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I am 43 years old and I do have one child. I have been on Loestrin 24 Fe for approximately 7 months and I will discontinue after this pack. I took BC pills several years ago and resumed recently to help alleviate my increasingly long periods. I was a personal trainer for sometime and have always worked out, ate sensibly and kept my weight at a normal level...until now. I have gained approximately 10 pounds on this pill. I now have "muffin tops" as my daughter so eloquently told me and I feel like I am in a continuous state of pregnancy! I am bloated, irritable, depressed and I bleed at any given time. Not to mention lethargic! I have NO ENERGY. I would much rather have the lenghy periods and deal with PMS for 7 to 10 days per month versus feeling like this 30/31 days per month. It's bad enough getting older and realizing that my metabolism is not the same as it used to be...I just don't want any help!

So, I have been bleeding on myself since I started my NR which has only been 8 days now. So I have been bleeding on myself for 8 days straight, heavy flow. My periods only last for 4-5 days.

Besides that, I am in a terrible DEPRESSIVE state. It was so bad one day that I called my own mother up and told her please kill me, I feel so worthless.

The first day I used NR, I had to leave my BIOL 101 class because I just started feeling sad, extremely sad and started crying for no apparent reason.

At 4:00 AM I started having these horrible pains in my abdomen and pelvic area which caused me to be on the toilet from 4 in the morning until 5:30-6 oclock. I had the runs and then I didnt and then I did. The SHARP PAINS felt so BAD, I almost threw up. My own son started CRYING because he HEARD ME IN SO MUCH PAIN. While i was on the toilet, I actually thought I was dying and i told myself, "OH GOD, I THINK I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM."

Another problem is that I have this raging hunger now and I have gained a significant amount of weight. JUST IN 8 DAYS. My own father told me today that its amazing how last week I was skinny and now this week everyone can see my stomach hanging over my own pants now. THIS IS NOT A LIE.

I was on the DEPO shot and it made 75% of MY HAIR FELL OUT and I BLEED THE WHOLE 3 MONTHS I was on it. 3 days before I was suppose to get the next shot, I GOT PREGNANT.

I am not trying to go through a replay of the depo shot with this NUVARING at all.

And its funny because since I have read these post, women have talked about no SEX DRIVE.

I use to be a horny little bugger with my boyfriend and since I have inserted this ring, SEX has not even CROSSED my mind AT ALL. I sleep like a log nowadays too. Yesterday, I came home from school and fell asleep on the couch at 12:30 pm only to wake at 6:30 p.m. My son's daycare was calling and calling me b.c the daycare closes at 6:30 p.m.

I am so glad I FOUND THIS SITE, so now I KNOW why I have had such a DEPRESSIVE OUT OF CONTROL 8 DAYS!

Its amazing what women have to go through....

I'm still using my first pack of this pill. I already hate it, I bleed everyday, not a lot but enough to have to wear a tampon, and for the first time ever I got a uti, I've been having really bad headaches, my boobs have gotten bigger and everyone around me has noticed the mood changes. I'm definently changing to a different pill asap.

I HAVE BEEN ON THIS PILL FOR 2 MONTHS SINCE MY LAST MISCARRIAGE AND AFTER READING THESE POSTS I AM REALIZING HOW BAD IT IS. I BLEED EVERY 2 WEEKS EXCEPT WHEN MY PERIOD IS DUE..MAKING ME FEAR PREGNANCY.. I AM BLOATED. I HAVE PURPLE VEINS IN MY BOOBS..SEVERE SWELLING SWOLLEN FEET AT NIGHT, NIGHTMARES, CHILLS, BACKACHES, MOOD SWINGS, LARGE NIPPLES AND I HAVE LOST 10 LBS IN 2 MONTHS WHICH I DIDN'T NEED TO LOSE. I AM NEVER HUNGARY EXCEPT AT 3 AM AND I PEE ALL NIGHT LONG. I TAKE THE PILL IN THE AM..NEVER AT THE SAME TIME.. ANYONE ELSE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PREGNANT THE WHOLE TIME THEY ARE ON THIS PILL? WAS ALWAYS ON ORTHO...THIS IS THE FIRT TIME I HAVE EVER BEEN ON A DIFFERENT BUT MY DR GAVE ME 6 MONTHS WORTH OF SAMPLES... NOW I SEE WHY.. THANKS GUYS.. I AM SWITCHING BACK ASAP.. THIS BLOWS....
D.M.B. FROM NY

Hi, I have been on Yasmin for 2 years now. I have ALWAYS been a very confident and outgoing person. For the past year i have had panic attacks regularly. I am very hot at night, I have trouble sleeping, yet my period pains are at a minimun and I have few symptons of PMT. (Mind you it is still bad enough to take codeine and paracetamol on the first day of bleeding).

