I am a singer symptoms and conditions

I feel as though I have been on yasmin so long...about 3 years...that I forget who I am. I don't know what 'myself' is. I know that I have been depressed and suffering severe anxiety. Sometimes I hate being out in public. I am a singer so I should love people, but I over feel overwhelmed and panicked around a large crowd. I cry at least once a day. My emotions are very out of whack. I also have serious leg cramping and insomnia, which I thought was restless leg syndrome until I read this forum. I basically have pushed aside all of these problems thinking I was being a hypocondriac until now. I also am sad to say I have NO SEX DRIVE as many of you have said. Sometimes I don't even want to be near my boyfriend. And sex most always feels like a chore. This is not good. After my period this week I am switching to Femcon. I hope I will have better results on this. Oh yeah and Yasmin is supposed to be the no bloat pill...yeah I gained 15 pounds. Niceeee.

I am a singer and i'm concerned about the effect if any
advair will have on my voice. However, I've been coughing for years. I've taken Advair off and on for about the last 5
years. I was officially declared as having Ashma about 5 years ago. When the coughing gets out of hand, Advair seems to do the trick. I'm really pretty anxiouis about taking it consistently(I never have). I will take 2x a day when my
coughing is really bad. It was keeping me up at night,
and working was really difficult. I was truely wore out
every morning and it's impossible way to live--tired most all
the time and coughing your like I'm gonna cough up a lung.
I've never smoked in my life.

I've been taking Advair 2x a day for about two weeks,
and yes I don't go thru the night coughing. I'm still coughing some but as the medication gets in my system I'm really coughing much, much less. My co-worker have noticed that I'm coughing less and have asked me what medication I'm using. However, I don't sleep well at night, I mean it's really difficult for me to get to sleep. I'm very wakeful at night.
It's ether take Advair and no coughing, but it may be hours before I get to sleep. Has anyone else had this problem with not being able to sleep as a side effect of taking Advair?
I'm afraid if I don't stop coughing it will take a toll on my voice.

I am sad and angry. I am a singer. Advair was prescribed for me about 7 months ago because of slight emphysems. I had already quite smoking (It's now almost 11 months since I've smoed. I was afraid of Adviar because it is a steroid, and i very early noticed some hoarseness but was eassured by my doctor, so i continued. Actually, I used it only about half of the time because of my fear. After about 7 months, I developed significant hoarseness. Now a ENT and my GP have both expressed the opinion that it is the Advair that casued the problem. I always rinsed my mouth and my throat and also gargled after using the Adviar, but it didn't work. I have not taken the medicine since Jan. 23, and there is some improvement. My GP says it might take 2 months. My breathing went from the 58 th to the 75th percentile after 6 months of not smoking. I also do a lot of cariovascular exercise, so i think i'll be all right without the medicatiion. What I want is HEALING for my VOICE. Do you know of anything i can do?

I have been haveing pains in my joints tight chest,weight gain, my legs are so weak,sore troat,raspy voice,which I am a singer so it really effected my work,I get numbness down my left side and my heart beats really fast,,it scared me so much,,I stared haeing doubts about docters these days,,my docter gave me them as samples out dated,but told me to use them anyway,that being out dated was harmless,I haven't felt like myself in a long time,does anyone know if it ever goes out of your system,can I ever be back to the way I was,,Please help me if you have any information,I have 5 children and I want to be able to watch them grow,will the pain in my chest down my side and my legs can I take anything healthy to make things better,,I find it weird,,because I find it hard to take tynol for anything because I always hate to take any kind of drugs,then I turn around trust my docter and take one of the worst drugs out there,

I started the drug this past Tuesday afternoon. It's now Saturday afternoon.

I just today noticed red marks on my arms and stomach that almost look like early stretch marks. I know this is from the water weight gain as certain pants of mine already don't fit and my stomach, arms and face feel very bloated.

I have had a headache, severe, the past 24 hours.

The biggest and hardest thing I am experiencing right now is SEVERE mood swings, bordering hostile and maybe even life-threatening.
I am worried that noone here has talked about people with bi-polar (manic depression) taking the drug....

I am bi-polar and was never asked by my doctor about it.

I strongly feel it's a big reason I am feeling very, very sick (mentally). I have had my bi-polar under control for almost 10 years and right now, I feel as suicidal as I felt when I was at my sickest.

I feel crazy and dizzy and out of control. I am crying constantly and biting off any head that gets near me.

This is the scariest thing I have ever experienced and I have only been on it 4 days!!!!

I will NEVER take this drug again.

I am a singer which is the reason I was put on it. I have been having vocal problems.

If you are a singer reading this, I highly suggest you weigh the benefits of taking it...and if it's worth it for a quick voice fix.

I'm scared and I want off.

I have swelling in my hands at times, feet and legs also, am tired more so than usual and am gaining weight right and left even though I have been trying to lose it. Also, some shortness of breath even though I am a singer.