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I have been taking Yasmin for about 6-7 months due to abnormally ...

Posted at 2:50 AM on Jan 11, 2006 by tammy.alvarez, #12406
I have been taking Yasmin for about 6-7 months due to abnormally long periods after the birth of my second baby at age 37. I also have a tumor in my uterus that might be causing painful intercourse, so the Dr. said to take it for three months straight and then have a period. In the meantime I have noticed severe sotmach cramps and diarriha (how ever you spell it) since October. Funny thing was that the first round I was suppose to take 2 months of Yasmin and at the end of the second month have a period, then do 3 months and have a period, but I noticed that on the 2nd month after I had my period (which I acutally stopped taking Yasmin since the white pill is only a placebo) and then started back on the next round of the 3 month cycle I started having real bad stomach cramps, etc. I am about to have my 2nd period of the 3 month cycle and I won't take the placebo and see if my stomach feels better. If it does, then I am stopping Yasmin. Another note, I take Yasmin at night and wake up at 1 am and 4 am like clockwork with stomach pain. I will keep everyone posted after the "placebo" period to see if my stomach gets better. I anyone has any similar symptoms, please let me kow. Tammy.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 11, 2008 by ucpinky, #9992

I took YAZ for 2 months and about 3 weeks into the first pack I started getting horrible stomach cramps every day at 2pm bloating, gas, the whole works. I was also having anxiety symptoms - the shortness of breath and elevated heart rate. I went to the dr about it because I was finding it hard to get my work done, and she took some blood and saw that my Creatinine was high. I also got Hives the other day covering my rear end and then disappearing. They still comeback in tiny patches....I quit YAZ last week and now I have a GI Doctor and a Nephrologist all trying to pin down what is wrong with me. Can YAZ cause kidney problems? Can you have an allergic reaction to it - shortness of breath, elevated heart rate and hives can be an allergic reaction. This is probably far fetched, but can all these YAZ symptoms make you Lactose intolerant. My doctor thought my symptons seemd like lactose intolerance, but I never was and never had these problems until YAZ.

FYI - for the moment, so I can be a productive human being again, my Doctor prescribed an antispasmodic - and it seems to alleviate the stomach pain very well.
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