Norethindrone and Depression: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Nic...
• August 9, 2015

Norethindrone for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I have taken the pill for 26 days. The 27th, I have decided to stop! I have been bleeding heavily for 26 continuous days, plus cramping, headaches, absolute lack of libido, bigger sore breasts, need to sleep 5 extra hours per day (naps all the time), extreme sadness, vaginal dryness despite the bleeding, heavy legs, general growing fatigue, and incapacity to function normally! I switched to another pill (Lolo from Actavis), and so far, so good. I am thankful for the reviews here because I did not feel alone or getting crazy with such painful side effects. The extreme sadness was really odd. Lolo is not a mini-pill, but it has a low amount of estrogen. I am hopeful. I could not move with Micronor despite being very active normally."

• Des...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 18, 2021

Norethindrone for Birth Control "My wife doesn’t think she has any side effects from Nora-BE. And when I brought it up last night, she threatened me with divorce. She seems to like it because she doesn’t seem to have a period when she’s on it. But this pill is seriously messing with my wife’s mood and has completely destroyed her sex drive. I quote, “she would rather eat rusty nails than have sex with me.” This pill is literally destroying my wife’s emotions and has caused constant depression, and it all started after she started taking Nora-BE. And there is nothing I can say or do to get her to make the connection between this pill she takes every single morning and the way she has become so abusive and depressed on it... but what do I know? “I’m too stupid to understand how she feels.” My wife was never like this before, and everything I have read here from you ladies explains so many things, and I see so many similarities."

• Jab...
• February 5, 2016

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I am not allowed to take a combo pill because I have migraines. I started Micronor, and it has been terrible. I get my period every two weeks, my breasts are extremely sore all of the time, and I'm constantly spotting. I am also irritable, moody, and have cramps all of the time. Before I started it, my period was always on time...predictable to the hour it started. I don't think it's worth bleeding constantly and being irritable and depressed...so I have stopped. Back to condoms it is."

• Lin...
• November 1, 2016

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "This pill caused horrible side effects. My mood swings were so bad I thought I was going crazy. I was angry all the time, sad, depressed, and suffered nightmares. It will lighten your periods, but it wasn't worth feeling mentally insane!"

• Lin...
• November 1, 2016

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "This pill caused horrible side effects. My mood swings were so bad I thought I was going crazy. I was angry all the time, sad, depressed, and suffered nightmares. It will lighten your periods, but it wasn't worth feeling mentally insane!"

• Tif...
• November 14, 2017

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I love this pill. I've tried several and always ended up with decreased sex drive, depression, and anxiety. None with this. After 2 months of taking this at the exact same time every day, my periods went away and stayed gone for years. Who the heck wants a period? Yay! The only reason I have to stop is because I'm having trouble fighting an infection in my mouth, and my dentist said progesterone can make that more difficult. It's very important to take this one at the same time every day - set an alarm and keep your pills in your purse so they're always handy. Taking these at random times will cause random bleeding or periods."

• Sal...
• December 18, 2016

Norethindrone for Endometriosis "I started Nora Be in April of 2016 because of severe cramping, vomiting, cysts that came especially burdensome with each menstrual cycle. It is now December of 2016, and I can say my pain and cramping have decreased to a much more livable situation. However, weight gain, laziness, anxiety, and depression have all increased so much. I definitely do not want to go back to the pain but am thinking of trying to go without for a bit to see what happens."

• Kst...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 29, 2022

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I was on this medication for just under two months for fibroids. Within a few weeks, I noticed my anxiety, which is usually very manageable on Lexapro, started to creep up. I didn’t think much of it nor even connect it to this new medication. Near the end of my second month on norethindrone, my anxiety skyrocketed and became debilitating. I started Googling whether Lexapro could suddenly stop working, which it can, but then I remembered my birth control switch two months earlier and started Googling side effects of the mini pill. So many women described anxiety and depression. At this point, my anxiety was so bad (racing and irrational thoughts) I couldn’t sleep, lost my appetite, and was crying almost all day. I stopped the pill two days ago and am already feeling worlds different. If you are someone who has pre-existing anxiety, I would pay close attention when you start this medication. One other side effect I noticed was my hair and skin became greasier. Not horribly, but I did notice."

• Sam...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 17, 2020

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I have factor V (an inherited disorder of blood clotting), so I couldn’t take a birth control with estrogen. This was my only choice for a pill form. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone, I took it for just over a year and noticed a lot of changes with my mental health. I was constantly crying for no reason, having panic attacks, thinking irrational thoughts, and became extremely depressed. I know myself very well, and I know what I was like before I started this pill and could tell I needed to get off of it. I ended up using natural family planning temp monitoring because it’s a completely natural birth control option. I’ve been off of Heather for about 2 months now and starting to feel like myself more and more."

• mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2019

For Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "I can't stay on this any longer. I was having cramping, gushing blood every 4 days, and a swollen uterus. Took this medicine for 2 weeks (double dose the first week) and did stop my bleeding and cramping, BUT made my depression and mood swings miserable. Worst mom ever. Also experienced heartburn, shaking, cloudy thinking, feelings of being overwhelmed, and acne. I am stopping it after 20 pills! I would rather bleed to death!"

• Sta...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 15, 2022

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I was put on Heather as a 42-year-old with pretty easy, light, regular periods. My boyfriend is not “fixed,” and we do not want more children. Now Heather. No periods? Sign me up! Well…my periods have been SO irregular. I never know when I might have one. My anxiety/depression has gotten so much worse to the point where I’ve felt like a lab rat trying all these meds to help my mood. Let’s not forget about the weight gain. I literally do not sit down. I’m on the move constantly, I don’t eat junk, and I drink my water. I have gained…are you ready? 45 POUNDS. 45 pounds?! Seriously. I am so upset. I can NOT get rid of the weight. I feel like a slob. I really don't like how I look. I was always tiny, but this stuff made me blow up like a blimp in less than a year’s time. My muscles in my legs ache constantly, and those headaches it was supposed to help? Yeah…no. It didn’t touch the headaches. This BC is a joke. Stay FAR away from it. I just stopped taking it. Fingers crossed."

• Cam...
• September 4, 2018

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I started using Heather about a year ago, I am unable to use combination pills due to migraines. It started off okay but gradually worsened. About four months ago, I started becoming extremely irritable and sad. I would lose large clumps of hair in the shower. I got constant yeast infections, which made me extremely uninterested in sex. I have my period twice a month, which lasts about 8 days each time and is only a week apart, and my skin is terrible despite drinking water and exercising. I even have pain during intercourse, which has never been an issue for me. This birth control has caused so much tension in my relationship. I thought I was going crazy, but after seeing so many similar experiences, I’m going to discontinue this pill ASAP."

• A R...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 12, 2021

For Endometriosis "I have been on this medication for almost a month to alleviate my endometriosis. I have tried Lupron Depot, Orilissa, and had laparoscopies to try to help, but this medication has messed me up the worst out of any of the previous ones. Half of my body went numb and so did my hands one night, along with a headache-symptoms of a stroke. I have also had my period twice in a month with huge clots and have to change a nighttime pad every hour. Also, my cramps are worse, feels like I am miscarrying. Not to mention hair loss, depression, and aggressiveness."

• Nur...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 9, 2019

Norethindrone for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "This medication made my life purely awful. I have PCOS and was placed on Jencycla for period regularity. Well, I was on it for two years. I lost almost all of my hair, was having horrible mood swings and depression, gained more weight, and became suicidal. My doctor kept telling me it was related to PCOS and kept putting me on more meds that I refused to take. So eventually, I decided to stop taking it, and honestly, I never felt better. In two months, I’ve lost twenty pounds, my hair is growing back quickly, and my mood swings have slowed tremendously. I do not recommend this med, but like with any other, it affects people differently."

• SAE...
• May 1, 2015

Norethindrone for Birth Control "This drug did do its job of keeping us from getting pregnant again. However, it had very bad side effects for me. It caused numbness in my feet and hands, and it caused severe mood swings, specifically deep depression, irrational thoughts, and anger. As my GP explained it, since Micronor is progesterone-based, my body is as if PMSing all around the clock because it thinks I'm menstruating around the clock from the pill."

• Fem...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 11, 2023

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I’m here to post the positive review you’re probably looking for. I’ve been on a few different pills (with estrogen), of course, and have dealt with migraine headaches, mood swings, extremely low sex drive, and depressive episodes. This birth control has eradicated all of these symptoms for me. I am so thankful my doctor prescribed this for me. Hopefully, it works for you too."

• sta...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2013

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I didn't notice any side effects with Errin until I was on it for about 5 months. That's when I realized I was depressed. Cried at the drop of a hat and for no reason, got upset/angry at things that I normally wouldn't think twice about, etc. I didn't know what was causing this but decided to go off the pill to see if that would help. Within a couple of weeks, I was back to my old self. I also didn't realize it at the time, but Errin seriously lowered my sex drive."

• Lan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 22, 2018

Norethindrone for Birth Control "After being on combo pills for 10 years, 5 of which I had migraines with aura that I thought my doctor knew about, guess she didn’t. She immediately stopped my combo and put me on this. I made it a month. At first, it was nausea, but that was ok. Then I kinda forgot I switched except for a constant period, but little mental things were happening. I was mean. Small things triggered me. I had three panic attacks in a month when I had only one in my life before. I wouldn’t know how I would wake up: either ok or so depressed I couldn’t function. Nothing made me happy anymore, I was constantly yelling or crying or usually both. After almost losing my mind one day at work, I did some research and found that the mini pill can cause mental issues like depression and anxiety. I called my doctor and stopped today. Praying this goes away as quickly as it started. I want to be my old self again. I miss how I was before. This person is not me."

