Horrendous symptoms and conditions

I went into Leighton hospital for a simple hernia operation as a day case and before the operation I told the nurse I didn’t want my knickers removed. She said as I was 21st they were not in the way and that was fine I also told her I didn’t want a suppository. I was taken into the anesthetic room and given a massive dose of Midazolam 10mg all in one go according to my medical records.
I then started having a terrifying dream of being gang raped I was in a room full of people and they were removing my knickers in the most dirty, vile filthy and perverted way I feared for my life. I was unable to stop them doing these vile things to me and I was totally humiliated being stripped in public in this way it was the most terrifying experience of my life.

Midazolam is know to enhance sexual feeling and lots of cases of people having these feeling that's why it popular as a date rape drug. My knickers were removed for none medical reasons they claim so they wouldn’t get stained. Any women would prefer to loose a 50p pair of knickers instead of being forcible striped by complete strangers. I don’t know if it was done so people could look at my private parts in order to get sexual pleasure or what. As it’s a criminal offense of Assault and Battery which can have a 6 months custodial sentence I wouldn’t think anyone would do it without they got pleasure out of it. To ask a women while awake to remove her own knickers is one thing but to forcibly strip someone is a totally different thing As I was coming around from the operation I was awake when a nurse lifted my legs and buggered me.

Both the things were done totally without my consent and expressly against my wishes I don’t care how good a reason you had you did it totally without consent and for that reason its sexual assault.

It has now been nearly 2 years since this happened and I still wake in the night from horrendous nightmares screaming and trying to cover my self from the sexual assault my heart rate goes through the roof and I cant breath. My life has changed I am dirty and can never be clean again I have been sexually abused just the same as if I had been raped but its worse than that as I was helpless and had no way of stopping the attack, I couldn’t even fight back. I cant have any sort of sexual relations as I am unclean and cant stand the thought of anyone touching me. I have been buggered and deeply humiliated without my consent has taken place and once again I was unable to stop this happening to me. I feel that some perverted women has had her wicked way with me and once again it was done against my wishes and without my consent.

What makes this worse is the hospital refuse to sack this woman or name her so she can be brought to justice. She has no excuse for what she did its her job to ensure she obtains consent before she touches anyone and simply asking if its ok and explaining what she wanted to do is all it took but she didn’t do any of these things just simply buggered me. As she didn’t seek consent I can only conclude that she is a lesbian and obtains great sexual pleasure from this act of sexual abuse. No decant caring nurse would do this terrible thing without first obtaining consent.

In the last 2 years I have lost over 11st in weight due to this incident. If I go out and see a group of people it can bring on panic attacks were I think they are going to strip me again my heart races and I cant get my breath. The attacks can happen watching television if there is anything similar to what happened to me. My life is a total mess I am depressed and often go into a world of my own for a week at a time. I cant talk about what happened without getting flash backs.

The hospitals attitude is once you give consent to an operation they can do what the fucking hell they like to you. For senior management to refuse to give the names of the perverts that did this is unbelievable. The senior management at the hospital refuse to answer any emails and have not bother to even apologize for the sexual assault they claim it was all done above board but if you bugger someone and remove their underwear without consent there is no great area its assault. The GMC have ruled that these things were done without consent so there is no doubt that in the eyes of the law a crime has been committed but still the hospital refuse to name or discipline the nurses who have done this to me.

I want all doctors and nurse to read this and I hope they will then think before they do anything to a patient without first obtaining consent they must remember that people are not just pieces of meat but have feelings and fears and are very vulnerable. Maybe reading this they will understand what effect their actions can have on someone. To them removing underwear is nothing but to many this has the effects that I have described. Many modern women might not mind but there are thousands who feel like I do.

I noticed my time in hospital that most don’t ask consent or explain what they intend to do they think they are gods better than the rest of us and can abuse patients and get away with it. I believe that most of the violent attacks on staff are because they don’t explain what they are doing and don’t seek consent. It take a second to say I want to take some blood is that ok.

I do accept that the whole incident was done for all the right reasons and nothing untoward happened but this doesn't make any difference to what I felt and what I still feel a lot of the feeling I believe are enhanced by the drug Midazolam that they used and it show they have considered the side effects of this drug. Midazolam can lead to the patient experiencing daydreams with a sexual content.

I have to honestly say I LOVE the Mirena. Yes it was a little painful when it was inserted but that is the only bad thing I have to say about the Mirena. I have had the Mirena for about 2 1/2 years now. I don't have to worry about taking a pill everyday, gaining weight or the best part not having a period. I spot very little for like a day and to be honest it is only when I go to the bathroom and wipe is when I notice that Im spotting. I guess Im just one of the lucky ones that can use this method of birth control.

