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I am getting mine removed FRIDAY!! And Friday can't come soon enough. I am kinda bummed tho for having to go back on the pill but I can't hack this ANY LONGER!!! One of my friends works for a GP and I went to him because of some of my side effects. The flu like symptoms minus having the flu (had it for at least 2 to 3 mos now) NO sex drive (causing trouble with my marriage. Hubby is taking it WAY to personal), swelling in my hands, feet, legs, and face. (my face will feel flush and BAM I'm swollen!!) VERY BAD MOOD SWINGS!!! Very Bad isn't the word for it!! There are no words to explain my moods!! ANYHOW..... I sent this to my friend to read and she pulled it up at work. Well the GP said that this isn't a reliable place to go for information on the side effects. "There are NO positive side effects to anything." Which is true BUT he seems to think going to Web MD or some sight like that is more reliable than here. And that this sight shouldn't scare me and he wouldn't urge me to have it removed after reading this. (OH YEAH I forgot to mention joint pain, I have HORRIBLE joint pain in my hands, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles, and feet. The worst of it is in my wrists and elbows) Back to what I was saying. To that (this sight not being reliable) I say go to Web MD and post there too! I pray that I can get back to me after this comes out!! I hope it don't take too long either! I MISS the old me and HATE the new me!! But FRIDAY HURRY UP AND GET HERE. And for anyone who has had it removed........ anything I should be repaired for??? Thanks for your time!

I am a 26yr-old, another victim of Yasmin.

My story's gonna be a bit long, but hope you can bare with it.
Please also forgive me for my incorrect grammer as English is not my mother tongue....but I hope I can get my message across to all of you.

Here it goes!

Ever since I had my first period at a late age of 18 (I was anorexic and severely underweight btw the age of 14-15 when I was supposed to start my mensus had I been healthy,,,,), my mensus had never been regular.

I only had about 3 full-fledged mensus per year, with occational spotting.
Apart from that, I was a happy, bubbly, cheerful lady.
Nevertheless, worried about the side effects of "not shedding", I made my first visit to the gyn.

The Dr. ultrascanned me.
Both my uterus and ovaries were normal in size.
She ran a blood test for my hormones and thryroid level.
They both came out fine.

So then she recommended me to take Yasmin, which will help to regularise my cycle and "shed" all the accumulated lining.

I was quite happy during my first box as I lost my water weight, and my skin cleared.

But then the nighmare began......

Half-way thru my second box, I suddenly became sooooo depressed.
Sure, I did have some ups and downs prior to taking Yasmin, but the ones I'm experiencing while on Yasmin is just beyond anyone's imagination.

Prior to taking Yasmin, I was confident with myself, which I believe made me an attractive person.

HOWEVER, ever since the onset of depression, I seem to have lost all the confidence in me.

All that "self-esteem" I used to possess is now GONE.

I feel so insecure about myself, and don't feel good about myself even when I'm in my favourite outfit.

Before Yasmin, I was so easily "turned-on" !: listening to my favourite tune turned me on, watching drama with my fav actors turned me on, thinking about what to have for dinner turned me on.... just about any thought was enought to mass-produce dopamine in my brain.

But these days, none of these make me happy.
Nothing makes me happy, but anything can make me go DOWN.

I've been off Yasmin for 5 days now.
I do feel slightly better than 5 days ago.
But I'm suffering from elevated heart beat around midnight, which is making me insomniac.

But my biggest concern is ;

WOULD I REGAIN THAT "GLOW" IN ME?
WOULD I REGAIN MY CONFIDENCE?

Also,

Is taking Evening Primrose Oil beneficial to regain my peaceful hormonal level?
Can I start taking EPO directly after stopping Yasmin?

By the way, I notice that I look older (as in aged) ever since taking Yasmin. Does BCP make you age faster? Or am I just imagining things out of depression?

PLEASE HELP....

Thank you for spending your time to read my story,,,,,,

I was on Paxil for about a year and have stopped taking Paxil about 5 months ago. I had to stop taking it because I do not have health coverage BUT my main reason is because i've been depressed and have fought anxiety my entire life and I do not want to be medicated my entire life. I did it for one year, it worked somewhat but coming off of was hell, but I feel that I want to fight my anxiety and depression with God and myself, not any drug, I excercise more now and EVERYDAYYYY! is a struggle! I feel droopy still from the after effects of paxil, im not doing well in college because I have a hard time concentrating, my eyes are always glossy, im nervous in large crowds (going to the groceery store is HUGE for me) and I feel like Ive done something to deserve this. But I know it is a battle that I need to overcome without a drug, I understand some people need to take it, but as for me, I may be struggling in school or feel tired all the time but if I have to struggle and fight through, I want to do it!

