Yasmin and first period

First period after quitting?

Stop reading if you don't wanna be grossed out. ;-)

After being off the pill for almost 7 weeks I got some kind of period. My stomach was hurting for almost a week before and I had a little ache down there too, and a backache. I got a decent amount of bleeding for about 24 hours but then it went away? So I only bled between Sunday afternoon thru Monday afternoon. Is that really normal? Shouldn't the period have lasted 3-5 days to be an actual period? I used to have 3-5 days before I was on the pill.

I'd love to hear from the rest of you cuz now I'm worried even though I did get some kind of period.

I am 18 years old and ive been taking Yasmin for about 2 years, and tonight i came across all of these stories of bad experiences.
after putting together the pieces, ive realized that im not crazy after all! i have had every symptom out there for this pill except high blood pressure and nausea.
i used to be 135 pounds before i got on this pill, and now i am 160 pounds.
i find myself crying all the time, im surprised my boyfriend can put up with it.
i have no energy, all i want to do is sleep. i get sharp pains behind my eyes that cause me to shift them to find a spot where it wont hurt. i have no sex drive at all. i constantly feel depressed and sometimes don't want to live. im so tired of feeling this way.
the only good thing that happened for me was that my skin had cleared up tremendously!
and now i want to just stop and quit this pill right now! im just afraid my acne will come back.
this pill should not be given to women, all of these stories show great reasons on why its harmful.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS PILL!! ITS NOT WORTH IT.
im glad i found all this out before it was too late.
my boyfriend wants me to finish the rest of my pill pack but i just want to stop right now.
i don't know what to do.
if i continue taking this pill for the rest of the pack i will feel worse about it each day knowing its harming my body and life.
help.

Im so happy I found this site, as I too thought I was alone in this. I really beg someone to tell me, oce they came off the pill, how long did it take for them to recover? and for their first period to come? I was on the pill for less than a year, and came off it in Feb 08. It's now Sept 08 and still have not had a single period since. My weight has been fluctuating ridiculously, and the mood swings have made me lose SO many friends its unbelievable. i don't have energy to do anything, ive it a total depression. Im begging someone to just tell me how long after they stopped did everything feel back to normal? im worrying as its been 6 months for me and still nothing!!

hi
i am on my 2nd month of Yasmin. the first period i had was awful really bad pains and a lot of bleed compared to my normal period. I had headaches, trouble sleeping, been anxious and thirsty. Now on my second month headaches have gone, now have increased trouble sleeping and im even more thirsty as for weight gain i haven't gained or lost.I am going to see how my next period goes, take its for month 3 and evaluate the situation from there.But i used to have spots and now have very clear skin.the sleep problems are usually waking up in night and not being able to get bak to sleep not usually to start with and go away with herbal nytol tabs. as for severe thirst i hope its going to stop. No problems in the bedroom or dryness down below.

Hi, I have been off Yasmin now for about 4 weeks - I've had my first period without birth control - I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced having painful little bumps appear on them after coming off Yasmin - not spots as such - but just little lumps which are sore. I have them all over my scalp? I also feel a bit more dizzy and forgetful off Yasmin, slightly anxious and find it difficult to concentrate at work. Would be grateful to hear if this is normal and I will return to normal...

I started taking Yasmine in 2005 and almost imeemdiatley I started to have severe anxiety, depression, no sex drive at all and worse of all extremely bad migranes especially a few days before getting my period and during. My life had to be put on hold when I had my period because of the migranes. I stopped taking the Yasmine 3 weeks ago because I just couldn't take the migranes anymore. I have noticed I have gained some weight, my skin and hair feels alot oilier, and my hair has been falling out more than usual which is kind of freaking me out, don't have mood swings. My sex drive has gotten better which is a relief. I still don't know if my migranes will have gone away during my period. I'm just curious can anyone tell me if these side effects (hair loss, weight gain, oily skin) will go away after a few months.
When I went off another type of pill I actually lost weight, why is this one different?

I am 26 years old, have a great job, boyfriend, friends and family. Everything was great until Oct. 1st, 2007 - the day I started taking Yaz. The first week, I would get into bad moods for no reason, and by the 4th month my life was spinning out of control. Actually, my mind was - my life was still near perfect. Here were my symptoms during this period: Panic Attacks, nausea, shaking, de-realization and so much more. There was a point where I was scared to live and scared to die. I didn't even want to leave my house. This is when I decided to see a psychiatrist who percribed me Klonopin (a form of Valium to get me through the days.)

