I am a Registered Nurse and feel foolish that I wasn't able to co...

I have been on Yasmin for 9 months now, and hav experienced very bad mood swings and as you describe a depressive state, not a severe one but more like a lack of interest in things and find my self easily upset and frustrated something I never had before this. It wasnt until I read your post I connected the dots with all the other symtoms. I have severe chest pains that only started about 3 months in to using the Yasmin, which I put down to stress, weight gain (but only around my abdomen) which I put down to moving from a store floor job to a desk job and cellulite which I have never had before. After reading everything you said I realise I seem to have experienced everything you have and they all started in and around the same time - 3mnths after switching to Yasmin. I feel foolish I tried to justify these other symtoms and never made the connection. I will be coming off this pill soon as. My only problem is, that I suffer very bad periods and that was the reason I was on the Pill, so I am wary of coming off it altogether, have you switched to another one or can you recommend another?

Thank you for your post! I, too, have the numbness issues is my right arm. I thought it was mainly due to carrying my baby in his carrier/carseat on my right arm and/or being prego and gaining a lot of weight. I have now lost all of my prego weight, except about 10 lbs. Of course, my arm/finger issues could be caused from prego stuff, but the Yasmin just aggravates it. Who knows. But, at least it is nice to know someone else who has had that side effect, too. Thanks!