I was on Yasmin for 5 years and have been off of it for 3. While ...

I was on Yasmin for 5 years and have been off of it for 3. While on Yasmin I had a tearing sensation in my left thigh and it became a little red and swollen. Long story short I had a clot that increased in size quickly. I spent a week in the hospital and was told I was very lucky to have survived. After I was released I took the time to do the research and found out that Yasmin is a "Second Generation" birth control pill and that a letter was sent to the FDA by an organization called "Public Citizen" demanding that the FDA put additional warnings out that it doubled the chances of blood clots. This is all compared to "First Generation" birth control pills that have been around for quite some time and were found to be just as effective, but with a lower chance of blood clots. I wish I would have come across this information before I requested my doctor switch me to Yasmin in the first place. I chose Yasmin because of "the lesser side effects" that it advertises. Hope this helps any of you trying to make a decision about this drug.