I stopped taking YAZ The end of Jan 2008 (after I put 2 and 2 together), so I have been clean of it for approx. 2.5 months now. But the upsetting part for me was I thought the day I stopped taking the pill, was the day I would get my life back. Not so!!! I have been feeling a little better but I cry because I I still do not feel like my old self, which was happy, outgoing and full of energy. Does anyone know how long it takes to feel better? I hear 3 months, but I just want to know how long it took for someone to feel normal again. My anxiety is mostly gone, but now I just feel withdrawn and like my head is in a constant fog w/ extreme fatigue :(:(:(

Girls - I feel your pain. And I also see the other side, with the women that had sucess on this pill. My two closest friends were on Yaz and loved it! But for me, it took many months from my life and I am still not 100%. Thanks for everyone who shared. I think this is the first time I ever blogged on a web-site, and you girls gave me the encouragement to share my story. Please feel free to send me a personal e-mail for support.

I started taking Yasmin a month ago and was suppose to have my first period, which I am still waiting for. I took a pregnancy test today and it was negative but I have never missed a period. I've had headaches here and there. My body hurts especially my back but no period. I'm going to call my doctor and see if I can switch back to my old BC pills because I don't think missing a period is normal...

Hello all.. I had posted after being on Yasmin for about a week and now I am into my second month. Last post I reported no side effects whatsoever and now I can say my first period ever on birth control (20 yrs old) was perfectly manageable, 5 days and pretty well painless. Still no weight gain or loss and no change in personality, if anything I'm a little happier because I am not so constantly irritated by my own menstrual unpredictability lol. The only thing I can say that has changed since taking the pill is the appearance of cystic acne... I used to encounter one of this type now and again but in the past few weeks they've been coming in the night, 2 or 3 at a time, usually chin and forehead. Yikes. Definitely a major annoyance but for anyone else who is experiencing this.. I have always found my skin's saving grace to be TEA TREE OIL!!! Love it. I wash every day with a bar of soap called Thursday Plantation and it is amazing (especially if you leave a bit of soap on as a kind of spot treatment overnight). Anyway it continues to be extremely helpful in managing this annoying side effect so that I can enjoy the benefits of a regular period and no pms or cramps, oh and no babies. lol. Good luck to everyone, and remember do your research but don't let all the negativity scare you away from something that could be good for you, because everyone is different. Glad to see some positive posts here this time tho! I will return again myself if anything changes :) xo

EVERYBODY REPLY TO THIS Let's see exactly how many women have had negative side affects from Yasmin. Just reply with the sideaffects. I see lots of posts and was wondering how many women are out there sharing similar problems. So me.... migraines, extremely horrible mood swings all from taking yasmin for 8-9 days next..........? lol

there is this horrible side effect that i have experienced just 2 weeks ago. i started taking the pills on my first period day and i have been bleeding for 2 weeks since.the bleeding even intensified whan i stopped taking them.

Well I finished my first month of Yasmin and things are starting to improve. I almost quit it half way through.
I did experience break through bleeding, bloating in the beginning, cramps, backaches, increase in appetite and extreme breast soreness and an increase in breast size. My first period was very light (3 days) with minimal cramps. The bloating went away, along with the backaches. My breasts are still sore and enlarged and I am hoping and praying that they go back to normal after the three months. I have to admit that my skin is much clearer, I am 31 and have suffered from mild adult onset acne for about 6 years. I have gained a few pounds but I believe that this is my body adjusting to the hormones and I will lose it soon. My appetite has increased but I make sure that I eat very small meals more frequently and I drink a lot of water.
Remember, hormones mimic pregnancy, so weight gain and breast soreness isn't unusual.
My advice is to give Yasmin at least 3 months for your body to adjust. All BC's have side effects. Yasmin is promising and the fact that it helps with clear skin is a bonus. Just hang in there!

I've been on Yasmin for 4 months. My moods were out of control...more than normal and so my boyfriend and I decided that it was best to stop taking them to see if it was the pills that were causing the problem, so I stopped taking them a week after I started my new pack of pills the first week of Feb. My moods were more under control almost instantly, but the strange thing is that
I got my period within a week but it was wasn't when it was supposed to come...it wasn't due for at least a couple more weeks. Since then I haven't had another period, yet I've had all the symptoms of one coming. Mind you, I've had protected sex one time since comng off yasmin and my first period thereafter, but that shouldn't affect anything. Has anyone else had a problem with messed up periods?

