Hi everyone. I have been on the contraceptive pill since I was 15. I am now 22. I am on microlite which is 100/20 microgram Tablets levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol. I really struggle with anxiety and low moods or depression even. But they are not constant? I don’t know if this is pill associated or not and I asked my doctor and she said more or less it’s not and “people think the pill affects you more than it actually does”. I get in these awful moods where I am completely apathetic and sad and angry. I went on it mainly for my bad periods as I would have intense period pain. Does anyone have any advice on how I should go about this, I would be quite scared to come off the pill at this point.

Have you sought other kinds of help for mental health?

I changed to microlite as it has low hormones , I still feel it effects me but not as much . I found on other pills i was so angry and my mood would change like a click of a finger.