"i have been taking birth control for 10  years due to surgery at a young age. i can honestly say that junel almost ruined my life. i became completely depressed on this medication, but blamed that on the fact that i just moved 1,000 miles from home and i was homesick. then i started to realize that there was a pattern. i&#039;d get extremely anxious and depressed for a few days and then it would subside (somewhat) for a week or two. it got to the point where my anxiety was so bad i could barely breathe and making it through a day seemed impossible. i talked to my gynecologist and had my pill changed. i am a completely different person now and thankfully got off of this medication before it claimed my life."