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Hello All,

As I read new stories on this site from women just realising the devastating effects of Yasmin, it breaks my heart.

I stopped taking Yasmin 2 years ago, after I found this site desperate for a reason for my complete insanity (anxiety, depression, panic attacks, vertigo....with no history of such). I had been on Yasmin for close to 2 years with the first year and a half symptom free....the last 6 months on it I became an entirely different person....scared to leave my house, utterly depressed and completely bewildered as to why when I had never felt this way, and had no reason to.

I cried as I read this site and realised Yasmin was poisoning me and my mind. I immediately stopped it (although it is recommended you only stop at the end of the pack you are on...I couldn't wait). Well the depression lifted within days....the dark cloud literally left like a miracle from above. Anxiety proved difficult as it continued for a few months but each month got better and I continually read from this site to remind myself that although I felt out of my mind at times, it was as a result of my body detoxing itself from this drug.

I did have plenty of times when I thought the old me was gone forever....but I now am back. Trust that you are getting better....trust that the real you is not mad or crazy and is returning slowly.

I recently read the following website and found it really made sense, particularly as my blood tests after yasmin kept saying my hormonal levels were 'normal' even though I didn't feel back to normal. You need to click on the 'cure for PMS' section. I would recommend all of you coming off this poison read it....

I wish you all the very best of healing and health. Take care of yourselves, avoid caffiene, white sugar, excess salt (none of which help anxiety) and drink plenty of water and exercise....and always remember to talk to someone about how you're feeling as you go through this...I always felt better talking rather than letting things stew in my head...even if it sounded insane....my sister was a godsend reminding me that I was going through a detox.

Be well!!!!

I'm 26 years old and broke out in a horrible rash back in June. It was basically all over my upper torso, arms and my legs. I went to see a dermatologist and got a high prescription of Prednisone (40mg/day). The rashes went away, but I had many side effects. I gained 10 pounds in a few months (and it's hard for me to gain weight due to my high metabolism), my cholesterol shot up from 170 to 219, I was having mood-swings and feeling depressed, I was having dizzy spells, and it seemed like I was eating everything in sight. Now that I am off Prednisone, my cholesterol is back to normal and am not feeling depressed or having mood-swings. I am still waiting and working on losing the extra weight which does not seem to go away, esp. around my stomach area. I still feel light-headed at times but it's bearable. I hope there is a better drug or solution out there in case of another break-out. I do not want to go through that again.

I had the Kenalog injection 40mg about 3 months ago and yes I am having irregular periods that have been stop and go since the injection. I have had several tests run with the OB/GYN and so far all have come back normal. I am still waiting on the biopsy but she feels that will be normal also. I also have the dent at the injection site. I had received an email from a woman that had the Kenalog injection and she stated her periods were irregular for 8 months. My husband and I are trying to conceive our first child and now we are unable to, do to my side effect from the Kenalog shot. I am never getting this shot again and I also feel women should be warned of this side effect. I would like to know what other women are doing about there irregular periods. What steps are you taking to stop the irregular periods? Thanks

NEED HELP. After experiencing many side effects I stopped taking Yasmin after about a year. Since stopping, I have only gotten my period once, in 6 MONTHS! I am scared to death. Docter said, "Everyone responds differently when coming off BC pills, menstrual cycle should return to normal soon". I am still waiting for it to return. Has anyone else experienced this POST BC pills?

To Cristy

I stopped Yasmin 5 months ago, 2 months ago I started to get headaches every day, I was very concerned I had a tumour, my headaches were in the back of my eyes and on the left and right back of my head like a tight band, I have since seen a neurosurgeon and he has assured me there is nothing wrong, I had a scan done and I am still waiting for the results. The only advice I can give to you is read up about anxiety and headaches, I found my headaches were through anxiety (tension headaches) and nothing I took for them worked, after weeks of persistent headaches they are finally easing. I worried about them every day and made things worse but the anxiety kept them there, when your anxiety eases you will notice your headches ease as well.

You will get better, the ladies on this site have told me I would get better and I am, it is slow but I am getting there and so will you.

Joanne.

My son is 13 months old and this is the 3rd time that he has been on omnicef. The firt time it was for pneumonia, and these last 2 times, it was for an ear infection. The first 2 times he took this medicine, it gave him a diaper rash like poison ivy. Thats all. But this time, He has Bloody looking stools. he is a little irritable, but he was before he got on his meds because of the infection. His stool really concerned me, so when I read your comments, I am reassured, but I am still waiting on the dr. to call me back just to be sure. Thank you.

