Butterfly symptoms and conditions

I started taking Yasmin on Monday April 21st, and by Wednesday morning I wanted off of it. I started getting really bad leg cramps all the time, I feel dizzy all the time, I have trouble concentrating, and I have trouble breathing. The worst part is that I have heart palpitations now. My heart feels all butterfly-like or it feels like it's beating really slowly really hard. I just spoke with my doctor, and she says to stop taking it immediately.

After reading this website I see I'm not the only one affected by horrible side-effects from Yasmin.

I have had like spasms and acheness in my left right arm--i am right handed. i also have had hair loss, fatigue, chills. my dose was uped to 320, my bp used to be near 140/89--I now have 106/49!!! hoping the dr wi;; try to wean mw off of it. i take fish oil, and lately, i/ve taken the cloves of garlic--and a go0od breath freshner!! the garlic is also good if you have hugh cholesterol!

I have been on Levothyroxene for 14 months now. I have been experiencing nightmares, a "butterfly" feeling between my chest and stomach, itchy skin, dizziness, and am still fatigued. My dose is 50mcg. once a day. that was upped from 25 mcg. a day as my TSH level was not within the normal range. Sometimes I feel like I'm feeling WORSE after being put on Levothyroxene. I also am still gaining weight and am constantly bloated, having bouts of diarrhea, and my blood pressure won't stay regulated. I am currently recuperating from a bad cold and the cough is hanging on. My other meds I take are Atenolol-12.5 mg. once a day and Xanax-.25 mg. two to three times a day. Is there an interaction between all these meds(I take them at different intervals thruout the day to avoid interactions)?

Hi Sarah

I too cant seem to get to the site to post

I agree with Dejay are their alot or any people who took Yaz or Yasmine who feel like they did prior to the pill. Maybe whoever said well they probably dont come back to this site when they are better I hope thats right

I dont want to feel like a different person

I loved who I was

Is anyone having insomnia?
I do every night now I think from the Lexapro my sister said to stop it but Iam terrified every which way I turn

I too have the butterfly fluttering in areas of my body what is that???

Hi to everybody.
replying to lilahk, i also had a fast heartbeat while on yasmin. I had one episode that really frightened me. My heart just started to race and would not slow down. I had an ecg done that afternoon and it just showed a very rapid heartbeat and pulse.

I did have a follow up appointment in which the doctors described it as a tachycardia. I stopped taking yasmin shortly after that and never experienced it again.

I can only describe it as feeling a butterfly in my chest. This went on for about 24 hours and then went back to normal.

I cant imagine what it must be like to have it ongoing. At least you are off yasmin now. As you will see from all the other ladies here it takes a while for your body to get back to normal after yasmin.

I really do believe that a good multivitamin helps a lot because i feel that for myself, yasmin depleted a lot of vitamins and minerals in my body. I was on yasmin for 4 years.

Please go to your doctor and tell them what is happening to you. Sometimes reasurrance is a great healer. It is terrifying when something is happening to you and no medical person will help or believe you. Maybe you are lucky enough to have a good doctor. I hope so.

Insist on answers. I had to.

Most of all try not to get too anxious about things. I know that when i was feeling bad i worried and then i felt worse. You will start to feel ok again soon. It just takes a little while for yasmin to leave your body.

Keep us posted on how you are getting on and i wish you the best of luck.
murph70