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Hi, I have been on Yasmin for 2 years now. I have ALWAYS been a ...

Posted at 12:25 PM on Sep 02, 2007 by delby, #23332
Hi, I have been on Yasmin for 2 years now. I have ALWAYS been a very confident and outgoing person. For the past year i have had panic attacks regularly. I am very hot at night, I have trouble sleeping, yet my period pains are at a minimun and I have few symptons of PMT. (Mind you it is still bad enough to take codeine and paracetamol on the first day of bleeding). Other side effects that I thought would clear up but which haven't are:- dark patches on my forehead and above my lip (doc said they would go, but seem to 'come' and go) and a very sore throat accompanied by swollen glands, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left side of my neck. My fingers are tingly and my joints are swollen. The Chest pains could be related to anxiety. I get a migraine 24-72 hours before I bleed, regular as clockwork now. The worst is the mood swings and the depression, I just really don't recognise myself, tired and teezy all the time. I was very happy for the first 3-6 months that I took Yasmin, but after that I have known I haven't been 'right', but my anxiety and depression have made me unable to make a decision or be focused why. Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the site, it's great to know I'm not the only one.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 05, 2007 by kwik16, #1614

Migraines that are now clockwork can be attributed to you adjusting to the pill BUT this is not normal. I too had migraines and finally would only experience them around my period. Chest pains are the major side effects that could lead to a heart attack, regardless of your age....migraines can also be couple with tingling or numbing in one or both arms and fingers hurting, body aching. Have you been slurring your speech at all? I can't state this enough....you are experiencing BAD SIDE effects that can lead to some permanent damages to your body. The advantages to this pill arent worth the migraines each month. I thought they were too, but after being off for about a month, the migraines are completely gone and I no longer experience chest pains or shortness of breath, or slurring of my speech or serious signs that I was going to have a stroke. Please talk to you doctor and please research and listen to your body. It's warning you of trouble.....

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Reply 6 months ago on Feb 11, 2008 by smiller0920, #4762

I took yasmin when I first got married. It was fine for the first couple of months and then I turned into a basket case! I would cry at the drop of a dime and then fly off the handle for no reason. I now take seasonal and I love it. I get birth control and I only have to deal with a period once every 3 months. It's great!

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