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I was on a Beta Blocker and was having side effects that were effecting my sex drive. My blood pressure has been going done. I have also lost 30 pounds and am doing some what regular exerise. Since my BP was getting better readings my doctor switched me to Lisinopril 10 mg. I have not had any bad side effects on this. Maybe I am lucky and only need the 10 mg and that dose doesn't produce some of the side effects I have read on here. Don't assume you will have the same effects as someone else. You don't know what other drugs they are taking or what their life style is. Do monitor your BP, weight, sleep, and any side effects you feel and discuss these with your doctor.

Yaz and Yasmin are two different pills!

(http://www.yaz-us.com) For Yaz

(http://www.yasmin.com) For Yasmin

I have been taking Yasmin for 2 months now and everything is going great!

I just wanted to post this because I noticed that some of you seemed confused and you were mistaking Yaz for Yasmin and vice versa.

I did hear a lot of bad things about Yaz though. Please check out the websites.

I went on yasmin about 2 years ago, right before I started my current relationship. Everything in my relationship was perfect, we never fought, it was just amazing. About 4 months into the relationship I started to pick fights with him, about everything possible. I was becoming depressed, insecure, and my anxiety level is at a constant high....still, I didn't realize any of this until this month. About 3 months ago I started getting my migrains back before and during my period...this month, my cramps came back. I kicked my boyfriend as hard as I could last week, and I couldn't tell you why, I immidiately started crying and saying sorry, and hugging him. This pill, I've come to realize, has almost completely ruined my life. It's almost ended my wonderful relationship with the love of my life several times. This month was the final straw, I thought maybe I had pmdd, I looked up the symptoms and realized that was not what I had, then I thought to look up side effects of my birth control, and I found this site...many of the girls mention twitching, headaches, crazy mood swings, treating their spouses awful, sleeping all the time and still feeling tired. I have been suffering from all these symptoms for a long time now. I am stopping this pill IMMIDIATELY! It has ruined far too much of my life. I'm so glad I found this website, I now know I'm not crazy. Now I can go back to being the happy, fun, and friendly girl I really am!

Im from Cork,Ireland.I was put on Seroquel to treat my Body Dismorphic Disorder.I have really disliked the way i look for years.Hated the way i look in fact.I was very badly bullied all through my school life and teenage years because i was very heavy at that time.Needless to say i ended up hating myself with a passion.When i left school i went on mission to lose the weight and i lost about 6 stone by eating healthy and fast walking.I can't tell you how proud i felt and iv never felt proud of myself in my life.Then the effects of my teenage years started to creep up on me.I needed to face them.That was a very,very painful time and to make a long story short i got severly depressed and BDD set in.And guess what?I was put on a drug that put the 6 stone back on again and even more.Even though the Doctor's have noticed this they have continued to keep me on this drug.Every time i bring up the issue with my doctor's there response is 'Oh you need to watch the diet'.Now I tell you, I DO NOT eat alot nor do i eat rubbish.And this drug is ment to make me feel better.Now how stupid is that.

I started taking Lisinopril for my bp about 2 1/2 months ago and even though it did lower my bp, I started having strange side-effects. It started out with drowsiness throughout the day, no matter how much sleep I got. And, waking up feeling drowsy even after 8-10 hours of sleep. Then, I started getting strange aches and pains throughout my body, like I was getting over a stomach flu. My asthma also flared up and I started having to use my inhaler for the first time in almost 15 years (usually I just need it after exercise.) The side-effects continued to get worse over the next months with increased fatigue, drowsiness, coughing, anxiety, muscle aches, poor concentration, feeling like my nerves were "shot," headache, weakness, tightness in my lungs, numbness in my hands and feet, and just plain feeling bad.
I made an appointment to see my doctor because I thought there was something seriously wrong with me. It crossed my mind that I might be feeling this way because of the Lisinopril. I stumbled across this website and after reading everyone's testimonials, I decided to stop the Lisinopril. I haven't taken it in 3 1/2 days, and I am already feeling much better. I would rather try a more holistic approach to lowering my bp then taking Lisinopril.
I hope this helps someone else out there who might be going through the same thing.

