Wow you are all a bunch of complainers who try and blame XYZ on Y...

I wonder if you realize you are talking to over 4000 users will all the same or similar symptoms....when addressing a mass of people who agree upon the negative aspects of this Synthetic HORMONE. Just wait until the time when you start getting the palpitaions, (as a completely fit young person like me) Then tell me how great you feel. if this wasnt serious and in suspicion, we wouldnt have googled it and made an acount just to be able to contribute to complaining. if we wanted to attribute our negative health issues to something rather than owning up to them, we surely woudnt reach out to strangers to do it, but rather be satisfied with that idea in our head, as our reasoning, as you sugest. Say what you wish about Us complainers, I can only THANK GOD that I had enough side effects to become fed up with it truly enough to say goodbye AFTER 6 YEARS of troubles including tiredness, weight gain, depression, anxiety, palpitations (scary flip flop ones ...and super fast out of no where ones....exersise ones and sitting in my bed ones....Irritabilaty and lack of interest in life in general) This is my first month off in 6 years and i had no period, so i came on to google it....and come to find out there are zillions of women having trouble on LOTS of sites if you type it in google. I hate to tell you dear, but just because you are having a great result with it in ONE aspect after a short time, doesnt mean your hair wont fall out too when you finally decide to stop like the rest of us. I can only hope mine wont. and again, I reiterate, this many people cant be wrong. I hope the best for you and for gods sake, get OFF the shit.

Anjamaka,
Like you I have taken BCPs since the age of 18 and like you I did not suffer any side effects, I took Yasmin in 2001 with no side effects at all for nearly 4 years when I started to feel really bad :horrendous muscle cramps/ blackouts, hypoglycemia, lost of energy, arthritis, earache, fatigue, heart palpitations etc etc...and I have a very healthy life, I eat well and exercise regurlarly. When I stopped Yasmin 4 years after, these symptoms went away!! So don't say that we are complaining and wait until your time comes!!
Sylvie

Anjamaka,
I can only say that you are LUCKY. Hopefully your luck won't run out. With Yasmin or Yaz you are really taking a HUGE risk with your health. This bcp causes vitamin deficiencies and hormonal imbalances which can take years to manifest. Our bodies work in cycles, and toxins build up slowly. A word of advice, you should never speak harshly about things you know nothing about.
April

These women are right. you should bite your tongue. I am a RN who took yasmin for three months and it completely screwed up my hormones and sent me into adrenal fatigue. I was perfectly healthy and had been on another type of bcp prior to this for 13 years with no problems. This is a relatively new bcp on the market with a "unique" progesterone containing drsp which is completely uncalled for in a bcp! If i had known it contained this i would have NEVER taken it. These womens complaints are legit and many are signs of adrenal fatigue and toxic livers from this "bcp" I myself am still trying to feel like myself after 3 yrs of living hell. So all i can say is I hope your luck doesnt run out, because i wouldnt wish this nightmare on my worst enemy.

wow you are insane. How can you say that about people that are having serious health problems because of this med.?

Ah, you poor thing you must be very young to be speaking with such unearned authority. Take your time before you pass judgement, especially when you are faced with hundreds of 'anecdotal' testimonies that concur on most of their points. To believe that something must be true for everyone simply because it is true for you is sheer folly. You may need the compassion and understanding of women like these someday - if not due to this pill, then maybe something else. Tread softly.