Yasmin and bf

I started taking Yaz about a year and a half ago. I'm no longer continuing this pill after this month's pack is finished. I have to say that at first, it was a really great pill. The first month was hell. I bled for a month straight, and I was so irritable, and emotional, and my bf would talk about silly shit, like beached whales and I would start bawling. I spent four months living overseas after starting the pill so I didn't notice the loss of sex drive and sensitivity at first. But when I came back I started to notice all the little things that were becoming huge issues. My sex drive is more or less gone. I actually fell asleep last night while my boyfriend was trying to get me aroused. That's awful. I always feel tired lately. I get a lot of headaches. I read that this pill increase your potassium, and my mother's told me she has a lot of potassium so when she eats bananas she gets splitting headaches, and I'm the same way, so I'm starting to realize where all these headaches are coming from. Sometimes they are so bad that Advil does nothing at all and I end up having to rub between my thumb and forefinger while trying to fell asleep to make the pain stop. I've become extremely moody. My moods change so often now. I'm irritable. I am coming off of two really tough years of my life, and things are really great for me right now, and I don't feel great. I never want to have sex. Foreplay doesn't feel as good as it used to. I don't get aroused quickly, and I have a lot of trouble climaxing. I smoke weed and was smoking mixed spliffs with my bf for some time not even thinking about it, and the reaction the tobacco had with the pill was horrible. I'm certain that if I didn't stop I would have ended up in the ER. I would experience fainting spells, momentary blindness!!, I'd go really pale after getting very hot. I nearly passed out on at least four occasions before discovering the link. After I stopped, I felt much better. But now I can feel all the emotional side effects. I've also been sleepless for a long time, and I think that has to do with the pill, too. Lately I've been getting very nauseated if I eat shortly after taking the pill. And it doesn't matter what I eat. I'm constantly burping like I have a nervous stomach, but I've been calming my mind lately so there's really no reason for it. I've got a lot going on with life and whatnot, but I'm usually able to handle a lot of pressure and stress without breaking down, and this pill has made me almost incapable to dealing with the slightest bit of stress. It's horrible. And I don't want any part in it, or in the pharmaceutical business. I'm going to try tracking my own ovulation. At least I won't have some crazy hormones messing up my system.

Oh. I also had a fibroadenoma (breast cyst) this summer that I had to have a biopsy on (which was really fun, let me tell you...), and I can't say that the pill caused it, but I've never had cysts in my breasts before... The pill did inflate them an extra cup size, and during the third week of pills they are so tender I can't even let my boyfriend touch them or hug me tightly because they hurt so badly. And I live in NYC and there are a lot of stairs to bounce down and it's painful.

I see all the same symptoms with everyone who takes this pill and has a bad experience, and I've decided that it's not for me. The man can wear a condom for a while, while I try to regain my normal self again.

Just to give an update, ive been off Yasmin now for a month, and am starting to feel normal again, I am not as paranoid and jumpy. I used to feel like my blood was boiling at the smallest things! I was on Yasmin for about 4 years, came off it for a few months and then went back on it, it was only when I went back on it after the few months that I knew something wasn't right and came back off it again!

I have just had my first real period so am relieved it didn't take a few months, like some of the other women on this site. One of the things I noticed the last time I came off Yasmin is that my skin became bad, but I have been forcing myself to drink plenty of water the last month so fingers crossed the spots stay at bay. I have also started to take vitamins.

I have a lot more energy lately too, but am just glad that I am not half as paranoid and jumpy as I was, I think my poor BF is glad too, although I don’t want to speak to soon as I am highly strung as it is :-)

Im a 21 yr old girl and started taking YASMIN about 1.5yrs ago. At first i thought it was great.. But then it al started really bad Headaches, extremely angry with everything to the point when my bf of 6yrs dropped water on the bench he would get yelled at! (and that's not the person i am) and also my sex drive was at a point of braking up my relationship as i didnt even like the thought of him touching me and a bunch of other things.. so i came of it in NOV 07 and my periods came back to a regular time each month and was not any heaver then when they were on the pill. I got back to my happy self and things picked up i started enjoying having sex and things went so well we are not talking about marriage.
But after so many months not on it and using condoms we decided i should give ti another go. maybe it was me ? I have been back on it for 4 days and i feel back to the bitch i was before... i am so angry and feels like i have OCD because i want everything to be perfect and in order (even to the way i place objects) i have lost my sex drive which last week was great! im crying for no reason and feel just really depressed..
I have came off it last night but i think its going to take a bit to wean off of it. I will NEVER use it again!

