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I was on Yasmin for about 2 years. For the first year I could not have been happier. My period was regular and it was light. I would start 4 days after my last active pill and it would last about 2 days. Before this pill I only had a few periods a year. After about a year, I became extremely emotional for weeks at a time. I would start crying over anything and everything. I could be fine one minute and an emotional wreck the next. It would start on week two of my pac and last until my period was over. I had never been this emotional before taking the pills. I never had weight gain, had a few headaches (but had those before BC), never had acne, not really any breast tenderness, did/do have a small problem with my contacts (I dont think that is specifically Yasmin, but I hear this with most OBC), but I just can't handle the emotional rollercoaster every month. It was starting to affect my marriage. Yasmin was perfect in every other way, but I hate feeling like I will cry if someone looks at me wrong. My doctor switched me to Loestrin 24 and I have been on it now for a couple of days. I still have the emotional side effects of Yasmin but I kind of expect that until my body gets used to Loestrin 24. If this doesnt work I will try a different pill.

I have been on Apri since July 07' and the first 2 months were terrible. I have never had such bad mood swings in my life, I would cry if someone looked at me wrong, and the urge to scream at people is crazy, I have a 7 year old daughter and a 10 year old step son and I have been unable to treat them with the quality that they need, I have been getting mad at them for the littlest things and they are things that they should not even be getting trouble for. My husband is going crazy because if he tries to talk to me about serious things I start crying. I get very gassy and bloated all the time, I have changed my diet and that has only made it worse. I have been on so many bcps because of serious side effects and I am starting to feel like a lab rat. I am just starting the new yaz that has came out, I am starting it today I really hope that I have better results. The only thing that I liked about the Apri was the fact that I didn't gain weight. One more thing the periods were so painful, I have never had this much pain with a period, and I have a past with ovarian cysts and I normally have really painful periods, but with this pill it was way worse. I hope this helps anyone that is deciding a bcp for themselves.

I started NR about 2 months ago and was amazed at the ease of it.! I thought no pill to remeber how great! Without really thinking about it, me and my sons father started fighting all the time, I was so moody, my sex drive was gone, I was feeling tired all the time,and I would start crying for no reason. I just thought it was because of all the stress of having a toddler, plus being a full time respiratory student. After another one of our fights (because I didnt want sex) I started to think something isnt right. I did a search on the web and found this site. I was amazed to read comment after commen "no sex drive", "moody", "crying for no reason". So glad it was just NR and not something far worse. I just hope others arre able to find the same great info I did.

I have been on Yasmin for about a month and a half, and the last three weeks have been awful. I have migraines, am tired, finding myself short of breath (while sitting down) and completely frustrated with my day to day life. I have extreme mood swings and the littlest things will set me off. I have gotten into fights with my bf and family, and I start crying because I am so frustrated. I never though BCP would have such severe side effects. I am very glad I found this website as I wasn’t too sure what was causing such frustration. The funny thing is that I started taking these pills to control my PMDD right before my period. And now I am moody all the time. I am going to stop taking these pills and see my doc

I had been on nuvaring for 6 weeks. I usually don't do well with any birth control pills so when I heard about nuvaring I was excited to try it. The first few days I felt some light body ache as if I were getting sick. I noticed I was feeling depressed, but I thought it was because of some problems in my personal life. Then I went on a trip to Brazil to visit my family. I always have a great time. This time I wasn't having fun at all. I was always super depressed. I was always tired and never felt like doing much. Some days I just felt like crying. Some nights I would wake up in the middle of the night, think about my problems and just start crying, something that is not like me. My emotions were totally out of wack. I was not in conrol of my emotions, which is not a good feeling. I also had this horrible pain/feeling in the middle of my chest. More like an emotional pain as if you were missing someone super bad, as if someone had died, a very weird feeling. These symptoms subsided a little with a vitamin b complex. I read that vitamin B6, about 100 mg is good for depression. I would take a multivitamin and with it a vitamin B complex. On the days I would forget I felt the difference, the symptoms were worse. Two times during my trip when I was having one of those days my grandmother then my father asked if everything was ok, that I looked pale. The second time when he asked me, I thought to myself, this is not normal. I feel horrible. I came on to the web and found this sight. The same day I took out my ring. I was on my second month starting my third week. It has been two days. That pain in my chest has gotten much better and also my mood is getting better. About the sex drive I am not sure, because I have been away from my husband since I started the ring, but I haven't thought about sex at all. I think it was the right choice to take it out. Another thing about a week and a half ago my breasts have been very tender. My breast are still very tender, maybe a little worse, probably because I took olut the ring a week earlier, but I am glad I did. Hopefully now I will enjoy the rest of my trip. All these products for birthcontrol with hormones is like poison to our body. Well at least I have noticed it has been for mine.