Another thing, I soemtimes feel alone when it comes to talking about anxiety and depression and being medicated on Paxil. It is sooooo NICE to write to other people and hear there stories. It makes me feel sooooo much better. THANK-YOU! God Bless!

I started taking Quasense around the end of May , when I first started taking it I was perfectly fine for the first month . Well I came on my period at the end of June which I wasn't expecting because your periods are only suppose to come every three months and I had just had a period before I had started taking the pill. Since the end of June I have been on my period , it stoped for about an week and came right back. I called an clinician and they said for the first three months of the pill your body is getting use to the hormones so I want to know will it eventuall stop soon, or what is going on with my body ,and also is this normal?

I am so depressed and sooooo sleepy. Breast tenderness, increased appetite, increased vaginal discharge which ITCHES LIKE HELL. And this thing is always sliding out. I am sick of sticking my hands up my vagina every day. I hate this thing. I am taking it for PMDD and all it is doing is giving me PMDD symptoms 24/7 instead of 2 weeks/month.

The doctor told me to take B vitamins to help eliminate side effects. The day I didn't take my B vitamins I was even more depressed, so maybe they can help you. But I think this Nuvaring is horrible and am really tempted to rip it out instead of waiting to see if the side effects go away.

THANK ALL OF YOU! I took my Lisinopril ~ 2 hrs ago and can't lay down to sleep because of my JUMPING HEART! Every other beat is irregular and it is beating sooooo hard that I feel like someone is hitting me in the chest. My husband admitted to the same symptoms to me tonight when I woke him from a dead sleep because I thought I was dying! I looked up the symptoms and fell across this site. I read that Advil/Aleve type drugs diminish it's effectiveness... I've been taking NSAIDS like crazy over the past 2 months d/t a knee lateral miniscus tear. It's fixed now and I'm not taking NSAIDS and noticed that I've had increased hand/ankle swelling and this jumping/irregular heart beat!

I read that someone had weird side effects coming off... I think it needs to be tapered even if you're taking a lower dose (I'm only taking 10mg daily). I'm a nurse and would recommend a taper as I plan to do and get off this mess.

I recently missed 2 doses of my Effexor and became severly dizzy, irritable, very sick to my stomach and extreamly tired. It was by far the absolute worst I have EVER felt missing a drug of any kind. I switched to Effexor about a year ago from Prozac. I NEVER EVER felt this terrible if I missed a few doses of Prozac. Why are the side effects of missing a dose sooooo severe?

I was prescribed Sulfameth/trimethoprim because of a small infection on my knee after replacement surgery. From the very first pill I have been extremely irritable, the sight of most food makes me sick, I have sweats and once a chill, I have NO energy, nightmares and a general depressed feeling for 10 hours after each pill. I have 2 whole hours I feel normal until the NEXT pill. I am TRYING to stick it out for the full 10 days, since I was told not to discontinue taking it! I will be SOOOOO happy when I have taken the last pill!!!

Hi girls,

Im so glad i found this site.. its helped me calm down a bit... ive only been on Yasmin for around a month.. and got off it today. now is about the time i would normally have PMS, and i have felt sooooo horrible... depressed, tired, no appetite and the worst part have been the weird thoughts i have had about my boyfriend. I love him dearly and we are great together, yet all of a sudden i have these panicky moments when i feel its not working, that my feelings have gone... what is wrong with me???

does anyone think that the usual PMS plus the hormones in yasmin has triggered this depression??? im off it now so i'll tell you all how i go. i reallllly hope it goes away, i hate feeling like this. i feel like id rather be dead.

- Kathy

I went back on my old pill, Trivora, yesterday and I am feeling okay. I have had sex issues the past couple months while on Yasmin though. I have a boyfriend that I have been with for almost two years and I love him sooooo much. Well out of the blue I started to question my sexuality for some reason, since being on Yasmin. WHAT"S WRONG WITH ME? Has this happend to anyone else? I never questioned whether I liked boys or not until I went on this pill--- it is soooo wierd. I know I love my boyfriend, but lately I have just been feeling wierd sexually. Can anyone relate?
By the way I have found that Protein is soooo important when you are feeling panicky. Have a protein shake and you might feel better- I do.

hi there!!

i have been on yasmin for about a year now.
i took my last pill on the 17th april 2006 and am now on my periods.
i have decided to stop taking it because i have had the following symptoms;-
- nausea
- no sex drive
- mood swings
- numbness and tingling in the body
- severe anxiety
- depressive thoughts
- lack of interest in everything
- pain in the upper back leading to the back of neck and head
- ears and nose get really cold
- feeling like im going mad
- scared of something but dont know what
- severe migraines
- PANICK ATTACKS
- alternating diarhea and constipation
- stomach pains

i was ok on it at first had abit of NAUSEA but i thought it was worth putting up with it if it got rid of my acne (as i have polysistic ovaries) and it did.

the last couple of months have been hell i have suffered from severe panick attacks and migraines everyday i have been so so scared.

i have had bad upper back pain which goes to the back of my head and neck and effects my eyes, they hurt sooooo bad, DOES ANYONE ELSE SUFFER FROM THIS SYMPTOM PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

i have stopped taking yasmin its my 6th day of it and i feel better but not properly

IS IT YASMIN CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS?

