I was taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen successfully for 8 years, but my pe...

I was taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen successfully for 8 years, but my periods begain starting earlier and getting longer the last few months, so my doctor recommended Yasmin. Now I have practically all of the aforementioned side effects: breast tenderness, depression, irritability, trouble sleeping and needing too much sleep, increase in appetite (am craving meat ALL the time) and thirst, different bowel consistency, embarrassing and relentless acne, and a definite decrease in sex drive. The latter is the most troubling because there's obviously no point in taking BCP if you don't want to have sex. Just good to know that I'm not the only one experiencing these problems. This is my first month, though. I don't know how long I'll give it, but from the looks of the other posts, the chances of things getting better are slim.