Yasmin and job

I had been on Yasmin for about 2 years and it was great. I had no adverse side effects. My periods where shorter and lighter and I did not have the horrible cramps I had before getting on the pill. I loved it. Then about three months ago the pharmacy switched me to the generic, Ocella, which the pharmacist insisted was exactly the same, but beware it is not! I have gained about 15 pounds, I had to go up a whole bra size because my breasts are so swollen, my breast are tender and ache most of the time, and as of right now I have been bleeding badly for two weeks and I have never bled when it wasn't time for my period. My OBGYN said the generic was most likely the cause. I know the generic is cheaper but do not take it. Yasmin is well worth the extra money. I am getting back on it immediately! A lot of people do blame the pills for stuff that would have happened anyways. So do not be scared to take Yasmin. Everything isn't for everyone but it was good for me. It's done it's main job which is to keep me from getting pregnant and isn' that the reason most of us take birth control for? So put up with a few side effects, at least you don't have a baby to deal with!!!

Wow. I found this site after looking up causes for lack of sex drive. I've been on Yasmin for 6 years, but never thought for a minute it had anything to do with the problems I've been having. Loss of sex drive, vaginal dryness, hair loss, mood swings (partners always gets the brunt of those), repeated bouts of chest pains (diagnosed with pleurisy recently, don't know if there is a link).

I had got to the point that I thought this is just the way I am, it never occurred to me that something else could be causing this. I can't even remember what it's like to be normal.

I already have 2 kids and don't want any more at the moment so I don't know what the solution is. Well, I haven't wanted sex for the last few years so i suppose the bloody thing has done its job in that way!

I'm just shocked, this has been a real wake up call. I'm stopping taking the evil little things as of now.

hi, please can someone help me :-(
I'm 17 and this is my first time on any pill, I was on mefenamic acid to deal with painful periods but had to stop after I used them incorrectly.
I started Yasmin 6 days ago, and since my period stopped I have had constant pain in the left side of my back, headaches, am very tired and constantly feel like I'm about to be sick.
Is this normal? My parents don't seem to understand how much it's affecting me and I can't keep missing school.

I have suffered from nausea and head aches when I miss dosage or after my period. After I go back to my regular dosage I am fine. The biggest problem I have with Yasmin is blood clots in my legs increased---it doesn't help that I have a sit down job. I have lost 5 pounds so far and I have been on it for 3 months. But I would suffer all these side effects 5x over because Yasmin helps with my PMS. My mood swings are rare and my cycle is lighter. Thank you Yasmin

N., Moreno Valley, CA

I gotta tell ya this is scary. I am a 30 yr old guy my wife is 27 we have four children.Our last one was born Mar. 2007 She has been on Yasmin 6months or so.She has never been regular on periods. Well a few weeks ago she started having massive headaches.As of June 31st her doctor said she has migraines. Well by July first her left eye went blurry by the 2nd she has lost vision in both eyes.She only sees light and is very cloudy and can see shadows. We made 3 trips to ER. They did Cat scan and it was neg. the doctor said she might have even had a mild stroke because her left cheek went numb. By the 2nd we were in ER again because of total vision loss. They did a lumbar punture and no Meningitus. cat scan again neg. blood work neg. except UTI sound familiar ladies??? By the 3rd we visited her doctor and she passed out and was rushed by EMT to Hosp. They did and MRI,MRA,had a eye Doctor called an ophthalmologist clear her of vision problems.She has talked to a neurologist. So here is a 27 yr old female with all the test's coming back normal but she can't see.They even had a psychiatrist talk to her because she is on Prozac because she has PCOS and had half her ovaries removed and almost died.They even suggested that she had conversion disorder(google it).Finally I decided to check side effects for all her meds. When I checked this one I almost jumped outta the chair.She has about 10 symptoms. But before I get too excited has anyone had vision loss for a period of time and did it come back once off of it?? I'm throwing these away

