Dejay symptoms and conditions

Dear Jen

My Thyroid elevated quite high when I came off the Yaz I thought I was having heart attack
I had it last checked a month and half ago and it was 0.89

I dont know I too was wondering where it is at now
Maybe should have it checked again

Wish I understood what is making us all feel this way
Hormones?
Thyroid?
Stress?Anxiety?
Depression?

Which is it what is it???

I have tried so much
Just got adrenal support vitamins today and whole foods B6
Trying the vitamins now

Cant fall asleep on my own is so terrible

Does anyone else have insomnia or the problem where you cant fall asleep

Dejay had it the same as me but the Lexapro I believe made her gain her sleep back.

Is anyone else out there taking antidepressants and it helped alot

Dejay was a mess and the Lexapro has her out everyday and functioning pretty well and sleeping

I tried Lexapro for 4 weeks and it nearly killed me

My doctor wants me to try Celexa a mild version thinks it would help alot but Iam terrified

Anyone know?

Thanks Jasmine
Iam almost 4 months off and still having such a hard time with not feeling like myself and the mood swings

Sarah
Dejay is still having alot of the ups and downs as well
Lexapro is making her tired
She has good days and bad days
But we are both afraid we will never return to ourselves

hi kim 123,
i know you don't feel like yourself but just seeing your post you sound so much more together than you have when we have emailed each other,you seem stronger and the fact that you have been researching and are now able to pass your advice on is a sign that you are on the road to recovery,i am sooo pleased for you kim i really did feel for you when you were just of yasmin and in that terrible first stage of withdrawl,and also well done for getting off the lexapro,i'm sure you don't realise it but it was such a strong thing for you to do and you have coped brilliantly. how is dejay doing? have not heard from her in a while,i hope that means she is out there enjoying life to the full and had put this nightmare behind her!
great to hear from you on the new site,i hope you will find even more help and support on that site too.

sarah

i WAS ONLY ON yAZ yASMINE FOR 3 WEEKS and 3 months later Iam still not well and yes all the doctors told me its in my head as well and put me on Xanax andLexapro.

I had to stop the Lexapro as it made it impossible to eat and I was getting sicker and sicker on it

I still cannot sleeep does anyone else have chronic insomnia Iam talking about I cant take naps cant sleep I have to take something to sleep or I cant period
Doesnt matter what time of day or night

If I dont take something I will lay there all night long
Last night till 230 and I gave in and took something

What is causing this??????

Dejay had it as well but now she can sleep but she is on Lexapro so Iam wondering if the Lexapro had the opposite effect with her and made her sleep again.

Please someone??

i totally agree with dejay this persons comments brought such a negative vibe at least thats what i got from it. she claimed she had been reading for months well if that was the case she should have gotten all the information she needed. annoying????????? her posts were more annoying than any others i have read i wish her the best and full recovery becuase i would not wish this on my worst enemy but those posts made me outraged as well i dont understand ecspecially when sarah and the rest have been soooooooooooooooooooooo helpful i hope i dont see these negative posts from this person again we are all going thru a tough time because of yasmin and i hope everyone keeps doing exactly what they have been doing it has helped me alot good luck. for all new comers dont take yasmin yes everyone is different but if i had this information before i had taken i would have thought twice, i did not notice any side effects untill 2 years on so when people come here and say it worked great well it worked great for me too and now look be careful yasmin is evill and dangerous

On the contrary I think that other women being able to read what myself and or other women are going thru day to day with the effects of Yaz and Yasmine can be helpful.

Some women are thinking they are the only ones who are having horrible misery from these pills.

Iam talking personally to Flowerbabies Dejay and BitterRN so I dont post as much.

But I think alot of women are going to miss out on these valuable chats although I do think information should be provided also.......pertinent information.

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???

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YES! One of my severest symptoms!!

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Don't worry bout that fact, dejay, I think that is just because someone, who is fully recovered, simply doesn't get back to this forum again, cause there's no longer the need to find help. So I still believe, that there are people around, who are completely back to normal after that nightmare!! Well, though it would be so helpful for all of us to hear from someone, who got through this and is completely recovered.....

Greetings
Silke

Voice

I dont think the purpose of this forum is to be lecturing eachother.

iam still in desperation phase.

