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UPDATE:
I went to my gyn on Monday and told the nurse how I was feeling and that I wanted to switch BCPs. She spoke to the dr. and he refused to switch me. He said if I didn't like it to just stop it but that he wasn't going to give me a prescription for another BCP. That it was too soon to see any side affects and to give it another two cycles. She later said it might be the sudden surge of horomones that might make me feel that way. I told her I don't know but i felt really mad and not myself although it was two weeks everybody else noticed a huge negative change in me as well. Mind you I am a brand new patient and this was the first prescription this dr gave me. I had not take BCP for alomst 10 years so I don't know what his problem was. Now the only thing I can think of is I am very overweight... ... but aside from that I don't have any other health problems. so is this the only pill that can be prescribed to obese women?????? I am so disappointed in my dr, I was excited that he was only 2 blocks from me but I am switching.

I have just come across this site, while looking to find out why I have been experiencing heart palpitations for the past two months - out of the blue!!! and usually "exercise" induced. I had some tests and have been told they are Premature Atrial Contractions "PACs". I started taking Yasmin in April, after having tried others over the past year (tri-cyclen lo and alesse) which did not work for me as the progestin was not strong enough. I am in my 40s and never took the pill before. Yasmin was great, it significantly reduced my "physical" pms (severe inflamation, severe bloating, severe sore breasts) which I experience for 2-3 weeks a month. However, sometime in mid to late June, I started getting palpitations/tremors out of the blue. The first episode freaked me out and lasted for about two weeks. At first I thought it was allergy medication mixed with my thyroid med, which can happen - but I cut out the allergy meds and still got them. They seem to come about 6hrs to a day after I fexercise/figure skate and they last from 2 to 5 five days. It's very irritating and nerve wracking, and I feel very agitated. I am also out of breath more than usual when walking up stairs, a little light headed and have some tightness in the chest. My legs also are weak, which makes no sense given my exercise regimen. I then lowered my thyroid replacement from .125 synthroid to .100 - too much thyroid med can cause some palpitations. Anyone who has mistakenly taken a second thyroid pill having forgotten that they already took one will understand. Even with the lower dose I am still getting the palpilations. I am totally at a loss as to why all of a sudden this is happening to me (perhaps perimenopause??). I have had the odd flutter here and there in my live, but nothing like this. It just doesn't make any sense ag ll. Can one's health just change like this overnight?. I am otherwise healthy, slim, have "lower" blood pressure (apprx 100-90/70-60)I skate 3 to 5 times a week, I have a full time job and yes I do push myself, but this is getting ridiculous. The only thing I can attribute it to is the Yasmin, ... but my symptoms only started after a few months not instantly, whereas it would seem that most of the the women here noticed the side effects faster. I hate to stop the Yasmin because I will have to return to pms "hell", but I suppose I will give it a try to see if the palpitations subside. At this point, I have been offered a low dose "beta blocker" and have refused. I am stunned to think that all of a sudden I have heart issues, especially since my Dr has always kidded me my that I will never have heart problems with my blood pressure. I will stop the Yasmin tonight and post another message in a few weeks one it is out my system. Here's hoping it is the Yasmin.
KarenSkaterGirl

Prozac has stopped all my cravings for alcohol, I have been on it for one month now & gave up alcohol when I started the course & to my amazment it has suppressed all temptations & cravings.. Not sure if you can class this as a side effect but who cares, its a wonder drug for me as I would soon be dead if I carried on drinking..

Jeremy

I also forgot to mention my eyes became extremely sensitive to light. I dont need to take this pill for a month to know that something is seriously seriously wrong here. Any woman in there right mind who cares about her body will do the same.

I also forgot to mention my eyes became extremely sensitive to light. I dont need to take this pill for a month to know that something is seriously seriously wrong here. Any woman in there right mind who cares about her body will do the same.