Hello Gang,

I have never felt so sick in my entire life. I started taking Yasmin two months ago (I only went through two packs of pills). I have felt like I am going to die every day of this last month. I have had severe migraine headaches, body aches, chest tightness, dizziness, SEVERE anxiety and EXTREME fatigue. My sex drive has packed up and gone, I have terrible vaginal dryness and I am never hungry. I used to work out every day but now find that the very thought of lifting weights puts me to sleep. The strangest part is how the "illness" kind of comes in waves, I'll be fine all morning and then I'm freaking out/sick all night. I have panic attacks and I'll start crying for no reason. Sometimes I lay in bed and worry that I have cancer or a tumor or all types of various diseases. My boyfriend has been extremely patient throughout the whole thing but I feel terrible because we hardly have a chance to get romantic because I'm constantly sick or simply worrying that I might get sick later on. I actually just had four vials of blood taken yesterday to make sure that I'm doing okay. They also gave me chest xrays due to the chest tightness. The thing that really bugs me is that aside from being frustrating, confusing and scary, it is proving to be quite costly since I now have to pay for my doctor's visits and doctor's expenses. I just switched over to Loestrin two days ago so I'm hoping that will help get me back on track. Until then, I'm just gonna have to hope that this stuff gets out of my body and that the feeling of looming death vanishes. I'm all for going to the news or Oprah or maybe dateline nbc. Women should know what they're getting themselves into because it seems obvious that if doctor's are prescribing this to us, they must have no idea what they're doing. And that thought is equally as terrifying as the constant sickness.

This question is for Sarah (Flowerbabies)

I have been off this pill for almost three months, but still get anxiety/panic attacks. My doctor sent me to two different psychotherapists to deal with my anxiety and they have indicated I follow an anxiety disorder workbook to overcome my disorder. I have panic attacks in public, where i start crying hysterically and vomitting, the last attack was yesterday at a mall, it was so bad that people wanted to call an ambulance. The reason I believe this is the pill and not me is because I never experienced these attacks before nor did I experience anxiousness. I was a very calm and collected person before all this. My friends and family saw me as a pillar of strength, now they're afraid to tell me anything in fear that I'll have another attack.

My question to you is, what did you do to cleanse your body of Yasmin? Is there anything I can do to speed up the process? Now of course I'm afraid of another panic attack happening at anytime, and it is embarrassing.

Please help, Ihave been off this pill for three months and I don't seem to be getting any better.

Hi everyone. My main question, in case you don't want to read my long post, is: what is a normal / average amount of time to have to wait after stopping Yasmin for symptoms to start to fade / disappear? And if some symptoms begin to lessen, but not others, should I be worried that Yasmin was not the cause of those problems?
I started taking Yasmin at the end of May in place of my previous birth control. About a month and a half later, I started having vision trouble--it was difficult to focus, as if everything was moving ever so slightly. This was worst when I wore my contacts, and my vision was also blurrier when wearing them. I immediately went to my eye doctor, but they found nothing wrong with my eyes physically, and said my perscription was correct. About a month after that, I started having random bouts of sudden depression--I'd just start crying out of nowhere, and I've never had any trouble with mood swings or uncontrolled emotions like that before. I found this site about two weeks ago, and asked my doctor about switching back to my previous birth control.
Already, I don't feel so crazy-emotional and like crying, which had been the most recent symptom. However, the eye problems still persist, and they're much scarier to me--I've never had issues like this before, either. I won't be able to see my eye doctor again for about a month, and every day of that month the problems don't go away I'll probably be freaking out. So, my intial questions remain: what would be a normal amount of time for all / most symptoms to lessen / vanish after stopping Yasmin? And is it normal for some symptoms to take longer to dissipate, or should they typically fade simultaneously?

