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I think this works best for me of all the others I've tried. Most longer acting sleep aids, make groggy or I can't get out of bed...Sonata has a very short acting period of 4 hours. So if I toss and turn for hours I can still get up and take it because I have enough time. It's definitely saved me from a lot of sleep deprived misery and I am thankful for that. I did experience some memory loss problems, usually because I didn't go straight to bed and lay down. This pill hit me in 5 minutes once....unbelievable. I've never been ab le to fall asleep in under an hour.

Hi all,
I just wanted to stop by and mention my symptoms from Yasmin:
-I am always tired, my sleep cycle increased from 6-7 hrs to 9-10 hrs. sometimes I come home from work, and go straight to bed, because I can't think of anything else, but taking a nap
-depression. My life is wonderful, I have loving husband, I just got in the school I wanted and I gonna start this fall. There is no reason to be sad, yet I am just not enjoying anything, like it's not my life
-leg cramps, horrible leg cramps, charlie's foot, toys cramp especially in the evenings
-emotional downs, can cry for no reason
-no sex drive
-dizziness
- and!! I do too have decreased hearing! my husband says I am death but it's just recently got that bad!!
the list goes on, but those are the most bothersome symptoms. I am on Yasmin for 2 years. All described above didn't show up right away, may be half year after I started taking these bc. I 've been suffering from all these symptoms for quite a while now, and it just hit me recently that it's not just depression, (since I never had one, and there is no history in my family), that it's my bc affecting me!!! I gonna go to my gynecologist ASAP and try to substitute Yasmin for something else, or, possibly just dont' take any bc at all.
Thank you ladies, for all your postings, it helped me realize that I am on the right path :)

Hi Everyone,

I was on the web trying to investigate birth control pills and came across this website. I am comforted to know that I am not the only person experiencing such problems with Yasmin, and I extend my sympathies to everyone.

I had been taking Depo Provera on and off for 5 years and my doctor's suggested I switch methods due to the bone loss associated with Depo. Since I've always had problems with my skin, they recommended Yasmin, so I started Yasmin in early December. At first it seemed fine and I had mild nausea, which I was told was normal. Then about 1.5 months into my medicine I started getting these horrendous headaches that just incapacitated me. I tried everything to get rid of them: I took Tylenol and Aspirin simultaneously, I added caffiene to my diet, stopped caffiene, tried to get more sleep, and exercise more and NOTHING made them go away. They started as throbbing when I woke up in the morning and progressed to full blown migrane by 11:00am, which made it almost impossible to work. I was so dizzy and foggy when I would drive I was certain I was going to have an accident. Some days I would get home from work at 5:30pm and go straight to bed it hurt so bad.

So I went to my doctor for my 3 month checkup and he insisted that I stop immediately because he was afraid I would have a stroke. I have now been off of it for one week and I feel 100% better. Not a single headache.

Have others of you been on other forms of birth control pills and had similar problems? My doctor said I am sensitive to the hormones in the Pill, so I will have this problem with all pills. Is this true? If so, what other options are there for contraceptives?

Thank you for your help!!

I was placed on 5mgs of Lisinopril and it really did wonders for my blood pressure. Then, on my way to a BP check at the doctor's office I almost got in a car wreck and my blood pressure was 145/85 and even though I knew it was the wreck's fault, my doctor wanted me to increase the dosage to 10mgs. I refused, but did go up to 7.5mgs. Boy what a horrible difference! I started feeling terrible. Exhausted. Not sleeping. Heart palpitations. Dizziness. Mucus, mucus, mucus! I thought I was dying! My doctor wouldn't listen to me, so I quit her and got a smarter doctor. She took my dosage back to 5mgs and it was like night and day! I have energy and less mucus (still a little stuffy in my nose). But I can work out and I don't have to go straight to bed after work any longer. Maybe a small adjustment would help some of you too.

In January, I slipped on the ice and hurt my back and right hip. My family medical doctor took some xrays and did and mri. Could see nothing. He then sent me to about six weeks of physical therapy. No relief so he sent me to a pain management doctor. The first visit with him, he examined me, looked over the mri and xray film, and read the reports from the radiologist. He started me back in physical therapy. The second visit, he injected my facets...still no relief. Back to therapy. The third visit, he injected my SI joints...still no relief. Back to therapy again. My fourth visit, he injected my hips...and it hurt like heck. At that time I was told to walk a lot. The pain in my back and my hip, caused by the accident, was so profuse, I could hardly stand it. But, I went to the mall and walked for about an hour. When I got home, I had to go straight to bed. For three nights and four days, I couldn't get out of bed. I had to keep myself knocked out with pain pills and muscle relaxors. On a scale of 1-10, the pain was a 20. It was terrible. The man kept sending me to therapy though. On my fifth, and final visit to him, he sent me for another mri. Guess what? My back is broken. 16 weeks of therapy and now it is too late to do anything about it. But I am noticing my blood surfacing under my skin in red blotches. My case worker says it could be caused by the kenalog injections. My question is, did anyone else who had kenalog injections experience the pain I had from them...or the red blotches under the skin? Thanks.

I am not one to post my opinion on the web, but it is imperative that others taking ambien are aware of its potential risks. Ambien is extremely addictive. If taken properly (go straight to bed and don't take more than prescribed) it can work for a short period of time (just like the commercials say, 7 - 10 days). However, it appears that many dr's are prescribing it for years at a time. I have had a script for this drug for over 10 years. Ambien put me into a state of euphoria -- I'd take it and life suddenly appeared altered, for the better. I felt more confident and motivated while intoxicated on this drug. Although it makes you "high," it also wipes out your short-term memory, while you're on it and otherwise. You will not remember what you did after taking it -- whether it's raiding the refrigerator, drinking alcohol, having sex, manically cleaning/organizing your house, or calling friends. I could go on about the dizziness, lack of STM during the day (the hangover effect), or how difficult it can be to stop taking it. Ambien is now one of the drugs of choice by adolescents -- it's powerful high is appealing, but the "blacking out" is no different than a date rape drug. I have actually known adolescents that have been raped while using their drug of choice, ambien. If you have an addictive personality, ambien can be fatal and can effect your relationships -- especially with those that you interact with while on the drug (spouses, roommates, etc.). Your tolerance for ambien will also increase. Over the years, I went from taking 5 mg to 20 mg (always prescribed by my dr) -- in short, it stops working. Recently I switched to 25 mg of seroquel. It works like a charm. I was apprehensive to take it, as it's an antipsychotic drug (I just have dysthymia), but at such a lose dose, it puts my worries aside and I am able to fall asleep w/o getting high. I am certain that ambien is the next "oxycotin" due to it's addictive components, as well as the fact that it's so readily accessible. For all of you that rely on this drug to help you sleep to function, please find a new drug that won't enable you to make poor choices (most of which you won't remember). Perhaps you think you aren't addicted, but I insist that you will be. Because of abusing ambien, I have come close to divorce and have definitley lost or shall we say, "effected" many of my close relationships. I implore anyone that's investigating, taking or abusing ambien to explore alternative sleep aids. If you think you have control over this drug, you're wrong. It'll control you before you know it.

I've been taking Zoloft for a week now, due to mild postpardum depression. I can't believe the side effects that I'm reading on this site. I haven't had any, as a matter of fact, I can't even tell if this drug is doing me any good. I pretty much feel the same.
Some of you need to go straight to your doctor or hospital if you're having some of the negative effects and psychosis that you've explained! Now I'm scared to even be taking this drug!
Good Luck!
Miki