I just started taking Yasmin last Week, so April 23rd and am already experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms. I am having trouble sleeping and my boyfriend and I have started fighting which is a rare thing. I stopped taking it as of today and hope that it works as i cannot imaging feeling like this for long.

I have only been on Yasmin for 3 weeks.
In the first week,every morning I had an upset stomach,and was often gagging and about to throw up.Then I started to get IBS,every single morning,which became very frustrating,and painful. I knew my first time the me and my bf had sex,that there was something wrong,something very wrong. It was absolutely excruciating,I had to tell him to stop it hurt so bad.I used to have a sex drive over and above what a males is,and it has just plummeted.Its so frustrating cause I just want to make him happy,but at the same time,i don't have the umph to do it.Even wearing a tampon is extremely uncomfortable. When I read about people not having a sex drive for 3 years,I immediately decided to go off it,and find a different pill.I'm looking into tri-cyclen lo,and so far this pill looks good. I'm always tired now,and my breasts always seem to be tender.The pill hasn't cleared up my acne at all.Another reason for going off it is what I've heard about being on it for a long time and then going off it,the side effects can be just as bad.ill let you know how things go.

I've been taking Yasmin for 4 months now and in that 4 months I've had 3 bladder infections; before that I had one almost 27 yrs ago when I was very young. I have also found myself crying at the drop of a hat and being really depressed for no reason. I started taking them when I began dating someone seriously so I assumed the UTI's were related to an increase in sexual activity (although UTI's had never been a problem before when I had an increase in sexual activity). I started researching the cause for frequent UTI's and BC is one of the possible causes. I have stopped taking this pill and I'm anxious to see how things change. I'm also going to see a urologist to be on the safe side.

I have been on Yasmin for exactly a year now; I switched to it from my last BC because I was having periods for 2 to 3 weeks at time. Yasmin has fixed my period regularity but since then I have had ABSOLUTELY NO SEX DRIVE. That is really really weird for me... so naturally I was freaking out and thinking that maybe something was wrong with me or with my relationship with my bf, until one of my friends told me that she started having the same problem when she started taking Yasmin. Now, after reading this site I feel even better about what's going on with me. I am afraid to switch pills again, though because I had so many problems before. I just want my normal sex drive back!!
Also, has anyone else experienced chest pain?? I have sharp pains in the right side of my chest and in my right arm. It has only recently started and I thought, at first, that it might have something to do with my acid reflux but after reading everyone's comments it sounds like it might have something to do with Yasmin. I would appreciate any comments or advice!

I put up with Yasmin for just 10 days because it turned me into a completely different person! I was shocked at how quickly it affected me! The doctor changed me to Yasmin because it would be better for my skin (I've been on Trifeme for about 3 years with no problems other than a recent skin pigmentation) and started taking it one Saturday morning. The next morning I woke up feeling terrible, and snapped at my bf really badly. I was really really angry for no reason at all! I got really dry, sore eyes and wasn't sleeping well at all. I'd be so tired during the day I felt like I could just put my head down on the desk and go to sleep!! These feelings continued and worsened every day, until I started feeling like I could punch something if it stepped out of line... and the tiniest things would annoy me so much, like simply my bf sneezing! After a week I looked up the side-effects of Yasmin (disbelieving that something could effect me so quickly) and when reading the many sites like these I suspected it could be the pill. After a few more anger attacks and crying for no reason (and a particularly bad case where I cut my finger and yelled at my bf because he got me a band aid, locking myself in the bathroom and crying for 30 minutes - go figure?) I decided to stop taking Yasmin. I've been off it for 5 days now and I feel so much better!!! Never again! I'm going to try a pill-free lifestyle for while I think and use other forms of contraception... it's just not worth it.

Hello,

I read about how YAZ birth control pill affects the body and psych and I am now scared. This is my 2nd day of YAZ (I've never been on birth control pills ever and I am 27 years old), it's all new to me but after reading all these negative posts about Yaz I don't know what to do. Before the birth control pills, I was depressed, annoying, serious weight problems - 210 lbs :~~((, low energy, low libido, always tired, terrible migraines every 2nd day, ridiculously increased appetite and excessive hunger, hair where it shouldn't be, menstrual blood clots, excessive cramping etc
I have all these problems for 3 years now and now that the family doc. put me on YAZ birth control pill I am even more scared - mainly of more weight gain, it would be a tragedy for me, I am fat enough already and what's worse I can't lose the weight, exercise doesn't help, diet doesn't help, NOTHING. Will YAZ birth control pill worsen my already tragic condition? I just don't know what to do and what to believe ... I appreciate any advice or help you can give me ... Thank You to all!

