Irregular cycle symptoms and conditions

I have been on Yasmin a month and was actually looking for other info about the pill when I stumbled across this and a few other sites with all these horror stories. It freaked me out quite a bit, considering a lot of the side effects and health problems did not occur in most stories until the women had been on Yasmin for a while or went off of it.
I had been on birth control for about 7 years (only OrthoTriCyclen) and decided to go off because a) I wanted to give my body a break, b) I had lost my sex drive, and c) I was having mood swings that I was convinced were coming from the pill. The year and a half I was off of it, I felt fine. I just got tired of the irregular cycle and worry of impending baby doom, so I decided to get back on birth control. I had heard from several close friends who were on Yasmin how great it was and how they had no side effects, were feeling great, had breast growth (a plus for me), and overall were very satisfied. I decided to give it a go. So, like I said, it has only been a month. I have not noticed any negative side effects, and I consider myself to be very aware of my body. The only thing I can say is that my breasts did get a little tender throughout the month, but they did grow a good bit as well. My period came the second day of the placebo pills and is what seems to be a regular period. No crazy heavy bleeding, no severe pains. I do have a slight headache, but from time to time I get those with my period, so this is nothing out of the ordinary for me.
I just wanted to post a positive comment so that women who read this information will not be scared to death. All you can do is be aware, track your symptoms and side effects, and if you notice anything fishy, stop taking the pill. I hope this helped.

About a year ago I realized I was having an irregular cycle and I was diagnosed with having a fibroid on either my ovary or fallopian tube. My OB/GYN put me on Yasmin and said it would control my cycle better. I have had very regular cycles since being on it. However, I immediately noticed that I was hungry all the time and also developed HORRIBLE gas. I decided that gas was an acceptable side effect for my cycle to be regular (I'm sure my boyfriend has appreciated this!) Back in October, I got some sort of virus and was unable to eat for over a week. I lost about 10 pounds and haven't gained all of it back. For the past several weeks, I've been extremely nauseous several times after taking my pill in the morning. I skipped a pill for the first time since being on Yasmin and was in the bed nauseous for the rest of the day. I've also experienced pain in my left side around my ovary. I'm pretty sure the Yasmin is kicking my butt now that I'm a little thinner. I'm going to ask my doctor to take me off it.