Birth Control Side Effects

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I've been really sleepy all the time for months now and I think it may be my birth control. I want to stop taking it. I broke up with my boyfriend (I told him I was feeling sleepy and tired all the time, he thinks I'm depressed, but he doesn't know what I'm taking) in June and I probably won't be in a serious relationship again for a while.The pills are such a hassle. Especially when I'm out somewhere in the middle of something or with someone and I don't want to bust out my birth control pills. I have having to take it all the time, everyday. I probably won't be able to afford it if I don't get a job after graduation. The on campus clinic takes a huge portions off what I would normally have to pay.So the questions is, can I just stop taking them, or do I/should I talk with my doctor first? I really don't want to waste money on another prescription when they make me feel like a slug.

You can just stop taking them, though it will cause less uncertainty to your period timing if you stop at your period.Sleepiness is not a normal side-effect of oral contraceptives, but some studies have suggested depression can be a side-effect (though others dispute this).Most women take the pill on waking in the morning, when it's least likely to be inconvenient.

I'm on my period right now and the pack is just about over. My period was very irregular before.I never wake up at the same time every morning. I don't want to have to wake up when I don't have to, just to take the pill, and go then back to bed.

everyone responds a bit differently to the same pill or drug. what works for one will or may not work another person.i recommend 1. talk to you doc about it 2. stop the bc pills if it eases your mind3. if you are depressed then please take care and try to have fun dont let it get you down. its best to fight depression right at the start before it gets worse.

Thanks, I'm going to schedule and appointment Monday.

I went to the doctor yesterday and a doctor later I had some blood work done. I don't have the results yet, but she said my fatigue could be a result of anemia or an uneractive thyroid. I hope it's not the later or somethingmore serious.

I'm glad it's moving towards a definite cause that can be dealt with.

Apparently everything is okay.... I guess I must be depressed.

How about treatment for the depression (if it is depression)?

I hate taking medication. I don't want to have to take anything. I'll try to see someone on campus, it's cheaper. I'm just not comfortable talking to people about personal stuff.