One of those things symptoms and conditions

I can't believe I have found this site!!! I have been having horrendous but very petty arguments with my boyfriend just lately, to the point I do not know if we are over as he is only speaking to me in a temper voice. Obviously I believe eveything is his fault(!) and now after reading the site I am wondering if it is all actually me and down to my pill, yasmin, as everything I have read about everyones mood swings rings true! I am almost 3 months in and have been experiencing headaches for the first time in my life and I thought it was just one of those things. My breasts are nearly up a whole size and I have become really really self conscious which I have also never been like before and few of my clothes appear to fit. I have also recently visited the Dr's with dizziness which I actually put down to Jasmin although she said it couldn't possibly be the pill and put it down to a dodgy eardrum which she thinks I have - also I believe I have become increasingly deaf... could that be the pill too or am I now blaming everything that is going wrong in my life on that one tiny little tablet????
I am going to book an appointment with my Dr for tonight but am really conscious that I am going to burst into tears the moment I walk into the surgery - is this the table or because of the rows with my boyfriend? (Like the chicken and egg!)
I have been on Dianette for years and have never experienced any problems - surely it can't be that bad, can it?????

I have been on Yasmine for 8 months after being on Dianette for years. At first I thought I had found the perfect pill, lost a few pounds, light periods and not as moody as when I was on Dianette. Time seems to tell. Started to notice in the last three months,
I had a few heart racing episodes. Pins and needles sometimes. Muscle spasms now and again. TOTAL loss of sex drive. Sudden bloated stomach and weight gain even though I was on a healthy eating diet and go the gym. AND the biggy, my nerves are shot to pieces. Looking on the dark side and feeling tired with muscle fatigue.
Am I going nuts?
Last week I like some of you went on the internet and it all started to click in. My husband although supportive of me coming off the pill still thinks my symptoms are 'just one of those things'. Well after reading this site and others I'm taking the last pill in the pack tomorrow and lets see. I will keep a diary and after being on BCP for years I know it could take time. Thank you all for taking the time to post, we can't all be imagining it!!

I was glad but surprised to find this site. I have been struggling with birth control ever since I had my daughter last December. I first tried ortho tricyclen and had severe manic attacks. Now I am on Yasmin and the mood swings, irritability, and unexplained tiredness are to the point of being unbearable. Everyone keeps telling me to hang on, it'll get better but it's not. My family and I are suffering.

My big problem is I need a form of bc and am running out of options! Maybe I just need to get the diaphragm and relegate my sex life to one of those things I just have to prepare for.

Any advice???

Good grief! All I'm looking for is something on Calan /Verapamil causing gum tenderness so I can explain to my dentist that my gums may be tender because of the medication since he doesn't have an explaination for the problem. It's just one of those things I'm not complianing about anything ,but this site seems to act as thought one wants to sue or something ! I've been taking this medication for years and have no complaints I just want to know from another source if it's possibly the cause. As the info I get from the pharmacy states it can cause this problem. Can someone varify this??? LLE