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I think maybe you all need to consider - The side affects you mention could be because you are a woman!! The following side affects that women search for and try to find answers for are all typical symptoms that I have had all my life as a woman. Whether on birth control, off birth control, pregnant or not. My life circumstance, relationship, age all make a difference. At any given time I could blame these symptoms on "birth control" but I don't think it is that simple.
-anxiety/mood swings/erratic behaviour
-headaches
-weight gain
-cramps, water retention, swelling etc.
Anyway, I suggest you all try to be reasonable and consider other possible causes of your symptoms? Exercise, eating right, relaxation, relationship building, all of these things can eleviate MOST of these symptoms. By the way, been on Aviane and switched to Yasmin, no difference, sex drive is actually increased, feel good not symptoms if anything , better now and had serious cystic acne and is now gone.

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'm aged 51 and have had high blood cholesterol for years, diagnosed in my mid thirties. Over the years I have tried changing diet but it didn't reduce tha bad cholesterol. Three years ago I decided maybe I better reduce the cholesterol as they say it clogs up you arteries etc. I went to the doctor and he put me on Lipitor and within a few months my levels were down to normal. I got joint pains in my hands, back, neck , legs and had sore heels after long walks. The doc then decided I'd go off the Lipitor to see if my levels stayed normal but they went back up. After a week the new pains had gone away. I came up with a plan to take 3 x 10mG a week rather than one each day and this worked with a lot less joint pain. The last test I had my levels are back up again so he put me back on 10mG a day and now three weeks later the pains have built back up and I don't like them. Desperate for a different solution I was listening to one of the Juice Plus promotions and something they said set me thinking. They said that having a high level of bad cholesterol doesn't always mean it will badly affect your arteries as it has to react with free radicals in your body to cause the damage. Their theory is that a diet rich in antioxidants will combat the free radicals and generally reduce the risk of disease which also includes any bad effects from high bad cholesterol. Now I'm wondering two things, how do I know if my high cholesterol is causing me any harm? is there a test I can get done to measure how it is or is not affecting me? Can anyone throw any more light on this?

I was born without a thyroid gland so I can't compare the way I feel now to the way I would've felt with a thyroid. I've been on Synthroid my entire life (22 years), and I'm up to 112 mcg now. I am very skinny (5'5", 104 lbs) and feel constantly fatigued no matter how many hours I sleep, what I eat, and how much exercise I get. I periodically get pain in my hip joints, heart palpitations, and intense mood swings. My thoughts race but I have very little physical energy. I feel restless and gloomy almost all the time for absolutely no good reason. My doctor tells me I'm depressed but I honestly have no reason to be depressed and I wish she would see it as a symptom instead of a diagnosis. I graduated from a good college, I've got a job I like, I have friends, I enjoy life and my hobbies, yet I feel overwhelmingly sad. This does not seem like depression to me.

I find that after I do aerobics I get a tightness in my chest, which makes me worry about my heart, but again my doctor doesn't seem to think this is cause for concern. I have been irritable/fatigued for YEARS and I suspect I'll feel this way for the rest of my life. The worst of it started when I hit 16 years old and started the 112 mcg. My tests are always normal and it frustrates me that my doctor disregards my symptoms. I've tried other doctors, but they always send me away with my 'normal' test results. Can anybody help?

I received kenalog and novacaine inj. in my scalp for over two years. From surgery for bellspalsy I had and my eyes and face did not go back. My scalp startid itching 2 mnths later. I went to at least 10 different doctors to find out what was wrong. The doctor new all the time it was from the cut nerve endings in my scalp. A neurologist finally told me the bad news. Nothing can be done. Belive me I know your pain. This has been going on for 10 years. Somtimes I wish I would not wake up. My famly is at the end of their ropes and I've pushed all my friends away. I just went to the emergency room with upper respitory problems and heart , panic, palpatatins, can' sleep you name it I have it I just made 59 and went through Katrina and my whole family lost their homes and lives they new. Nine grandchildren and 4 married children, I can't enjoy life at all. Right now i',m going from hot and cold sweats and this has been going on for years. (I have every side effect that everyone has posted. Ruined life from La to Mississippi

Oh alos ladies
Yaz Yasmine advertise they lower testosterone so have that checked 3 of us have and ours were low

Natural biodentical hormone replacement may be a alternative check them out

I had the Sotto Pellets inserted a week ago wil report if it helps
I truly think the only thing that helps is time
I just pray to God that I stop the rollercoaster and get back to normal
Want to enjoy life

Anyone feel totally back to normal after all the horror?

Silke

Iam sorry I didnt mean to make it sound like your symptoms were any less that story is horrible and worse than me!
I dont know how you did it you must be so strong!

Well it does make me feel better light at the end of my tunnel.

Its hard no one understands except for you guys.
People around me dont understand what is taking so long they think Iam better than Iam worse it isnt like a cold or a sore throat.

I miss me I miss what I could do I miss how I use to enjoy life I miss running around and being so tired from having fun
i miss my daughter
i miss my family
I miss dreading having to go to work
I miss shopping
I miss smiling and laughing
I miss having a glass of wine
i miss my friends
I miss looking in the mirror and thinking Iam pretty
I miss wanting to have sex
I miss everything and its not fair that some man made pill took all that away from me
I never took a man made pill in my life excpet for a Alieve or Tylenol
How is this allowed how is this allowed in our countries
How can this keep going on and on

I dont understand it all

Iam so sorry for you I too feel like Iam 5 years old dont like being alone I have so many fears now

Iam full of anxiety in my arms and I cant relax I just dont know how Iam going to work and be the single mom I have always been

With the viatamins it seems when I take anything with B it makes me more anxious I know my body is robbed of it probably but it makes me more anxious??

