Depressing symptoms and conditions

I was on Yasmin for about 7 weeks. The first couple weeks seemed fine, just queezy stomach and some headaches. Then, when I was supposed to be PMSing, I became so lethargic and depressed I could barely function. I laid in bed for 2 days not eating, thinking my world was going to fall apart. I only had energy enough to do a small chore at home (like bathe or brush my teeth) then crawl back into bed. The worst is that, normally if I get down I know deep down it will pass and there's a light at the end of the tunnel. But with Yasmin, my brain is foggy and I feel like there's no hope, w the lack of energy is even more depressing because I can't motivate to do anything and get my mind off my worries. Now I can understand why people get suicidal on Yasmin. There's no reason for me to be so tired, I lift weights 3 times a week and w a trainer (luckily or I would never be motivated to get there), I'm lean and muscular and healthy. Well, after the PMS I never got my period either.
Then after freaking out for a few days (and at my poor boyfriend) I was more mellow for the next couple weeks but still nausea and headaches. Then 2nd month PMS started... same thing, just overwhelmingly depressed and unable to reason it away or snap out of it. I've lost my temper a few times. My energy level is so low I just want to lay in bed all day. Now I just figured out that it was because of Yasmin. I was beginning to worry that I was loosing my mind. I really wanted to stick it out another month to see if they would go away but at this rate I'm going to be in a mental ward by that time.

I admit that I may be prone to get depressed, however, I don't take anti-depressents (I tried Wellbutrin a few yrs. ago and it made me very high strung and irritable). I've figured out lifestyle changes to manage when i get down. I just do things that I enjoy when I get down. But Yasmin has made it so that I don't enjoy life, and I don't even have the energy to work out, go out with people so I can get my mind off of my gloom and doom. It's horrible what Yasmin has done, I have never experienced depression like this and I've been down some tough roads in my life. I always have an inner hope and light in me that keeps me going, and what I'm experiencing with Yasmin is that it kills any voice of hope or optimism leaving one disoriented and afraid. I have been off of it for the 2nd day now and hope things start to clear up soon. Good luck with your experience and I hope this helps... even now, I'm not sure if it really IS Yasmin or me, but I believe the posts people have written so I want to X Yasmin out of my life so I KNOW that no drug is making me this way.

I was on Yasmin for about 7 weeks. The first couple weeks seemed fine, just queezy stomach and some headaches. Then, when I was supposed to be PMSing, I became so lethargic and depressed I could barely function. I laid in bed for 2 days not eating, thinking my world was going to fall apart. I only had energy enough to do a small chore at home (like bathe or brush my teeth) then crawl back into bed. The worst is that, normally if I get down I know deep down it will pass and there's a light at the end of the tunnel. But with Yasmin, my brain is foggy and I feel like there's no hope, w the lack of energy is even more depressing because I can't motivate to do anything and get my mind off my worries. Now I can understand why people get suicidal on Yasmin. There's no reason for me to be so tired, I lift weights 3 times a week and w a trainer (luckily or I would never be motivated to get there), I'm lean and muscular and healthy. Well, after the PMS I never got my period either.
Then after freaking out for a few days (and at my poor boyfriend) I was more mellow for the next couple weeks but still nausea and headaches. Then 2nd month PMS started... same thing, just overwhelmingly depressed and unable to reason it away or snap out of it. I've lost my temper a few times. My energy level is so low I just want to lay in bed all day. Now I just figured out that it was because of Yasmin. I was beginning to worry that I was loosing my mind. I really wanted to stick it out another month to see if they would go away but at this rate I'm going to be in a mental ward by that time.

