Hi i am 20 year old Female. I have been on Yasmin for the past year and a half...I am on it because i have PCOS....PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome....i have to take it to regulate my period, hormones and etc....i been keeping track....on the week offf...the day i get my period....i get 3 day migraines that are so brutal.....I was put on Yasmin because it was the lowest hormone birth control pill out there.....I need to go to my doctor soon and do something about this situation...i can't stand these migraines because they take away from my daily routine...so its either double or nothing....period + migraine...fun combination.... I have been on ortho evra THE PATCH and ortho tri-cyclyn low...that was a while back ago..don't really remember any symptoms from it..but the Patch did make me naseous......so i am actually feeling depressed today, unproductive, frustrated and it keeps going....
i'm also 20 and i've been on Yasmin for 8mths. (i wanted to get the shot, but my doc. said it was prob. the worst choice for someone my age because of the extreme and fast weight gain) when i first started i had the mood swings/depression etc. but that stuff had pretty much stopped happening. i've been having really bad headaches/sensitivity (back of head- crown) i don't know if it's related to this, but i've got a appointment w/a neurologist... so we'll see.
one good thing-- my periods are light and usually last 3-4 days...
i just don't know of any other BC that is any better than this and it's a hassle having to quite and start over again.
do you know of any better?
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