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I am a 26yr-old, another victim of Yasmin. My story's gonna be...

Posted at 3:46 PM on Nov 25, 2007 by annak, #25221
I am a 26yr-old, another victim of Yasmin. My story's gonna be a bit long, but hope you can bare with it. Please also forgive me for my incorrect grammer as English is not my mother tongue....but I hope I can get my message across to all of you. Here it goes! Ever since I had my first period at a late age of 18 (I was anorexic and severely underweight btw the age of 14-15 when I was supposed to start my mensus had I been healthy,,,,), my mensus had never been regular. I only had about 3 full-fledged mensus per year, with occational spotting. Apart from that, I was a happy, bubbly, cheerful lady. Nevertheless, worried about the side effects of "not shedding", I made my first visit to the gyn. The Dr. ultrascanned me. Both my uterus and ovaries were normal in size. She ran a blood test for my hormones and thryroid level. They both came out fine. So then she recommended me to take Yasmin, which will help to regularise my cycle and "shed" all the accumulated lining. I was quite happy during my first box as I lost my water weight, and my skin cleared. But then the nighmare began...... Half-way thru my second box, I suddenly became sooooo depressed. Sure, I did have some ups and downs prior to taking Yasmin, but the ones I'm experiencing while on Yasmin is just beyond anyone's imagination. Prior to taking Yasmin, I was confident with myself, which I believe made me an attractive person. HOWEVER, ever since the onset of depression, I seem to have lost all the confidence in me. All that "self-esteem" I used to possess is now GONE. I feel so insecure about myself, and don't feel good about myself even when I'm in my favourite outfit. Before Yasmin, I was so easily "turned-on" !: listening to my favourite tune turned me on, watching drama with my fav actors turned me on, thinking about what to have for dinner turned me on.... just about any thought was enought to mass-produce dopamine in my brain. But these days, none of these make me happy. Nothing makes me happy, but anything can make me go DOWN. I've been off Yasmin for 5 days now. I do feel slightly better than 5 days ago. But I'm suffering from elevated heart beat around midnight, which is making me insomniac. But my biggest concern is ; WOULD I REGAIN THAT "GLOW" IN ME? WOULD I REGAIN MY CONFIDENCE? Also, Is taking Evening Primrose Oil beneficial to regain my peaceful hormonal level? Can I start taking EPO directly after stopping Yasmin? By the way, I notice that I look older (as in aged) ever since taking Yasmin. Does BCP make you age faster? Or am I just imagining things out of depression? PLEASE HELP.... Thank you for spending your time to read my story,,,,,,
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Reply over 2 years ago on Nov 27, 2007 by everyonesmom, #3115

Hi! STOP taking Yasmine. You will go back to your normal self, but It'll take alittle while. I started taking the supplement for pre-menopaus and its working. Its called Estroven. It helps to regulate your hormones. I had terrible headaches when I went off of Yasmine, but that's now gone. Go get some Estroven. It helped me in just a couple of days and I suffered miserably for over 10 days. I hope you feel better soon, and I think that you will. Just be patient. Please try and let me know how your feeling. You can get ahold of me through Yahoo Questions and answers. My screen name is Countrygirl. You can e-mail me through there. Take care

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