I admit that I may be prone to get depressed, however, I don't take anti-depressents (I tried Wellbutrin a few yrs. ago and it made me very high strung and irritable). I've figured out lifestyle changes to manage when i get down. I just do things that I enjoy when I get down. But Yasmin has made it so that I don't enjoy life, and I don't even have the energy to work out, go out with people so I can get my mind off of my gloom and doom. It's horrible what Yasmin has done, I have never experienced depression like this and I've been down some tough roads in my life. I always have an inner hope and light in me that keeps me going, and what I'm experiencing with Yasmin is that it kills any voice of hope or optimism leaving one disoriented and afraid. I have been off of it for the 2nd day now and hope things start to clear up soon. Good luck with your experience and I hope this helps... even now, I'm not sure if it really IS Yasmin or me, but I believe the posts people have written so I want to X Yasmin out of my life so I KNOW that no drug is making me this way.

I am 19 years old and I recently was taken off of it 2 years ago when I switched doctors. Prior to the switch I had been on it for 16 years. I prob have some of the worse side effects. Because it causes an increase in appetite I ate but I didn't eat all the time, and I ended up gaining over 100lbs. I have a black-brown ring around my neck and for the longest time I thought it was dirt that wouldn't come off so sometimes I scrubed my neck sometimes to the point that it was raw.I have bad acne on my back and its just horrible.I cry every single night because of the side effects.I just want to know if anyone on here can help me.

Brain zaps, tingling in hands and fingers. I take 300 mg, 150mg AM and 150mg PM. Sometimes before I take my PM dose I get the electrical sensation, I call brain zaps in my ears and tingling in my hands and fingers. I have had about a 12 pound weight gain and still going. The weight gain is depressing in itself. I also have the excessive sweating. YUK!

Those of you that has experienced weight gain....do you think its because the Zoloft as increased your appetite? I can handel being tired and going to the bathroom all day... but I would be in worse shape if I gained weight....what else is more depressing!! My husband started Zoloft a few weeks ago for anxiet, and his main complaint is exhaustion. My OBGYN gave it to me for severe PMS.

Best of luck to everyone here....

Have been on Diovan for only afew week.Things are already bad can't get up all I want to do is sleep.Taking a shower has become a chore.My blood pressure has dropped but I'm missing out on life .Headaches,dizzy,fatigue,bloating and depressing has taken it over.

I have been taking levoxyl for 13 years. I have experienced a lot of the symptons you describe. It took almost 5 years to find the right dosage that I feel normal on. Just because the TSH is in the normal range doesn't mean you'll feel normal. I went to a specialist who tweaked the doses till I felt my best. For me that is a TSH of between 1 and 2. If it goes lower or higher, even though it is in normal range I get symptons of either hypo or hyperthyroidism. Each time a dose is ajusted it takes a good 3 to 4 months for your body to adjust. So finding the right dose is a long process. And finding the right Doctor to work with you can be a long process. The Doctor told me the thyroid is the theromstate of your body and if it isn't set exactly right you'll feel it. It regulates everything. I have never had an allergic reaction side effect of levoxyl just dose related side effects and they can be very depressing. To give all of you hope I can say that once you find your dose you'll feel like your old self again.I feel better then ever.

I was on toprol , however because of my side effects- fatigue, ringing in hears, foggy-thinking, general overall felt bad, - my doctor has taken me off and put me on dilta- a calcium channel blocker. Just changed 7 days ago so I am still adjusting to the dilta. I've had fatigue and general overall felt bad , some anxiety , not sure if from the change from toprol or just adjusting to the new drug. It's very depressing to keep having problems. Good luck to you all!!

have had most of the side effects from taking this drug for only 10 days but has anyone out there ever had an awful metalic taste in their mouth

3 weeks before my wedding I started Levaquin for the second year in a row for a sinus infection. Last year the sinus infection was so bad I was in bed with face pain, so any other pain I had didn't register, so if I had the joint pain I wouldn't have noticed. But this year I got such bad knee pain I couldn't even stand up. Who knew it could be associated with the antibiotic I was taking. I was barely able to walk down the aisle. That was one month ago, I still have knee pain, can not stand up from a kneel. I was not told about this side effect until I saw the Dr. last week for a follow up. The pain is in my elbows also, limited movement there.
Depressing.