IF SO, HOW LONG BEFORE I FEEL NORMAL AGAIN?

PLEASE HELP ANYBODY I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCARED IM GOIN CRAZY!!!

THANKS

SOPHIE

Been on advair for 1 1/2 years always had muscle cramps especially in feet and legs - leaped out of bed at night because they were sooooo bad. On each leg they were so bad the cramp indented my calf muscle and tore blood vessels and my legs were purple for about two weeks. I did not know it was Advair until.... February 28th sitting at my desk at work my heart went out of whack 160 beats a minutes...ambulance called...hospital ER doctor told me I had SVT (supraventricular tacycardia) told me to get off the Advair...scary situation...I reported it to the FDA (it is the serevent aspect of the medication that does this). Am now on Qvar.

My sister has also been taken off of Advair. I would recommend to anyone taking Advair to stop.

I was on Yasmin for 5 years. Ages 20-25. During that time, i had bed-soaking night sweats and hot flashes. I also had ulcerative colitis- a pre-existing condition which was exacerbated by this poison.
In June, after nearly 5 years, my hair started to fall out. That was it for me. I went into an extreme downward spiral of depression. Not to be vain, but I was devastated. In August 2005, exactly 5 years to the month, I stopped taking it.
I completely lost my appetite and cried for a week. Since then I have felt MUCH better but am SOOOOO hungry and have gained about 6-10 pounds. My hair is finally starting to grow back!! And i'm just generally calmer. No more sweating either. HOWEVER, i never had a zit in my entire LIFE until going off of Yasmin. I dont even know what to do with them.
I've only gotten my period twice in the 6 months since going off of Yasmin and both times, my cramps were not as bad as when I was on it. How ironic.
I plan to have bloodwork done soon just to make sure everything is ok but was told by my doctor that it can take a year for the pill to be completely out of your system.
Please let me know if anyone is having similar experiences. Anyone been off for longer than 6 months?
And why do women have to be the guinea pigs for drug companies to experiment on? I'm sure they did a lot more tests for the side effects of viagra before they would allow a man to take it.

Hi-
I am glad I found this site. My dr. changed my meds last Tues and I am sooooo tired I can hardly function. I am also feeling depressed and my appetite has changed. I am craving salt- please tell me this is happening to someone else? Can anyone recommend a different medication for me to ask my dr about? HBP runs in our family- I have done the diet and exercise thing but looks as though meds may be my only option- but this one won't do!
Thank you-

I was recently given a five day 750mg@day prescription of Levaquin for a treatment of "walking" Pneumonia. During the second day of Levaquin I developed a body rash--like, all over my body. Back to the hospital with seasoned medical "experts" telling me I had "chicken pox", "hives", "herpes", etc..etc... A young female Doctor looked at my rash and diagnosed: "Drug Reaction". She took me off Levaquin, prescribed a two week course of Penicillin, plus drugs to combat the rash and within two weeks the Pneumonia and the body rash was gone. Sooooo, with what I'm reading on this site, my question is: Why is this poison...this Levaquin still being prescribed??

I have written several times on this page. The latest, I told you my cardiologist was unhappy when I took myself off of Lipitor and he is trialing me on another statin, Crestor. I immediately had similar signs plus nausea. I have again taken myself off of statins. I do not have a family history of heart disease but do strokes. My husband takes statins so far with no problems. I am going to try and take over the counter fish oil and Niacin and not tell my doctor. Then, I will take a cholesterol test and see what happens. I am going to watch the diet sooooo close and really stick to exercise. If it does not work, I do not know where to turn. I just don't think everyone can take statins and doctors won't admit it and think the affects without it are worse than with. I will keep everyone posted on my over the counter stuff.....nelll

Hi, I was wondering if you have had this kenalog injection done yet. I am suppose to get it done soon. I have been bitting the corners of my lips (form the inside) for a long time, and now my skin has thickened and it makes the shape my lips look bad. Please let me know if you got this injection done in your mouth, and were there any side effects? Thank you sooooo much!!!