So glad I found this site. I have tried almost every BC product on the market and they all had side effects that were disconcerting enough to make me stop taking them. I have dismennorhea which means horrendous cramping so bad I have been prescribed Darvocet (heavy muscle relaxer). BC has always seemed to help this in the past which is why I began using the Ring. I have noticed that my breasts are so tender I dont even want to put a bra on in the morning and the constant spotting is driving me insane. I have literally thrown out 20 some odd pairs of underwear because they have been ruined. I think I could deal with it if it was just this but the emotional side effects are tearing my relationship apart. I have cried every single day for absolutely no reason and pick fights on a near daily basis. My boyfriend, who is so supportive, is suffering because of my insanity. I cannot stand a single thing he does anymore, whether its the shirt he decides to put on or not taking the garbage out the instant I ask him to. Eventually I lose it on him and then end up hysterically crying because I realize how insignificant the thing was that set me off. I have said things so hurtful I didnt even think I was possible of conjuring up. The symptoms I am having are akin to how I felt taking the Depo shot, and they did NOT GET BETTER!!!! My last option is a non-hormonal IUD but my doctor is unwilling to prescribe it to me because she does not like them. I guess I am out of luck!!!

I started taking advair 3 days ago when I had bronchial spasms and started having horrendous leg and foot cramps. I googled the two symptoms along with the new medication and came across this site. I am relieved that I am not the only one surprised by the side effects but now wonder if I should continue on my new breathing regimen or cut the advair and just use the xopenex and singulair. Anyone else cut back without major asthma return?

HI,
I had my Mirena fitted in March 07, the first fitting was a nightmare as I went into spasm so the doctor was able to fit it, that experience was so painful so i had to go back again about 3 weeks later, that time it was a little painful but bearable. I thought at the time brilliant, no probs at all except for the obvious bleeding and cramps for the first month or so till it settles in. Things weren't too bad to start with once I stopped bleeding even though I bled every month, I did at this point start to get what looked like acne on my face which was so itchy. Then one night in July I experienced the most horrendous pains in my right side, i didn't know what to do with myself, i thought to myself I'll leave it for a few days and see how I feel, so 4 days later I went to see my doctor as I wasn't any better starting to feel worse, started getting pains in my lower abdomen, she checked me over and wasn't sure what it was, I said it feels like my reproductive organs related, she wasn't convinced !! done a few tests etc.

So she sent me home and said if I wan't any better in a few days then to come back. That I did as I felt even worse, it was so painful to walk, I felt so ill, tired, you name it. She did check to see if my coil was still in situ and it was, so she sent some swabs off and urine sample even done a pregnancy test. We can't treat you until we know what it is we're treating she said !! How great did that make me feel, come back in a few days if you're not feeling any better, yet again I done that. Eventually the doctor said we'll try you on 2 different kinds of antibiotics to see if that sorts it and treat it as a pelvic inflammatory disorder !! Both myself and my husband wasn't convinced, but I thought hey I'll try them. I had to wait a week for the test results which turned out to be all clear which I thought they would be.

I still felt so sore all on my abdomen and in my side, really hard to explain, it felt like something was pressing on my bladder when I walked and me pain, then one night both my husband were on the internet trying to see if we could find out what was wrong with me, thinking all sorts of things, then we come across this website and it answered everything.... Now the pains in my stomach and side have gone away but I seem to constantly be bleeding which isn't very good for my sex life (my poor husband), My skin looks terrible with the acne (which I never have suffered from not even in my teens) and I'm 30.. people at work even comment on it saying whats wrong with your skin !! of course I feel tired all the time and get the pains in the legs, arms, I'm really not sure what to do now, I want to get it taken out to be honest. I've said if my skin doesn't sort itself out then Its going and thats that.... I've really had enough of it now... Is it painful to have it removed?? Any answers would be appreciated.. thank you for listening, Paula from Cornwall xx

