I was put on Yasmin not for birth control but for the beginning o...

I too am going nuts but thougt that was only me. I was on a stronger contraceptive that made me even crazier and switched about a year ago and still undergoing the craziness so i thought it was all me. I definately need to stop taking this pill.

nutschild

oh shi...
These last few days I've been having psycho panic attacks, I suffer from anxiety and have since I was a kid but I've never been this bad, ever... I ended up in the emergency room today from it and got plugged to a heart monitor and they said I was fine, they drew blood and found nothing, they said it was just the anxiety...
Then I decided to check out the side effects for Yasmin so I googled them and this was the first thing that popped up...
What the hellllllll?
I've been on it for more than a month though, I've just been taking it so irregularly, could that be the cause for these attacks?
Should I stop taking it?
Baaaaaaaah, I dunno:P

I was on Yasmin for 2 months, and the same symptoms started from the 2nd month. I stopped it right away after realizing that I've gained so much weight. It's been 6 months since I've stopped and I'm still struggling with my weight and and my body has changed dramatically. I've een feeling tired most of the time and bloated. I feel old like I can't get anything done. I've always been an energetic person and healthy looking. I've put on 20 pounds and could never understand why my weight changed so suddenly until I came across this site. If anyone knows of a way to shed the weight off easily and go back to a normal life please help!

Taking magnesium will probably help! I have an undergrad and masters in nutrition, feel free to do your own research... actually I encourage it! You can buy a mix called Calm. Just make sure you start out slow (~1tsp.) and slowly increase as needed. You should be having regular bowel movements because of the magnesium, but it can also cause a laxitive affect if you take too much. Take this before you go to bed because it will also cause drowsiness, which means it will help you sleep:) And don't take it with dairy or Calcium, they compete in absorption. Magnesium, along with vitamin B6, help to make serotonin and melatonin. It is also a good idea to take a B-Complex, especially FOLIC ACID! I hope this helps, it has helped me... make sure you also drink plenty of water throughout the day, yasmin will deplete water... which also depletes Magnesium :)

II am 20 years old and I am on Yasmin now, and I thought I was going absolutely NUTS! I have been on it for almost 6 months now and out of nowhere, I am having the most terrifying panic attacks..almost to the point of calling 911. My chest and head gets very hot and my heart starts pounding, I cant sit still and I feel like I just need to run away. I honestly feel like im a step away from death or going insane. I know my husband has to think im losing it when i get up in the middle of the night to walk around my apartment building. I am so thankful that I am not the only person going through this..I am sure that it is these pills bc i have NEVER been the type to let myself get to this point. I really dont want to take any antidepressents or anything that will make me numb and have no feelings. I find myself being so scared that im going to have another attack, that it actually causes one. It is so hard to live like this, but i know that god has a plan for my life and this is not a part of it. I cant live a normal life like this, I am constantly in fear of having another panic attack. I have experienced such anxiety that it consumes my thoughts from when I wake up until i finally go to sleep. The only relief that I have found is prayer. I pray for God to make my body work like he created it to work, not to have these panic attacks. I also repeat to myself that I will be okay and that im not dying or going crazy. One of the main things I do is read the Bible. I look online for scriptures that tell me that God did not create me to fear, but he has given me a spirit of peace. Let me tell you, it works! Sometimes I feel like God has his arms wrapped around me in the middle of an attack. Just trying to help you guys who are going through the same thing. Do you think that all this is bc of these pills, yaz?? I have an apt with my gyno on nov 10...I cant wait to get off of these things. And also about the decreased sex drive...my husband practically has to beg me to have sex with him and we have only been married for a year...I can keep living like this. People really need to know how terrible these pills are!

Pallavie
Dear Friends, its so comforting to read all this & painfull at the same time. I have a dermoid in my ovary & will be going for an operation in next month, in the mean time, my doctor recommended Yasmin to avoid pregnancy. Today is the 11th day & I am on the werge of breakdown. My heart is going crazy & I have done all sort of self introspection on how to stop this torture. Still no gain. Only after reading all these posts, I think I have striked the right cord. I am already tensed about my operation & this heart thing is proving to be iceing on the cake. I completely agree with all of you that one shud be educated before taking this pill. Also the suggestion of taking a lot of water is also helpful. TOmorrow I will ask my doctor on replacing this pill, it is sucking my life out of me!