Welcome @PHewson!!

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Wednesday, I started taking the birth control meds. I've had a few side effects-upset stomach, dizziness-but that's to be expected. The upset stomach wasn't so bad today. It is contributing to my depression symptoms though. It's actually been quite a strange experience-it's almost like I had a mini rapid cycle episode within the usual monthly bipolar symptoms I get. And, now I'm in the depressive crash part of the mini cycle. My emotions, in general, are a little more all over the place as my body adjusts-this is also kind of weird for me because, when stable, my emotions don't fluctuate much.

I might message the prescribing doctor on Monday to see when I can expect these depression symptoms to let up, if they do for me. I know it takes time to get used to meds, I just don't want to suffer longer than is necessary or accidentally wait longer than I should and then the symptoms get really bad.