This site has put so much worry on my mind about Yasmin. I started researching Yasmin because I had my first spotting this weekend. It started on Saturday and now it's Wednesday night and it has not stopped. Why do I want to be on something that makes me spot..I use to be on Portia which I really liked. I never spotted....I got on Yasmin because my mom and sister think I am moody (which, three woman in one house...do the math?) I have been feeling so tired lately. I go to bed about 8:00 or 8:30 and get up around 5:30, but I am still tired. On the weekends I can sleep anywhere from 12 hours on. I come home from work and nap and then go right back to bed. I have started to get leg cramps, which I haven't had since I was a sophomore in high school (junior in college now.) I've had a few more head aches than normal. I've put on weight....nothing feels good on me, I feel like a balloon. I have been more "depressed"...it's something that runs in my family but when I was on portia I was really happy...now I feel like I just want to say something or bring people down to my level. I am seeing this guy who works out of town and it never bothered me that he did until I started on Yasmin. I have stomach pains sometimes. What really upsets me is I told my sister about this site and she doesn't believe me. She thinks ALL birth control will give you these side affects and she says that they are not suppose to happen, which in theory she is right...but she doesn't leave any room for anything like this. She thinks I am feeling this way because of something else....well before the pill I was different. I like my face being clear but I don't like everything else but yet she can make the decision about her meds. I'm blaming Yasmin because it's the only thing I am on! I am going to use my last three months but I am not taking it anymore....I cant be a full time college student and hold a job while taking something that could potentially ruin my life before I even start it.

hi guys. Im 18 years old and I started taking Yasmin about 3 and a half months ago .. i think. Anyways, I got on the pill because my boyfriend and I really wanted to take our relationship farther. It went farther alright ... We have always been so considerate of each other and so loving. He still was, I was horrible. Yasmin has caused me to be in such horrid conditions. I was /am (im in the middle of coming off of it right now) so irritable and depression was overcoming me. I was/am so snappy and completely not me. He even asked me where Chasity went (thats my name). Everything was hurting my feelings and I was crying about everything and I thought/think my life is falling apart. I have also been very suicidal during my trial with Yasmin. My calfs hurt really bad also, mainly my left one. I'm not sure if its caused my back to hurt simply because I have an overwhelming job in which I have to lift a lot. Also I noticed here recently right before I was coming off Yasmin that I was getting some horrible migraines, and I have never had problems with headaches or migraines in all my life. I'm simply just not a complainer. I know stomach pains are sometimes symptoms of Yasmin but I cant really recall any of those. Being on Yasmin I just took everything to the extreme and thought everything was falling apart, i even lost hope on all ambitions. Needless to say, Yasmin and I aren't together anymore, lo0ol. If you need to talk to me any farther about this medication please feel free to contact me at ***

I have been on Yasmin for approximately a year and a half. And I had nothing to complain about,... it did do it's job, up till recently. I always got severe headaches on one side of my head, and I just thought that was normal. Furthermore, I had noticed an increased heart rate for a while now... but having heart problems as a child, I thought that was normal. Then I had taken 2 pills at once the other day, thinking nothing of it, and an hour later my heart rate was approximately 148beats/min. That is completely abnormal! I have been reading some of these posts and other websites, and I've noticed some other people noticed this too. I was wondering if there was anyone else?

I have been using Yasmin for over 3 years now. I did suffer from tiredness and nausea with everything else that I have tried before Yasmin. However, after reading several comments on this forum, I have to say that I too suffer from anxiety and depression. Although I wouldn't call it severe, its enough to take its toll on me. It makes me extremely paranoid in the sense that I worry over the silliest things and elaborate on every little problem thinking that everything is going to be worse. Basically my mind races over problems all day and I have been feeling like I am losing my rationalization. I did seek help from my psychiatrist and was put on a mild antidepressants and although they provide immediate relief and give my mind a little rest, I didn't benefit from any long term solution that he said the medicine would provide.
I have been quite annoyed at myself really for not being in control of my feelings because the person I know I am, has done an okay job at it before. Something is definitely screwing up my emotions and that could very well be Yasmin since I have tried every other solution. So I am going to give Yasminelle a go as of today and see if the lower dose improves things and if not I will definitely be looking at alternative birth control methods because I am honestly fed up of feeling like I have no control over my own emotions.