I have been off of Yasmin for about one month now and I'm not really too sure how I've been feeling. I got my first "period" about a week late, but it didn't even last a day. Two days later I had horrible cramps with shooting pain down my leg. This lasted about two days. Its two weeks later and I started my "period" again and I think its the heaviest I have had in the last three years (I was on Estrostep for 1.5 yrs and Yasmin for about the same). I am having a hard time figuring out what my normal cycle will be, which is frustrating b/c my husband and I are ready to start trying to have a baby.

Can anyone relate?????

To the ladies with problems after stopping Yasmin:

The problems you have mentioned are definitely because of the hormonal changes after stopping the pill! I had been altoghether on bcp about 10 years, the last 5 (horrible) years on Yasmin. And after stopping it completely (because of 100s of horrible side effects that had come up over the years...) in February 2005 I also had those problems as you now are having!!

The dizziness, stiffness in my legs and arms, and so many more symptoms!! Also the anxiety which I had under Yasmin got a little worse and I felt, as if my whole body was in a complete chaos! Only after about 3 - 4 months I started feeling better slightly and month by month a little step!!

I also got my first period after stopping Yasmin regular (after about 4 weeks). But then never again until August 2006!!! (over 1,5 years later!!) So I fear it's also pretty normal to have an unregular cycle for some women (not every woman though!!). But since August this year my period comes very regular every 4 weeks and I didn't take any medication for that; I just gave my body the time it needed to get back to normal by itself.

What I try to say is: Be patient and always remember yourself that it's just the hormones if you are feeling down and despaired and everything will go away after a few months and you'll be happy again!!

I also completely stopped listening to what the doctor's are saying, especially the thing "No, it's surely not the Yasmin...". I just get angry, when I hear this sentence, because the 100s of women here and in other forums are the proof, that it IS definitely the Yasmin which is bringing us in such a mess!!!

Well, I'm just about to get to my gyn in about an hour, just getting my hormones checked and see, if everything else with my body is ok, because I had been feeling very bad around the last few weeks. --> just an info for Sophie, Sarah and all of the other ladies, who know my story!! I'll let you know what he says!!

And another important thing, especially for the cramping and stiffness and dizziness: Please make sure to take a good supplement (Multivitamin and Minerals like B-Vitamines, Magnesium, etc.). It's very important to give your body those things back, which had been lacked by Yasmin!! Just search a little over google and check out, if you can find your symptoms there (lack of vitamines and minerals). I'm sure, you'll find them!!!

So I have to go for now, wish me luck that the gyn can find anything now, so that I can get some help finally.........

Best wishes
Silke

hiya silke

so sorry to hear your not well yet again.

at least you got your period regular, i think that this is a good sign silke, i think this shows that your body is slowly trying to regulate itself.

i have had regular periods since coming off yasmin, but noticed that the first six came every 22 days just like when i was on the yasmin but the last 2 came after 27 days. the first 2 off yasmin were really bad but then started getting better slowly,the first one that came after 27 days was awful, really heavy and so unbearable but the last period i had has not been too bad.

the conclusion i have come to is that before starting the yasmin my periods used to come between 24 and 27 days so my cycle is trying to get back to normal slowly.

i think the same is happening with you, slowly but surely your cycle will regulate itself. the first period is always really bad after coming off yasmin. you might get some light and some heavy cycles, but silke believe me they wiil get back to normal and you will be better i promise.

remember what you kept telling me, you will get better slowly, you will have good days and the bad days but one day the good days will over-ride the bad days.

i really hope this helps, i know i am waffling but i hope you understand what i am saying, if not post back and i wiil do my utmost to explain what i am talking about

you takecare and stay strong

thinking of you
sophiexx

Bingo Bitter RN!

I had trouble sleeping for about the last 3 weeks (very weird dreams and just somehow agitated and anxious), I felt about 30 years older than in the past few months and my concentration is so low, that it sometimes really "hurts" to think about complex things or read something or watch television. Everything my brain has to do is so exhausting!!

Even cooking the meals seems to be overwhelming to my head. About 2 days ago I felt like I was going to faint after cooking a meal with lots of vegetables and other ingredients (I had a lot to cut up small and to prepare). I thought I could not finish it, because my brain wouldn't be able to work any longer and my eyes couldn't fix a point!!

