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Recently i got switched from Apri (generic for Yasmin) to Balziva...

Posted at 11:54 PM on Jan 31, 2008 by sandy1678, #26812
Recently i got switched from Apri (generic for Yasmin) to Balziva. My new gyno said it would be more effective with the other medications (Lamictal and Zoloft) and would help with pms symptoms. For the past few months that I've been on Balziva I've been very depressed and moody. I have two periods a month, which are very painful, breast pains, headaches, nausea, insomnia and frequent break outs, i thought all of which were normal with the switch. Then i started researching Balziva and other closely related pills and all the results found to be very similar.. all with side effects of depression. If you have depression or any similar disorder, reconsider when taking this medication, I am thinking of switching myself, it's nice to get this information from other women in the same situation.. because I sure didn't get it from my doctor. Of course I can't pin point this straight to this exact drug, but it all started once i got on Balziva, and after reading so many other womens comments it makes a lot more sense, mostly with why I have been so down. I hope this helps anyone else looking for answers
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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 29, 2008 by kreemer, #6140

I feel horrible for your side effects, but was happy to see them. I started on balziva a little over a year ago and also found myself moody, easily angered, etc. I couldn't stop crying for over a month and was diagnosed with depression and had to start taking Sertraline for that. I also had a hard time with my period. Every other month I would having spotting the week before I started, bad cramps, bad bloating and would never start at the same time. I also had two months where I had a period that started 4 days early and then went into my regular period schedule. Two months ago the pharmacy just happened to give me Zenchent and things just happen to be working much better (at least for now). I made myself go off of the depressant a couple weeks before they changed my pill and my mood and periods - so far so much better.
Thank you for sharing your story,
Heather

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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 22, 2008 by blkgp1, #7517

apri is not a generic for yazmin!

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Reply 6 months ago on May 23, 2008 by reggie1, #8558

I started back on birth control pills about two months after I had my first child. The pharmacy automatically gave me the generic Balziva. A few weeks later I started having panic attacks/depression. I assumed it was postpartum depression. When I started researching what could have caused this to happen to me I decided to look up Balziva and found that many other women have have experienced the same type of side effects. Needless to say I have stopped taking it.

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