Introverted symptoms and conditions

hi guest 32341,
have you tried switching the time you take your pill until just before bed? some people have suggested that this may ease some of the symptoms because you pretty much sleep them off. if you are reluctant to switch to another brand of pill then give this option a try. i am a little concerned as you say that you are finding everyday things are a chore and that you are feeling overwhelmed, i was the same,i lost interest in everything,my friends,my social life,my marriage and my kids.everything was just too much like hard work,i became very introverted which is so not me! i also started to suffer other mental and psychological side effects that i never for one minute thought could be caused by my bcp. maybe you could try taking them at night for another cycle and if you are not improving or are getting worse then please please talk to your doctor about switching to another brand of pill, maybe a lower hormone dose pill. my hormones were also all over the place after having my youngest child as i breast fed her exclusively for a year and my poor body was lacking essential vitamins and minerals so i was not in the best shape when i started this pill and my life became a nightmare because of it. whilst you are still taking yasmin drink loads of water (as much as you can) take a supplement of vitamin b6 as well as a b complex and also some magnesium and calcium and also some zinc. you may be able to find a good multivit that contains all of these things try to take approx 30-50 mg b6 daily. best wishes to you whatever you decide to do. i hope that everything will turn out well for you and that you can get back to being a caring compasionate mother and friend.

sarah

My daughter started taking Singulair at age 10 - four years ago. She also started taking Carbatrol for supposed petit mal seizures (I say supposed because her last EEG read inconclusive) at the same time. Over the last four years she slowly became a different person - introverted, anxious, clinically depressed with paranoid/psychotic features and suicidal thoughts. After four years on these meds, and after a two-week stay in the hospital, I started researching the meds she was on. Discovered that Carbatrol blocks the body's natural ability to absorb vitamins and nutrients. That was a revelation to me. Then, on a whim just today, I decided to investigate Singulair's side effects and found this message board/website. (I never researched Singulair before now because for some reason I assumed it was a pretty benign drug - yikes.) All these posts confirm to me and my husband that most likely we have not only Carbatrol but Singulair as well to thank for our daughter's emotional decline and delicate mental state. I can't stress enough how vital it is to read about side effects (and NOT just the drug's official website, which is NOT going to have a complete list of possible side effects) BEFORE starting your child (or yourself) on any medication.

She has recently been weaned off her meds (Carbatrol, Effexor, Risperdal, Cogentin), and has just today begun taking the supplement Empowerplus through the Truehope.com website. I have every reason to believe this is going to be the answer - I know that these heavy-duty drugs certainly have NOT done her any favors.