I have been on Yasmin for about a month and a half, and the last three weeks have been awful. I have migraines, am tired, finding myself short of breath (while sitting down) and completely frustrated with my day to day life. I have extreme mood swings and the littlest things will set me off. I have gotten into fights with my bf and family, and I start crying because I am so frustrated. I never though BCP would have such severe side effects. I am very glad I found this website as I wasn’t too sure what was causing such frustration. The funny thing is that I started taking these pills to control my PMDD right before my period. And now I am moody all the time. I am going to stop taking these pills and see my doc

I have been on Yaz for 9 days. About a year ago I was on Yasmin and didn't notice any significant changes. In the past year, I haven't been taking BC - but my bf and I decided to try this method of contraceptive. My periods were always fairly short (4 to 5 days) and spaced about 30 to 35 days apart. I also NEVER had cramps or any other symptoms during my period. Well, it's my 9th day on Yaz. My period still has not ended. I have never had my period for this long! Also, for the past 2 to 3 days, I have been experiencing INCREDIBLE cramps. I had to lie down last night I was in so much pain. I am also experiencing mild nausea and horrible dirrhea. I've also gone up a cup size and my breasts are very sore and sensitive. My appetite is horrendous - I feel ravenous! I haven't had the courage to step on a scale, but I am sure that weight gain has occured.
Has anyone else experienced longer periods??
I can't decide whether to stop taking Yaz or wait a month or two to see if the symptoms will clear.

I'm only 26 years old and have been on yasmin for a little over a year now. Before yasmin, I was on Orthotricylen and on Orthotricyclen-lo before that. My OBGYN kept switching my pills because after a year or so on one, my period would come before I was even finished the active pills. My doctor said it was because the hormones weren't "strong enough" for my body or something to that effect. I'm not good with science or medical things, so I've just gone along with her advice. I've been on BC since I was 18, so this is 8 years now I've been on chemical hormones, and I'm starting to think I need to stop. I'm willing to deal with severe menstrual cramps if it means getting my normal life back in order. I felt okay with the ortho pills, so I never though in a million years that Yasmin could be making me miserable. I used to be the nicest, happiest, and most optimistic person you'd ever want to meet, and lately, I've been depressed, moody, extremely fatigued (even with a full night's sleep), have lost interest in sex and don't even like being touched sometimes, and I've been anxious about everything-my job, my relationship, my investments, my family. I almost feel as if I don't know my old self anymore. I don't have fun anymore and I have a lack of interest in seeing a lot of people sometimes. I just want to sleep or be alone. I feel bad because my fiance is the one suffering. I feel bad that I have no libido anymore, and he's been extremely supportive of me through my depression/mood swings. I'm so glad he hasn't run for the hills with the way I've changed so suddenly. He has definitely noticed that I'm not myself. I've never before felt like this. I also have a sneaking suspicion that my IBS(irritable bowel syndrome) is connected to Yasmin. I was diagnosed with it just around the same time I began taking Yasmin. In addition, (without giving too much information!), I've noticed a drastic increase in vaginal disharge to the point where I'm wearing little panty liners on a daily basis to keep feeling "fresh." Concerned about this sudden increase of secretions, I went to my OBGYN (actually, I went 2 times for the same thing). She assured me that it wasn't an infection or anything and ran tests to be sure and all checked out fine. She just said that my body "naturally" produces more discharge. Well, I'm beginning to think that that's a load of crap--never before did I experience the heavy daily discharge before Yasmin and I hate feeling "uncomfortable." I don't know anyone else who has to wear liners everyday to feel "fresh." Has this happened to anyone else on Yasmin? I read through many posts and no one else mentioned this. I'm so glad that I'm not alone in most of my side effects, and I plan on seeking medical advice from my OBGYN (who I'm beginning to lose faith in) AND also I plan on seeking advice from my regular family Doctor. I have about 3 active pills left... and after that I'm stopping this pill. I'll revert to strickly condom usage to avert pregnancy and get away from these horrible pills! I can't imagine what damage has been done to my body... I just hope it can be undone!

i've been reading ur posts and i also have been on "yaz".. but until now i hadnt encountered any problems...i saw my last real period that started on december 24.. i started my new pack 1 day late n missed a couple of pills during the month but when i was due for my jan period it never showed...i took my placebo pills n when i was due to start my new pack i had this brown discharge...for about 1 day.. i thought i may b preggers so i didnt start my new pack n had unprotected sex with my bf..now im due for my feb period n its nowhere to be seen...i have tender breasts n had some cramping this morn but nothing more..i took a blood tes about 2 wks ago n it was neg...so i was expecting my period...
HAS ANY OF THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE HERE????

