I've been on Yasmin for about a year and a half now... This is my...

I've been on Yasmin for about a year and a half now... This is my first time really using birth control. I tried BC in my teens but hated the side effects so I got off them right away. Now that I am in a serious relationship and we're both in agreement we don't want to get pregnant until after we're married, I decided to start BC. I've had a few side effects but didn't really think much about them until I went for my annual pap last week. My doctor asked how the Yasmin was going. I told him that I've noticed I have little to no sex drive. He basically said that's not typical for Yasmin. I decided to get online and research side effects, that's when I came across this website. After reading several of the responses, something just clicked... I have many of the same symptoms! I have never in my life experienced migraines until I started Yasmin. Fortunately I've only had a few since I started but nevertheless, not fun. I do however get frequent headaches. While I'm on the subject of my head, my memory seems to have slightly diminished. I often have a hard time remembering the simplest of words, causing me to misspeak often. I even have a difficult time remembering what I did a few days before! I've always had a very good memory! Has anyone else experienced difficulty with your memory?? About 4 mos after being on Yasmin I had a really weird uncomfortable pain just above my inside ankle. A few days later that pain had traveled up to the inside middle portion of my calf. At this point the spot where the pain resided was now discolored, looked almost like a bruise. Within a few hours the pain had moved up my leg just below my knee, still on the inside of my leg, again discolored. To make a long story short I went to my doctors office and he said I had a blood clot in my leg. He told me to keep my leg elevated and apply heat that it should be okay. I haven't had any bad cases like this again but I do occasionally get a similar pain in my leg but the pain seems to subide after a day or so. Ladies, if you experience similar pains and/or discoloring on the back of your leg(s) make sure you see your Dr. This can be deep vein thrombosis which are dangerous blood clots, they can cause pulmonary embolism's- blood clots in the lungs. In addition I've had many other side effects including: little to no sex drive, severe dryness down below (kind of causes problems in the bedroom...), slight vision problems (I usually have near perfect vision, now I often feel like my vision is blurry), odd colored periods (brownish colored), sticky mucusy periods, a very sharp yet dull and uncomfortable pain in my right breast (at least once a month), frequent Urinary Tract Infections, mood swings (had a bad one this morning, threw a fit because my hair took forever to dry- so trivial, right?), severe melasma (hyperpigmentation) on my upper forehead and the top of both cheekbones, and last but certainly not least very low energy. I actually have a follow-up appt this afternoon with my Dr. I am going to ask him about other options for birth control. Thank you to all of you for writing about your symptoms! Your comments have really helped! Good luck to all of you!