For another example: We are due to getting our house completed (the upper floor (attic) is still not ready) and had an architect here about 3 days ago. It was so exhausting for me to think about his plans and get anything together in my head (imagining how the rooms will be and what should be changed in his plans and so on...). After that discussion my head felt totally drained out and I felt so tired and dizzy, I nearly was about to faint!! It was so frightening!!

And also that "eye problems" are there again!! As the last poster wrote: << ...feels like severe eye strain or I'm going cross eyed>> BINGO! That's exactly how it feels to me too!!! Yesterday I had problems at our weekly shopping. It was so hard to look around and find the things I was searching for in the supermarket!!

And today my brain feels, as if it was still "asleep" somehow and couldn't be waked up by nothing!! Feels a little like comatose (dazed and sleepy)...

I'm so astound and a bit relieved (ok, though not about the fact, that you, guest, are also still suffering from Yasmin while you were only on it for 2 months!! This is so shocking....), that there really is someone, who still has the same problems as me!! And how you explained your problems AFTER your period: I felt EXACTLY that way after my first period in August 2006 (anxiety, dizzyness, weakness!!)!!! But those problems went away again than in about 2 weeks or so.

OMG, ladies, this all sounds so relieving! After reading your posts (guest and bitterRN) there really is some hope for me, that I'll be better again in a few days/weeks and I won't be going down the hill again constantly like it was about 2 years ago (in that time I still was ON Yasmin)!!

BitterRN, You've asked, if anything has changed since that first heavy period in August. Yes, I must admit that I had more stress than usual during the last months because of the band practices we had (even joined a new band on top of my other band) and I started performancing again with both of them (had already about 6 gigs in the last 3 months). I had a lot of work to do in my job (MUCH more than usual!! I'm working as an attorney's secretary). And surely not to forget the stress, that your body has during a virus infection or bad cold, which I had in starts October...

I also realized, that my weight, which was constantly going down for about the last 8 months (about 1 kg per month) has a bit levelled off. It didn't rise again but it also didn't go down very much more, which is absolutely unusual (did not eat more than before!!).

So I think my next thing to do is getting my hormones checked again. Well, if there's no specialist here in Germany, I think I'll get that test done at my gyn and try to get a copy of the results to go on with the research by myself. I'll surely visit the website you've mentioned, BitterRN, and see, what I can get there!!

Ladies, thank you again so much!! I don't know how I would be feeling right now without your encouraging tips and kind words!!

Thank you, guest, for praying for me!! I'm sure it will help, as it already did somehow in the past 2 years!!!

God bless you all and stay strong. I'll try it, too!!

And all of you ladies, please keep in touch. I think there are so many women out there who need your/our help!! Especially those, who got off Yasmin more than 1 year ago, please keep up posting and telling us, how you're doing, just to spread a bit of hope to everyone and finally find a resolution of our still lasting hormonal problems after that Yasmin chaos!!

love,
Silke

Sophie, Sarah, BitterRN,

so glad to see that you are here. And even if you think you couldn't help, believe me: YOU ALL DO IT alone with your encouraging words. Thank you so much for trying to help me not to loose hope again completely. It's relieving to see, that I'm not alone... Every single post of you three moved me to tears.

Sophie, yes, you maybe right. 5 years with Yasmin were definitely a long time, MUCH TOO long. And yes, perhaps I should have much more patience than others who have only been on this hellsent drug for a few months. That's what my mum and my husband also keep telling me every day. But it's so difficult to accept, that there always can be a setback after a time, where you feel pretty good (as I did for the past few weeks, or 2 - 3 months...). You just think "Well, it HAS to stay that way now and I have to be through that all for good!" And it's been such a long time without Yasmin and still everything in my body is so incredibly out of whack sometimes.... :(

And BitterRN, you are also right, hormones are fluctuating over the weeks and even month after month. I still felt that changes every 2 weeks (well, though never that heavy as I now do again.....). And your theory about the testosterone sounds more and more interesting to me. I was really wondering, why that first period about 3 months ago was that heavy and long and why the last two periods where that light (the second was nearly not there, just a kind of spotting for 3 days...) and short. Well, at the moment I've got that sore breasts again just like every time around the 20ieth until the end of a month. That always happened the last 3 months!! So I'm just wondering if my period or at least the spotting will come again too around starts of November......