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.

Baby-killer pills aren't good for you.

I cannot believe that doctors are not more aware of the potential side effects of this birth control. I'm actually a little angry and needed to post a brief account of my story. Took a break from birth control after 9 years. I had been on ortho-tri-cyclen. I had read studies that said being on it for that long was not good. So after a year off of it my doctor recommended Yasmine. To her credit the symptoms of PMS were reduced however I literally almost went crazy. I have often been described as annoyingly laid back. After a short time on Yasmine I started feeling anxious all the time. I thought it was the stress of life. I was turning 30 and had just caught my boyfriend cheating on me. I felt that dam clock ticking and my job as a teacher was becoming increasingly stressful. So I honestly never even thought my moods and anxiety and depression could possibly be coming from a birth control pill. Well I went on line to find a psychologist because my own mother gently told me she thought I needed one and thats when I stopped for a second. I asked myself if I had been taking any new vitamins first and then I looked at the calendar. I quickly noticed that the depression had started soon after my new birth control. So I decided to look up the ingredients in Yasmine. That's when I stumbled across this sight and was truly horrified. I stopped taking Yasmine that day and literally within a week I was feeling better. If you are struggling with anxiety, mood swings, and depression I suggest you switch your birth control immediately. Life is hard enough without our allies like birth control secretly being an enemy.

I was given this pill as all the others I have tried caused me to feel suicidal and very angry so I start on this pill and feel great no symptoms for about 2 months it gets rid of my spots and bad p.m.t but all of a sudden I start to feel run down and have headaches this then becomes sinusitis I think I'm over the worst and iv just had a virus but not long after the palpations begin and I panic they get worse and they become very fast and I don't even want to get up as it sets my heart to race it is noticeable even when still and I went to a&e one night even had an ambulance out as I thought I was dieing it was so fast, but the medics couldnt find nothing wrong I had thyroid tests at g.ps and then it was said I should go on anti depressants which seemed to work a little but I was very ill four a good 4 months I mean I was in turmoil I didn't know what was wrong with me I felt like I couldest breath I was dizzy all time I had the worst ringing in my ears all the time (very hard to sleep with this) but slowly started to feel better, but I couldnt stand the repeat attacks of sinusitis and my ears are always blocked I have stopped taking Yasmin a few days a go and I hope I start to feel better soon but I am very angry that this is going un heard by our medical pros as its there job to learn about these things, I hope we all get over this and get this drug banned.

I lost my job, my family, my dog, I'm dying, THANKS YASMIN...good lord some people on here are blaming every *** problem on the pill, come on now...going from a size 2 to a size 12, UMMM HELLO...how long would you let yourself gain that much weight, before STOPPING the pill??? Good lord..I understand that the pill isn't right for everyone, but it amazes me how long people continue to take something that isn't doing them any good.

I've been taking Yasmin for 7 months and only just now realized (after talking about how I was feeling with a friend) that my hysterical crying fits are caused by this drug. There are entire days when I just keep crying and cannot stop. This has upset my life including my job and relationship with my boyfriend. More people need to be aware that sever changes in mood can be caused by Yasmin.!

I lterally just starting taking Yasmin today. I used to take Tri-phasil, but found it just wasn't keeping my mood in check over the last 6 months, not to mention I was suddenly getting 2 periods a month. So, I stopped taking the pill for a month, and after seeiong ads for YAZ ended up with Yasmine after visiting my Dr.
My questions for the ladies with symptoms of anxiety and mood swings: Did you not have these symptoms before starting the pill? If so, are you saying that Yasmin made them worse?
Also, I would be curious to find lout what BC pills you NOW use, and how the hormone dose compares to Yasmin. The Tri-phasil I used to take was stronger than Yasmin. If I begin to feel any side effects using Yasmin, I will have to assume that I just need something stronger and will begin with Tri Phasil again.

