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Posted at 12: 5 PM on Oct 14, 2008 by mombrooke, #35650
Words cannot explain just how grateful I am for coming across this web site. I've been taken Yasmin for about 4-5 years now and thought nothing about it. Started getting horrible horrible horrible mood swings. Everything and everyone were affected by my behavior. Pretty much have the same side effects from the weight gain to the thinning of the hair. In the past year or two I started to have these symptoms and could not figure out what the heck was going on. I must of went to 10 different doctors who took blood test after blood test and could not find anything abnormal except my cholesterol, which was strange bcuz i've eaten healthy my entire life and exercised. So here began all the different types of meds to try. Oh gosh has that been terrible. Nothing seems to be working so I decide to go to a psych dr. thinking perhaps I have some kind of imbalance going on. So I take a test that has several questions on it which pertained to alot of the symptoms I was having. I then was "diagnosed" with severe anxiety and at the time I really didn't know too much about it. Great now I know whats wrong so I thought. For the past year I have been taking Wellbutrin XL9highest dose) and lexapro. It seemed to have some effect on me, but it started to take a nose dive after several months. I stayed on it (dr. orders) just uped the dose. Horrible idea bcuz I'm back to my same symptoms. No desire to do anything!!!!! Fed up I googled this morning something to help my severe mood swings down right horrible moods. Cannot believe people don't hate me.....yet. So this web site popped up and realized it had to do with Yasmin. Could not believe it. I too felt and still feel that i'm nuts!!!! But I'm not alone and that is good news for me. Thank the Lord for whomever started this site. I'm going to stop today and not take it anymore. I will be sure to let other women know to be very cautious about this pill.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 20, 2008 by rines, #13632

hi mombrooke

interesting to see that your cholesterol was high as well. that was the ONLY thing that showed up on my countless blood tests too! i was also diagnosed with anxiety/panic disorder but have not been on any anti-depressants for it

have u had your hormone levels tested? i recently had saliva hormone testing done privately and discovered i have hormone imbalances as well... maybe thats worth looking into?

i'd def recommend coming off the yasmin. but be warned... your symptoms are likely to get worse before they get better.

it does take a while to recover but dont give in and get back on the yasmin

i wish you all the best

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