And Sara your so helpful too all of you are please keep emailing it gets me thru each day and talking to Dejay on the phone we talk 3 or 4 times a day has been a life saver.

Thank you

I have crazy muscle pain or sharp stress like pains in my arms and hip joint - I take 12.5mg toprol xl - i have notice some weight gain - I know our Doctors are not the same, but prescriptions are the same - I feel like the doctors are brain washed by the durg companies, getting some sort of kick back. I listen to my heart Dr. yet he doesn't listen to me Toprol xl does cause changes to peoples health.
After reading about 20 listing and viewing over 18 web sites just about toprol xl - we are not crazy thinking this MED has bad side effects.
I'm in great shape, I work in construction & work long days and move heavy items daily. My heart problems are less than most, yet this silly pill has caused more dis-comfort than I was in before, I started taking It. I will slowly take myself off toprol xl.
I'm going to try to find a natural way to find small dose beta blocker, does anyone else know of any natural beta blockers?
Stay well and enjoy life to fullest

Diagnosed with an ANCA positive small vessel vasculitis, I have been on prednisone for 8 weeks, (after decadron). Here are some good news, sideeffects are minimal, I feel great! The dissapering of all the vasculitis simptoms have made me a new person...I love it! No acne, very little swelling, but I do not consume any salt at all, I exercise, I enjoy life and I am sure that our attitude plays a great role here as well. The combination I was perscribed with, is Gabapentin 300mg per day...could that make a dference?

Thanks so much flowerbabies for all of the wonderful advice. I will try to remember it and just enjoy life! It's hard sometimes when your head is just filled with worry. I actually am feeling okay now, so that's a start. How are you feeling? I hope everything is great with everyone! I am just so happy I got off Yasmin when I did- I can't imagine how I would be if I hadn't.

I HAVE HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS FROM XANAX. WHEN YOU COME TO A POINT WHEN THEY HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE ON YOU AND NOTHING WORKS AND YOU CAN'T FUNCTION LIKE EVERYONE ELSE LIKE GO TO THE GROCERY,DRIVE, EVEN WALK DOWN THE STREET AND SOME DOCTORS TELL YOU THAT THIS DRUG IS ADDICTING AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU THEN YOU HAVE THE WRONG DOCTOR. I WAS BLESSED TO FIND ONE THAT SAID THAT IT WAS BETTER TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION AND ENJOY LIFE RATHER THAN TO WORRY ABOUT BEING ADDICTED HE WAS SURE RIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE GONE FROM THE WORST TO ALMOST THE BEST. I CAN GO ANYWHERE I FEEL LIKE GOING OR NEED TO GO NOW. I CAN GET A FULL NIGHTS SLEEP. I DON'T HAVE MAJOR PANIC ATTACKS MAYBE LITTLE ONES IF I AM UNDER A LOT OF STRESS. IF YOU TAKE ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED AND DON'T MISS ANY OF THE DOSES IT CAN BE THE ANSWER TO A DECENT AND HAPPIER LIFE. MY DOCTOR SAYS IT IS A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE THAT CAUSES IT AND IN MY CASE I WILL HAVE IT THE REST OF MY LIFE AND THERAPY WILL NOT DO ME ANY GOOD AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T BECAUSE I TRIED THAT FOR YEARS ALSO. OF COURSE AS WITH ANYTHING IT MAY NOT WORK AS WELL FOR EVERYONE. YOU HAVE TO FIND WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. BUT I HAVE NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR IT.

I have been on Yasmin for atleast 3 years. I was given the pill to help regulate my period and help with cramping. OB thinks I may have Polycystic syndrome. So I was given the pill to overcome the longterm effects of polycystic syndrom. For the past 18 months I thought I was starting perimenopause. I could go down the list of symptoms and I had each one. I am only 32 and could understand why I was having Hot Flashes, Depression, Fatigue, weight gain, headaches, yeast infections and more. Finally, I have realized yasmin must be causing these effects. After talking to my OB, I was given another pill. I am going off of it to see if I can get my life back and enjoy life more. I am very nerveous about taking another birth control pill. After realizing what this pill has done to me I am not sure I want to take any medication long term again. There is other options for birth control and regulating periods I hope I can find one that works better for me. I will do a lot more research before using another pill.

I am a 68 year old male and am now on 40 mg. of Zocor for 4 weeks. I have never been on any Rx medications since I have always been in excellent health. My annual physicals have always been perfect except for elevated chlosterol (237). My doctor put me on Zorcor 5/9. Now my ears ring,neck hurts, tenderness of skin, tired all the time, hard to sleep, vision problems, headaches, and outlook on life is not as it was.
I am stopping Zorcor now. I plan to pursue a natural method of lowering my chlosretol. Diet change, excercise (treadmill) and a product put out by Twinlab (non-Rx). If this doesn't work, at least I won't hurt so much and can again enjoy life as I was before taking Zorcor.

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