I am a 34 year old and have been taking Yaz for almost a year.

I had some minor side effects until this past month when everything came apart at the seams. I do not know if yaz is the culprit - but the number of women with the EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS as me listed here SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME.

My "minor" sude effects were the following:

* No period for 5 months
* No sex drive (was not the case before taking Yaz)
* Panic attacks / anxiety (no history fo this. My doc has now put me on Zoloft.)
* Bloating / weight gain
* Brown blotches (like age spots) on one side of my face

This is NOTHING compared to the last month of my life. Basically my life has sucked for the last month. Roughly a month ago my symptoms started with a red rash on the left side of my face and pain in my left ear that led to a migraine that has not gone away at all. (The pain level goes between a 5 and 10, but never lower than a 5.) The rash went away in 2 days, but my ear still hurts today (a month later).

My vertigo began roughly 5 days after the onset of my rash and ear pain and has been non-stop since. I've taken phenergan, valium, etc. - but they are not working. I get spinning/dizzy every time my head moves (up, down, left, right) and with up and down eye movement. It seems like my migraine pain intensifies when my vertigo hits me. If I lie completely still - I have no vertigo - but my migraine is still there. To make matters worse, I have become very disoriented, like I am in a fog all of the time. I am only 34 years old and feel like I am losing my mind. I cannot remember simple words at times and have a tough time completing sentences.

All of these symptoms coincide exactly to the day I began a new packet of the birth control pill called YAZ (Yasmin). I had taken this brand of pill for a year, and though it has worked (not pregnant) I have had some minor side effects up until the last month. The biggest side effect is that I have not had any period at all for the last 5 months. I have also had anxiety (no past history) and have no sex drive (not my normal self.) I stopped taking the pill about a week ago - after reading literally thousands of people with the same side effects I am experiencing on a website called medications.com (My neurologist also told me to stop taking it.)

I am NOT having ringing in my ears or loss of hearing. I mention this because I know other ailments have these as symptoms.

I have already been seen by my dentist, physical therapist, ENT, 2 neurologists and a gyn. So far - they are not helping. I have even been hospitalized for 5 days and all they really did was try and dope me up to sleep and had me take a very potent anti-migraine drug called DHE that must be administered over a 36 hour period via IV. Guess what? It did not work.

The most scary thing is that even though I get severe vertigo any time I move my head (even to the point of waking me up while I sleep) - NOT A SINGLE DOCTOR EVEN MENTIONED I MIGHT HAVE BPPV ( BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO) and they did not test for it at all. They were all interested in treating my month-long migraine with anti-migraine drugs. They all swore up and down that my vertigo was related to my migraine. They also said my fogginess was because I was "tired and sick" and many migraine sufferers are that way.

After my husband and I searched the internet and found dozens of websites, we are pretty much convinced that I have BPPV. We are going to get in front of a vestibular specialist ASAP.

So you know, I have been through a CT scan, two different MRIs, basic blood work on my white cell counts, thyroid levels, potassium, etc.

They have ruled out a sinus infection, brain tumor, pituitary tumor, stroke, blood clots, etc. They have simply treated me with anti-migraine medication - and it has been worthless. I have taken Topomax, Frova and DHE (the drug mentioned above) and my migraine is still there. These drugs have not helped one bit. My neurologist swore that the DHE would do the trick. Guess what? He was wrong.

I discharged myself from the hospital yesterday and am now at home.

I just want my normal life back. I cannot drive, work, take care of my family, etc.

My two biggest questions are:

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF BPPV CAN CAUSE MY MIGRAINE? The reason I ask is that the doctors all think that the migraine is causing my vertigo. All along they have been treating my migraine (with zero success) and have been giving me valium and antivert to simply mask my vertigo (no success there either.) No one has tried to really diagnose and treat my vertigo. Is it possible if I get my vertigo fixed my migraines will disappear?