• Jun...
• August 29, 2018

Norethindrone for Birth Control "This bc almost ruined my life and destroyed my last relationship. I was on and off Camila for the past 3 years that I was with my ex-boyfriend because I get migraines and couldn't take the combo pill. This bc gave me awful, painful acne that wrecked my self-esteem and made me never want to go outside. My hair started falling out in clumps (I lost probably one-third of the total volume), and I became an angry, mean person. I experienced severe depression and anxiety on this pill, and I had a hair-trigger temper, which I never did before. I almost didn't graduate college because of how difficult it became to just get out of bed in the morning. Some days all I could do was cry. I barely recognized myself. I also would bleed randomly during the month and ruined a lot of underwear this way. Being on this pill was honestly a nightmare for me. I switched to a low-dosage IUD (Skyla) a couple of years ago, and my life (and skin) have been so much better since. My moods are much more stable, plus my hair even grew back!"

• Mot...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 18, 2020

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I’ve been on this Jencycla pill for a year now. Chose this one because I wanted to breastfeed my newborn. This is the first time I use birth control, so I don't know how to compare it to other pills, but I honestly feel like this caused me postpartum depression. I feel on edge most days and really overall depression. I didn’t think it was the pill, but upon doing more research, I found that maybe it has been the pill messing with my overall mental health. I’ve gained a tremendous amount of weight. I eat like I normally would over the years, but I feel like after starting the pill, weight just packed on easier. And yeah, I also don’t feel motivation to do much around the house, I think that comes from the depression. I was waiting for a full year of using it to pass to really be able to see if I liked it. I haven’t gotten pregnant since being on it. So that works fine, but at the cost of my mental health and physical health, lol."

• Mot...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 18, 2020

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I’ve been on this Jencycla pill for a year now. Chose this one because I wanted to breastfeed my newborn. This is the first time I use birth control, so I don't know how to compare it to other pills, but I honestly feel like this caused me postpartum depression. I feel on edge most days and really overall depression. I didn’t think it was the pill, but upon doing more research, I found that maybe it has been the pill messing with my overall mental health. I’ve gained a tremendous amount of weight. I eat like I normally would over the years, but I feel like after starting the pill, weight just packed on easier. And yeah, I also don’t feel motivation to do much around the house, I think that comes from the depression. I was waiting for a full year of using it to pass to really be able to see if I liked it. I haven’t gotten pregnant since being on it. So that works fine, but at the cost of my mental health and physical health, lol."

• Sha...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 23, 2019

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I started taking Nora-Be at age 44 after being on Ortho Cyclen for 5 years. The doctor recommended I switch to POP (progestin-only pill) because of elevated blood pressure. Should have stayed on Ortho Cyclen. I felt all right the first 3 weeks, but on the fourth week, I was bleeding really heavily, super plus tampons soaked with blood, had the worst PMS symptoms ever. Immediately stopped taking them. I still feel depressed even though I have been off of them for almost two weeks. Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience? Would NOT recommend Nora-Be."

• Ikz...
• May 19, 2020

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I switched from the patch to 'Errin' in mid-February by my doctor as she was worried it was affecting my blood pressure as it was too high. I've been on it for 3 months and have had inconsistent periods. 1 being a week and a half long, spotting a few days after I had just had it, not getting a period at all the following month, and now receiving a very light period (possibly spotting) for 5 days already. During these 3 months, I have gained 10 pounds although I have not changed my healthy eating habits and actually added a few workouts during the week. I have noticed I'm moody or depressed throughout the day at work and at home a couple of times a week. Nice that my blood pressure has been normal, although I'm taking blood pressure medication as well. I'm currently switching to the patch again once I finish this pack since I'm not happy with the outcome. Hope this helps to whoever is seeking insight who has high blood pressure and is considering taking Errin."

• Mom...
• July 31, 2015

Norethindrone for Birth Control "I've had a horrible experience on this pill. I started taking it after my third child, and it has absolutely altered my mental well-being. I have been depressed, anxious, nervous, angry, it's been a nightmare. Stopping right away, good to know I'm not the only one going through this."

• xos...
• April 13, 2017

Norethindrone for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding "So I was given Lyza because of my migraines. Long story short, as soon as I started taking it, I've had problems. My migraines seem even worse. It made me really moody and depressed. Not to mention, never having a break from my period, if I'm lucky, I get 5 days off at the most, other than that, I'm always on my period. I definitely would not recommend!"