OK, sooooo i have had the same negative side effects as everyone here since I was 17. I am now close to age 21, and I feel like I have the energy and metabolism of a middle-aged woman who has had a child. Prior to taking Yasmine and Ortho Tri-cyline (that was my first BC), i was a VERY fit, energetic, fun, normal 17 yr old. I will never forget those first few months when people in school began to notice how huge my breasts got and how much bigger i was. I had gained about 15 pounds due to a suddenly bottemless pit of a stomach and my breasts had swelled to a size C cup from a small B. Now at age ALMOST 21 ;), I have grown to gain 20 pounds. I have horrific mood swings that have led me to self medicate with food and since I'm never full and always hungry, I eat a lot during binges. I have been diagnosed with bulimia and IBS. So naturally, i took MANY tests from the doctor (MANY MANY MANY), and they came out negative--of course. I've slept and cried my way through the past few years from mood swings. There is so much more, but i cannot find the energy to type..haha..little joke for ya. I look forward to quitting Yasmine and BC ALL TOGETHER starting tomorrow :) I look forward to my new life!!!

Hello everyone,

I was on Effexor 150 mg's for about a year and I just recently decided to try and get off of the medication. People kept telling me that I wasn't acting like myself, that I was showing no emotion, like there was a lid on my brain. So, since I'm at the age where I'm starting to want a family (children) I decided to try and get off of Effexor. WOW, I had no idea what I was in for. I seriously thought about putting myself in a mental institution but, I didn't. It seemed like I'd just be sitting there laughing and having a great time and then all of a sudden I'd be bawling and drenched with tears. I had an aching in my stomach that was unbarable and my head felt like it wasn't even on my shoulders. I went to the doctor 3 times in 2 weeks insisting something was wrong with me. Come to find out it was just the withdrawal symptoms from Effexor. As others have said, nobody seemed to let me know all of the withdrawal symptoms when prescribing me this medication, if that's even what you want to call it. I wouldn't wish that feeling on my worst enemy. It's been almost a month since I've been completely off of Effexor and I'm emotionally better (for the most part), I still cry out of the blue occasionally. My stomach is still a mess, not a day goes by that I don't feel like I need to just crawl into bed until the cramping pain goes away. And my head, wow, I feel like I'm in another world sometimes. I even feel my head jerking every once in awhile, like I'm having tremors or something. I'm 26 years old and I feel like I'm 60, since getting off of Effexor I feel like my whole body is falling apart, and it's not because the drug was so good, it's because the withdrawal is sooooo bad. I wouldn't reccomend this drug to anybody, no matter how bad your anxiety or depression, do NOT let your doctor prescribe you Effexor!!! I only hope that these withdrawal symptoms eventually go away. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

VABeach

ADDICTIVE!!! BEWARE OF ULTRACET!!!!
I was prescribed Ultracet after a car accident. I had torn fascia in my back, and a leaking disk in my neck. The disk began to pinch a nerve, sending shooting pain into the entire left side of my body, to the tips of my toes and fingers. I wanted to throw myself against the wall to numb my body. The pain was unreal, and did not cease with Massage, Accupuncture, Chiropractor visits, or Physical Therapy. My last resort was to get on Medication, so the doctor told me about Ultracet. He said it was NOT ADDICTIVE, and so I trusted him. I did my own reasearch on it, discovering that it is an artificial "opiod derivative".....well he wrote a scrip for 200 of them, and I took them all. Then he wrote another and another. When I finally realized that I was not myself, which took a few months...I tried to stop taking them.

The withdrawals I went through included three days of lying in bed, with cold sweats, hallucinations, vomiting, shaking, and emotional upheaval. While I was on the medication I had horrible nightmares, slept constantly, and had harsh emotional backlash when the medicine began to wear off. I lost my motivation for sex, socializing, and school.

The pain was gone, but it reaked havoc on my emotion. I think that part was worse than physical pain could've been...I don't know. I was at the point of wishing I was dead due to the physical pain I was in. I began to workout, and take MSM. This seems to have helped eliminate some of the pain. I also got a really good matress. Don't believe that this is not addictive.

IT IS ADDICTIVE if you stay on it for more than a week or two. BEWARE!!! I've never been addicted to anything in my life, not even cigarettes, and this took me months to recover from. I actually thought about checking into a drug rehab hospital, it was sooooo scary.

I'm sooooo glad to be off this "nightmare" drug. I had to stop it cold turkey almost 4 years ago because I found out I was pregnant. The withdrawals had me in bed for 2 days, crying, unable to sleep, wanting to die....it was horrible. Not to mention the 50+ pounds of weight gain over the two years I was on the stuff. If I was even a couple hours late with my dose, I (and everyone else around me) noticed that I would get very angry and mean. Here is some advice for anyone out there taking Effexor and having bad side effects....go back to the doctor and get him/her to prescribe something else...there are MANY good drugs out there that have minimal side effects.

I have been on Yasmin for almost one month. My breasts are sooooo sore, I have headaches often. My mood is very dismal and my skin is extremely dry. I have gained about 5 pounds and I am always hungry. I have been spotting the whole time some days worse than others. I am not sure how long I should wait it out before i just say the heck with it.