Other side effects that I thought would clear up but which haven't are:- dark patches on my forehead and above my lip (doc said they would go, but seem to 'come' and go) and a very sore throat accompanied by swollen glands, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left side of my neck. My fingers are tingly and my joints are swollen. The Chest pains could be related to anxiety. I get a migraine 24-72 hours before I bleed, regular as clockwork now.

The worst is the mood swings and the depression, I just really don't recognise myself, tired and teezy all the time.

I was very happy for the first 3-6 months that I took Yasmin, but after that I have known I haven't been 'right', but my anxiety and depression have made me unable to make a decision or be focused why.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the site, it's great to know I'm not the only one.

I have been on Toprol XL for over 2 years and I can't believe what I am reading on this website. I am so glad that I googled. I have had many of the same problems and I am taking 100 mgs once a day. I cannot lose wait, my memory is horrible, I am always tired, I even had the itching thing go on, my joints ache some thing fierce, so bad that I went to a joint specialsit to have them checked because I thought that I may be getting arthritis at 37. I suffer from both depression and anxiety and was given this medication called Lexapro and had a panic attack in the middle of the night so that was the end of that. I have also had the sleeplessness and the sleeping too much and most importantly the edema of the hands, ankles and feet. I can't wear shoes that are too flat because they swell, I can't wear shoes that are too high because they swell, I can't eat salt because they swell, I can't stay out in the heat or humidity for too long cause they swell, I am so tired of swelling I want to scream. I also get very bad leg cramps and leg pain when I walk too far, also my menstural cycle is crazy. I bleed so much (sorry guys) that I have to buy new at least 2-3 new pairs of jeans a month because of "damage". I get overly fatigued and everything because fo blood loss. I am so tired of this it is not funny, but I like the fact that it is time released and is somewhat gentle. I am going to speak to my doc next week about changing though because I thought that I was in a very small group that was having these issues, even down to the inability to lose weight.

I had a kenalog injection in my shoulder at the end of October during my period, my next period was 4 days late and appeared to be normal, 18 days later I started bleeding again which went on for 13 days, I had 5 days off and am now bleeding yet again. I have an added complication of being on warfarin for life for recurrent PEs so Drs are unable to give me anything to stop the bleeding. I was referred for a pelvic scan and am now waiting to see a gynaecologist. No medics seem willing to admit kenalog may be the cause. As my blood has to be kept thinner & I bleed easily, I am very concerned at the amount of blood I am losing. When I had the initial jab the consultant did warn me I may have menstrual irregularities which I interpreted to be a few days early or late, certainly not non-stop bleeding.
I couldn't believe what I was reading when I found this site, so many of us are suffering, why weren't we warned of the side effects. I certainly wouldn't have had the first injection if I had known and I will not have any further ones.

i have been on yasmin 4 like one week and already i have become depressed, my skin has gotten worse and i bleed every second day for a few hours and then it stops somtimes it heavy other times its light, its really p'ing me off.. andother thing, im really worried that i may be pregnant, i had unprotected sex on the 5th day of taking my pill and that very same day i forgot to take it :S but i took double the very next day! im only 15 and this is my first ever pill. im so confussed cuz every doc always tells me how gud it is, and i have heard great things about it and now i read this

HALP ME!!!!