Hi there... I have just found this site and I'm very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to sit down and tell us their story mine is very similar. BELIEAVE me I feel like I am pushing my family away and I'm losing my relationship with the one person who used to make me feel like I was the most beautiful woman in the world.
I'm a 40 yr female have or maybe had a great job that I loved... On April 12 I noticed a small red rash on my lower right leg no big deal went to the Dr. gave me some cream and sent me home well I went to work and by the afternoon things just seem to get bad my legs began to swell and little blisters started to pop up so I went to the E.R. they had no Idea what was wrong with me got me an appointment to see a skin DR. so I went home but the pain from the swelling was so bad I could not walk any longer went back to the E.R. they gave me some pain meds and called in some other DR. things had gone from bad to worse my feet had gotten to big I could not put on shoes and I had bruised completely across the bottoms of my feet they put me on 30mg of PRED. and it seem to be under control sent me home after 3 day in the hospital things were good for about a day or so I thought I would go back to work well that was not a very good idea.... My sister had to come and take me back to the ER where they did 2 biopsies and still have no idea what is wrong with me. so now they put me on 60mg of PRED the rash has gone, lots of scaring on my feet because of the blisters once they broke and dried out but I can live with that....
It's the side effects that they don’t tell you about,
MOON FACE I can't look at myself cause really that’s not me anymore,
WEIGHT GAIN I have always been thick but I can't handle the extra 30lbs I've gained,
MOOD SWINGS are unbearable,
PAINFUL JOINTS, CAMEL HUMP, BLOODY NOSE, BRUSING, SORE TEETH/GUMS, DRY EYES, FAITIGE, and worsted of all
I don’t have a support systems in my life so I'm fighting this by myself everyday, I have 3 kids that I have tried to explain all this to but they don't get it and well my boyfriend he tells me he understands that its the meds pushing him away but if I can't figure away to control this I will lose every thing including my job. I cant even get the energy together half the time to make it up and down the stairs which also comes with the pain of just trying to lift each leg up to climb the stairs, I also have the camel hump which I find very painful, The acne and the hair growth that I have to get wax off once a month cause I feel like a man I feel like a loser and as of the last couple of days I just want to give up I am now down to 20mg per day but I find that I am feeling so sick I cant think straight I hope and pray for each and every person out there that has to take this MED that you get better and I do hope that my symptoms wont come back. Thanks for being here and I’m glad I found this site. I know now that I’m not losing my mind completely. Elizabeth.

My husband had been on lipitor for several years. He thought his symptoms of headache, severe muscle aches, depression were related to just getting older. He is 55 years old. He was beginning to feel like this was the way he was going to have to live the rest of his life. He use to be the life of the party but had got to the point that all he wanted to do was sit in the recliner and rest or sleep. He had even become uninterested in sex. This was one of the main reasons for the depression because he was always very sexual active. It was very depressing that he didn't even want to have sex. He also developed peronies (spelling?) but never even occurred to either one of us that it may be related. His last visit to the doctor (about 3 weeks ago) he mentioned these problems and the doctor told him that he had had several of the similar complaints and they all took lipitor. He told him to stop taking it. He says the improvement in just 3 weeks is amazing. The muscle pain and other symptoms are getting better. He told me that he honestly did not know how much longer he could go on feeling the way he did. We never even thought about researching this drug until the doctor told him to stop taking it. I don't know if the peronies is related but if it is I don't think it is reversable. His doctor is scheduling an appointment with a urologist.

