Self diagnose symptoms and conditions

Put on 80 mg a day because of back pain. Did not sleep for 7 days, could not get a hold of a doctor to stop. Finally, got ahold of GP who put me on anti-depressants. This is like throwing gasoline on a fire-did not sleep more than 20 minutes at a time for another 5 days. Now getting back to normal but still have foot and ankle pain. Back feels the same as before I started it. It sounds like reactions are very person and dose specific. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG IF YOU POSSIBLY AVOID IT-If you start, have 3rd party evaluate side effects. You can not self-diagnose that you are in trouble. It is like you are in a fog and you can not think straight enough to gauge what is happening!

Yasmin has been a life saver for me. I am sorry to hear all these negative comments. But I lost 20 pounds, I have been more energized, my libido has stayed the same or increased dramatically, I had a high level of testosterone before taking it, now i am leveled out, yes, my breasts are tender but they are also a size bigger and lovely. I take it at night. The only thing i notice is that i am more edgy at times and i eat a bit at a time because if i eat a full meal like before i will get naseaus, but overall this pill has been the best! I hate Ortho. Ortho bloated me and made me crazy!! WHat every woman should know is that you should take a hormonal evaluation and see how they are, perhaps you have an estrogen imbalance and this is the reason you have all these crazy side effects when you add bcp's in your life. HIgh estrogen is the cause for depression many times, swelling, bloating, weight gain, etc... I went through a million doctors and had to self-diagnose many times and trust me in this world we must take our health in our hands before the doctors!