Pil symptoms and conditions

lower back pain, hair loss,joint pain, complicated migraines, vertigo, palpitation, hormonal imbalances (lowered DHEA, increased aldosterone-it affected my adrenal glands and kidneys), epigastric pain, bleeding, extreme fatigue, anxiety,pulmonary failure etc. I had to go through ER, 2 CT scans ( abdominal and brain), 2 MRIs, neurologist, endocrinologist, GI, gyno etc. I threw my Yaz pills in the trash after the first CT scan that revealed multiple tumors in my liver and left adrenal gland ( i took the pills for about 3 and 1/2 years)... the past 6 months have been a hell, but there are no more migraines, anxiety or other neurological symptoms at this point. By the way, one of my best friends who just started on Yaz recently ended up in the ER last week with a blood cloth in her left lung. Please stay away from that drug!

I was on Nuvaring twice since the birth of my daughter. First time was for about a year and I was really happy with it in general. I still had a bit of acne but nothing major so I sticked with it.
I then had 6 months with no bc at all and I went back on nuvaring. What a surprise when I had all these nasty side effects!
Extreme fatigue (which I still have on my pil now, so it might just be the bc in general), nightmares, sadness and mood swings, bloating, no sex drive at all, body aches and a lot of PAINFUL cystic acne!! It was much worse than with no bc!! I decided to stick to it for 3 months to see if there would be any enhancement but it went worse and worse!
I stopped it and had another month with no bc where I felt so much better. Now I'm on loestrin24fe and after the first month which was bad it is now almost heaven...

I went absolutely insane on this pill after 10 weeks. I'm a pretty confident person and I had NIGHTMARE anxiety attacks and nausea completely out of nowhere. Lost weight, and was just generally shaking all the time. This would lead to crying and feeling completely out of control and like I wanted to jump off my balcony. I went on this pill to relieve horrible cramps associated with my period but I would seriously rather have horrendous cramps two days out of the month than feel like I am losing my mind.

If you are at all sensitive to hormones (and isn't that most of us?) PLEASE do not take this pill.

my effect after 6 months are nausea, racing heart, dry eyes, cuticles breaking. my 6th UTI already...I'm thinking this BC has to low of estrogen level for me, I used to be on a triphasic pil which worked much better...going back to it.
The best thing was an IUD, but here they make such a big deal of it if you didn't have a baby yet....

This is my third month on femcon and i am switching its the worst pill i have been on. I was on ortho tri cyclen lo for years and no problems due to insurance i had to change. this pil keeps my legs and ankle swollen it makes me look like i have elephant feet. I having my menstrual cycle now and im not starting the next pack im going to find a way to pay for my ortho tri cyclen lo. I also went up two bra sizes and they hurt.

I am soooo glad I found this site! I just started Yaz - I am supposed to start my first inactive pill tomorrow - and I have had a terrible month! The first week wasn't so bad, just a tremendous drop in libido. But I thought that maybe that would pass with time. Then the second week, there was still no libido and lots and lots of cramps. By the middle of that week I had very heavy bleeding that still has not stopped. I have been working out 2-3 times a week and been following a healthy diet for about 6 months, and up until now I have steadily maintained a healthy weight. Yet after starting BC, I have gained 10 lbs and I have horrible breakouts on my face and chest area. And every day, the cramps just get worse. I take my pil at night, as per my OBs instructions, but about 1 pm every single day the cramps start and I can't do anything but lay in bed for hours. I am stopping my pills today!!!!!!!!

I also am rare and love this form of birth control. It reduced my anxiety giving me a more stabilized feel, no depression, took away cramps and pms cravings and symptoms (which I had a spectrum of) all my acne is GONE, and I've gained maybe just a few pounds but all these benefits for me have been completely worth it. I have been very happy with it and will probably not go off of it until I want to have kids:) My sex drive has decreased only a little but it was high before so in a way it's kind of nice. I recommend this pil for anyone with an abundance of testosterone, like I had.

I Have had my mirena for over a year. I love npt taking the pil... no nausea yeah! BUT... I am having mine taken out. Afew months after insertion, I went horse back riding... Was sore for a few days... then I was still having back pain. I went to my Womens clinic to have it checked thinking it had moved or something??? She checked and said "everything is fine you must have pulled a muscle riding" Well it has been months and after reading these postings I AM DONE with this. My back hurts so bad I am having trouble stepping in to my pants. I have been having joint pain, discharge bleeding, mood swings...I did get on an antideppressant!!! And the weight issue I am sure I have gained 20 lbs ...Monday I am calling it quits.......... I will also check back in with results..Thanks

I had broncial or sinusitis infection and always cough to release mucus. My Immunologis prescribe me 10 day avelox. After six or seven days I am having chest pain at right side close to armpit. It pain every take deep breath in chest. It also pain every time coughing. After all pills finish I still have mucus and I feel pain in my chest every time I inhale. I couldn't stand the pain when coughing. I never had alergic to medicine before and this the first medicine that I knew I had severe reaction. The last pil I take is two days ago but my pain in chest not decreasing. I also had reaction like rash, the skin in my scrotum feel very ithcy and hydrocortisone not helping much since I take avelox. This medicine should be banned.

Has anyone found a good birth control pil?????? Honestly when I first started taking yasmin i loved it. I felt great. But after being on it for nearly 2 years I have noticed changes. I am nervous more than normal and I just can't seem to beat it. I am not crazy and am nervous (naturally) about tring to explain to the doctor because I think he will think i am crazy. Now I am staring to sould crazy. I really would like to switch to a new pill but I do not know which one to switch to.

I wanted to post here to state that I have been off Yasmine for a Month and a half now and Finally feel okay. I was on it for 9 months the main problem that started was depression and a constant feeling of Tiredness. I have a 4 year old son so it seemed that all my energy went to him with none left over. About 4 months into the pil I started get severe breast pain. I had never experienced anything like it at times it was unbearable. I was sent for a mamogram which came back fine so the Doctor suggested a birth control pill change.

I'm still in shock that after a Month and half off of that pill I now feel fantastic. My life is finally getting back to normal. the worst thing about it was that due to being so tired and the pain I just tried to get through it to take care of my son. I never stopped long enough to work harder to fix the problem. I'm so glad this information is out here. I wish I had found it earlier and read some of the side effects. I hope mine may help someone else.

This drug is an absolute nightmare. I have had a migraine for 1 week. Nothing has eased the pain. OB says it has nothing to do with the pil...., bloodwork normal, so I must be crazy!!!This is my 2nd try with Yasmin and I will never take it again after this pack is finished. I ws fine the 1st 3 months, but his month it has all started to kick in... weight gain, depression, fatigue, headaches, vomiting, leg cramps...My face was broken out like crazy and had to take amoxicillin for 3 months to clear it up. There are other means of BC besides this awful pill.