So I'll refer to today as Hell Day, the day when all the horrible...

Hey...
it's all about Yasmin and the birth control pills in general... I myself am taking Diane 35 for some months now, been on and off for 2 years now and I intend to finish this packet and stop it for good, no matter if i get acne again or whatever... Yasmin gave me 4 of the worst months in my life, it is a wonder i did not even suicide and I mean it...a constant feeling of depression, total loss of drive for life, anger towards your own people, high emotions, horrible... not to mention the panic attacks which almost cost my life while swimming alone in the sea... and the fact that I could not go to the city alone for some weeks after that, not even have a shower because the feeling of water would just remind me of the terrible moments in the sea fighting with the panic attacks symptoms alone and swimming at the same time...
get off the pill immediately after u finish this packet, if u go through the messages resepctively, u will see why... remember u r not alone in this and above all, it's not about u, it is about the pill... or maybe pills in general... the reason i am in this site today is becasue after 8 months on diane 35 i feel starting to get some strange emotions of fear (unjustified) lately and heart pulpitations though i drink only 1 cup of coffee... but i can't wait to go off it! and fight the reason why i first took the pill (acne) by other means...
by all means though, no more yasmin or whatever shit goes on in the market... i am not negative about drugs, but hey, doctors just prescribe them too easily... what's the use of having a doll's face when u can't get a good night's sleep or have a constant feeling of fear... ?
Think positive girls and everything will work :)
Friendly E. xxxx

I hear you on the depression. I don't think I can tolerate any BC medication anymore. I came to this board to see if Yasmin might be worth revisiting, but I think I'll give it a pass - all of it. I just wanted to say that I had a day today that you explained so well. This was because of Nuvaring, however. I realized today that if there was ever a medication that could probably cause me to do myself in, it was nuvaring. At least Loestriing made itself apparant in a matter of days. Nuvaring crept up on me for 16 days until I felt like I was going to have to check myself into a psych ward. Anyway, I really related to your post and your wrote it so well!
Due to Nuvraing I have felt about as weird and disassociated and anxious as I think a person can get - like I was going to lose my grip completely or something, But I didn't - and I expect I will feel better. I was telling my mother today that I'd rather die of ovarian cancer than feel this way on medication for complex ovarian cysts. I am now looking into natural things and will work really hard on the PMS stuff from now on, too. Vitex and Essiac tea are on my list of things to try - along with evening Primrose oil and taking a vitamin B complex. Good luck!

so there with ya my eyes are sore too ,my belly is huge feel like i'm on a bad trip it's my 9th day

I had a "Hell Day" as well, and you described it to a T. I was taking Yaz, the lower dose version of Yasmin, for 5 days. Day one- fine. Day two- a little more tired than usual, heart palpitations while falling asleep. Day three through five - most hellish days of my LIFE. I was so sad, depressed, tired, had ZERO energy for the gym (and i usually make it there 6 days a week, easy) . Heck i barely had energy to complete tasks at work. I was hungry and craving things 24/7 and ate and ate and ate until I made myself sick. On the fifth day I had a panic attack and started crying hysterically, shaking, thought I was going completely mad. I had bouts of depression and anxiety when I was a teenager, but that was 7 years ago and I was totally fine until I took this poison pill. I didn't even make it a full week and I swear i will never put this into my body ever again. It is a very reliable form of BC but like you said,i'd rather sacrifice 100% protection from pregnancy if it means feeling normal again. Ive been off it for only 3 days now and I'm starting to feel so much better- like myself.