Simply said symptoms and conditions

I have been on Singular for about 2 weeks now to help with my allergies. I was fine the first week, but now this week I have had constent back and neck pain and headaches that simply will not go away. I have also had pains in my legs. Simply said I can not get comfortable at night. I have not experienced and nightmares or and problems sleeping, but I am a very heavy sleeper. My allergy symptoms have pertty much gone away though. I shoudl have known something was up when I had to get special approval from my health insurance in order for them to cover it. I am going to take myself off it and see if the body aches go away. Good luck to all of you.

Just recently, my pharmacist re-filled my Synthroid prescription with a substitute (Levothroid). After taking it for about a week, I started to have AWFUL stomach pains. I was constantly nauseous. I asked my doctor and he said it was probably just acid indigestion and to take some over the counter remedies. I started to take Maalox and Alka-Seltzer, but they only seemed to help for about 30 minutes to an hour before the pain came back again. I asked if it could have anything to do with the Levothroid and he simply said no (Grrrrr!). I switched back to the Synthroid and the pains went away within a couple weeks.

Wow, this site has totally amazed me.. I thought that I was going mad for the past couple of weeks, but I am seeing now that that is not the case.

I have been using the Yasmin pill for the past 3 weeks. In that time I have like so many of you experienced: nausea, such sore breasts, a headache that has so far lasted for 8 days, bloating, mood swings, irrational anger, excessive tiredness and a giant drop in my libido. A lot of the symptoms feel like pregnancy - so I am going to get a test today. I fear though, that they are more a result of the pill than from being pregnant.

My doctor, did not tell me of any of these adverse side effects, he simply said it would clear up my skin. Heh... well its certainly done more than that. Does anyone else get the feeling that the pharmecutical companies are paying lots of $ to keep the actual effects of this drug quiet so that sales continue to increase? I don't understand how if so many people are using it and having adverse effects that it is being recommended so frequently. *sigh*

Yesterday, when I found this site (in tears) I decided to stop using the pills, I wonder how long it will take this body to find itself again. Any thoughts on the ratio between the length of use and the amount of time to recover would be appreciated.

Good luck to all of you, and thank you for sharing this important information.

Thank goodness I found this website!
I have been on Yasmin for almost 3 years now and within the past year and a half I have noticed an extreme difference in my personality. Small things at first, but now things that have gotten so bad they are effecting my work, social life and relationship with my boyfriend.

I have struggled with depression before so when I started to feel sad and unmotivated again I attributed it to that. When I started to have stomach issues, I was told it was IBS (for 22 yrs never had anything wrong with my stomach, mind you). When I gained weight, I figured I wasn't exercising enough. When I started having feelings of anxiety and I started to seclude myself from social and work situations, I went and saw a doctor and was diagnosed with anxiety. And when I noticed I had NO sex drive whatsoever (I'm 25 and that has never been a problem) I went to my gyno who simply said " Well it can't be the birth control, it must be your antidepressant...let's switch that" So we did...it didn't help. I stoppped taking the antidepressant and I still have no libido.

Now that I look back I feel stupid for not putting two and two together but I never would have thought it. All I have ever heard was how "Yasmin was the wonder birth control that had no side-effects"...I'm calling BS on that.

I did call my doctor and ask to switch. When I explained to her why I wanted to she said " Well we never have any complaints with Yasmin" (think I need a new dr?) Anyway, she switched me to Mircette which I am a little unsure of but hey for right now, anything other than Yasmin will do.

My question is...Is there any form of safe birth control that won't have such horrible side-effects? Anyone switched to something they like? Maybe Nuvaring?

In the meantime...I am so glad I'm off....