Perhaps that bad cold was the reason for the testosterone to get low again (well, the immune system surely had to work very hard to fight against that virus and that may have caused an imbalance in other things again....).

But I really think I should have a hormonal test done and see, how my hormones might have changed in the meantime (last hormonal test was around June 2005....). Wish me the power to go to another doc..... I haven't visited any of them since June 2005! I was so done with all that senseless docs visits..... And I still don't have very much trust in them since I went through so much bad experiences with doctors in 2004/2005.....

My only hope is: The last time I had a cold (October 2004!) I still took the Yasmin and that DEFINITELY was the reason for my complete breakdown in December. So I just try to believe (and hope), that this time everything will be different and my now again upcoming muscle problems, the dizziness, tiredness and so on won't get worse and worse, because my body surely will get better in balance because there's nothing "disturbing" it anymore......

Sarah, yes, I've heard of that, too (things have to get worse, until they finally get better fo good) and I so much hope that you are right!!

Thank you again for being there and god's bless to you!! We HAVE to get through this and WE WILL!!!!!

If only there were a few women who have been on Yasmin as long as me or some who have been off Yasmin for longer than 1 - 2 years already... Is there anybody??? Would be so good to hear, how you all are doing!!

See and read you all soon!!

love,
Silke

Ugh. I guess I'm unusual, I had my first period after quitting Yasmin about three weeks after my last pill. (It was really short - but I still had it.) I'm going to see my doctor on Friday about getting on another pill: I cannot STAND how off and anxious I feel. The day before my period started was the worst. Since I also have Bipolar disorder - it is DIFFICULT to convince the doctor that a LOT of my issues are HORMONAL and not due to my 'mental illness'. Wish me luck. Should be a fun visit.

Chris

Okay, been off Yasmin since Sept 20, so I know I'm coming up on my first period since stopping it. I've been doing pretty well for the most part, feeling better overall; but then last night the anxiety started up again. I was up all night with it!! I think I've read previous posts about anxiety popping up again around that time of the month, but does that eventually ease?? Out of all of the crappy side effects - anxiety is the ABSOLUTE WORST! I have NEVER felt anything so uncomfortable... I've been taking vitamins and extra calcium so I hope that this just means my body is adjusting. Still haven't decided if I'm going to try a different pill or go without. (I don't use it for BC 'cause I'm spayed.)

Chris

Hello everyone. Im hoping some of you might be able to give me some advice. I am off yasmin 4 weeks this coming friday, so thankful things are looking a little brighter for me. But the question is when do you get your first period again after coming off the pill. Hope you can help
Marie

Hi everybody, Sherry, Lisa, Sophie and all the other wonderful ladies here!!

Thank you so much for your kind posts. It feels so good hearing, that my posts are somewhat able to help so many of you. That's what I supposed them to be!! Your posts nearly brought me to (happy) tears!! :) Well, if that agony had only one sense, then that I know use my experiences to help others, who are going through the same nightmare, as I did!!

And believe me, I'll keep on posting here as much as I can, if someone is in need for help!

Sophie, I fear you were right... The last 4 days I felt totally miserable... I felt so weak and tired and dizzy, and the anxiety also rose up a bit. And now you helped me with one little sentence in your post: I didn't know, that it was pretty "normal" to feel that way during period, as I didn't have one regular period WITHOUT pill for about 10 YEARS until you wrote, that you're feeling the same during period! The bleeding you get during taking the pill is just a withdrawal bleeding which you can't compare with a natural normal period!! So I think it will take my body another few months to get used to that hormonal changes during period again... But I'm sure I'll stand this too!!!

Well, today the weakness is getting a bit better, but the tiredness is still lasting. But I think I lost al ot of blood during the last week, because this first period after 1,5 Years was really heavy... And nevertheless I'm still happy to have gotten it finally! The two weeks before my period started I felt so good! I was fit and worked in my house like crazy! :) But also my breasts were hurting very bad, so I already supposed something could be happening with my body...

Ah Sophie, you asked about the eye problem: YES!! I have that, too!! Sometimes it feels, as if I couldn't look straight ahead and as if my eyes were always moving. And as I read in many german websites, it's pretty normal during period to be very "nervous" for some women (that's how this eye problem feels to me: Like a very heavy nervousness)!! This should go away within a few days after your period!!