I'M QUITTING YASMIN.. SICK OF IT! i started it two months ago and since then i've had almost NO SEX DRIVE, in BAD MOODS, i cry spontaneously for no reason, my stomache hurts and i'm uncomfortable every time after i eat, i'm tired way more, and yeah, my boyfriend and i fight a lot more too.

think twice before getting this stuff, it might be an effective birth control but it's because you never want sex again and you fight with your boyfriend!

i want to be myself again, i want my sex drive back, i want things to go back to normal between me and my bf... and my boobs didn't get bigger so who cares i'm donzo!

i've experienced the anxiety and rapid heart rates, but not as severely as most people are posting here. i would say they are mild. my sex drive hasn't decreased (which surprises me since everyone else seems to have). i've been on yasmin for 2 years now and want to stop. i'm afraid of weight gain after stopping. has anyone experienced any significant weight gain after stopping this pill?

i did notice that i was incredibly moody with this pill. recently broke up with my bf and wondering if yasmin had anything to do with it or am i just trying to blame my breakup on something else? my ex said that i was constantly up and down and needy, we argued every week. has anyone felt 'needy' while on yasmin? or is it just me and not the pill?

i also experienced the pains in the head and neck and also thought i was getting a brain tumor! i'm sure its not the case but i was paranoid for awhile about it. i'm always fatigued, even though i make myself go to the gym, i'm very reluctant to do it. no motivation to do anything with myself.

i'm stopping yasmin now, hoping i'll feel better soon!

Hi there

I have only been on Yasmin a few months. I tried it as my skin is still not great at 22, and as soon as I mentioned that to my Dr she suggested Yasmin. I'm a uni student and it's quite expensive, but aside from that, my boobs feel really full and sore continously, and I've been extra moody for longer periods of times. Basically, it feels like I'm pre-menstrual continously. I hadn't been on the pill for years previous to starting Yasmin, cos I wasn't 100% on putting hormones into my body. I think after I finish this pack I will just go pill-free and discuss some other form of contraceptive with my bf.

I have been on yasmin for 25 days now so atm im on my 7 pill free day but i havent come on my period is that normal?
The only side effect from yasmin i have had is my mood.i have become depressed since taking them i felt like i was having a nervous breakdown.i kept being snappy with my bf and crying more!
does the side effect go?

ANTIYASMIN- Thanks so much. I dont want to pester you but I have hit, kicked and even bitten my bf. Do you believe this has to do with the pill. I wasnt like this before.

First I would like to thank to all girls for their postings here. I am so grateful for finding this site so soon after I started taking Yasmin.
Actually, I started taking Yasmin 2 days ago, and the reason to look in the net for its side effects was my last night experience. I woke up in the middle of the night, with my heart trying to go out of my chest, feeling enourmously scared and panicked without a reason, being unable to control my body and thoughts. I have spent the next few hours thinking that I was going to die, or get insane. Also I was feeling very dizzy and had nausea.
Today, I still feel as if I have been heavily intoxicated with a bad drug (haven't tryed any drugs before, but I imagine it feels like that).

I have never experienced anything like this before - I am very positive and outgoing person and my life is deffinitelly very happy at the moment and not stressed, so there is no other reason for the horrible night I've had but this pill - Yasmin.
The package is already in the wastebin, and I am considering myself happy for finding out so soon about the terrible side effects of this pill.

Once again - thank you girls for sharing your experiences. Wish you good luck with getting your lives back to normal.
As for me - I have appointed my bf to be my new BCP - I am sure that he can do this better than any chemicals.