I am a 54 year old male who has a chronic a-fib. My cholesterol was a wee bit high so my now retired MD put me on Zetia, which just about killed me- constant stomach pains and associated GI problems-we all can guess. So I went to see my cardiologist- he took me off Zetia and put me on Lipitor. It dropped my cholesterol levels significantly but the side effects are horrendous. My new MD was gooing to look into it because I was on 80 mg a day- but never did and never lowered the dose-229 is not all that high to warrant 80 mg a day.
I am now experiencing severe pain in my right rib-cage area, making sleep an event every night. Also have severe leg cramps the size of golf balls constanlty at night while sleeping. Pain in both elbows, and in the right foot, which when I can sleep wakes me up with a severe pounding pain. I am also experiencing severe neck and shoulder pain and am generally fatigued all the time- So I quit taking the stuff as of today on my own, I am seeing my MD in two week and I want to see what the difference is pain wise being off of the med for two weeks. I have always been a strong physical guy, played football all the way through college and am in pretty good shape for my age, but this stuff is killing me!! Hope this helps someone else also-Thanks for listening-John in Napa, CA.

God bless you all for posting your experiences here.
Until now I was feeling like an alien or someone trying to find excuses.
I've had the device since 2004 and my life changed a lot since!
I had 1 month heavy bleeding, 1 month latter I got so constipated that I had to go to the doc. Now turns out that I developed IBS, the symptoms I began feeling since I put the Mirena.
My mood changed completely, I was full of joy, up for anything and I felt tired all the time, my libido decreased a lot as did my lubrication.
My face is now covered with acne and scars, the doctor denies that Mirena can be causing this but after lots of medication....nothing sorts it out!They will have to give up and do some more research about it.
I also lost my hair at the beginning and now it is growing everywhere - forehead, chin, cheeks, breasts!
I will visit my GP next week and ask to remove it. Even though I am very scared of the pain - as I had to have anaesthetic to put it on - I am now prepared to do it.
Only good things: I did not get pregnant and my horrendous periods have gone for 3 years now!

Hi
I have been on topamax for 5 months now. I first learned of this drug after holidaying in USA (i'm from UK!) and after suffering from horrendous migraines for years, with no relief, finally this drug has really helped. However it is certainly not without its side effects. One thing that i have noticed but no one else seems to have noted, so i'm not sure whether it is peculiar to me or not....is dry eyes??? My eyes are so dry all of the time. I am using eye drops 3 or 4 times a day and this is only since i've been on topamax. I'm interested to see if anyone else has noticed anything similar?

Also, noticed facial tingling..(pins and needles like) and feel like i have a chest infection all of the time. I also am very forgetful and where once i was incredibly articulate, my memory is definitely impaired. VERY frustrating and embarassing in business situations....BUT i rarely have a migraine and for that i am thankful!

I originally went on 10mg of lipitor a day in January,2007, experienced leg pain,muscle ache and weakness,so after 3 weeks went off the drug on my own.In June 2007 after talking to different Dr's I went back on Lipitor,10mg, figuring that I had not really given the drug a chance as sometimes side effects do subside after a while.I saw my Dr on July 3rd & my cholesterol had gone down to 170 in about 3 weeks.I told him about my symptoms, which were the same as before & he told me to let him know if they got worse.By August 30th 2007 I just could not tolerate the pain and achiness all over my body,I was not sleeping well as every time I turned in my bed I woke up from the pain ( We even got a new mattress fguring maybe that was contributing to the joint pain) My joints became swollen & red,I could not lift up my arms,they were so sore and weak,my neck was so stiff that it was hard to drive and have to turn my head,I had a constant headache and what seemed to me like a"fuzzy brain"I am 63 years old and have never experienced anything like this,I am an active woman with a great deal of energy and people who know me could not believe what was happening, instead of scooting ahead of everyone I was barely keeping up.I found myself not wanting to eat as my stomach was constantly bloated & in pain & I was gaining weight too.
I went off Lipitor on September 1st and the withdrawal sypmtoms have been horrendous, I went to see my Dr yesterday & he put me on an anti inflamatory drug ,I have taken 2 dosages & am already feeling an improvement.This web site really helped as I felt I was not alone suffering from the side effects of Lipitor.Many people I have talked to have experienced the same symptoms but were attributing them to aging.

I can't believe I have found this site!!! I have been having horrendous but very petty arguments with my boyfriend just lately, to the point I do not know if we are over as he is only speaking to me in a temper voice. Obviously I believe eveything is his fault(!) and now after reading the site I am wondering if it is all actually me and down to my pill, yasmin, as everything I have read about everyones mood swings rings true! I am almost 3 months in and have been experiencing headaches for the first time in my life and I thought it was just one of those things. My breasts are nearly up a whole size and I have become really really self conscious which I have also never been like before and few of my clothes appear to fit. I have also recently visited the Dr's with dizziness which I actually put down to Jasmin although she said it couldn't possibly be the pill and put it down to a dodgy eardrum which she thinks I have - also I believe I have become increasingly deaf... could that be the pill too or am I now blaming everything that is going wrong in my life on that one tiny little tablet????
I am going to book an appointment with my Dr for tonight but am really conscious that I am going to burst into tears the moment I walk into the surgery - is this the table or because of the rows with my boyfriend? (Like the chicken and egg!)
I have been on Dianette for years and have never experienced any problems - surely it can't be that bad, can it?????