Mental meds are destroying our bodys and minds.. I would reccomend to any one going on marijuana, smoked once or twice daily and tramadol/Ultram for spot relief of depression and anxiety. The marijuana WILL help you if you are bipolar or schizophrenic or just depressed. I have noticed that it can sometimes help or hurt anxiety which i have a big problem with.. I choose to just spot treat with tramadol or xanax.. both have potential for addiction but who the hell cares? there not going to leave you dead or dying like like seroquel and other like drugs.
Don't let your doctor kill you.. THE FDA IS NOT YOUR FRIEND...
It's time we all realize that and stop being there lab rats. You only get one body, one life.. do what ever you have to do to live it.. thats my 5 cents :)

Hi Chris

I just wanted to let you know that someone cares how you are feeling. Believe me, I do. I was on Yasmin for close to 2 years when all hell broke loose for me - anxiety and panic attacks, heart palpitations, muscle weakness ..... the list goes on and on! I thought I was going crazy ..... I was so down and thought that I would never get my life back. It has been 10 months now off of Yasmin and I am so much better. I am 38 years old so I chose not to get back on any kind of pills. I truly believe that Yasmin should not be prescribed so PLEASE, if you can... try not to get back on Yasmin. Good luck to you and know that someone shares your pain. As you can see, I still come to this website to read all of the post (10 months later). Take care of yourself!

I'M QUITTING YASMIN.. SICK OF IT! i started it two months ago and since then i've had almost NO SEX DRIVE, in BAD MOODS, i cry spontaneously for no reason, my stomache hurts and i'm uncomfortable every time after i eat, i'm tired way more, and yeah, my boyfriend and i fight a lot more too.

think twice before getting this stuff, it might be an effective birth control but it's because you never want sex again and you fight with your boyfriend!

i want to be myself again, i want my sex drive back, i want things to go back to normal between me and my bf... and my boobs didn't get bigger so who cares i'm donzo!

UPDATE

Hi ladies just thought I would give you an update. I have just received my ct scan results and they are fine.
I have been of Yasmin for 5 months and I have to say I am getting better yipeee, I never thought the day would come.
I had dizzeyness, heart palps, BAD anxiety (thought I had a brain tumour), numbness in left hand and arm, persistant headaches, shakes,
I know yasmin is coming out of my system because my PMT has returned, my boobs have shrunk and my spots have returned, but who cares I can handle all those over the HORRIBLE yasmin side effects.
I do get a LITTLE headache, and anxiety around ovulation and when I am having a period but it is NOTHING like what it was.

This HORRIBLE thing does work its way out of our bodies, hang in there.
Joanne.

I am a 33YO female diagnosed with asthma since 2 years old. I have been through the ringer with every medication known to man to treat asthma. I have tried , ventolin, intal,singular,becatide, blah blah blah!!!. I was a 2 puffs a day , never leave home without it albuteral user. I couldnt dance, run or have "fun" with my husband without an attack. ADVAIR CHANGED MY LIFE. I AM A NEW PERSON. I am living life without my crutch of my albuteral. I NEVER gets attacks except maybe once a year. I am a firefighter and work like I never thought my lungs would let me. I feel like my lungs are soooo much stronger now. HOWEVER, if I do not take my advair I will notice within 12 hours a slight tightness in my chest. I take 250/50 once each night. my doctor prescribed it twice morning and night, but I eventually weened myself down to once a night. I have put weight on, but who cares, I can breath. Hope you all can feel the relief I can from this lifechanging medication. thank you

Jessica, I am the one that wrote the despearate boyfriend story.

I really feel for you as I am in the same situation. You know that was not the real you but nobody else does. I strongly recommend if you have not done so already is give this website to your boyfriend and let him read it. If he cares enough about you and if he man enough he will read it.

For me it really opened my eyes to how damaging these pills can be to a person and end up affecting your whole life.

Don't despair and don't give up either. But a word of advice from someone who has learnt some hard lessons from the past, don't beg for him back, give him the website and ask him to read it, if he willing and does read it he surely will forgive you if he doesn't then he is a coward and be prepared to walk away and don't contact him again.

Hope this helps

I have used Yasmin for two months. I just started to third package but I stopped after a few pills. I don't think I can take it anymore. After stopping the pills, I had a new period again with awful pains, just one week after my previous period . I suddenly gained around 10 pounds from nowhere. I have never been that big before. I always watch what I eat and work out regularly. I fell depressed, nothing makes me happy. I hate my life. I hate everything. Last week I couldn't have a sleep because of my stomach pains. My vision become so blurry. I feel so tired and exhausted all the time. The pill was great for my acne but who cares if I don't enjoy the life. I am just wondering how long it will take to loose these pounds.They are (whoever markets and prescribes these BCP) playing with the women's health. They don't ask any hormonal test before giving the prescription. If one BCP doesn't work, they give other. I don't get it. I am not using any BCP anymore. I should learn to love my acnes :)

