Sync symptoms and conditions

I have been on Loestrin 24fe for the past three years. The first two years were great; no period since Dec 06, it's very rare that I have any spotting. Since June 2008, my health has gone down hill. I have had extreme weight gain (20 lbs), retaining fluid, fatigue,terrible migraines, memory has gotten poor, lack of concentration, depression has gotten worse, very very moody and will cry at the least little thing. I have also experience eye floaters and eye twitching. My dr. wants to change my BC to Yaz, but the horror stories are the same. At this point, I really don't know what to do. I have been on BC for 18 yrs total. When I first started taking Loestrin, it was wonderful.....up until last year. I am still taking it, not sure if I should switch to another type or totally go off of BC to give my body a rest.

just started taking Adderall, though i am not prescribed. I went to my doctor and asked for it but she said no. I explained that I am often overwhelmed at work, I am a case manager and keeping on task with all of the work is hard. My doctor said when she was in med school, med students used to take it for that purpose.So anyway i bought 5 pills from a coworker. I seem to have super human energy, get all types of work done and stay focused all day. On the down side, in 5 days I have lost 3lbs., I want to lose weight, but not that fast. I have what I consider to be Adderall hangovers the next day, where I am extremely tired. I also have noticed severe headaches, every day that I have taken it, I crash by the end of the day at work and cant wait to get home, because I am so tired. My neck aches, and I had to change to a firmer chair at work, because all of a sudden my back is killing me, I also get insomnia and have to counteract the Aderall with Tylenol pm just to get to sleep. These side effects freak me out, and I don't know if I want to again ask my doctor for a script, but I get so much done at work, and I am heading back for grad school, I just don't know what to do? oh yeah, the pills that I bought were Adderall XR 30 mg.

Ladies.
I have experienced MANY of the side effects mentioned on this site(Thank GOD for this, by the way!), some more than others. I was only on YASMIN for 6 months and started having problems by the 4th month. The weight gaina and bloating started then. I am since working with a very knowledgeable nutritionist and she has helped me greatly. We are working with supplements to get my adrenal support back into sync. She weighed me and determined that I am carrying 4 pounds of water weight! I hightly recommend this approach, especially if your gyno if not supportive in this regard.

Best of luck to all,
RioRita

Hi I'm 18 and I have been taking Yasmin for about 3 months not for birth control but to regulate my periods which were totally crazy and varied every month. This is the first BC I have ever been on and the past 3 months I have been experiencing severe depression and mood swings. I have become anti social and I don't even feel like going out to parties and hanging out with my friends like you're supposed to do in college. I sit in my dorm room and cry and then I wonder what I'm even upset about. I thought it was just my adjusting to being away from home until my mom showed emailed me this website. I am now convinced that is the Yasmin that is causing my depression and I plan to go off it immeadiatly. Also, I have experienced the fatigue like a lot of you have mentioned. I thought I was just worn out from school but I get plenty of sleep and I am still exhausted by 9 at night. My acne has gotten worse alos. A lot of people have said theirs cleared up so I don't know if thats the Yasmin or just stress but it has never been this bad in my life... constant breaking out all over my face.

Anyway, thanks so much for all your input. I am so glad to know that I am not alone and that I am not depressed for no reason. I plan to inform my doctor of all these side effects next time I meet with her because nobody should have to experience this. I don't care if my period is out of sync, at least I will be happy again!