Ever since I've been on birth control pills (about 10 years), I don't have nearly as bad PMS or depression around that time...But I still can get bouts of it. I am not actually depressed "per se", but I joined this site hoping to find other women (or men?) who have depressed romantic partners. It is very palpable....Also, I am 46 so I'm "perimenopausal", which seems to produce periods of anxiety, depression, and insomnia.