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Posted at 6:46 AM on Sep 25, 2007 by crazynurse10000, #23856
I have been on Yaz for a few weeks. The side effects are awful. I am 31 and haven't been on BCP's since 1999. I sat down with my NP to explore different options for dealing with my terrible periods and she thought Yaz was the answer. Well I have averaged about 4 hours of sleep a night since starting it. Because Yaz is like a diuertic I am up peeing all night as well.I feel anxious and panicky. Normally I am very laid back but feel like I am going nuts.The thing that drives me the most crazy is having restless legs while lying in bed. Time to get my potassium checked? I will be stopping this med as nothing should make you feel this bad. Not worth it.As a nurse I would never tell my patients to take this. I feel like an idiot for starting a pill that 1000's of women on the internet are complaining about.Of course you would never see the positive comments. But this pill sucks!
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Reply over 2 years ago on Sep 25, 2007 by starlight, #2026

so you are a nurse? I have some questions for you. I stopped using Yasmin a week ago, but some of the symptoms are still there. How long does it take for this crapt to get out of my system??

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Reply over 2 years ago on Sep 27, 2007 by 080880, #2078

I take a generic form of Ortho-tricyclen that doesn't give me any side effects that I've noticed. It's called Trinessa & I'm pretty sure it works just as well, 'cause I'm not pregnant & it's my only form of birth control. I feel your pain. Yasmin made me feel crazy most of the time. Good luck!

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Reply over 2 years ago on Sep 29, 2007 by crystalchand, #2123

Hi
Since you are a nurse I would like to know how long this will take to exit my system. I got off last week, actually one week today. I went to the ER yesterday for the panic attacks to make sure nothing else was going on. The doc told me it was hard for him to believe that it was not out of my system. If you have any advice I would love to hear it. I am like you, well balanced and find it hard to believe that I just started to have panic attacks for no reason.
Thanks

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Reply over 2 years ago on Oct 10, 2007 by cheergal1989, #2327

Heyy I had one of the same syptoms!!I cant stop peeing but I've been on the pill for 4 months and it just started and Im starting to worry theres something wrong with me!!!!please write back

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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 07, 2008 by akblackbat, #13198

I just started Yasmin 2 weeks ago...now I understand why I feel like standing on my desk and screaming while pulling my hair out! Not taking for birth control but for PCOS-and because I haven't had a real cycle in 5 years..now Im not sure what to do!

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