Sherry, I'm so glad to hear that you and your baby are doing fine!! I had thought about you now and then during the last months and wondered how you might be doing. Please let us know when your baby is here!! I wish you all the best for the birth!! I'm sure your body will be recovering completely from Yasmin after the pregnancy!!!

Virginia: So good to hear, that the Valerian has worked for you, too!! It's definitely better than taking those chemicals for calming down!! And I promise, some day you won't even need the Valerian any longer!! :)

Ok, ladies, I'll stop for today. I feel a little tired again, but as I know now that is really normal during a period! I have to get used to those things again after such a long time without a normal hormonal balance!

All the best to you out there and hang in there! We're on the right way to a healthy new life!! God bless you all!!

Silke

Hello everyone,
i just read some of yours thoughts about Yasmin and i have some questions too.
i have been on yasmin for about 3 and ½ years and i have stopped 2 months ago. first it took me more than 1 month to get my first period. because i actually do not remember how does it feel to be "a normal woman with all hormones" i have been watching myself. i started to eat a lot, having headaches and i am very but very emotional. anything makes me cry. it is crazy, right now i am considering to get some antidepression pills because i really do not know what the hell is going on with me.
is it really ok to have this crazy hormonal attacks and cry in the morning and laugh in the evening? does it ever stop???
this makes my marriage crazy, my sex drive is also nuts, it lasts maybe a week and than is gone and cold, i am really worried.
i'll be very thankfull for any comments

love,
Martina

hello!
I'd been on Yasmin for a year.I'm off it for 2 months!My first period after stopping it came a little late but mostly normal, but since then I haven't had any period and I'm kind of worried!I'm on no other medication!Please let me know if anyone else had experienced this and how often it is. My period was quite accurate before I started taking the pill!

Dear Two Girls mom

I remember the blurry vision being realy bad first 3 months its settled a bit now but as SILKE said to be its worse around stress and being this your first period then thats also a factor.
Let me know the bp results, h9ow are you feeling otherwise.
The anxiety is always bad around period time i found so maybe thats a time to take perhaps something herbal eg chamomile tea or something to relax you so you are relying on a natural helper. DOnt get me wrong i totallyunderstand why you are on the paxil and zanax as im sure anyone here would i just dont want to see you go through another type of withdrawal thats all. I understand having kids and going through this is HELL i have 3 ages 10,7 and 2 so im there with you but battling it out each month now is gonna save you later i assure you....
You will get there and just like the others were there for me im here for you..........
Lisa

Hi everyone,

I found this thread last May 05 after I had been on Yasmin for over 2 years (after being on ortho tri cyclin for 3+ yrs). I was having terrible stomach aches, gas, cramping and always felt sick. I almost passed out in the shower twice and had NO sex drive. I was also tired ALL the time. After reading this thread I immediately stopped taking the pill. I would say within 2 months I physically felt SOOO much better. I went through some emotional times especailly right before I got my first period off the pill. I have not had a regular cycle since I have been off the pill. My cycles were lasting 35-40 days and then in Nov. I started spotting and never got my period. It lasted for over a month!!! The doctor said it was anovulatory bleeding and I am convinced it was realted to the pill (although they did not say this). He wanted me to go back on the pill to regulate my cycle (hello? the same poison that caused this in the first place! I don't think so!) I finally got my regualr peroid and things finally seem to be settling down. My sex drive is still low, although I know there can be lasting effects related to using the pill. PLease, to all women who are using this pill-STOP!! I can not tell you how much better I feel. After thinking about what the pill does to your body it's no wonder we have all these side effects. Thank you to all the women who started this thread and convinced me to stop when I did. I owe you more then you know!!

Thank you all so much for your postings. You have no idea how releaved I am to not only find out that I'm not alone, but also that all these horrible things that have been happening are from going off Yasmin.

I went off of Yasmin a month ago after being on it for about 2 years (was on orthotrycyclene for 4 years before that) and have been miserable since...with headaches, (one horrific migraine), feeling nauseous and dizzy, feeling bloated, back aches, and major depression - crying all the time - and worst of all major panic attacks...not to mention feeling irritable and just complete mess. I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. My dr. (gyn) said that these symptoms should go away after my first period...I have heard it takes months to "recover" and really appreciate everyone's candor!

Hello All & Guest 12752:

In August, I had been put on Yasmin because of Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome and Endometreosis.

The week before my first period, I could hardly get out of bed! No energy, upset stomach, bleeding (every day), painful cramping, and all I wanted to do was sleep.

