Post partum anxiety and the mini pill

My DD is 3 months. I've been experiencing more anxiety and depression the last 2 weeks. I also started the mini pill (norethindrone) about 5 weeks ago. I'm wondering if that is the cause of my anxiety. I took regular birth control pills for 10 years with no problem which leads me to think no but maybe the mini pill us a whole other animal?

Post partum anxiety and the mini pill

I took the mini pill for years with zero side effects other than spotting if I did not take it at the exact time every day.

Mini pill has less hormones so I wouldn't think it would cause the anxiety

Re: Post partum anxiety and the mini pill

I had horrible experiences with the mini pill after both my dd's. After dd 1, my anxiety after I started it was so bad I went off the pill altogether and was a different person literally within 3 days of stopping it. Same thing after dd2 (not sure why I tried t again, but I guess I thought low hormones meant less side effects?), but this time after 3 months of anxiety and total bitchiness, i switched to the normal (not low dose) ortho try cyclen, and I've been fine. That mini pill was awful awful for me.

Post partum anxiety and the mini pill

If you were on regular OCP without issue I doubt it. The mini pill is progestin while the combo (regular) pill is estrogen and progestin.

Are you taking it at the EXACT same time every day? If not, I suppose the hormone drop could cause some very minimal side effects (it's unlikely but not impossible). Personally, I would never trust it. It's quite ineffective if you're not extremely diligent about taking it at the same time everyday.