Posted by fluffy on March 5, 2003, at 13:22:49
I have been prescribed Tegretol for Bipolar II. So far, it has been working OK. (OK enough for me to land a great boyfriend over the last 2 months!! Yeah!!) But it put me in a pickle as to reliable birth control options. Condoms ARE NOT reliable enough, and I know that Tetretol destroys the effectiveness of the pill. I opted for an IUD. This particular one releases a small amount of progestin (in the uterus and into the bloodstream). I thought that an IUD would have less mood effects than the pill. But for the past week or so, I have been very weepy and sensitive. I wonder if I need to up my mood stabilizer, or if it could be the hormone?
Any BP ladies out there get weepy on the pill or other hormonal birth control? I am seeing my doc in a week or so, and I'm not sure what the problem really could be.
Teary-eyed,
Katy
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