I didn't take the inactive pills the following week, and even though I had my period (which was very painful and heavier than usual), I felt better than I had in a long time!

Yesterday, I started back on them and already today I am cramping so bad that I want to leave work and go home and lay down. I'm wondering if I should call my doctor to be switched to another pill.

Also, I was reading about other side affects and I'm worried. I alreay take two different kinds of anit-depressants and an anti-anxiety medication. HELP!!!

Hi Ladies!

It's me again, searching for a little advice.

I'm 7 months off Yasmin now and still sometimes got this nervousness and blurry vision again. I started working again 2 days ago (I hadn't been working because of my Yasmin illness now since december 2004 - I really wasn't able to do anything even in my household or such!! I'm working for a lawyer, typing his correspondences) and I feel, that I don't get on even with a little stress like I used to before in my whole life!! I was a very strong person who could do 3 things at one time if I had to!! And now I feel overwhelmed just with typing those correspondences which I did with no problems during my whole life before Yasmin!!! :(

I feel so desperate and anxious again, that I perhaps could never be the old me again in my life and this pill has caused some longterm damage in my body and brain!!

I should mention, that I had been taking Yasmin for very long 5 YEARS (!) before getting off in February this year and that my hormones are not back in balance again at all!! My first period off Yasmin and same time my last until today was at easter this year!! My whole body is completely messed up and I'm having a hard time getting everything back to normal since then. Very much of the symptoms have gone away, but sadly not everything and not completely!!

So please tell me: Is there someone out there still experiencing the same or similar symptoms after this long time off Yasmin???

Anyone out there, who's finally totally back to normal and if so, how long has it taken you to get there???

I'd really need some pep talk!! Thanks in advance and all the best to everyone!!

Post your symptoms since stopping Yasmin!!!

Hey everyone it's Kay21 here and I just wanted to post my 3 month off Yasmin update. Because stopping the pill is a hard decision, I figured we should all post are updates here to help/support those who are planning to stop or who have recently stopped Yasmin.

I have been off of Yasmin since April 17. As some of you already know, I was experiencing horrible side effects while on Yasmin for 3 years (particularly stomach problems, vaginal dryness, muscle cramps, increased blood pressure and heart rate and anxiety).

The first 1 month off of Yasmin was okay. In fact, I felt the best I had ever felt in a while. My blood pressure and heart rate decreased and the migraines and muscle cramps went away. But when I hit the 2 month (8 week) mark, I felt HORRIBLE. I was severely depressed and anxious. I was crying all the time and felt a severe sense of DOOM! The physical symptoms also started to become problematic. The acne increased and I started growing more facial hair. The worse symptom, however, was that I started losing a ton of hair. I would lose stray hairs all day (probably about 200 a day). Since I have hit the three month mark, the hair loss has gotten MUCH WORSE! Now I am losing CLUMPS of hair all day. I have seen several doctors about this. Some say it's because of stress and a few (a derm, GYN and endo) say that hiar loss is common after stopping bcp. I have already loss about 1/3 of my hair.

I am also really concerned, because I have not had a period since April 22. So my doctor has put me on provera for 10 days to induce a period.

For those who have stopped Yasmin, what have your symptoms been (i.e. increased acne, weight gain, anxiety, etc.). Has anyone experienced hair loss? How long did it take to get a period???

Thanks...

Hey,

I am currently on my first period after taking Yasmin for my first month, I was put in Yasmin as I had been taking Dianette for 3 years.

For the month i have been taking Yasmin I have been experiencing extreme leg cramps, weight gain, headaches, light headedness and more, again I thought it was caused by tiredness and stress, but after looking up Yasmin on the off chance it is a relief to see that there is a cause, I am going to go my doctor ASAP and get it changed.

So glad I found this website, if anyone has suffered from acne and has now been put on a different pill with positive effects please let me know.

Clare

My 22 y/o dtr was diagnosed Bipolar 5 years ago, but has been very stable for almost all of that time. That is, until she started Yasmin. Eight weeks into taking Yasmin, s sincehe suddenly had a psychotic episode and has not been able to get stable, in spite of multiple heavy-duty meds they have tried her on. She just stopped the Yasmin last month. Today was her first period, so we will see what happens. Sounds like it may still take awhile, if this is related to the Yasmin.

Hi!

I have a question for those of you who have stopped taking Yasmin.

