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I went on Yasmin in late February of 2005. In early April of 200...

Posted at 1:48 PM on Jun 13, 2007 by guest0607, #21774
I went on Yasmin in late February of 2005. In early April of 2005,I started having severe anxiety and panic attacks. I had experienced a bout with anxiety and panic one other time in my life, but it was 10 years prior to this, and I'd had no trouble since. After having cousneling and working very hard to deal with the anxiety,things got better. However, I still don't feel like the strong, confident woman I was before all the trouble began -- I used to feel like I could do anything and like I was on top of the world. Since I've had anxiety and panic issues, I've had trouble getting to the gym (something I used to do 6 - 7 days a week), and I am fearful of things I was never fearful of before. Anyway, about a week ago, I started thinking back on this whole journey and realized that the anxiety started just about 4 - 6 weeks after taking Yasmin. So I typed in anxiety and yasmin in Google and came across this website -- I have been so surprised to see so many other women struggling with these same issues. I am now off Yasmin (I'm supposed to start a new pack tomorrow, but I will not be) and am very hopeful that I'll return to my former self sometime soon. My husband and I are hoping to have a baby early next year, so I won't be taking any hormone birth control after this -- I don't know if I ever will again.
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Reply over 2 years ago on Jun 15, 2007 by flowerbabies, #433

this is exactly what happened to me,i had councelling also but it did not help,it helped me handle it a little better but did not make it go away because i was still taking the yasmin,once i stopped taking it things started to improve but i now suffer from anxiety and panic attacks brought on by the memory of that awful period in my life! i really hope that you get back to your previous happy self.best of luck to you.

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Reply over 2 years ago on Jun 26, 2007 by member212, #549

I wanted to reply to your post because I am going through the EXACT same thing you mentioned. I started Yaz about a year ago and since then have felt awful both physically and emotionally. I am always tired and feel "off" and emotionally I feel I am not in control. I get really worried about the smallest things and can’t let things go. The thing is this is very Atypical for me. Before I started the pill I was “normal” for me… I don’t feel myself. I started Yaz to help with my menstrual cycle but I think it is causing more harm then helping.
A couple of times over the past year I have forgotten to take Yaz for a few days and have felt so much better emotionally. I feel depressed most of the time and irritated - angry even for no reason. The weird thing about it is that I feel like I know how I am reacting to things but can’t help it. I had a feeling it was the birth control and after reading the other posts I am going to stop taking it and look for an alternative safe method. Thank you. This really helped me because for a while I have been thinking that I am really loosing it!

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