I am a Registered Nurse, I am 35 years old and I have been taking Yaz for about 1.5 months now and have had an overall bad experience and now reading all of other's side effects, I think I will be taking myself off of it. I have horrible fatigue and extreme weakness, I am a runner and for the last 2 weeks have had difficulty finishing my runs without dizziness and almost collapse. This in itself is depressing but I also have noticed the depressive symptoms are worse than the symptoms of depressive type emotions I exprerience with PMDD. PMDD is the reason I sought out a treatment and they suggested this, not very happy with it. I also have breast swelling now with tenderness and very low libido and extreme need to sleep, sleep and sleep. I also am irritable and angry with outbursts much of the time, I can't deal with this anymore and I will be ceasing the regime. It is nice to know that others have the same type effects, especially with the exercise intolerance. I also have tremulousnous and general fogginess of thought. Well, thanks readers for your shared info. A.Wilson

I was on prednisone for 6 weeks off and on and took it a total of 28 days for an bronchitis and gained 8 lbs. and still gaining.
It is very depressing since I am also going through menopause. I have been off of them almost 3 weeks. Does anyone know how long it will take to get the weight off? I feel like anything I eat will make me blow up. Thanks.

I have been taking Toprol for about a year for elevated heart rate. It slowed down my heart allright, and my metabolism slowed down with it! I've gained 20 lbs in a year! I joined Weight Watchers 9 weeks ago expecting to lose about 10 lbs by now. I keep a food journal, eat per the program and exercise 5 times a week. I have lost NOTHING. It is very depressing when you do everything that you're supposed to to lose weight and nothing happens. I am going to discuss other alternatives with my physician.

Let me just say, if you are thinking of starting Toprol then you need to consider this. It works great at lowering your heart rate, but it also with make you gain weight, have anxiety attacks, severe shortness of breath, insomnia, and a low libido. Your doctor's are not going to tell you this and will blame all the side effects on other things. At least that was my experience and what seems to be many other experiences according to this site. I was put on Toprol due to an elevated heart rate (186 beats per minute) that was caused by being severly anemic. Now other than being anemic, I was a completely healthy and fit 29 year-old female without any other heart problems. After being on 100 mg of Toprol for 4 days I would periodically feel a dull pain in my chest and would get extremely pale. On the 6th day, the pain was so bad I went to the emergency room, they told me that it was just an anxiety attack. Up until this point in my life, I had never experienced any sort of anxiety or depression and could not think of anything that would cause it (no stress in life, great marriage, etc.) After the visit to the ER, I decided to reduce my Toprol down to 50 mg a day to see if that helped my problem any. After reducing my meds, I felt 85% better. No chest pains. Well, I'm not one to take medication for long periods of time (I think in the long run they can sometimes cause more harm than help) and since I was only to take the Toprol until my anemia was under control, I decided recently to start to wean myself off (without doctor's consent.) I am currently down to 25 mg a day, which hasn't been easy. I've tried to move down to 12.5 a day, but have trouble sleeping and feel very anxious. I've been on Toprol for 2 months and I have gained 10 pounds (eat like I always have...fruits, veggies, whole wheat and lean meat) and have a low sex drive (never a problem before). I'm too young for this crap.

STOP WITH THESE POSTS LEADING PEOPLE TO THAT HORRIBLE WEBSITE WHICH OFFERS NO HOPE FOR THESE PEOPLE!!! THIS WEBSITE: WWW.FQVICTIMS.ORG TELLS THESE POOR PEOPLE THERE IS NO HOPE AND THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE PERMANENT, WHICH THEY ARE NOT! LISTEN GUYS, IF YOU ONLY TOOK 1 OR 2 DOSES OF THIS MEDICATION AND HAVE SUFFERED THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. THE SYMPTOMS DO GO AWAY. FOR SOME OF THESE PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 40 WHO WERE ON THIS MED LONGER THAN A WEEK, SOME OF THEM HAVE SUFFERED PERMANENT MUSCLE AND TENDON DAMAGE AFTER THEY STOPED THE MEDICATION... PLEASE CONSULT YOUR DOCTORS FIRST INSTEAD OF READING THESE HORRIBLE STORIES ON THESE DEPRESSING WEBSITES THAT OFFER NO REAL HELP. THERE WAS A SUICIDE A MONTH AGO BECAUSE OF THAT WEBSITE. THE PERSON FELT THERE WAS NO HOPE FROM WHAT HE READ AND TOOK HIS OWN LIFE... PLEASE PEOPLE, AFTER READING THIS, KEEP THE FAITH... CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR AND FIND PEPOLE IN YOUR FAMILY THAT CAN HELP YOU... WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER PERSON FEELING HELPLESS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY READ ON SOME CONSPIRACY WEBSITE... ITS JUST HORRIBLE. PAY NO MIND TO WWW.FQVICTIMS.ORG ... FOR YOUR OWN SANITY...

