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I've been taking Yasmin for 7 months now...at first it was brilli...

Posted at 7:13 PM on Jan 29, 2008 by sallyskellington, #26750
I've been taking Yasmin for 7 months now...at first it was brilliant! i have had trouble with other pills in the past and Yasmin seemed totally different. however, after settling down with it, i am starting to experience some side effects. i appreciate that obviously they may not be related to Yasmin but after reading other people's experiences I'm thinking that they probably are! my hair falls out more than is normal...i used to have really thick hair and now it's getting pretty thin. i have developed a cyst on the side of my head?! i get weird pains in the right of my chest and stomach as if I've been exercising too much or sitting balled up for hours. i have gone off food. my sex drive is none existent! my boyfriend and i used to do it pretty much every day and now i never want it. we haven't really had any proper sexual contact in over a month. i had complete loss of vision in one eye. I'm getting seriously anxious about things that are important, but overly so. i feel permanently tired and drained no matter how much sleep i get. i cry 24/7 over absolutely anything... songs, adverts... its ridiculous!? if i come off Yasmin it'll be the 3rd pill that doesn't agree with my body. I'm gonna have to try something new i think...
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Reply 7 months ago on Jan 30, 2008 by lacygirl4, #4487

I was on Yasmin for 2 years. After the first 6 months I started getting migraine headaches about 3 to 5 x per week (didn't normally even get a simple headache much). After I fought it for another 4-5 months I made an appt with my OB who instead of taking me off Yasmin sent me to a Neurologist who put me on Relpax. Then about 4 months later I noticed a small bald spot on my head, went to a Dermatologist who told me I had alopecia. I stopped taking Yasmin in November and my migraines stopped almost immediately. However I'm still losing my hair (thinning along my part) in addition to getting random bald spots. My question to you is if you have seen any improvement in your hair loss since being off Yasmin and if so how long did it take? I now have an IUD (non hormonal) and have no side effects that are bothersome compared to the Yasmin.

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