Patience you say........do you not realize that the number one symptom of anxiety is no patience??
Do you not realize that it would be Dejays husband writing to us had she listened to people say have more patience.
She was seriously going to kill herself in the bathroom that day.

Patience you say???
I have been off Yaz for 8 weeks now not 6 I have suffered and cried almost everyday I have yet to have a good day. I have pieces of good days but not a full day I can say is good.

I was a holistic person prior to Yaz my doctor insisted it was totally safe and would cause no effects my mistake for trying it yes.

But it really bothers me that you tell others on here to be patient when you dont know if they are home and suicidal would you really want to send that message. We all have our own tolerance level.

Obviously I didnt try Kava for 6 weeks than Valerian for 6 weeks I really didnt have calmness so no I couldnt try each thing for 6-7 weeks.

The Lexapro is a drug I was desperate I was at the end of my rope I was hysterical....does that mean now 3 1/2 weeks on it I want to keep taking it of course not I want to be the old Kim the old Me on my own not by another drug.

Its the old saying you guys feel better and have been thru it Dejay and I are in the midst of it we need support comfort understanding kind words soft hearts.

Y you felt necessary to lecture me when Iam already sad upset discouraged hurt and dont feel like myself in my own body.

I asked for advice on the Lexapro I know 3 1/2 weeks isnt much time to give it...but Iam terrified of it terrified of not getting off it terrified something is in my body that is a chemical again I want to go for a walk and feel like me not a stranger to myself.

Today I went out but I feel like a total stranger I dont know if this is the Lexapro making me feel this way or the hormones or how Iam going to be I post on here for help because I need it. Iam so scared.

I guess I dont have patience like you Voice you must have more patience than I will ever have Iam glad your patience made you get thur easier than Iam having but not everyone is the same.

I just post here for advice and help now Iam stressed out

I know it takes time but also iam a single mom who hasnt worked in 7 weeks and who has to I cant even comfortably go in stores and feel normal Iam lightheaded and uneasy how can I work.
I went on Lexapro to help me but I feel like a stranger to myself.

Patience i have been so patient for 8 weeks Iam scared
I want to be me!

Dejay, I was at that point, too, believe me. There were times around starts of 2005 where I just lived from day to day and the only consolation was, that I could end my life by myself if I should feel that I really can't take it any longer and nothing gets better further on.... I really had given up myself totally!! Without any hope for better days and I went through that for about 4 months. On some days my husband didn't know if he would find me still alive if he came back from work in the evening because I was really on the edge.... So believe me, I can imagine how Kim's doing right now!!

But it definitely needs more time than Kim already gave it!! It's not done within about 6 or 7 weeks. That's what everyone around here keeps telling her day by day.

And this should give her some hope: We ALL are still here and got through this all. I've been on Yasmin for very long 5 years and today I still don't know if I'll ever be back to the 100% old me, cause I still got problems durin my period and around ovulation, which sometimes really makes me desperate.

But with only 3 weeks on Yasmin there should be really hope to feel better so much earlier than we all did!! But please tell her not to give up everything that fast as she's doing now. Everything she tries to do against the anxiety needs time and I mean weeks, not only days!!!

Give her a big hug from me over the phone dejay and tell her that she MUST try to finally get some hope in her head. That's the only thing that helps.

Perhaps another thing that helped me sometimes: Everytime I felt the anxiety or got a panic attack I kept telling myself: It's all the Yasmin (and after getting off: It's all the hormones trying to get back in balance) and nothing will harm me, it feels very uncomfortable but it won't kill me!

Out of those words I told my self I took so much consolation and ability to go on still another day.

Kim and Dejay, you will get through this, I promise. And in a few months you both will be here in this forum telling other women the same things as we do now!! I'm so sure!!!

Sarah you still around??

I typed in several posts today.
Well as you know I was only on Yaz for 3 weeks and been off 7 weeks and Iam a mess still cant do anything much.

I cant believe I took the damn pill to begin with!!

Is there anyone who got better quickly or who didnt keep having the anxiety or anxious feelings quickly??

My pharmacist today told me to stop the Lexapro and see what happens but Iam scared dont feel good on it either though!!

Dejay and I talk everyday and she feels normal again and is out and about after only a month on the lexapro??? She responded well to it.

I want to be normal!!!!!!

