April 13th
2009
10:51 PM
I'm exactly the same as everyone else here!
my side effects seem to be growing, but strangely only started to occur when i went off Yasmin.before taking this i was perfectly healthy.
so far my list is :
heart palpitations (which have actually slowed down a lot)
tightness/lump in throat
anxiety all the time
nightmares
lack of sleep
tingling legs and arms
being cold
pressure in head
tiredness
being more anxious at nighttime
sore left breast
fuzzy head feeling
blurry vision
a 'fluid' feeling in my ears
sharp pains in head and abdomen
chest pain
sharp pain in legs and hands
tingling down the right side of my body
faint pulse
problems concentrating
general ill feeling
hot flushes
i just WISH i had never taken this pill. only a week or so on it and look what has happened..
it shouldn't be on the shelves..
January 6th
2008
3:41 PM
Well, for me, I'm a hard-core smoker. I will be 40 in April, 2008 and I started smoking when I was 13 1/2 yrs. old. Anyway, yes I've had the nausea, but as long as you eat a meal and take right away, I haven't had that problem again.
Well, I'm in my third week and still smoking. Is anyone else slow like me? I was up to 2 packs a day so it's a really major struggle for me. I am finding it longer periods for me to crave a cigarette, but then I have to have one. Yesterday I had 26 cigarettes. Which, yes I know, it sounds like a lot! But on the other hand that is a half a pack I have cut down so far. I'm going to stick with it but...
I have to say, I also am suffering a lot of mood swings. I didn't think I was acting paranoid, but my daughter said I was and then I read that a few other people were having the same problem. At least I know I'm not alone anymore and talk about anger and sadness, I got them. The headaches are a real bitch for me too, but maybe I'm more susceptible since I do suffer migraines. I'd love to know if people are having that problem. Some of the reviews I read mentioned headaches, but I'd like to know if they were terrible or mild headaches. Otherwise I'll worry there is something else going on with me. With all the problems, I want to continue taking, I've tried the gum, the lozenges, the patches (allergic to the adhesive-terrible rashes, itching, and heart palpitations), cinnamon sticks, regular gum, smoking cessation classes, and etc. I need something to help me. I just want to live a normal and healthy life.
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June 28th
2007
3:09 PM
So I'll refer to today as Hell Day, the day when all the horrible symptoms of my birth control pill attack me at once and I literally cannot take it. I had this exact same thing happen when I was on the nuvaring, and I stopped it immediately. I'm willing to sacrifice having 100% safe sex if it means I don't have to feel like I'd rather shove a knife through my brain than exist. It's only my second month of Yasmin, and I'm feeling more fatigued than ever before in my life. I feel so horribly depressed. It's beautiful outside and I was lying on the grass, thinking only about being DEAD. I'm not one to be depressed. The only other time I've felt this awful was my third month into the Nuvaring. I specifically asked my doctor for something that wouldn't make me depressed, nor gain weight. Well, I gained about 5 pounds that won't come off no matter how hard I try, and the depression is just getting worse and worse. I'm stopping this pill tomorrow.
Other symptoms included:
*Initially: a sharp breathing pain under my left lung
*Weird, small rash on my leg
*Would rather be in bed than do anything
*Overwhelming feeling of loneliness, questioning self-worth, etc.
October 3th
2005
11:01 PM
hi my names chris,
can anyone help?? ive been off yasmin for 3 months and i keep having heart pulpitations... is it normal? ive been to hospital and had so many blood tests but they say im fine....sometimes it lasts for days at a time...
is there anyone who knows what i can do to help stop them? it realy freaks me out...
help!!! : ( im so worried..
September 18th
2005
2:18 PM
To guest #13386
I know exaclty what your going through with regards to the cravings darls. There is NOTHING wrong with u trust me... i promise you it will get better. I was on yasmin for 1 month only and i swear i would eat things i normally wouldnt dream of even looking twice at.....
ive been off yasmin for about 8 weeks now and by the 4th week i was getting axiety attacks and heart pulpitations i even thought i was having a heart attack at one stage. trust me if you can avoid it DONT stay on this pill... the side effects are not worth the trouble....
if you need anything dont hesitate to respond ok im always checking this website.
take care of yourself and dont worry you will get better....
lots of hugs to you xox
August 28th
2005
7:19 PM
hey girls!!
i just read a few of the recent postings and i want you to know you are NOT alone!!! I was on yasmin for 1 month only and then got off it because it stuffed up my whle body... Ive been of it now for 1 month only and have just started to experience some of the withdrawal symptoms...
in the last 4 days ive been in hospital twice cos i had heart pulpitations and my chest felt so heavy and tight i thought i was having a heart attack!! ive head two blood tests and they have all come back clear and ive been told its just anxiety.....
but after reading that other ppl are feeling the same i feel so much better... the anxiety has worn off a little and my chest feels much clearer. We just need to give our body the time it takes to detox and get our hormones back into place...
but we will be ok!!! and the symtomps will soon get less and less and disappear all together...
good luck to everyone and best wishes for your health!! xox
June 27th
2009
1:48 AM
PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG! IT"S LETHAL> I was on Advair 500/50 for 2years to control my severe asthma, which it did and for about 6months I felt great, but at what a price?....Chronic Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Teeth Breaking, Bone Density Issues, severe hair loss, most awful leg cramps, dizziness, shortness of breath, night sweats, anxiety and chest pains. I suspected that Advair was too blame, came across this site and it all just clicked!. I immediately quit Advair cold turkey in March this year. In May during my annual physical I had an abnormal EKG and a murmur was noticed (for the 1st time in 20years). My primary care physician of 25years was as baffled as I was,.I had a perfect EKG the year before. She referred me to a cardiologist and he did a battery of tests (EKG, echocardiogram and stress test with contrast).The echocardiogram came back as abnormal with mitral valve regurgitation and tricuspid valve regurgitation. Is it coincidental that some of the side effects triggered by Advair such as Chest Pain, dizziness, heart palpitations is also the common symptoms of heart valve issues? I don't know. I'm not a doctor, but my common sense tells me that this drug is the culprit.
-- By roelien | Reply | Private Message meBefore taking this drug, I was a very healthy 40 year old. I could run 10miles a day, work 10hours a day and take care of 4year old. 3months ago before quitting Advair, I felt like a 83year old with advance heart failure. I'm finding my way back to almost feeling and looking my old self again minus less hair, broken teeth and a not so perfect ticker, courtesy of GSK and Advair.