It has been seven months since I had a one time Kenalog injection for a Sinus Infection. The constant Menstrl bleeding which was non-stop for the first two months when to three periods a month, then two and now back to normal. The leg cramps have slowed down as well as the headaches(I think they were from the menstrl irregularities, hormonal) I still have a dent in my left hip at the site of the injection. My doctor said the indent was from the shot and said that it shouln't have happened after one shot. He sent me for all kinds of tests for the bleeding and they came back negative for everything. I recently went back to the doctors office for something minor and asked the nurse practioner about the side effects that I had and she said that they can most certainly come from that Kenalog Injection. Bristol Myers also confirmed that all the side effects that I had are listed on their insert for the drug. I wish I had known this. I wonder what else will creep up? This drug seems to cause extreme hormonal reactions in some people. I am not a complainer and hardly ever go to the doctors. This is just so wrong! I was specifically told that there were no side effects with this shot when it was administered. I wish something could be done about this.

hi claudia,
i read many theories on panic attacks and anxiety along the way to my recovery, i read on that was very good by joe barry i think called panic away. he basically explains the mechanism for panic attacks ie what each feeling is and what your body is doing to create it, i don't know why but i find that really helps me,i can go ..oh yeah that feeling is just this happening or that happening and by not panicking about the feeling the panic attacks seem to just go away. i also tell myself that i cannot let them rule my life and decide what i do and don't do. i just tell myself that even if i have an attack i know that i will handle it and that it will not and cannot hurt me,it is actually my body's way of protecting itself from any impending danger,the trouble with panic attacks is that they can appear when there is no real danger so when you feel the feelings coming physically tell yourself to stop being so sill,you are fine and you are in no danger,count to 20 to distract yourself or sing a song,before you know it you will realise that the feeling of and impending attack has gone. take a big gulp of water,that will help your system too. don't be afraid of having an attack in public,people are mostly kind and will always help you,just knowing that will also help prevent them,so what if you have an attack,you've dealt with them before and they have never physically hurt you yet,you have not had a heart attack when your pulse has raced etc . i know it sounds easy to say but keep telling your self these things if you do not panic when those odd feelings and thoughts creep in you cannot and will not have a panic attack,you will just have a set of strange feelings that will go away if you pay no attention to them! you will get to a stage where you will almost be saying..bring it on so that you can prove that you are not afraid and that you can handle them,i do. i also read the book feel the fear and do it anyway.it is not about panic attacks etc but it is really good for impowering you and making you want to go out and do more things! hope some of that helps,i will happily share some more tips with you if you want more or if you just want some moral support.please let me know how you get on in the future.

sarah (sorry if there are loads of spelling mistakes but i am doing fifty things at once today!)

hi eryka,
snap! on the anxiety. mine is pretty much gone now but when it does creep in around the time of my period i start to worry that it might get really bad again and that i might be back to square one and maybe it was not the yasmin that caused it after all. But when those thoughts creep in i remind myself that i AM better and the anxiety is NOTHING compared to how i used to feel and that it WILL pass until one day it has gone completely,i KNOW it was the yasmin that caused it because it got better when i stopped taking it. i just remind myself that i will never feel that way again because of everything i have been through (and survived!) has made me stronger and everything i have learned means i will not feel so helpless and vunerable again. i have learned to question my DR instead of just doing what he says and i thoroughly check out any medications now before i take them blindly like i did with yasmin. i truly believe that although i still have my problems i am on the road to a full recovery. it has taken 7 months so far and i am sure it will take longer yet but for now i am pleased to be better.

