Xoxox symptoms and conditions

lisa !!

yes i still felt the way ur feeling after 3 months. october was my 3rd month off yasmin and also the month of my birthday.. wasnt too much fun i can tell you.... but i got through it thanks to this website.
to be honest i only started feeling 90% better after christmas....so really january has been my best month id say... and thats six months after i stopped yasmin....
but dont get me wrong its not perfect... i still had heart palpitations last week and i got a little bit shakey and anxious at one stage... but it was nuthing like it was the first few months....
you asked if i was working... i had two weeks off in august which i really needed cos at that stage i was bad but apart from that i had to work.... it was tough but i just kept at it and told myself i would be ok....
remember that it wont stay in ur body forever and im living proof of that....
you'll get there soon and i have a feeling that in a couple of months you'll be telling me how right i was... : )
if you have any more questions im always here to help you ok

luv chrissy xoxox

to lisa,

yes the first 3 months are the heardest.... trust me its gonna get better io can promise you...
sometimes i would think "oh yes im finially ok now" and then it was like it would start all over again.... its kinda like 3 steps forward 2 steps back...
you feel like ur getting nowhere but really you are.... even now i still get the symptoms and im not fully recovered but its nuthing like it used to be...
i guarantee you in 3 months time you will be feeling a million times better.... i know it sounds like ages away but you'll get there...

to Nina your very lucky you found the symptoms early... my heart used to pound in my chest aswell and its very frightening - smart idea throwing away the packet!

lisa please be positive ok.... its all gonna work out you'll see...
its just a cycle ... you'll get your good weeks and your bad days too but eventually the bad days will ease up and become more controllable...
please take care
luv chrissy xoxox

dear lisa, its chrissy sorry iv taken a while to respond...

i just read ur posting about the hair loss and yes ive heard that it is a very common post yasmin side effect. i didnt experience it myself but i do get the depression the week that my period is finishing. its gotten better since i first stopped yasmin but its still noticeable.
have you been feeling any better apart from those symptoms?? just remember that ur nearly 3 months off yasmin and the first two months are the hardest.
im six months off it now and i feel so much better. you will get back to normal soon i promise... you just gotta hang in there...
you can take some natural vitamins to increase hair growth and it will only be the hair on ur head not anywhere else...
there is one i heard about i think its called Biotin??? something like that anyway and you can get it from like health food shops .....
it may help im not sure of any others though.

try to stay positive and i wish you the best results in whatever you decide to do.
lots of hugs to you
luv chrissy xoxox

to the last two postings about the side effects.
i just want you to both know that everything ur feeling i have felt too!!
i was on yasmin for a month and had to stop taking it because it was making me anxious, giving me palpitations and i had chest pains and an ache in my left arm.
i went to hospital twice cos the palpitations and pains got so bad.. i thought i was having a heart attack!
im only 23!.. i did lose my libido for a couple of months and yes my breasts went up a whole bra size and they were so sore!!
its definitely yasmin that is causing both of you these problems. my doctor also told me to get my thyroid checked which i did and also had numerous blood tests which all came back fine.
ive now been off this pill for 5 months and i am feeling much better. i am just getting back my energy and finally the heart palps and anxiety is easing up..... it gets harder around the time i ovulate and the week of my period but its easier than the first two months.
i can not stress to you more to get off this pill!! its a nightmare...
lots of luck to you both
chrissy xoxox

lisa...

my heart rate was fast and at around 90 to 120 beats per minute for a good 4 months after i got off yasmin.... no jokes it was an absolute nightmare i would be able to feel it pounding in my chest....
twice i went to hospital and both times they said it was nuthing and my job must be stressing me out... thats crap because i can deal with stress very well... actualy i work alot better under pressure...
now is my 5th month off yasmin and my heart rate has dropped to about 80-85 beats which is still kinda high but much better... normal is around 75-79 im told... although it depends on the person and how fit you are...
now i only get bad palpitatins when im ovulating and sometimes during the week leading up to my period....
dont panic i promise you it will get better its just a slow process... i found drinking lots of water helped me alot and taking big deep breaths helped open up my chest and airway....
i hope next month ill be able to say its gotten even better....
just try not to concentrate on ur heart beat all the time and whatever you do dont be like me and take your pulse a hundred times a day....ha ha ha i was bad!!!
you will be ok just hang in there
remember we are all here for you
love chrissy xoxox

hey Gwen...

i just read your posting about yasmin... i was on it for 1 month only and to answer your question yes my breasts went up a whole bra size!!! they were huge!!! but they were very sore too.... and it only took a week for them to get bigger... i ended up having to get off yasmin and suffered bad side effects like heart palpitations and anxiety. when i got off yasmin within two weeks my breasts were bad to their original size so they didnt stay big...
please read the postings on this website and the side effects of this pill because it maybe give you big breasts which is great but at the end of the day there are much worse things than having little breasts.
please take my advice and read the postings..

lots of luck to you, if you need more advice dont hesitate to reply to me ok
chrissy xoxox

hey this is for liana...

my names chris, ive put a few postings on here already... i just wanted to say that YES i get that funny feeling in my head... i swear sometimes it feels really hot like at the back of my head or my ears even go funny ya know... and sometimes i do get blurry vision but it ges away... ive also got the heart palpertations thing too.. omg stress this pill is a killer!!!
dont worry you will get better .... ive been off yasmin for 3 months and its slowly getting better...

hugs to you xoxox

To Joanne, and all the ladies,

Regarding the panic/anxiety attacks. im 22 and I was on yasmin for 1 month only and ive been off it for about 6 weeks.... i have had two anxiety attacks and ive been fully checked out by doctors who say medically im fine. Just wanted to let you know it will get easier as the days pass... i know you didnt want medication and i am NOT on anything either - i preferred to do this on my own..
when you feel anxious just try taking a big deep breath in and hold it for about 3 seconds and just let it out slowly.... just concentrate on ur breathing and you'll get through it. i find that keeping busy takes my mind off it..
and remember that one day everything will be back to normal, you just gotta give ur body a chance to get your hormones back into wack.
take care...hugs to every1 xoxox
chrissy xox