Oh I was back to the ER 2 nights ago all my electrolytes iron all normal

All my levles are normal

My progesterone was low 2.0 I did take some of the cream prior to the Lexapro but it didnt help me any took for 3 weeks??

The Lexapro has helped Dejay but Iam still a mess going into my third week not sure what to do??

What is it all of you are taking Vioxin?? Or something like that???

Hi

I have read Kevin Tredeaus book and was a follower of him prior to this experience. I almost or did have a nervous breakdown from taking Yaz I tried to deal with it for 5 weeks on my own taking natural things Kava and St Johns Wort valerian walking swimming, I almost killed myself by not taking anything so be careful to scare women on here against taking anti anxiety meds.

Its a case by case situation.

I never took tylenol or nothing before this

Now Iam on lexapro I was one step away from having to be admitted to a hospital Dejay was locked in the bathroom reading to hurt herself she and I both treid on our own to solve the anxiety ours was horrible. I couldnt sleep bauseated lost 15 lbs crying hysterically in and out of the ER 7 times.
The anxiety was so horrible I cant even dscribe how horrible I felt. I still dont feel good on the Lexapro yet but Dejay is back to her old self shopping going out and is sleeping well but only after 3 weeks on Lexapro it saved her life.

Just be careful telling people not to take them someone could take their life by reading this forum and being too scared to take them.

Again I would of never of in my wildest dreams thought I would take one I didnt own a pill but I was at the brink of maddness.

If I could of done it without a pill trust me I would of.

Iam still shakey as I type my stomach is so torn up I cant eat well half the time cant work cant go in stores not doing well

iam using Calmfortay with the Lexapro tried it last night it is very soothing and homeopathic.

I wonder what Kevin Tredeau would do if he took Yaz or Yasmine and felt like us???

Hi Sarah

I was hoping the Lexapro would reduce the anxiety and the tingling would diminish no such luck yet. Iam only taking 1/2 tab oLexapro each day low dose so Iam only on pill 5 maybe its too soon Dejay felt back to normal on her 3rd week Iamon my 2nd and running out of patience

I was at the earlymenopause.com site and i have alot of the symptoms there although my hormone levels are as I said where they were a year ago so Iam all confused on whats causing my symptoms

Is it the anxiety is it the hormonesI dont know
If my hormone levels are low but what they were a year ago and a year ago I didnt have this than I attribute it to anxiety

Which Iam waiting for the Lexapro to get rid of

So furstrating!!!!!!!!!
I need to work be a mom a daughter live my life

I took Yaz for 3 weeks and Iam not 7 weeks later and still a mess

hi kim123.
i am not sure if b12 drops would make you more anxious or not. i take it in a b complex. it is so hard to know what will make us worse or better. i just tried taking a high dose fish oil for a few days but that seemed to make my physical symptoms worse. ie palpitations,agitation,racing heart and mild diarroea,not sure why that should happen as epa is meant to be very useful for anxiety and depression but it just goes to show how different we all are. i have tried many "natural remedies" that have given me an upset stomach or other mild symptoms. i used to be able to tolerate most things but cannot now,i don't know why. anything containing pseudoephidrine gives me really bad anxiety for some odd reason. i have taken it for years prior to yasmin. i agree with dejay that our brain chemicals have changed in some way as different drugs affect the 4 different receptors in our brain responsible for mood,sleep.body functions etc. oh joy!!!!!!! i hope that the natural balance can be restored naturally in time. i am going to give accupuncture a try and also maybe some hypnotherapy,i figure it can't hurt at this stage in the game. please have faith kim. i know it sounds easy to say but it will get better,the one thing we all have is time,devote some to your recovery and i'm sure you will feel better soon.

sarah

Hi Sarah

Thanks

Iam going to try and wean off of it in one month I cant stand having something foreign in my body!
I dont take pills I dont even know why I took Yaz I guess because my doctor said it would be good for a ovarian cyst I had and I trusted her!!

I cant sleep either now dont know if its the Lexapro or the Yaz help its horrible!!!!

Does anyone know if it is going to be no problem to stop the Lexapro.
my doctor said she isnt treating me for anxiety but a induced anxiety so I should be able to come off easy Iam terrified of stopping and feeling this way again!

B12.......I was taking liquid B12 drops???
But than my doctor told me it was adding to the anxiety
I believe in my bloodwork B12 was tested but not positive if not I will go get it checked via bloodwork!

