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I'm so glad I googled side effects of Yasmin and found this site. All of the sudden my mood swings for the past almost YEAR make sense. I started out fine. The pill was great, and I haven't had to worry about acne at all. Of course I gained a few pounds, but not too much. However, I'm a pre medical student trying to study for the MCAT this summer. I've been SO tired and drained and majorly depressed that I just can't seem to concentrate. I feel like I'm always crying over the stupidest stuff (AKA: no reason at ALL), and my grades are starting to suffer. Hopefully now that I've read this, I can stop taking this pill and see an improvement. It's just not worth the depression. I'm 22 right now, and until recently had never had a suicidal thought. I was starting to panic, because I couldn't identify the cause of my depression. I'm a good student, have lots of friends, and have the most amazing boyfriend and family. Life is good, I shouldn't feel this bad. Now that I have a clue as to what this may be, I can fix it.

i started taking Yasmin around 2 months ago.
I havent really experienced any majorly horrid side effects, except for tender breasts which is driving me nuts, my boyfriend cant hug me without me flinching in pain!
there has been the slight weight gain and the headaches, but i didnt realize until today and after reading all the posts that my sudden and extreme moodiness is due to Yasmin.
Iv noticed recently that iv been snapping at my boyfriend over nothing, getting very irritated and upset with very little to get upset over and that my anger getting out of hand.
And its not the regular 'PMS' symptoms of irritability...its severe full blown mood problems...and theyr really starting to take their toll on my relationship with my boyfriend. I find it hard to justify why i snap, and shout and respond in a rude way to anything he says...because i dont know myself...i have no answer....
i guess i can at least attribute it to Yasmin....but still.....
I dont know if i should change pills or not, as yasmin has been the first iv tried...

i was on yasmin for 6 months and came off it recently because i was getting majorly depressed and started having anxiety attacks...no fun for my relationship as it made problems anyway i find everyone reacts differently to each b/c pill so no worries to anyone who wants to start yasmin, my advice would be to listen to your body and know what is normal for you and for god sakes doctors arent always right you have to be stand up for yourself and get off it if you cant take the symptoms..its your bodies after all ladies.

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one that has been having side effects with the Nuvaring. My doctor put me on it to help with my Periods. I was going 4-5 months without a period and then getting a major one. I have been on the Nuvaring now for like 2 1/2 months. I have no sexual drive (poor hubby); depression; dizziness (no fainting though); major stomach pains/cramps; minor headaches and just feeling majorly crappy. As of right now on Wednesday I will have my Period for two weeks straight. I can't deal with this. I am calling the doctor either tomorrow or Wednesday and saying I would rather go back to the way I was then feel the way I do now. I am just oh so glad that I am not alone. Thanks for sharing your stories.

Four years ago I weighed 105 lbs.; was happy, vigorous, energetic, positive, adventurous (skiied, sang, gardened, backpacked, roller-bladed, ballroom danced. Dr. prescribed Toprol for moderate/high BP (140/90). Now: 155 lbs., majorly depressed--don't care if I live or die--terrible fatigue, everything HURTS--bones, muscles, joints, irritable, never sleep more than 1 hr. any time. Sometimes think I'm going insane...fade in and out of awareness and don't even care...even having trouble concentrating to write this--like adult A.D.D. Bad case of tinnitus (high-pitched electrical noise inside my head; at one point, thought I was picking up Morse Code from somewhere! No kidding. I KNOW I'm not nuts, but wondering what's happened to me. Female, age 60; IQ 160+ and NOT a goofball, but feel like I've died and been reborn as a monster. I suspect the Toprol, since I'm not taking anything else. Is there an acceptable substitute without these ghastly side effects?

I noticed some definite puffiness in my face and soreness in my breasts, as well as a bit of an acne outbreak on my face. My breast size actually increased a whole cup size...and I'm past the age at which you hit puberty.

The puffiness in my face started a day AFTER I finished the prednisone. (I was on it to control poison ivy...I then had an allergic reaction to the topical medicine given to me and was put on prednisone again to counteract the allergic reaction. I had the 6 day dosage pack (4mg?) 3 times and finished the pack this past Sunday.

The breast stuff occured after my 2nd pack. I'm assuming that may be the "fat redistribution" I've read about.... My stomach had a little bit of fat added to it...nothing major, however the weird thing is that my weight has been about the same.

The thing I'm majorly stressing about is the "moon face" thing and I want to know how long this will last and/or what I can do to counteract it!

Any help/information would be greatly appreciated.

I am at the end of the first month on Nuvaring and not only have I been majorly depressed, I have a yeast infection the whole time I've been on it. Has anyone else experienced this?

I am a 40yr old woman who has been on this drug now for almost ten years. I have depression.anxiety, sleep disorders and weight gain, and i always had attributed these to the paxil i was taking or my abuse that i suffered as a child. I have very strong pain or spordiac aches in my ankels and wrists and a bad lower back...again I was thinking this was from my past abuse as a child. I just got done reading this, and now i am wondering what is going on...My asthma has been under control well by this drug. I would not take the advair my dr said too cause of the high risk of glacoma and my fear of someone touching my eyes, i really freak out majorly, its that bad, anyhow...I sit here and wonder, I am going to be ok now?!!!

I have been taking topamax for about 5 years. I was off for about 18 mos. to have a child and nurse, and have been back on for 3 years now. I have been prescribed for bipolar II disorder. My main symptom has always been irritability, they say it is mixed episodes. I have no mania, really. My doctor believes that topamax is most effective at high doses, so I had been taking 1200 mg/day, and he only took me down when I complained about the confusion, word-finding, (general abscence of a brain), so now I am at 600 mg/day and have been for some time.

The tingling hands/feet does go away. The diarrhea does go away. Even the weight loss will stabilize. However, I have been in a severe depression for at least a year. I have incredible fatigue (I sleep 15 hours a day), I am very moody, and I have aggressive irritability. I am incredibly ditzy, and numbers confound me (can't add 2+2). I have chronic back and neck pain and have now developed chronic headaches. I sit and think, something is majorly wrong with me, I'm dying. I even have constantly plugged ears, ringing in the ears, excessive sweating (I never used to sweat and now no anti-persperant works) and body odor.

I have felt like a hypocondriac going back to my Dr. reporting these things to have him go hmmmm, I have no idea. Until I started to research Topamax and saw all of these things listed on the side effects, and realized exactly how high my dose was. Looks like I need to find a new Dr.

Been taking topamax two weeks now. Dr. strted me on 25mg then after month I will go up to 50mg. He belives in the lowest dosage while getting benefits. Headaches have gone down. Only had twoand that was on days i worked 16 hours and was majorly stressed. one side effect I seemto be having and am questioning if it is the med or I am losing my mind is that I am getting dizzy alot, almost feel upside down or high.It seems to only happen if I am sitting for long or have my head laying horizontal. It is weird balance gets thrown off alot

I have been on Yasmin now for nearly 1month. I haven't started the white pills yet, still on the yellow. At first I was completely impressed as I had been having problems with OrthoTriCyclen (after taking it for three years). I still have breakouts on my chin, (majorly annoying) and lately within this week I have had two major anxiety-like attacks. My heart will start racing as if I have been running, I feel like I want to climb out of my skin, my body shakes and trembles as if I am cold, (but I am not) and my skin hurts to the touch. After my most recent attack, I have decided to see my internal medicine doctor to run some tests. Goodness..I had no idea hormones could cause such horror.

I have become very irritible and moody, and my sex drive has majorly decreased. I also am very sensitve and take things too seriously and i'm very quick to snap at someone.