I've been taking birth control pills for almost a year now and I've been having mood swings and my sex drive gone down. I've been having hot flashes as well. Can it all be threw the pills I'm taking. I'm having my monthly cycles still. Not wanting something long term on birth control because might want to conceive in a year or so but what else is best there. I'm all over the place with mood swibgs, hot flashes and just plan bi**hy