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By Nancy Schimelpfening, About.com Guide to Depression since 1998

Birth Control Pills and Depression

Thursday September 18, 2003
From the forum: "I had been taking a birth control pill called Lo Ovral for the past 7 years and never had a problem. But then for 9 months straight, I purposely skipped my period by continuously taking the pill without taking placebos (one pack after another). I wanted to skip my period to avoid the horrible depression I would get during PMS. I read up on it and learned that this was supposedly safe... that women did not need to get a period. So I did this for 9 months. All of a sudden after 9 months, weird things started to happen." Read More

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June 7, 2006 at 2:47 pm
(1) shalini says:

It is possible that pills might decrease depression in women.

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