Yasmin and fly

My daughter is 17 and has been taking Yasmin for 5 months. She has gained a lot of weight, she has headaches all the time she shakes in the legs like she is going to fall, her back hurts and calf hurt all the time, she is tired all the time no matter if she just got up from a nap or 8 hours of sleep, she would also get upset and nasty, sometimes depressed which is not at all my daughter. She always has been nice and consider it of others. She would not hurt a fly. She has always been out going and she would always try to go the extra mile to help someone. Everything change went she started Yasmin. I call the doctor and they told me over and over again those are not side effects of Yasmin. Well I took my daughter off them and after a few I days I could see a improvement.

Hi, I have been on Yasmin for 2 years now. I have ALWAYS been a very confident and outgoing person. For the past year i have had panic attacks regularly. I am very hot at night, I have trouble sleeping, yet my period pains are at a minimun and I have few symptons of PMT. (Mind you it is still bad enough to take codeine and paracetamol on the first day of bleeding).

Other side effects that I thought would clear up but which haven't are:- dark patches on my forehead and above my lip (doc said they would go, but seem to 'come' and go) and a very sore throat accompanied by swollen glands, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left side of my neck. My fingers are tingly and my joints are swollen. The Chest pains could be related to anxiety. I get a migraine 24-72 hours before I bleed, regular as clockwork now.

The worst is the mood swings and the depression, I just really don't recognise myself, tired and teezy all the time.

I was very happy for the first 3-6 months that I took Yasmin, but after that I have known I haven't been 'right', but my anxiety and depression have made me unable to make a decision or be focused why.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the site, it's great to know I'm not the only one.