Had to have a mouth cyst removed today yes induced by the stress of Yaz by a ENT he said to be careful with Xanax and any antidepressants. He said that it appeared that the anxiety wasnt leaving no matter what I tried....eating drinking alot vitamins walking baths massages acupuncture. I was getting massages 3 times a week.

The anxiety wouldnt pass I still have it some today
But I wanted to heal all on my own not by another drug
So frustrating

Dejay is well she was in a bad way she was crying every day losing weight I was in the ER once a week she was in her bathroom.
Our symptoms were so severe I lost my job she couldnt take care of her family and we were crying suffering every single day with no relief it was the most horribliest thing in my life.

I just need some advice on if anyone thinks in 30 days I will be over the hump and the anxiety gone??? So i can stop the Lexapro???

Please advise

hi kim123,
i have never tries lexapro but looked it up just out of interest. it seems like one of the better ones to try. it does say on a couple of the sites that you can cut 10mg tablet in half as sometimes the higher dose can make you feel a bit zombie like. Well done you for taking a positive step to getting better. as i said in a previous posting to you. it does not matter how you get better,all that matters is that you do. there is no harm in trying this pill,if it turns out not to be right for you then wean off it and try something else.if it helps you then that can only be a good thing,if dejay is doing better on it maybe you will too.

best wishes.

sarah

Just a update I have taken 3 of the Lexapro and Iam very tired and dont feellike myself

I also didnt sleepwelllast 2 nights

Of course had all these symptoms prior to Lexapro

I will say it got rid of the creepy crawling under my arms that I suffered with for 6 weeks. It was like restless arm syndrome and it went away only 3 days on the Lexapro keeping my fingers crossed it doesnt come back.

Dejay also is on lexapro a week ahead of me and just so you all know she is doing so much better.
She was awful 2 weeks ago and now she is laughing and decorating her Christmas Tree.
I was really worried about her as she and I have become so close.

She swears she has no side effects from the Lexapro

I feel tired and kind of blah

I need to get back to work and get back on track and its so hard and so frustrating

I only slept 3 hours last night and wish I could take a nap but I cant.

DJ is seeing a therapist and she said the checmicals in our brains were altered by the stupid pill but that we will be back to normal.

I hate that I had to take a pill to get over Yaz/Yasmine as I said I didnt even take a Tylenol prior to this experience.

Does anyone else have any experience with the Lexapro??

Cant believe I had to take it
I too had been to the Emergency like 7 times in 7 weeks everytime telling em Iam fine except the first time I was anemic.
The last time I went to the ER the doctor told me to see a shrink.....he didnt believe a pill could trigger this

Dejay and I are so mad about the pill
It has stolen a part of our life and robbed a part of our soul

This experience forever changed us both

We have to do something everyday innocent women are taking the pill only to end up where we are today! Its wrong

Very very wrong

I have had pharmacist my doctor other doctors tell me its not the pill well it was the pill or the effects it played on my hormones

It made me a person who never took medication in my life have to take Lexapro!

Hi Guys

iam weaker than you all I know I startted the Lexapro I was crying so bad from the constant aggitation and couldnt do it anymore
I suffered for 6 weeks of aggitation everyday
It was getting the best of me and my heart and soul

My sister didnt want me to take it as we are naturalists but I already screwed up and took the BCP

I was desperate I needed something to take away the anxiety it just became too much to handle
My stomach was constantly nauseated from the anxiety to where I couldnt look at myself

Here is what the pharmacist told me
May apply to everyone

I was anemic than took BCP which depletes you nutritionally anyhow he said being Iam 42 I was probably already low in estrogen progesterone than WHAM I took synthetic hormones and than WHAM went off the pill and left my body is sheer panic state which created the anxiety!

I believe this to be true but prior to the pill I was functioning quite well even with low hormone levels.

Why did I decide to give the Lexapro a try I guess because Dejay seemed to be getting ebtter on it and I was not and I was at the end of my rope.

