for a few months now. Overall, the experience has been good. I am experiencing more cramps and an upset stomach than my previous BC. Although that is not fun to experience, I have no complaints about mood swings, weight gain, or depression. Overall, I am pleased with the medication."

• Nic...
• February 2, 2018

For Birth Control "Negatives: I've felt on the verge of crying all day, every day. I've only wanted to be alone, but when I am alone, I'm depressed and feel a sense of heaviness. It just amplifies all my negative emotions. For a couple of weeks, I was also ravenously hungry all of the time. But at the same time, I felt slightly nauseous. The positives: I got on this birth control in an attempt to clear my cystic acne. At the end of month one, I see ever-so-slight improvements. The redness has faded slightly, and my skin, while still bumpy, is a bit smoother to the touch. I also noticed a very small increase in breast size in the first couple of weeks. Nothing major, I am very small chested, barely an A cup before, and am now a more full A cup. Again, not something that would be visually perceptible, but is noticeable to myself and my boyfriend! I also feel that, while I've always been thin, this medicine has made it even easier to keep the weight off."

• Anonymous
• October 21, 2012

"I have been taking Ocella for about 3 years now. I didn't have any issues when I first started. My periods are only 3 days long, and I lost a lot of weight when I went on Ocella. I have developed anxiety, but I never had it this bad, and mood swings I have gotten too. I can get very depressed and emotional about things, and that has never been like me at all. I'm thinking about switching to something different to help lower my anxiety and mood swings. It's the only birth control I have taken, and my doctor was recommending something with a lower hormone count. Otherwise, it's been a good birth control for me."

• Cat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 27, 2022

For Birth Control "I think this birth control is okay. It makes me really moody sometimes, especially on my period. I only get nauseous, heavy bleeding, headaches, and cramps, but other than that, it’s not bad. I have gained plenty of weight being on it, and I get paranoid ONLY on my period. It seems impossible to get off the weight, but it could be because I’ve been on pills for 5 1/2 years straight to make sure it’s a better chance I don’t have a child. When not on my period, I get really sad sometimes for no reason at all."

• DoN...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 3, 2015

For Birth Control "If you're considering using this, I wouldn't recommend it. On the first week of using this, I would find myself hysterically crying on the bathroom floor at night. I got really depressed while on it on the first week. On the second week, literally on the 10th day of using this, I got hives. I didn't stop using it, hoping it would just go away. Wrong. It got so bad I was hospitalized for it."