How Birth Control Affects Your Brain & Mood - Dr Sarah Hill

My wife got off birth control a year and a half ago. And every day that passes by we wonder why we didn’t do it sooner.

I remember in high school (about 15-20 years ago) every girl was on birth control. Many weren’t sexually active. Some said their dr. Prescribed it for acne, hormone balance, and all sorts of reasons. I remember thinking it was strange. Some obviously were sexually active, too and had it for birth control but it seemed like they took it like candy.

"More critical about everything" - that explains a lot

I was on the pill for 10 years. During that time I always felt kind of “flat,” but I assumed that was just who I was. I took two breaks from it and, both times, my whole life turned upside down: the first time I left a boyfriend, the second time I even left my husband (divorce). I didn’t understand what was happening — it felt like waking up from a long sleep, suddenly realizing I no longer liked the life I was in. For years I blamed myself, never making the connection with stopping the pill. It wasn’t until many years later, when I read your book, that I finally understood and was able to forgive myself. It still makes me angry that we’re never told about this. I was prescribed the pill very young for acne, and I thought “well, at least it will also protect me from pregnancy,” so it didn’t seem like such a bad idea. But nobody ever mentioned that it could affect me so deeply. When you come off it, it really feels like you have to get to know yourself all over again. It might sound exaggerated, but your way of being, feeling life, managing emotions, your partner preferences, the way you experience and enjoy sex — everything changes. Thanks Dr. Hill

My ex got on birth control and eventually Ozempic ( un needed might I add) and it straight change the hell out of her. She quit wanting to be intimate and became a massive pain in the ass often. It affected my mental health too. She went from amazing and talking marriage into rollercoaster of emotions, didn’t want intimacy and left me…. I am convinced it was the pill and Ozempic made it worse

So the pill has changed the world more than alcohol, caffeine or opium. I would take it one further than them and say that maybe it is driving force for the toxic empathy cultural changes of the last years fuelled by the algorithm of course.

Some years ago New Scientist reported that women on the pill had their sense of smell affected - which possibly caused them to select the wrong mate. There was also reference to similar research done in 50s or 60s with same conclusion

After i had my first son the Dr pressured me into the depo shot. She said it was not medically necessary for a woman to have a period every month. Fast forward 22 years... I'm seeing A LOT of class action law suits against the maker of the depo shot!

The insert also says it helps prevent embryo implantation, which makes it not really a contraceptive.

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