I have been taking Topamax only since mid February for migraines - and my dr started me on 1 - 15 mg pill for 5 days and then I was suppose to increase to 2 - 15 mg pills for 5 days then 3 and so on until I reached 6 - 15 mg so that I would be taking a total of 90 mg a day....I've had a rough time adjusting to this medication - though I must admit - the migraines for the most part are no more...I am still waiting to lose the weight though.

Side effects for me have been - - waking up at least 2-3 times each night and dreaming all night long....and I am feeling rather depressed these days as well...More so than usual, I might add. I have a call into my dr to see what, if anything can be done to alleviate some of these symtoms...

Any suggestions would sure be appreciated - because I definitely feel as though I am carrying around the weight of the world on my shoulders lately...

I, too, am a recent "victim" of Levoquin. Went to the doctors on January 14th with swollen neck glands and generalized physical weakness. Thought that I had mono but a quick culture revealed a strep infection. A RX was written for Keflex. I insisted on a 24/48 hr. culture and sensitivity. Thirteen days later my doctor phoned me at work (without a doubt I should be looking for another Practice!!) and said that the strep would not respond to Keflex but that it would respond to Levoquin. My lucky day! This was the beginning of the end. So, for the first ten days of this infection I was on Keflex. Then seven days of Levoquin 500 mg. daily. A repeat culture done on February 10th still revealed Strep. Way to go Levoquin! Now I am on a twenty day course of Levoquin 500 mg. daily (the doctor refers to it as a nuclear bomb). No kidding, Dick Tracy! Shoulder pain is unrelenting, joint pains all over, glands are still swollen, throat is swollen, ears ache, do not sleep.... even with the aid of Ambien, AND, my eyelids are scalded. A new side effect for this medication? This is day seven of this round. I don't know if I will make it to day twenty. I am still waiting for a return call from my doctor. Help! How in the world can a medication that causes so much harm be good for you? I would love to see the test study data on product.

I suggest to anyone who is taking Advair, please stop taking this poison! Let me tell you about my life for the past week. First of all, I am 33 years old and in pretty good health except for asthma which I have had since I was 18. I have been on Advair for a little over a year. I was on Serevent before that. I also take Singulair which I love. Let me start with the past week of my so called life. After 3 weeks of feeling extremely exhausted and not being able to stand up without being dizzy, I woke up one morning and thought my heart was going to pound through my chest. I spent an entire day sitting in one spot trying to keep calm while my heart raced and skipped and pounded. Trying to sleep that night was a joke because there was no change . The next day I went to my Chiropractor/Kinnesiologist. His first suspician was my Advair inhaler. I really had him puzzled because my blood pressure was high for the first time ever and he could hear my heart skipping a beat. I did not think he was right about my inhaler because there was NO WAY it could be making me feel this awful.Yet over the entire week that he treated me he was still possitive that I was having a severe "chemical" reaction. On the sixth day of heart palpitaions, skipping beats, and no sleep ( I would try to sleep but every time I would start to doze off, an electrical charge would go through my body) I decided to go to my MD for peace of mind. My heart rate was alarmingly high but my EKG showed a very strong healthy heart! They put me on a holster heart moniter for twenty four hours. I am still waiting to hear the results. My doctor also lowered my dosage from 250/50 to 100/50 which I took only one day until I found this website. My inhaler went in the trash yesterday. I got my first nights sleep last night and today my heart is MUCH calmer. It is still a little shaky and I can't wait for this chemical to leave my system. Over the past year I have gone from a healthy, active 33 year old to a 33 year old in a 90 year old body. I have thought that I was developing Rhuematoid arthritis due to extreme pain in my shoulder, hands and neck. Then I was even convinced that I had Fibromyalgia. I have been so tired. I have had a rash develop that I could not explain on my arms and legs. I have forgotten what it is like to sleep a normal night. I believe that this is all the workings of Advair. I am in the process of finding out if I have any legal rights. This drug has taken a year of my life away since I feel like I have been in a fog. I forgot to mention short term memory problems. I did not agree to be a lab rat. Once again, if I had not found this website I don't know how long it would have taken me to figure it out or atleast believe my Chiroprator (Thank God for him!). Throw your advair in the trash where it belongs!!