"i&#039;ve spent the last four months in a major depression and i only just realized that, exactly four months ago, i started the minipill. clinical studies have shown that this pill is likely to cause depression, and boy, does it ever. my periods were irregular, but i didn&#039;t care. i lost my appetite, but i didn&#039;t care. i&#039;m stopping now and can&#039;t wait to be rid of it. i&#039;ve wasted too much of this year in numbness and tears."