All the best,

Nina

Yasmin i swear are suicidal pills. i feel so unbelievably depressed and get this....ive only been on yasmin 4 days!!! im not taking any other medications to make me feel like this either. i just had a baby 4 months ago and last month i was on alesse. i had terrible breakouts from alesse so i thought screw this! (otherwise it was great...but the breakouts were pretty bad) so now, my friend recommended the copper IUD, she said it is doing wonders for her. but since im extreemly fertile ive decided to double up on bcp. i have no idea what else to take for bcp, im afraid of all of them!!! (we should be too....) but yasmin definatly wont be the future for my birth control needs. and i totally agree with Denise about Dr.'s playing dumb to side affects of Yasmin/bcp in general. you pretty much have to look out for yourself when it comes to meds. You know best of whats happening to your body. My doctor treats me like im stupid. saying that alesse is supposed to help with acne and was so confused why im breaking out on it. ANYWAYS... im just trying to find birth control...i wish my bf would get clamped...but he dosent want to because he wont cum...but im not getting fixed at 21...i feel like im going crazy.i hope that we all can find a path of birth control pills/other miracle drug that prevents pregnancy without all these damn side affects. in the meantime *** yasmin! and im pissed off that i have to finish the pack...

after reading what i just wrote...this is not the normal me at all. i want to feel happy again. HELP

I'v ebeen on yasmin 3 months and I have been so extremely moody, and depressed. So moody that I even convince myself I hate my boyfirend, but then the minute he has to go off to work, I cry and practically ave him by the legs.
I've gained about 7 lbs. I can not seem to get it off. My face is clear, no headaches, slight cramping, my period is ok,pretty light. The weight gain has caused me to be depressed. I reallyw anted this pill because i heard it was wonderful, weight loss, no acne, light periods, all that wonderful stuff.

I have not wanted to have sex with my bf in 3 weeks. I do because i have to, he shouldn't suffer for my hormones.

I want to get off of this thing, this monster, but honestly what else am i going to be on? Is there really a great BC?

I'm going to give it another month and then my bf is going to have switch to condoms.

I am so relieved that I came across this website. I am on my second month of Yasmin and am experiencing most of the symptoms that the other testimonials posted. I have been at my lowest point in my life for no reason. I have been crying, having the most bizarre mood swings, and extremely meloncoly. This is not like me. I am usually a very enthusiastic and uplifting person. Along with the emotional stress this pill has caused, I have been having intense stomach pains and diarrhea on a regular basis. My mother and boyfriend have been so worried about me because of my abnormal behavior. I just called my mom and BF as well as my doctor and therapist. I am not crazy and feel terrible that I had so many people worried about me. I am not sure if quitting the pill in the middle of the cycle will be the best bet. I am now terribly worried about birth control and how it will effect my emotional, physical and mental health. Thank you all for sharing and hope everything works out.

I'm 22. I started taking Yasmin 2 months ago to regulate my 'breakout hormones'. My face has stayed clear, my weight has been the same, but I've been so so depressed. It's been like this underlying melancholy that something was wrong, but I didn't know what. I felt crazy and I told my BF I wanted to break up because I didn't want to bring him down with me. I cried a million times for no reason. I've never been a crier. I checked the internet to see if Yasmin caused depression and I stumbled upon this site (hears Hallelujah Chorus in background). I so hoped that was why I was so emotional. I stopped taking the pill 5 days ago and I've been feeling so happy.! I hugged my BF and thanked him for putting up with me. He never once complained. He was always very supportive and good to me. I'm so happy right now. I thought I was going to live the rest of my life like a truck. I'm staying off BCPs for a while. I need my body back. Down with Yasmin!

Depression!
I've been on Yasmin for 2 months and the whole time I've just had this lingering depression. I've cried more times in the last 2 months than I have in my entire life...including when I was a baby. I told my bf I wanted to break up because I couldn't bear putting him through my behavioral vacillations. I thought I was crazy because I would go into these horrible moods where I would just cry and I had no idea what was wrong with me. I felt separated from the world and there was nothing I could do. I've just been 'off'.
I thought of going on some sort of medication to help with my depression because I can't life like this. Then It occurred to me that Yasmin might be contributing to this, so I looked it up online. I'm so glad I did. I really hope this is why I feel like this. I never wanted to commit suicide, but at times I just didn't care to live.
Anyway, I went off a few days ago. I feel better already.
We'll see what happens.
Good luck ladies!

Hi i am 15 years old and i am have been on Yazmin for 3 months. since i have i have had terrible headahces, moodswings, tingleing and numbness in my left arm and foot. axanity. very run down. hot flashes. sometimes out of nowhere my heart starts to beet really fast and i feel like i have just ran 10 miles and i can't breath. the only good thing is that my boobs are bigger which my bf and i both like... cramps are gone...but when i start my period its only for like 3-4 hours then its gone. also somedays i m very very ...you know...and others its like i don't have a sex drive... also when i do have sex...there us no lubrcation and sometimes i bleed. If anyone has had these problems PLEASE email me at: sweet_sinner06@yahoo.com.