I had been taking Singulair for about 18 months and it did help my allergy and asthma symptoms alot. However, for over a year I have been experiencing extreme body fatique for no apparent reason. It would come and go a bit, but never fully go away. I went to several different doctors and got blood tests done which always showed everything pretty much normal. I finally started looking more closely at the side effects of my pharmaceutical meds. Years ago I discovered that the steroid based inhalants and nose sprays made me very moody and depressed over time. So, I looked on this site for effects for Singulair and noticed that some adults mentioned fatigue. (By the way, I was appalled at the side effects in some children.) I have been off Singulair now for over a month and have felt great! My energy level is back up to normal and I don't have any more of that heavy body fatigue. Be aware that some side effects creep up on you so that you don't automatically make the connection between the drug and what's going on in your body. I won't make this mistake a third time.

Hi Two Girls Mom,
Thanks for your response. My cold is actually a lot better and the constant numbing/pain has pretty much stopped. I still have it on and off, but not straight through for weeks like I used to. I took the one dose of Benadryl and didn't take any more. I found that if I breathed into a paper bag, it caused no anxiety whatsoever. (Once I got the numbing I felt so paranoid I would get the anxiety I used the bag). I didn't get it but still I guess at this point I want to be prepared just in case...
I'm still having the weird pulsing in my ear on and off, not quite as constant as I did on the Yasmin, I'm just assuming that it is still Yasmin related.
To be honest with you although I have a cold, this has been the best I have felt in a long time. I have so much energy, and can actually sleep about 8 hrs. a night, granite I'm still up at 6 am, but I've always been like that.
As for the anxiety, I really haven't experienced a full attack in about 2 weeks. I haven't felt anxious, (not that I did on the pill it just seemed to kinda creep up on me for no reason) Keeping my fingers crossed. Like I said I still have a bit of the numbing here and there, but it is nothing like the constant numbing I used to experience. I'm actually anticipating feeling worse this next week, b/c it should be the start of my period. And like you said and others I have read stating it's worse around menstration and ovulation, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I'm glad you are starting to feeling better. It's a shame that you have to take another drug to cure the symptoms of an old drug, hopefully you will be able to stop that soon as well. I still think's it's absolutely crazy that a stupid birth control pill can cause so many problems. I really don't think I want to take another one. I'm 27 but my b.f. and I don't want kids any time in the near future, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I guess condoms for now. I really don't want to mess with my hormones any more.
I did go to the Dr. on Mon. and they took blood pressure, they said it was fine, so I guess that's OK.
Thanks for your help. Like I said before, I really appreciate this site I think it's great that women can talk to other women experiencing the same thing. I really hope they get that crap off the market...
Hill

I took Yasmin for a year to clear up my acne and regulate my periods...but I quit taking it in October because I thought it was exacerbating my anxiety and depression. (Also, I quit antidepressants in August, so that probably had more to do with why I feel like I've completely lost my mind...?)

Anyway, now I'm worried that I could possibly have PCOS...I gained like 25 lbs. in the past year (UGH!) while on Yasmin. (Not saying Yasmin was the cause - I really let my eating habits get out of control and I wish I would've stopped myself). Since I've quit Yasmin, my acne has started to creep up slowly again...My back is beginning to look like a warzone. I really hope it doesn't get worse on my face! Also, I looked in a magnifying mirror the other day, and I have BLACK hairs sprouting on my upper lip and chin!!! I have blonde hair and fair skin..This is horrible, I don't know what to do. Anyone have similar problems??
--annie

Hey ladies, Silke, Joanne and all of you out there suffering,

I recently went to a top notch endocrinologist after my gyne denied everything I complained about the yasmin. I asked him what he knows about yasmin. His answer " another form of bc out the the 35 brands available." I told him of my symptoms and he said it all makes sense. each body reacts differently and that it takes 6 months at least to get back in balance. I'm almost 5 months off yasmin. 1 natural period. My most severe side effects is weight gain and plummeting libido. Sometimes I feel the water retention will drive me mad. However some days are better than other which gives me some hope that I might still creep out of this unscathed in the future. Cheer up and keep your chin up everyone. There are better days ahead. Let's just support each other . As they say " all good things come to those who wait."
Sherry

