WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2000: Re: Can ORTHOTRICYCLINE cause mood swings?

Re: Can ORTHOTRICYCLINE cause mood swings?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:27:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Smriti wrote: >
>Is it possible for the pill to cause drastic mood swings, and or
>depression and paranoia?
>
>I have found that during the 3rd week on my pill (orthotricycline) my
>level of sensitivity goes up.. and little things cause me to react
>extremely in either direction, I get happy and estatic, or sad almost to
>crying and being depressed several times in one day.... these episodes
>are short lived and occur sporadically for 2-4 days in the 7days of the
>3rd week that I am on the pill.
>
>Should I be alarmed? I want to continue with orthtricycline since it has
>almost eliminated my really bad acne problem. What can I do?

It is always possible that different medications affect different people differently. Although I would not expect the degree of problems you describe to be related to the pill. I would consider following things for a few more cycles. Another consideration is talking to a psychologist... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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