I have been on BCPs for 5 months now. They have made me more moody and sensitive/teary during this time, but not the extreme depression and mania I remember from taking them a couple of decades ago (the pills today are lower dose). I recently had surgery to remove a problematic ovary that had created the need to suppress ovulation with BCPs. Now that the ovary is gone, my doctor has given me the OK to stop the BCPs at the end of this cycle. I have only 5 more days to go! It will be a relief to eliminate the hormones. I am going through some hard times right now and while taking these hormones, I was always wondering "am I feeling this way (anxiety, volatility, depression, etc.) because of the hormones or for other reasons? Now I will be off the hormones and know better what is really happening with my moods and emotions and can hopefully cope better.