Be careful, do your research before taking Topamax. I took Topamax for 5 weeks for severe migraines. The first 2 weeks were fine, a slight decrease in my appetite. The third week, my memory suddenly got really bad, really scary. By the 4th week, my memory was non-existant and I felt slightly depressed. My Dr. assured me these side effects would soon pass. By the 5th week of Topamax, I plunged into a horrendous, suicidal depression. I cried all the time, I woke at 4 am with irregular heart beats. I have never been so uncomfortable in my own skin. I became a stranger to myself.

I much prefer my migraines over the side effects I suffered from Topamax.

I have been on Yaz for 9 days. About a year ago I was on Yasmin and didn't notice any significant changes. In the past year, I haven't been taking BC - but my bf and I decided to try this method of contraceptive. My periods were always fairly short (4 to 5 days) and spaced about 30 to 35 days apart. I also NEVER had cramps or any other symptoms during my period. Well, it's my 9th day on Yaz. My period still has not ended. I have never had my period for this long! Also, for the past 2 to 3 days, I have been experiencing INCREDIBLE cramps. I had to lie down last night I was in so much pain. I am also experiencing mild nausea and horrible dirrhea. I've also gone up a cup size and my breasts are very sore and sensitive. My appetite is horrendous - I feel ravenous! I haven't had the courage to step on a scale, but I am sure that weight gain has occured.
Has anyone else experienced longer periods??
I can't decide whether to stop taking Yaz or wait a month or two to see if the symptoms will clear.

I was initially prescribed 20 mg of Lipitor as my cholesterol was well over 300 (365). However, the same week I started the 20 mg, I was hit my a car as a pedestrian and had so many aches and pains from that, that I felt the 20 mg of Lipitor was aggravating my recovery from the car incident so requested of my Doctor to "start" at 10 mg instead. I am also "medication sensitive". I have only been on the med for 4 1/2 months and initially things were "OK"...I did notice some aching muscles and joints, but this actually seemed to subside. However, in the past 4-6 weeks, many symptoms seemed to get worse...I feared I had Lyme Disease again, but the symptoms felt "different" though similar...aching muscles and joints...especially both my hands and wrists, hips and knees, very bad headaches, constant nasal problems including horrendous post-nasal drip and "face pain" like sinusitus, a feeling like I was getting bronchitis all the time and needing to use my asthma inhaler, even though my asthma is very, very mild, and profound fatigue. I also noticed "some" mental confusion and forgetfulness. I decided to go off the medication just two days ago and already feel better. I plan to get my cholesterol checked within the next week, but doubt seriously that I will go back on this drug...UNLESS it would be something like 5 mg every other day. I also lost weight (on purpose), have tried to get more exercise, and eat better as part of the overall plan to better manage my cholesterol...so, unless this continued health plan does not keep my cholesterol down, I will not take more than that of this drug (5 mg QOD).

After a month on Lisinopril, I started noticing shortness of breath. Then awoke one morning with pain in shoulder and numbness in arm - thought I was having a heart attack! ER diagnosis was asthma. Advair, methylprednisone (steroids) and albuterol helped at first, but after two weeks, breathing problems all came back. Started using a nebulizer which provided only short term relief and was then referred to a pulmonary specialist. He put my on Advair, Singulair (another side effect horror story), Nasonex, Intal inhaler, albuterol inhaler, the nebulizer as needed. Upon follow up two weeks later, it was all still going on! He rx'd another prednisone pack, but NOW he notices in chart that I was taking Lisinopril, which he said is KNOWN to cause breathing problems - and to stop taking it, immediately. Within one week, all of these horrendous asthma problems WERE GONE. It's been two weeks and I have since discontinued ALL asthma medications - everything - not to mention the Lisinopril. How could prescribing doctor and ER doctor mis-diagnose Linsinopril side effects for asthma! How could I? I would like to think that if they're going to prescribe this stuff, they would be familiar with possible side effects as such. I'm just lucky this stuff didn't kill me and that I didn't get rid of my cat!