Thank you,
Jillian

i've only been taking yasmin for maybe a week and a half, and i've noticed that my mood has been wayyyy down low. i suffer from depression, and i've been on antidepressants for a couple of years, but i've been a lot better for a while now. but over the last week, i had one *fairly* negative event last week with a guy i'd been seeing and suddenly it's completely deflated my whole life... i get home from work and basically curl up in a fetal position on the couch with virtually no desire to budge for the rest of the evening. my thoughts and outlook have been really black and hopeless and i start crying at the least negative thought because every little not-so-great thing blossoms into my life being completely pointless. plus i'm pretty lethargic and discombobulated. two questions: a) could one week on this pill really cause all this mayhem, and b) can i just go off of the pill? -- as in, can i just stop taking them and it won't mess my cycle all up? i haven't been on the pill for about 8 years, so i can't remember how much it affected me back then (it was ortho tri cyclen) but anyway, any input would be greatly appreciated!!!

i am so glad to have found this site. i was on yasmin for only 4 months and started having a series of health problems. everything from extreme dizziness to headaches to frequent yeast infections. i thought something was seriously wrong and never attributed it to my pill. i had extensive tests done, but found nothing.

then, i found a website where some people had talked about their side effects on yasmin, so i got scared and decided to get off of it. now, it's my 3rd week off of it, and i have been a wreck! i am extremely irritable and emotional. some days i just get overwhelmed for no reason and start crying. my headaches have been more frequent, and i just don't feel myself overall. i was thinking of going on an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety pill, but hate to put that in my body if it's not necessary. it was encouraging to read that other people have had similar withdrawal symptoms and that it does get better. one of the things that blew me away were the few people talking about anxiety and fear with their boyfriends. mine has been so sweet and patient, but i have been extremely sensitive and always having this fear that he doesn't love me anymore...just weird, unexplained emotions. this isn't me. i can't wait to be myself again. thank you for all of your comments and support.

My 5 year old son was put on Singulair in October. He was having asthma problems after a hurricane hit our area. He was fine through Christmas but then I started to notice that my happy little boy was now very sad almost all the time. He started crying in school, he had only cried at school once before when he was stung by a bee. The change in his behavior was so major that his teacher was concerned about him. At school he would start crying if anything got on his paper. When he's at home he doesn't sleep though the night at all anymore. His legs are constantly moving and he has nightmares. I have taken him off Singulair and in the past week he seems more like my happy child. We have had to use our puffer but atleast he is able have a normal day now.

Hi there. I am 19 years old. I just went to the GYN a few weeks ago for the first time. She put me on Yasmin. I don't know if this is a side effect but im hoping you can tell me, Ive been extremely moody and anything can and will set me off at anytime...I will start crying in an instant or screaming if someone takes me the wrong way. My boyfriend is gonna kill me if i keep yelling at him....lol.....If someone can give me some insight on this effect...i would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Desiree

i became severely depressed. lashed out at my friends, spent hours upon hours thinking about commiting suicide, and even more time plotting out ways to cut myself. couln't feel strong emotions, if i was lucky enough to have a moment where i wasn't sad. Positive emotions were very fleeting, and i would start crying or become enraged for the most trivial reasons.

i've been taking zyrtec for 6 years, my depression set in after i turned 13. been off zyrtec for less than a week. i feel a little bit better already.

I was diagnosed with endo when I was 16. I'm now 24 and this is my second round of lupron. I HATE it. I have never been so miserable in my whole life. I would almost rather deal with the pain. and my pain didn't stop completely. I have a lot of scar tissue. So I still hurt and have all of the symptoms. I have hot flashes, constant headache, nausea, aching all over, I think every other symptom. I've missed so much work because I can't get myself out of bed in the morning. I'm so depressed, my husband can barely stand to be around me. I start crying over the stupidest things. I also find myself thinking suicidal thoughts. I feel terrible that I act this way. I have just a few days left of this. I would never, ever recomend this to anyone. It has almost destroyed my life.

My wife took two pills of levaquin after her C- section, as she thought she may have had an infection, so the doctor prescribed this. I have never seen her start crying about stuff like she started to. I strongly suggested her to stop the levaquin after I showed her what the web said about it. The doctor suggested she go to his psychologist friend, to be treated for post delivery depression, since our insurance would pay for it. She went a couple of times, but she didn't have any problems, after the levaquin was stopped.