Ballet dancer symptoms and conditions

Amanda I think we should all keep an open mind. As women we know our bodies and definitely know when something is not right. I have been a ballet dancer for almost 17 yrs. I was young, happy, very active and when i was 19 I started Yasmin to regulate my period. My first three cycles were the worst, I am talking about nausea, headaches, tiredness(did not feel like dancing anymore was just too tired),vaginal dryness that lead to yeast infections terrible mood swings right down to bloating and fatigue. However after the first three months my body adjusted nicely and i was fine. I had been on Yasmin for 2 1/2 yrs and finally stopped a month ago when the symptoms become worse. Instead of PMS my doctor diagnosed me with PMDD instead of mood swings i was depressed(really) my face started to break out and i could not understand what was going on. I finally went to my doctor and he took me of Yasmin completely and I am now on Diane 35. Again my symptoms are back and they are worse but I know my body has to adjust to the pill. To you Amanda be careful what you say. Every woman biological make up is different and we all respond to medications differently.

I think It is wonderful...I don't understand why everyone can blame a little birth control pill. Come on now, is everyone honestly reading what they wrote it sounds ridiculous. My acne has cleared up and I haven't gained any weight except for the weight i put on myself not because of the pill. That whole weight gain thing all depends on you. I have headaches...but they are just headaches I had them before I started birth control -their not gonna disappear. Mood swings -we're woman like I said about the headaches- had mood swings before- their not gonna disappear... Thats all I got--- think about what your saying before you write it.

I am a 21 year old, healthy female who doesn't smoke (and has NEVER smoked before), i haven't had any alcohol while on Loestrin and i've never taken any other form of BC before. I've been on Loestrin 24 for a month and a week now. I started taking them on the first day of my period and i take my pills everyday around the same time. I was late twice but it was only about 40-45 min both times. Since i've been on Loestrin...i haven't had any severe bad effects...just the slight nausea and small headaches. My periods use to be 5 days and my first period while on Loestrin was 3 days and it was VERY light. And i didn't have to take any pain killers...normally i would have to start taking pain killers the day before i expected my period and keep taking them until the 3rd or 4th day of my period cuz my cramps were THAT bad! I HAVEN'T gained weight...i'm still the same weight and i haven't changed my lifestyle. But my days are full of excersise...i'm a ballet dancer and i work at the dance studio so i'm excersing 5 days a week...I've seen that a few woman have noticed bigger breast...i haven't gotten that side effect yet...that's the one side effect that i'm waiting for lol.
I've been on this website so many times since i started taking Loestrin and i've seen so many people who have had bad experiences with Loestrin that i decided to share my experience and i will continue to come back every month and share my month to month experience with Loestrin...so for those of you out there that are thinking about going on Loestrin...don't let the people that have had bad experiences scare you. Just cuz it didn't work for them doesn't mean it's not gonna work for you. Birth Control is about trial and error....you have to try it yourself and then make a decision.