I went on NR in Feb 2006. I bled for over a month straight when I first went on it. Dr. said this was "normal," my body was adjusting, etc. I noticed a drastic decrease in my sex drive almost immediately after going on it. I have had sensitive breasts the entire time I have been on it; it's painful for my boyfriend to touch them. I also lactated when I first went on the NR, but chalked this up to resurgence in hormones or something I had stopped breast feeding a few months before going on the NR). I started taking meds for back pain and anxiety, and now I'm wondering if it had anything to do with side effects from the NR after reading comments on this site. I also did get one horrendous yeast infection. I agree with the person who posted that she starts to feel emotional about a week and a half before its time to take it out--- like super bad PMS; really moody,craving sweets, depressed, etc. I also did not bleed until Thursday or Friday after taking it out on my scheduled Tuesday, and my period was minimal- just a day or so. I did not put a new NR in on my scheduled day (Tuesday of this week), and I feel like a complete emotional wreck. I mean, even with the PMS and such while using it, I still felt relatively able to cope. I have been crying over everything the last few days, irritable and volatile, and I'm not one prone to volatile. I am wondering of anyone else whose gone off of it experienced anything like this... I'm hoping it's just my hormones balancing otu or something, but I feel like an insane person...

Leaking breasts?
I've been on NR consistently for 3 months. I love it. I tried it several months ago and had horrendous nausea that I had to remove it. I tried again 3 months ago and it's been fine. Although, my breast literally squirt milk when squeezed. I know I'm not pregnant. Why the lactation? It makes no sense.
Also, I get to a point just about the day I'm scheduled to remove the ring where I can't stand to be in my own skin...just incredibly frustrated, emotional, over the top crazy feeling. I take it out and I feel a difference withing just a few hours. Starting to connect the dots here....anyone else have similar effects? I've gained 5lbs, have zero sex drive as well.

I received a Kenalog injection in December '06 to provide relief from an allergic reaction. My doctor did NOT inform me of any possible side effects other than drowsiness. Two months later a small dipple formed where the shot was given. I had no idea what it was and just assumed it was a part of getting older (I'm 30). When it began to get deeper, I became extremely worried. It has now been 6 months and the dimple has turned into a very large indentation. I still did not put two and two together and did not think it could have been caused by the steroid injuection. I visited my doctor, the same one who administered the shot in December, to find out what this could possibly be. He said he had no idea!! And even suggested it could be cancer!!!! I came home upset, obviously, thinking I was very sick, possibly even dying!! My sister did some research and found this site, and I am so relieved. But now I am angry at my doctor for not warning me of this possible side effect at the time of the shot AND then diagnosing it as a possible cancer!!! So now I am left with this deformity on my butt and a profound feeling of helplessness. Someone please tell me actions you have taken that have worked, both legally and physically. Will this go away?!?

I have been taking Lisinopril for nearly a year and have experienced nearly all the bad side effects I have read about. I have had severe cough that does not respond to cough medications, copious amounts of clear slimy mucous that chokes me frequently. I even choke frequently when I am trying to speak because of the secretions. I have had severe bronchitis 4 times in 6 months. I am tired all the time and my anxiety is much worse. I now have insomnia which I've never had before. During one of the bronchitis rounds I had to take a very strong anitbiotic because it was trying to turn to pneumonia. The antibiotic made me very nauseated so I couldn't take my other meds. After two weeks without the Lisinopril, my symptoms cleared up completely. I resumed the lisinopril when I finished the antibiotic and all of my symptoms returned.

I have posted here from time to time to ask if anyone here has ever experienced withdrawing slowly from Lisinopril to get it out of the system ?
I need to know how long it takes to be completely clean of this horrendous drug.
My brother has been weaning off it for many months but still the side affects of tingling in the feet, heat, tension in the body, light-headed dizzy in the head are all still lingering.
I would appreciate some input on the subject of weaning down from Lisinopril to almost a few grains and how long it takes to get it completely out of the system ?
Please feel free to e-mail me: nadia@pronetisp.net

My Urologist prescibed this drug for me after having kidney stones removed, he also said I had a slightly increased prostate.
The side effects of this drug are horrendous. I've had dizzines, sore throat, running nose, constipation, insomnia and by far the worst of all is the itching. I have scratched until I have drawn blood. Anti-histamines give no relief. The only way I have obtained some relief from the itching is by holding ice cubes to it. I will never take this drug again no matter what!