I've been loosing massive amounts of hair the last three weeks... same amount of time I've been taking 40mg daily of Protonix. Anyone else with the same side effect?

Hi, I'm taking prednisone for 2 months already. I am not sure anymore if this pred is doing me more good than harm. I gained 20 pounds with a moon face filled with acne... It is so depressing because I never had problems with my skin and with my weight until I start taking pred for allergies. If I stop or wean down the dosage, then my allergies (hives) breaks out .Now, I feel so miserable and just want to stay home specially now that my students are noticing these horrible changes. I don't know how will I ever get back to normal again.

wow I almost forgot to add to the previous post...

incredibly decreased sex drive! I mean I am sooo attracted to my boyfriend and can still get turned on, but when in bed together I dont wanna have sex, or do anything sexual. It's so depressing. Once we get into things I typically enjoy it, but its not the same as it used to be. I cant get excited about it anymore :(

What that heck is it about Yasmin that is making it so different from any other pill?
Why am I turning into a "Yasmaniac"!?

I had a total thyroidectomy last year...long story short, after about 4 months my surgeon said the scar was turning into a keloid ( I now wish I would have just left it alone) So he recommended kenalog injections. I had 3 total over a 3 month period. After a few months the scar had severly indented & it looks horrible...when I swallow it looks like my throat is mangled inside. I hate it & I don't think there is anything I can do about it. I wish I would have been advised about the possible side effects!!! I can 't stand that people stare at my neck when I talk to them...it's very depressing. Not to be so vain, but I'm a young woman!!!

It is amazing how many victims of kenalog there are and the drug is still bieng used without warning.Never ending periods are a terrible side effect but disfiguring atrophy is completley unacceptable!!!I have not been the same since my Kenalog injection and I feel that I have been violated ,we all have been violated.If there are so many victims of this drug why isn't there a class action lawsuit?We need to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and do something about it.I meet with an attorney next week and I pray to God that it will have a positive out come but I am only one voice.I don't know how to get the ball rolling,Ijust know that if we all joined together maybe we canbe heard.No more victims of Kenalog!We deserve compensation for our depressing and disfiguring side effects.Every body should be warned and doctors need to be responsible about this terrible drug.Most of us weren't even given a choice we were just injected and sent home to bleed for months and watch our bodies fall apart.

hbp 150/96. have to take blood pressure meds to control it. have been off yasmin for 4 months. has anyone else had their pressure go up and then come back down? how long did it take to normalize. this is really depressing and so unfair.

I took ambrien for two weeks, then went to ambrien cr. I started having very depressing dreams which kept up for 4 nights. I stopped the medicine and the depression has nearly disappeared.

hi juze,
your lucky you relized what the yasmin was doing to you so fast.some of us here have been on yasmin for years before we relized what was happening to us.everybody's body is different i was on yasmin 2 years before i stopped it back in jan.with in a month i was back to my old self but there are some that have been off it even over a year & still suffering from this toxicn.yet some dr's write us off saying depression & other things whats really depressing is the fact we don't get listened to by are dr's.there is a complaint line for the maker of yasmin.i think it was posted by twogirlsmom,and someone else posted the web address of the fda to complain to also.i would make a big complant if i was you the more complants maybe the fda will force yasmin off the market.the only thing i can tell you is keep drinking water it should flush it out of your body because it worked for me.take care good luck
michellep