I HAVE BEEN TAKING YASMINE FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND SINCE I STARTED THE FIRST MONTH WAS OK UNTIL THE END WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO START MY CYCLE IT WAS HORRIBLE I BLEED SO BAD I COULDNT MOVE THEN THE 2ND MONTH IS WHEN THE PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY HEAD STARTED IVE HAD IT EVERY DAY SINCE IT COMES AND GOES EVERY DAY THAT I HAD TO GO SEE MY REGULAR DOCTOR AND GET SOMETHING PRESCRIBED TO ME FOR MIGRAINES NOW I ALSO STARTED GETING A SORE THROAT AND A COUGH THAT WONT GO AWAY AND MY LEGS HURT AT NITE TO WHERE I CANT EVEN SLEEP I GO BACK TO MY GYNO NEXT MONTH ON THE 12TH IM HOPING SHE WILL PUT ME ON SOMETHING WITH LESS SIDE EFFECTS IVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE

I'm a 36 y/o female battling the side effects from Kenalog. I developed Cushing Syndrom (moon face, hump on back, easily brusing). I had my 1st shot in Dec 05 and 2nd Jan 06. I bleed heavily for three months straght. I still have the moon face and this horrible hump on my back. I ended up having to get a hysorectomy. I plan on getting a lawyer, but the Doctors I spoke with never heard of these effects with a shot. The more support I have the better chance I have. I'm constantly depressed looking this fat. Plus I gain 20 lbs in 1 month. This drug sux and I would never recomend it to anyone.

I had a Kenalog 40 injection on January 12 2006. I missed my period in January. I finally started in Feb. It lasted 10 days. At the end of the month (2 weeks later) had another period that never stopped. Had a D&C March 31. I bleed 7 days after and then two weeks to the day from the bleeding stoping I started what I hope to be a normal period. It is a very heavy period. I was never told all the side effects. I had the injection in my right shoulder.I am so mad about this. I now have several thousand dollars in medical bills just from the side effects. After my insurance paid.I had a severe allergic reaction a few hours after the injection. Trouble swallowing, Shortness of breath, chest pain, lump in my throat that lasted for several weeks. Flare up of my GERDS. Unexplained high blood preasure. It was 3 months April 12 everything has returned to normal except my periods.

I've been taking Mobic for about 1 year now. I can't tell that it is really helping my fibromyalgia left from Lyme disease. Some days, I can hardly move. I have noticed that I bleed much more easily. Little nicks actally drip blood now. I'm going to quit taking it just to see if that is part of the problem. Every time the doctor's office draws blood, the tech seems concerned and asks me if I am taking a blood thinner.

Oh my god! I just called my gyn to put me back on Yasmin because I was on TriNessa (just as evil as Yasmin). About 3 years ago I had my daughter after trying for 8 years to get pregnant (I have PCOS). My periods were irregular and I was concerned about ovarian cancer as my chances are higher due to the PCOS. My gyn suggested yasmin. I took it for about 3 months. During which time I bleed almost constantly. The doc said I needed to give it more time to even out. I started having severe leg cramps and rapid heart rate. One night, I started having really strange chest pains and was vomitting, needless to say I was concerned of a heartattack. My family doc sent me for a stress test to check my heart, it came back ok. I even mentioned to my doc that I was feeling more depressed and that the leg cramps and heart problem seemed to start with taking Yasmin and he just dismissed it!! My heart palpitaitons and leg cramps stopped when I stopped Yasmin but my depression contined with the new prescribed pill TriNessa and even more symptoms occurred such as extreme exhaustion (I can't seem to get enough sleep), unmotivated, antisocial, aggitated, tearful, no sex drive, weight gain, bloated, heavy periods... I just feel horrible and unhappy. So to any one who is getting off Yasmin do not, I repeat do not take TriNessa! Now that I realize that my other symptoms are validated with the use of Yasmin, I'm not going to take that either! Does anyone who has PCOS know of a good BCP to take to regulate your periods without making you insane?

on yasmin 2 weeks prior to my period i bleed while having sex with my husband

Hi i am 15 years old and i am have been on Yazmin for 3 months. since i have i have had terrible headahces, moodswings, tingleing and numbness in my left arm and foot. axanity. very run down. hot flashes. sometimes out of nowhere my heart starts to beet really fast and i feel like i have just ran 10 miles and i can't breath. the only good thing is that my boobs are bigger which my bf and i both like... cramps are gone...but when i start my period its only for like 3-4 hours then its gone. also somedays i m very very ...you know...and others its like i don't have a sex drive... also when i do have sex...there us no lubrcation and sometimes i bleed. If anyone has had these problems PLEASE email me at: sweet_sinner06@yahoo.com.

Itching all over mostly arms. To the point itching like crazy I bleed! Any one else?
KJ