CHEST PAIN AND MENSTRUATION LINK

After being completely perplexed as to why every month, I am experiencing these horrendous chest pains I found two pieces of research that are of particular interest about women's menstruation, varying levels of oestrogren and heart disease. I haven't previously found anyone that understood why/how this happens, but loads and loads of women on medication.com who reported sometimes, almost immediate chest pains.

The first published by BBC in 2004 (google chest pains and menstruation) basically confirms that a woman is more vulnerable to sudden, serious heart disease during the time of the menstrual cycle when her oestrogen levels are at their lowest. (Known as 17-oestradiol which circulates in the bloodstream and dip sharply around menstruation. -Experience of chest pains during this time when there is not enough blood flow to the heart. This study was conducted by a team from Laval University in Quebec Canada. Their research confirmed a rise in reported cases of serious heart disease among pre-menopausal women. Aged 35-47. These women were admitted to the hospital for heart attack or chest pain. What is particularly interesting, is that 20 of the women reported heart related problems within five days of the beginning of their period when oestrogen levels are at their lowest. What is particularly interesting is that even though this article points to this being more common in women over 55, yasmin has been identified as having more risk to blood clots and heart troubles than other pills and am wondering how its effects on our hormones make us more suscectible to heart disease.

The second a piece by the Annals and Internal Medicine. Google chest pain and menstruation.

After being completely perplexed as to why every month, I am experiencing these horrendous chest pains I found two pieces of research that are of particular interest about women's menstruation, varying levels of oestrogren and heart disease. I haven't previously found anyone that understood why/how this happens, but loads and loads of women on medication.com who reported sometimes, almost immediate chest pains.

The first published by BBC in 2004 (google chest pains and menstruation) basically confirms that a woman is more vulnerable to sudden, serious heart disease during the time of the menstrual cycle when her oestrogen levels are at their lowest. (Known as 17-oestradiol which circulates in the bloodstream and dip sharply around menstruation. -Experience of chest pains during this time when there is not enough blood flow to the heart. This study was conducted by a team from Laval University in Quebec Canada. Their research confirmed a rise in reported cases of serious heart disease among pre-menopausal women. Aged 35-47. These women were admitted to the hospital for heart attack or chest pain. What is particularly interesting, is that 20 of the women reported heart related problems within five days of the beginning of their period when oestrogen levels are at their lowest. What is particularly interesting is that even though this article points to this being more common in women over 55, yasmin has been identified as having more risk to blood clots and heart troubles than other pills and am wondering how its effects on our hormones make us more suscectible to heart disease.

The second a piece by the Annals and Internal Medicine. Google chest pain and menstruation.

I took synthroid for several years and became progressively more arthritic, with horrendous tooth problems and congestive heart failure. My doctor switched me to the lowest possible dose of generic levothyroxine for nearly two years, and during that time, I progressively felt better. Then they stopped making the generic 25 mcg, so I was switched to levoxyl 50 mcg (was told to split in half). Since then, the symptoms of aching joints and emotional rollercoastering has returned, along with sleep disruption and heart trouble. There is NO DOUBT that these thyroid hormones cause serious problems in many people. I am now trying accupressure to stimulate the gland, and slowly withdrawing the levoxyl. Already feel much better!!!

To Tabbycat,

I was told the same thing by my gyn. I used to take Microgynon before Yasmin and my gyn said 'let's try this pill, it's great and it does not give you any side effects'.
It was a lot more expensive and at the beginning I felt great but about 6 months after taking it, I was having horrendous cramps in my legs and feet. Once I was taken to ER because my cramps were so bad, I collapsed in the office. I was on it for 4 years and other symptoms started to appear. See my post entered yesterday. If I were you, I would go back to my previous pill if you had not any side effects with it. The doctors are getting paid for prescribing this Yasmin/Yaz that's why they decide to put women on it... I am convinced of this.
Another reason to give up is its price. You spend more money on it than on any other pills.
Hope this helps!

I have been taking Yaz for the last five weeks and I have experienced horrendous psychological side effects. I thought that they would even out so I decided to constinue taking it, but I have only gotten worse. I am experiencing anxiety in the form of panic attacks, lack of sleep, inability to eat, and depression. I encourage anybody else experiencing these symptoms to post them as well, as doing research on the web helped me to identify this drug as the problem. I visitited a new gynocoligist in New York City two months ago who prescribed this drug without telling me that it had been designed to battle severe PMS and emotional symptoms. I am appalled that he did not tell me this when he prescribed it, nor the fact that it had just been introduced to the market in 2006.