Gentlemen symptoms and conditions

DOES ANYONE SEEM TO THINK THAT THERE BREASTS ARE GETTING LARGER. I WAS ON LOTREL AND AM NOW TAKING THE GENERIC AMLODIPINE. SORRY GENTLEMEN NEED ONLY KNOW FROM THE LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello ladies,

I thank the organisers of this forum and all the ladies who have participated in discussion in regards to the concerns and problems they are facing with Yasmin.

I am a 26 yr old male whose girlfriend is currently on Yasmin and have taken the time to research a bit about this product with a serious concern not only to her health but to our relationship !

We are suffering almost all of the above mentioned problems - and i say 'we' because i am going through a LOT here. It might be worth noting here that I only see my girlfriend on weekends.
Excessive moodiness - and when i say excessive i mean the type that was described by 'Nicole' and many others - the type that makes her want to crawl out of her skin, she gets very shaky as a result and complains that she has knots in her stomach at the end of it. These sessions have lasted up to 6 hours straight which was only yesterday evening. Being a who the type of person i am, i cant but feel responsible for her feeling this way, i keep blaming myself for something i may have said.
Anxious / panic attacks. She becomes totally unmanagable, often crying a LOT from feeling anxious for hours on end, to the point where she DOES want to crawl out of her skin as 'Nicole' put it. She gets shakey and dizzy all at the same time.

Cramping sensation in the legs

Tiredness - as put by 'Voicesi' "like pass-out tiredness". After a day long attempt to make her feel relaxed, being a kind gentlemen for an entire day, she would literally pass-out. Being a stereotypical male in this regard and I understand that us men have the ultimate weakness when it comes to the 'urge for sex' or our 'need to reproduce' but i hope to get intimate with my best friend, who ends up passing out. This leads me to another problem:
Loss of libido - Yet another problem faced by the many messages on this forum, namely by 'Christy', 'missy botto', 'missy' to name but a few. 'Tanna' has also complained about having no sex drive. No sex drive to the point where there is usually no physical contact whatsoever. I cant go near her sometimes which leads to further problems. she feels as though i'm afraid of her. I am very afraid of her! She cries, gets very anxious, would be shaking in the foetal position for hours. I would in return feel totally useless as I cant comfort her in any way. I feel helpless, she feels that she's all alone in this so i take it personally... I think its safe to say that these pills are 'from hell' as 'ML' put it.
I am tempted to throw away these pills to be the partner "who cant keep up" as 'christy' put it.
I believe she is doing physical damage to herself.
I dont deserve the way I am being treated and you ladies out there with these problems are hurting not only yourselves but quite possibly - and my case is a perfect example - others around you. Why ? all in the name of having unprotected sex, reduced periods, clear skin, controlled periods, or whatever reason it is ITS NOT WORTH IT !!

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?

Happy New Year, Ladies(and some gentlemen!),

I have written several times in the last month or so but my postings are not getting through. I hope this one does. I am YASMIN free exactly 6 months today. I was only on for a little more than 5 months. I swear going off is worse than when you're on this blasted drug! I have seen SMALL improvements along the way, but I'm nowhere near where I was emotionally or physically. I am still a "blob" and have not shaken the nearly 25 pounds I put on. I am tall and small boned, so any amount of extra weight feels horrible. It's not so much how I look, but how I feel! Please, if someone knows of a supplement, hormone cream or whatever that helps move this stuff out of your system would you post it? Also, SUCCESS STORIES are more than welcome. We who are still suffering need all the encouragement we can get! Me included!

Blessings to All!
Rita

Ladies(and some gentlemen!):

I'm sure many of you have seen my posts describing my personal experiences with YASMIN, so I won't fo through them all again. Sufice it to say, mine, like many of yours, has been a totally unpleasant and nervewracking experience. I am writing today to encourage ANY of you who have not to PLEASE call Berlex Labs and report your experiences with Yasmin. I spoke with a rep today and was told that until a certain number of complaints come in(she did not give me that number), then they would take no action. So, we need to GET ON THE PHONE! I made my report about 2 months ago and it was arduous, to say the least, to reach someone because of their corporate phone system. The person I spoke with this morning told me the reporting system has been STREAMLINED apparently due to the high volume of complaint calls they've been receiving. So, please, PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL!

The number is 1-888-berlex4 . The prompt will then direct you to "report adverse event".

Also, I found it interesting that this person told me there was no way they could provide me assistance because I am no longer taking YASMIN. I INSISTED that the MAJORITY of my problems started after I stopped, which is why she encouraged me to get all of you on the phone. With enough complaints, including those with adverse effects AFTER coming off YASMIN, they will eventually be able to do something, if only to change the labeling.

So, I'm on a MISSION; how about YOU?

Rita
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