I have only taken 3 pills of the Lexapro too soon to tell will keep you posted.
The doctor said I should only have to take it one month and than wean off it by than the anxiety should subside who knows

It is upseting my stomach
As I havnt eaten well in 6 weeks and my stomach is very sensitive
I dont notice anyother side effects of it yet
Just nauseated some and a bit lightheaded but this could be due to my lack of appetite

I know you guys are mnad at me for trying it

Hi Everyone

Iam still doing not well went back to ER today I know they are sick of me have been 5 times in 6 weeks cant help it the effects are so horrible and scary

I took a quarter of the Lexapro yesterday and a quarter today it scares me too
If any of you knew how holistic I was prior to this
I never took anything at all and was always telling everyone to stop taking what they were taking and go to the health food store.

I dont know what made me takt the BCP.
I think I was weak from the anemia and wasnt thinking clear

Yes I have had my blood drawn 4 times now just today again my iron is up to 12.8 was a 8!
Ferritin is kind of low doctor told me to continue iron daily

My stomach is so nauseated though its hard for me to tolerate it now
Couldnt eat and still losing weight I cant sit down to a meal just biting here and there

Its so scary I have lost my slepp my appetite

The Lexapro is terrifying to me but no one has discussed the serotonin in the brain. Dejay therapist and cotor told her that the serotin and dopamine were altered by the BCP.
Iam not sure how that all works

I dontlike fooling around with chemicals but Dejay said we made that mistake when we took the BCP

Iam making myself sick about the Lexapro and that I took it I felt so jittery from it last night and today
Iam terrified to get hooked on it

The doctor and pharmacist said I can stop it at anytime I feel better in a month or whenever

Iam scared of it scared of not getting better scared of never being the same scared of missing these days of my life scared of losing my mind

Weight yes I too lost so much weight my rigs and chest bones are poking out

Thanks everyone Guest upset melast night couldnt sleep

Dont know whoguest is but apparently they didnt experience the anxiety of the pill

I have had anxiety for 6 weeks and its just taking a toll

Will probably try the AD it helped Dejay and our symptoms have been close
hard for me because Iam so holistic but Iam not getting better on my own despite walks and water and sleep

oh well will see
thanks silke flowerbabies and sarah and Dejay

Dejay and I ran parallelon this whole episode
She didnt have any of the symptoms prior to Yaz either

Dejay is taking lexapro and I may be soon as well if this anxiety doesnt subside

To say I have other issues going on I dont know how prior to Yaz
I never took a prescription drug
Never took over the counter meds
Never went to a counselor
Never had PMS
Never had anxiety

Now Iam anxiety ridden shakey and cant get myself back

Its overwhelming scary and upseting

hi kim123.
keep track of your periods,make a note of when you are ovulating etc,you may see some changes in feelings and behaviour. i think silke suggested writting a diary every day of your feelings,sensations,aches and pains. i did that too and it helped me spot a pattern in my mood changes but it also shows me how much i have improved since i stopped taking yasmin in june. i know it seems like you will never be normal again but you will it will just take a little time. unfortunately there is no magic number of time that makes us better,it just takes as long as it takes,please try not to become depressed and low as this will only make things worse. have you tried going for a nice long swim? i found swimming to be very relaxing. when i was at my worst i spent quite a few hours in the pool as swimming forces you breath properly and your brain needs to be concentrating on co-ordinating your arms and legs to keep you afloat! excercise is also one of the best ways to help your system to recover,you will sweat out excess hormones etc there have been lots of studies on diet and excercise for women with hormonal problems and pms/pmdd and also depression/anxiety. it is certainly worth a try. i am so sorry i cannot just say..hey take this it will cure everything you are going through,i have never found just one thing that helped me but all the little things accumulate and make a pretty good start. i felt like you about the anti depressants etc.my doctor kept trying to give them to me but i was too scared of the side effects to even consider them,they may have helped me i don't know,i chose positive thinking.cognitive behaviour techniques, healthy diet,excercise and vitamin/mineral supplements but that may not be right for everyone.we all have to find our own way through, but know that you have the support of everyone here.

dejay,
yes i got really greasy hair after i stopped yasmin,i lost loads of hair too,thankfully it is growing back now! i don't get the cystic spots on my scalp i have them all around the front of my ears and down the sides of my neck,they are gross and really sore. i also get a monthly outbreak of really huge sore spots on my chin and jaw line. i hate them but would rather have them than feel how i did whilst i was on yasmin. my skin was lovely on it,it's just a shame it turned me into a complete basket case that could not step foot outside of the front door to show off my lovely skin!

best wishes to you ladies.