I stopped taking the pill last week. I still had a week left to take but I was so over it.I got a period right away but who cares I wasn't gonna stay on that crap. I am starting to feel MUCH better, at least 100% better already but I'm defintely not completely myself yet. Strangely enough my abs hurt like I did a bunch of sit-ups, but it's actually from all the worrying and things I did last week as usually as I go through through that anxiety all my muscles stay tight. I'm off to speak with a psychologist on Tuesday as well.. I want to be safe and keep everything in check.
How is everyone else doing? :)

Man, I really messed myself up, I guess. I have been taking the 1.50 for a few years now. I am now 55, ...and lately, for the last twenty days or so, I started having daily, all day long palpitations. So I walk four miles a day, or whenever they start up..but the first thing I thought, was it was time to lower my thyroid..so I broke them in half..BIG MISTAKE...caused my heart to go faster, leg cramps. cold feet, then hot feet, hands, etc....so when I put it back after one week, I started feeling a little better..but still have the heart palpitations...so I figure time to buy some insurance and get it all in order...WOW...how terrifying...

I started taking Diovan after trouble with Lisinop (bad cough!) and Hydrochlorozide (didn't work). At first I took one tab a day, but after a month, my BP was not low enough to keep my Dr. happy, so dosage was increased to two a day. I became so exhausted I could not get up off of the couch. I would lay there and try and will myself to get up and do the dishes or something simple. I just didn't feel like myself. Then I found myself lying in bed at night thinking about how I didn't want to go on this way and what would be the easiest way to do away with myself! Now this just isn't me! I immediately quit taking the Diovan and insisted to my Dr. that I will never take it again. Within two weeks I was feeling more normal. Now I am on Toprol, better energy level, but my feet are really sore...guess I will have to wait and see.

insidious weight gain - started taking Zoloft in 1997 (7 years ago) - weighed 123 lbs. Now 7 years later I weigh 143 pounds. It happened approximately every time I increased the dosage - 25, 50, 75. 100. 150, 200 mg - weight jumped to 128, 132, 135, 138, 140, 143. I'm 53 so I keep thinking it's menopause, but I think it's really the Zoloft. On 200 mg of Zoloft, who CARES about gaining weight??? After the last dosage increase (150 to 200), I stopped feeling compelled to exercise (jogging, treadmill) - and thus gained the last bunch of pounds.

Am going off Z. soon, will try just Wellbutrin. I can't WAIT.

Kenalog injection is the best thing that ever happened to me. I have suffered with Keloids since the age of 11, huge ugly one along my jaw bone which protruded about an inch. It was HORRID. i have had 3 operations and I followed up consistently with Kenalog injections monthly after the 3rd surgery ( about 2 years ago) You should see me now-beautiful!!!. The area is discolored -who cares and I am African American. Every now and then a hair grows out of it, so I pluck it-big deal!! Well now I go as needed and we are talking about an incision at least 4 inches long.
I am sorry for the side effects people have experienced but there are always 2 sides to a story. :)

I was put on Effexor xr 75mg for depression, didnt help much, doctor upped my dose to 150mg per day & all I can say is it has saved my life, I think I must have been depressed my whole life cause I feel so great on this drug, the only side effects I have noticed are that I sweat alot & am generally hotter than everyone around me (but who cares, small price), and I also bruise very easily,but if you gave me a choice between these and the complete state of mental breakdown I was in before this drug, I know I would choose Effexor every time, to all those who swear against this drug I say to you, don't frighten others off it cause everybody is different and I am sure there are plenty of people out there who have been helped dramatically like me, I wake up every day now & love life, love my husband & my baby & I thank my god for this second chance. Sure I will probably go through withdrawal symptoms when I feel ready to come off this drug, but I am just so grateful now for how I feel, & that I live in a country(Australia) where I have access to such wonderful medical care, imagine the depression experienced by those living in third world countries,where they cant just slip down to the pharmacy & pick up their perscription of Effexor , I am sorry for those of you who have not been well matched to this drug, may you all find the peace of mind that I have,but Dont bag Effexor just cause it wasn't right for you.

for years my doctor would not prescribe this medicine for me because it might become addictive. i have a mental problem and could care less if i am addicted as long as i am able to go through life not feeling this war within myself. this medicine is for me and my children agree. before i was a mess, now i am a mom. great medicine. if your doctor says " well, i don't want to give this to you because it can become addictive" go to another doctor that actually cares about his/her patients mental well being. it is on the market for a good reason and has been for a long time. highly recommend.