Dating symptoms and conditions

I was on Yasmin for about 4 years, and this time included when I started dating my husband. Since we've been married, our sex life has been terrible. I never ever had any sex drive. I hated sex. I never got anything out of it, and it was actually painful when we did have it. I questioned my OBGYN and she said it had nothing to do with the birth control that I was depressed and so on. I did not buy that AT ALL! I have been off of Yasmin for about 3 weeks, and it was the BEST decision I have ever made. We have had FANTASTIC sex since, and I've been the one to initiate it. I have also been more motivated to clean house, blah blah. I WILL NEVER go back on Yasmin or any other BC as far as I am concerned.

I've been on the nuvaring since January 2007. The first few months were great! I felt awesome and better than ever. This was because it kept my periods on a normal schedule. I was having them 2 and sometimes 3 times a month for 7 or 8 days at a time. NR completely took care of that problem. My periods are great now and almost pain free. They are very light, and that week, I feel better than ever. However, that is about the only thing that is really great about this stuff. Here in the last few months I have become increasingly emotional. I cry over everything and anything...even if it's nothing. I lose my temper quite frequently (over stuff that used to never bother me). I am extremely tired and can't seem to catch up on sleep. Also, in the past few weeks, I've began experiencing odd pains in my right chest area and head. They are weird feeling and very hard to describe. I am still at a loss to what I am going to do. I suppose I am going to ask other's opinions. NR can be a great thing, but it also messes with your emotions way too much. The worst part is, the man that I love and am getting married to on September 15th, 2007 is having to deal with a totally different person than he started dating. It makes me sad, yet I know that I need to be on some form of birth control due to such long and frequent periods without it.

Hi, well I have been thinking about getting off Yasmin because I feel that I have become a really moody person. I have been on it for 4years and the only reason why I haven't changed my birth control is because I don't know how other B.C.'s are going to make me react. The only reaason I noticed was because my boyfriend and I were dating long before I got on Yasmin and I always felt great and after I got on it I started feeling very insecure, made about every little thing and just plane crazy. I had to stop thinking it for a month and I have to say that month was great! I had no mood swings and things just felt different and when I got back on it I am back to feeling mad all the time... I know I should get off it but I don't want to have irregular bleeding, longer periods, or possibly go thought the same thing I have with Yasmin. Yet I don't want it to rule my life anymore... Some advice would be helpful because I run out of my refills at the end of this month and I think I should decide now. I am also going to another gynecologist next week and plan on talking to her about my situation but it would be great to hear from people that have had the same problem.

Hi, I am new to this website. I need help. I really believe my marriage is in jeopardy. I started on bcp after 5 years of bcp free. The first bc I can't even remember the name caused weird side effects. I have been on Yasmin since November 2005. I am so angry right before my period. I have been on Zoloft since January thinking I was depressed but I really think that Yasmin is the real cause. Also, sores on my legs and arms haven't been healing quickly even with antibiotic ointments. I've been checked for HIV and am negative. My husband suggested I get help for my anger management. I remember when we first started dating. I wasn't on anything and was so happy. No PMS, periods lasted 4 days. Now my periods last 7 days or more. I am really bitchy and angry all the time. Wake up with night sweats and panic like feeling. I can't take this. Help me, please. Can I just stop Yasmin or do I have to wait to finish the pack. Only 8 days left of this pack.

Hi Ladies,
I've posted off and on for the past year about my Yasmin Hell. About a year ago, I stopped taking Yasmin because of severe anxiety, insomnia, night sweats, and hair loss (I'm only 26). My doctor told me it was not the Yasmin and it was just "stress" but when I stopped taking it, I suddenly started feeling better. I just want everyone out there to know, that the symptoms do go away eventually. It's been almost a year now and I am back to my normal self. I will never touch the stuff again. So if anyone is wondering when their bodies will get back to normal after getting off Yasmin, hang in there!

HI, this is to answer the message from guest 13393, don't worry too much about putting on weight after you stop taking yasmin, I haven't, on the contrary. True , I only stopped four weeks ago, so it might come, but sofar I have lost 3 kilos (6pounds? sorry I don't know, being French). I am no longer bloated, it feels really good to become my own self again. Stop taking that poison now, you surely won't regret it. ANyway, you will have to one day, and believe me, the sooner the better. Yesterday I had a look at a photo of me dating from February, I just couldn't recognize myself, I looked like a bad special effect form a horror film, like when someone is pumped up and about to explode...

What drives me crazy are the things that involve my brain. This includes speeking, thinking and comprehending, and memory loss. When I go to talk, instead of saying "vinegar" it comes out "vigenar" for example. People have to tell me things over and over and most of the times very slowly until I have it correctly in my head. It frustrates me so. However, the memory loss is the worst. It as if I have become an amnesia patient. I am currently dating a man that I dated a few years ago. We go places that I think we have never been before. So I start telling him about the place and what I like about the place and I go on and on and then it dawns on me that we have been there together and I feel like an idiot and become so embarrased. Or I start to say something like, "Did we ever go to such and such a place?" and he might say, "No, why?" Now, in my head I'm thinking it was him and actually it might have been another guy, but I can't remember so I have to cover for myself so I say, "Oh, it must have been a dream I had of you." Now the doctor who checked me in for my last hospitalization said, "Well, if you can stand the confusion for a little bit longer and lose some more weight, why not stay on it?" I don't know if it's worth it....