I am on day 22 of being OFF of Yasmin and I have been experiencing the following:

1. Got a period after being off pills just 4 days!
2. SWOLLEN ANKLES!
3. I have gained 3 1/2 pounds
4. My appetite has increased ( but I am not eating more )
5. Oily face and acne breakout
6. Cramps when I got my first period off of Yasmin

Have any of you experienced the above and if so, how long until they subside?

On the GOOD side:

1. My heart rate has returned to a normal pace; no more
palputations
2. Blood pressure has returned to normal
3. My hair is finally getting its shine back!
4. Sex drive is slowly returning

PLEASE let me know any of your post-Yasmin experiences!

Let us all continue to get through our withdrawel from this AWFUL pill with the support of each other and our loved ones.

Joodles

Hi all,
Well I'm finding this site rather late I suppose, I've been on Yasmin for almost a year. The first month was hell, but then all the stomach cramping and bleeding went away after the first period. I get some headaches, and am more PMSy than I was before the pill, but the real problem is my acne. Now, I've had it all my adult life, but I went on Yasmin partially to clear it up. It worked for about 5 months, then its back to breakouts. Anyone else have this turn-around effect?

I am extremely surprised by the high number of complaints I've been reading about Yasmin. I decided to go on this specific pill after growing sick of my PMDD. PMDD was effecting my overall mood (98% jovial and happy) and my relationships. I heard Yasmin was supposed to balance all of that out, not to mention assist in regulating my lengthy and painful period. I've been on it for a month and so far I've only experienced two hot flashes, a few headaches and your usual nausea in the morning. But my doctor also warned me of these side effects. They're supposed to last three months at the most because your body is getting used to Yasmin's effects. My first period on the pill was lighter than normal, so I was pleased.

I'm also on Zoloft, so I'm wondering if my body is used to that and Ritalin (for the ADD), so there's a different kind of balance? Not entirely sure. I know everyone is different when it comes to reacting to certain pills, etc., however I was not prepared to hear of the complaints I've read thus far. There seems to be more bad comments than good. Should I be worried? I don't know. I just know that I'd like my cramps and headaches to be miminal and the arguments with my boyfriend to be less frequent. My period shouldn't have to affect my life in such a large degree. I thought Yasmin would help. So far so good.

Good luck!

I've been taking Yasmine for about a month now. I've been unable to take other pills because they seem to make me incredibly b_tchy. Not good for a happy-go-lucky person. So far, the good effects are: noticeably clearer skin, no weight gain. The bad effects: my first period was extremely heavy, and my arms and legs cramp, and I can't fall asleep at a normal hour. One thing I was wondering: has anyone else had swollen hands that itch like mad, or itchy legs?

Hello,

I have been using Yasmin for a little over a month, and I am still trying to decide how I feel about it. I was switched over to this pill from Cyclessa because my doctor thought the diuretic effects might help my moderately elevated blood pressure. In fact, my blood pressure dropped dramatically--almost to the level it had been at prior to ever starting birth control pills. I was pleased by this, but then I had my first period since starting Yasmin.

The first thing I noticed was in increase in cramping and nausea during my period--because I have been on birth control pills for 2.5 years, I'd forgotten what that was like. My cramping was worse on Yasmin, than when I was on Cyclessa or Apri. I have also experienced mood swings on Yasmin, particularly in the first 2 weeks of starting the pill. This seems to have gotten better, but now I am having mild nausea that may or may not be caused by Yasmin.

I guess I am going to give Yasmin another month or two, and then decide whether or not to stick with it. In general, my experience with birth control pills has been more positive than negative. I am concerned about the side effects regarding increased Potassium levels. Does anyone know more about this? I was not told about this potential side effect at the time the pill was perscribed, and am somewhat concerned. I have had the recommended blood test, and am still waiting to find out the results.

I am midway through my 2nd pack of Yasmin. I started it in April, and my first period while on the pill was the beginning of May while I was on the white pills. That period was brownish and lasted only for a day or so. Since starting the 2nd pack, I have VERY sore breasts and frequent urination. so bad that I thought I was pregnant(never been pregnant before-so Im not familiar with pregnancy symptoms) until I read others comments regarding yasimn including frequent urination. I take my pill at bedtime(at 11pm) and I usually feel nauseas until midnight or so. The frequent urination is consistent throughout the day, and my breasts are always sore. I have not gained anymore weight, nor have I lost any.