Easier said than done symptoms and conditions

hi claudia (hope)
i know exactly what you are going through,i have been there myself (as have many many women on this site) i suffered extreme anxiety/panic attacks,they were by far some of the worst symptoms i had while taking this pill as i felt i was going mad or had some kind of mental illness,i really thought my life as i knew it was over,i am 32 years old with 2 young children but i felt that bad i didn't think i wanted to carry on...then i found this site and came across so many women in this same situation and it saved me. i have been off yasmin for 4 months now and my anxiety levels are way way way down,it is now mainly in the background and is a memory rather than a constant feeling of fear. the practical things you can do are...take a B vitamin complex, vitamin B6, a magnesium supplement and maybe a little zinc too. take really good care of yourself with regards to what you eat and how much excercise you do.drink plenty of water and i mean plenty as it is great for anxiety and great for cleansing the body of these hormones. on a mental level try to remember that these feelings are not REAL fear as there is nothing to be afraid of it is just a chemically induced mood,panic attacks although scary will never actually hurt you even though they feel like you are going to die or go crazy. stay positive ( i know,easier said than done!) and face your fear head on,i know it sounds crazy but by taking control you will begin to feel stronger and more able to cope. it WILL get better but it will take some time for your body to get back into it's natural harmony,have faith that it will get better and please please listen when i say you are NOT crazy it is this horrible pill. i started to feel better after the first couple of months with regards to the anxiety and i hope you will too.i still have hormone problems and symptoms but the panic feelings are virtually nil. try the supplements i mentioned and try to reduce your stress levels too. i wish you all the best and hope that this has been of some help to you

hi andiegags,
i can totally relate to what you are saying,i used to find that even on yasmin 14 days before my period was due my anxiety levels would sky rocket, i used to take diazepam for my anxiety but decided to stop taking it and learn to deal with my anxiety,it sounds easier said than done i know! the 1st step is to keep telling yourself that the feelings of anxiety are not important as there is nothing to be anxious about and to just keep thinking positively that it will go away,you are in no danger and there is nothing wrong. now i am off yasmin (6 weeks) i have had 2 periods,i still feel a little more anxious before my periods but now i know that i will i am prepared and it doesn't freak me out so much, i found that by using positive thinking techniques i was a ble to stop taking the diazepam and can now cope on my own as i did not want to rely on drugs to ease the symptoms because as far as i am concerned drugs started this in the 1st place (ie taking the yasmin)
best wishes to you.

jules,
no apology necessary at all. It was all my fault. What do u do for a living? This info. is wonderful! I will do research, but I am very interested in pursuing this further. I am 42 and female. I had a kidney/pancreas transplant four yrs ago. The pancreas failed 9 days after transplantation. It had a blood clot which exploded after they opened me back up and took it out. That was rough. I spent one month in the hospital. Three times in icu. But, I'm still here and doing better. I still feel so bad for my awful attitude I showed to u. That is not me at all. I'm so used to the Docs. telling me what to do when it comes to pills. I really like what u r saying about all this. If pred. was necessary at the time, then I'm ok with that. It's now that it has affected me so greatly. I've lost 32 lbs. so far. I want to lose around 25-30 more. I'm 5'8. Don't want to be skinny, just to feel better.
I printed out the info. u gave me. Thanku for being so forgiving! I've had Diabetes since I was 11. I saw a man on TV talking about a natural way to jump start the pancreas. He was talking about his book. He wrote it because he had made a promise to his dying mother to find a cure for this disease. He said it took him 20 or 30 yrs. to find all the natural ways. I'm ordering his book. I'm going to get all the info. first. He's a Doctor. I've got four transplant surgeons. I really respect everyone of them. But I know there has to be more for me to learn. I can't even take naps, I'm never sleepy. I'll be patient. Easier said than done, right? ha ha
take care jules THANKYOU SO VERY MUCH TRAILBLAZEN ...........................