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I just started taking Yasmin again in March. I had taken it back...

Posted at 12:41 PM on Apr 03, 2008 by carlala, #29074
I just started taking Yasmin again in March. I had taken it back in November but stopped midway through my second pack because I was experiencing severe anxiety, nausea, fatigue... to the point my social life and grades in school were suffering. I went online and found this site and read how there were a lot of women who experienced bad side effects from this pill too. Recently I decided that it was in my best interest to take birth control again and because I did have added stress in my life during the time I took Yasmin before I thought maybe I would be okay this time. I WAS SOOO WRONG. I haven't even been on Yasmin again for a month and my life as I knew it has been turned upside down. In less than a week of starting it I started to have severe chest pains and nausea. I thought I was having a heart attack. I have had panic attacks before and this was nothing like that The tightness and pressure in my chest never has gone away. I've been to three different doctors and have had many tests to figure out whats wrong. They all tell me the same thing that I'm a healthy 22 year old and that if anything I just have inflammation my ribcage. My grades are suffering again because I have missed a lot of class because I feel so awful. Every morning I wake up with the chest pain (that gets worse the more active I am) and nausea. Since all these symptoms have come on my relationship has taken a turn for the worse too. All I want to do is sleep, I don't feel like going out, I get annoyed very easily by everything my boyfriend does so I don't want to be around him. I feel so "out of it" sometimes I get dizzy and feel numb all over. Its so scary (esp. the chest pains) The worse thing is that no one really believes me (i.e. my boyfriend) I never feel good and I'm sure the people around me are tired of me complaining all the time. One more thing... I started my period very early (I still have a week and a half of active pills left) I've never experienced that before... weird. Anyways, I stopped taking Yasmin 2 days ago. I still have all the same symptoms... I really hope they go away soon. I want to get back to my old self and my old life. YASMIN SUCKS!!! I'd rather take the risk of getting pregnant than take Yasmin. At least then I'd have a excuse that ppl would believe for being sick :(
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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 04, 2008 by kadiebug12, #6632

Carlala-
Wow, reading this was an exact description of what I've had happen to me over the last two weeks. I've been on Yasmin for 7 years and never had a problem. Started a new pack and 72 hours later my world was turned upside down. I had NEVER had anxiety or panic before (I'm 32) and had the SAME symptoms you describe above, naseau and anxiety really bad. I thought I was going crazy. Had all the tests done and I'm healthy. Went off the pills on the sugar pills and 72 hours later I'm 90% back to myself!!!! Are you feeling any better now?

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Reply about 1 year ago on Apr 08, 2008 by rama22, #6827

I just went to my doctor for inflammation of the ribcage...no one seems to know what it is. After reading this and the other symptoms, I am starting to see that it is these pills. I will not be taking them again after my period. This is some scary things. And the funniest thing is, is that I had so many mood swings with my now ex-boyfriend, and it was all after I started taking these pills.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 27, 2008 by cjean16, #11677

Hi there!
Just wondering how you were doing with your anxiety and panic after stopping the pill. It's been about 8 months of the pill for me and I can't just forget the whole anxiety thing, it's scarred me and though I'm 90% better, I still have day when the anxiety can really take hold of me.
Hope you are doing well!
Crystal

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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 18, 2009 by tammy29sos, #18169

my name is tammy i am glad to see that i am not the only one but is there help for me an a victim of molestation at 6yrs and at 17 i was raped and beaten for 16 hours and left for dead after needless to say i am an ex user of heroin an crack cocain i have tried to get help but no one can seem to help me i have violent uncontrolable out burts of rage an anger, i have lose in time that last from just a couple of hours to days, im 29 now and i am afraid of the dark, i have just a couple of friends that i don;t talk to an my boyfriend thinks i need rehab or can just stop it if i really wanted to my kids hate me they tell me every other day

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