@ Voicesi
Glad to hear I'm not the only one with mental side effects 5 months later. You are so right, it does take a lot longer to get your hormones in balance. I, like you, feel soo much better, but the anxiety, irrational thoughts, and moodiness still creep up on me at times. Furthermore, I'm working on getting rid of this self-doubt and learning to trust myself all over again since Yasmin made me an irrational emotional mess.

kay21, it sounds like maybe you should go to a different gynecologist. it's so frustrating to me that so many doctors deny that these side effects could be caused by yasmin. have you told her about this website? i was on yasmin for a year and a half with no side effects. then i had a panic attack while driving and nearly got in an accident. i had horrible anxiety for a few weeks with some more panic attacks. i really felt like i was going crazy. it was a nightmare. thankfully, i found this website and immediately stopped taking yasmin (although my gynecologist didn't think that yasmin had anything to do with it). well, it's been five months and like others have said, the anxiety has gotten less and less each month. i haven't had a panic attack in months and am beginning to feel like my old self again. the anxiety does creep up around my period, but it's not nearly as bad. i'm so thankful that i found this website.

i also lost more hair and got acne after going off of yasmin, but that has gotten much better with time. it's all part of your body adjusting to the difference in hormones. it's amazing to me that doctors prescribe hormones so easily without accurately telling patients how hormones may affect them. good luck to everyone, and thanks so much for your input. it sounds dramatic, but finding this website really did save my life.

Not sure what happened: I had made a post several days ago. I thot it showed up..oh well.

They've reduced my dosage from 25mg/day to 10mg/day, it's been about 2 weeks. Some of the moon face has disappeared not a lot but some. The muscle cramps still creep up once in a while in the legs and sometimes the hands and even one in the neck but they pass more quickly now.

Eating is less of a problem. First of all, I was able to eat mounds of food. As mentioned by someone earlier, eating or not eating doesnt seem directly related to my weight but I did gain 4-5 pounds in 3 weeks and some days my weight would rocket 10 lbs right before bed. (Any weights taken outside the normal consistent time really don't count.. but they're interesting. Weight should be taken the same time under the same conditions every time to make any sense.) It wasn't just the eating it was the rationalization. "Oh I can eat just onemore helping.. about 5 lbs .. of potato salad". And it actually made sense. Probably related to the psychotic episodes others have mentioned. Now, at 10 mg, it IS easier to control. My weight has drifted back a bit to just 2 lbs over what I was when I started the pred.

Other side effects are still around: puffiness in the face (though it is diminished), buffalo hump, swollen belly, some acne (improves with phisohex), general movement of fat stores to all sorts of weird places. It is difficult to tell on a daily basis if that's changing only incomparison week over week (or more).

More later 'As the Prednisone turns'

I have wondered about the side effects of zyrtec - our daughter has been taking it for 5 year - the same amount of time she has been depressed, negative, etc and these symptoms just get worse as she grows older! I wish she wasn't taking zyrtec. I don't think it's just a coinincidence that her sadness, gloom, and depression began the same she started the zyrtec. She's only 50 lbs and the Dr has her on an adult dose (but she does have severe, severe allergies).

I have been on Lisinopril for about three months. Started at 10 mg/daily, but Dr increased to 20 mg/daily within a month as my blood pressure wasn't coming down as he expected. I was horrified to notice just yesterday that my face is becoming puffy and round, like it did when I took prednisone (which I no longer take - bad stuff for me). Also the weight I worked so desperately to loose from the prednisone is starting to creep back up. Have little energy and or desire to do the things I used to enjoy, frequently still feel anxiety (which I thought was caused by the high BP). Now I'm not sure about anything! Looking for good Naturopathic Doctor. Sick and tired of getting worse with all this expensive medication. My research on the side effects is unsettling. I'm a female 70 years old.