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Posted at 2:10 PM on Mar 28, 2008 by katielew, #28593
oh my god!! I have ALL of the same side effects as you do! The only strange thing is that I've been on this pill for 2 1/2 years now and I loved it up until this past week. I missed a pill on Fri so I took two on Saturday night...within 2 hours I was crying hysterically and having a full blow anxiety attack. it was so strange and scary. It came out of nowhere! then i woke up Sunday morning and cried every hour...I've never been like that in my entire life!!!! Now 4 days later my heart keeps "fluttering" (i don't know how else to describe it), I feel like i've been living in a fog...I thought i was going crazy! I am a 23 year old, healthy, active woman so none of my symptoms made sense!! My dr. keeps telling me that I have major anxiety problems (even though i live a very stress-free life and am very upbeat, outgoing and optimistic!) and prescribed me Lexapro. I have had a panic attack in the past, but it feels NOTHING like this. I am also having some inner ear problems, like I maybe have a sinus infection-it kind of pops in and out. anyone else have that? the heart thing and the fog is my biggest concern, should I switch pills or should I just get off BC completely? Any suggestions would help. I have a call into my obgyn right now.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 02, 2008 by cjean16, #6476

get off the yasmin! it's no good. i had the same side effects as you and now i'm scarred!! i will never take another bc pill again. some people go off yasmin and find another pill that works for them, but honestly, i don't want to risk it. i stopped taking it in january, and i'm feeling much better. but know that coming off it can be hard too. you will probably still have some anxiety, especially around the time of your period, for a few months after. i'm 24, very optimistic, in love with my fiancee, but the anxiety, panic, and the depression i got from the anxiey, that this pill caused me, made me second guess every single little thing in my life. it was a terrible experience. i've talked to doctors and nurses who say that they have heard of this a lot, and the complaints of yaz and yasmin are becoming more and more frequent. my advice: get off the pill - but you should prob talk to your dr first, no caffiene, no chocolate/candies, get a good multi-vitamin, and know that the anxiety is not "you." good luck!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 04, 2008 by kadiebug12, #6642

I had this too!! Down to the ear-popping. I had been on it for 7 years and this just started with the latest pack (except the ear thing, that started earlier). I am so afraid this could happen again, it was one of the worst experiences of my life.

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