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL PILLLS CAUSING BPPV? I saw woman after woman on medications.com have the same symptoms of vertigo, migraines and brain fog while taking the birth control pill Yasmin. I also know that my avalanche of symptoms eerily coincided with my first pill from a new pack. If they are related, I am most interested in what to do to get my hormones back on track in an effort to stop my vertigo.

This is all driving me crazy. A month ago I was absolutely normal. Now I am 100% disabled. I just want my life back.

Please help!

I've been on Yaz for 1 year now. I've been in a deep depression since September ( 6 months on Yaz) for which I've had to seek treatment. It took 4 months to get me straightened out on medications and still daily I struggle with it.

Also I've noticed right shoulder pain, weight gain (60 pounds), no libido, chronic fatigue, bloating with horrible gas.Is all of this from the Yaz or is it my depression or what? I'm having a really hard time sorting thru all of this.

Dear BitterRN,

No I didn't get to call the doc's office again because I had too much to work in my job last week. I'll try to get the results tomorrow.

I posted in another forum here in Germany (a forum with doctor's answering your posts), where I got the answer, that my testosterone may be a bit HIGH.... and also my prolactine. OMG I don't know what I should believe now..... One says EVERYTHING is ok with my hormone levels, another (including me!!) thinks, they are a bit low (also the estrogen!!) and the third thinks one of the ranges is too high.....???

I guess this shows how much our doctors really know... I'm asap trying to get another opinion. I feel that there is NOT everything ok with my results as my gyn wants to make me believe...

I'll post again, BitterRN, as soon as I have the results!!
Thank you again for caring so much!!

Best wishes
Silke

What should I do about the progesterone cream Iam so confused if its helping if I need it if I dont if it is making things worse....RN I think said initially it can cause more anxiety.

I dont need more.

I was suppose to apply the cream this am and didnt what do allof you think.

What about the weight loss my ribs are sticking out???

Iam drinking water getting massages at home
My whole family doesnt know what to do with me its the holidays and my poor daughter is besides herself.

Also I cant go to work and in fear my job is going to be loss

Iam so sad your letter made me cry but in a good way

I just want to be well again
I goout than I feel bad again I have a good day than one or two bad

I cant be a daughter cant be a mom I cant work Iam going to lose my job my house my car my life.

No one around me understands just Dejay and you guys.
i feel like Iam living in a nightmare and cant get out.
I feel like I was thrown into full blown menopause and cant control it.

Yes I think the progesterone is good its natural but what you said makes sense me tooIam afraid but than iam desperate. Dejay told me not to take the progesterone until I get my bloodwork back on my progesterone levels. I dont know what to do nothing helps

I want to be best friends with my daughter again and go shopping and laugh and have fun

Its not fair.

Iam so sad
Everything I try doesnt help

SINCE TAKING YASMIN I HAVE ANXIETY ATTACKS, FEAR,HORRIBLE HEART PALPETAIONS AND I CRY FOR NO REASON. i HAVE SOME GOOD DAYS AND SOME REALLY BAD DAYS WERE I FEEL SO DOWN AND HOPELESS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MYSELF BEING DAFT AND BLOWING THINGS OUT OF PROPORTION BUT I HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL LIKE THIS. I HAVE GOOD FRIENDS,A REALLY GOOD FAMILY AND A GREAT BOYFRIEND AND MY WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF ME AND MY JOB IS NOT THAT BAD. SO I HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL DOWN. IHATE THE WAY I AM FEELING AT THE MOMEMENT AND JUST WANT THE FEELING TO GO AWAY I JUST CANNOT GO ON LIKE THIS ITS MAKING MY LIFE HELL I FEEL LIKE IT MAKES ME BE A NASTY PERSON, I REALLY JUST WANT TO BE ME AGAIN. CAN ANYONE HELP ?

Okay, I have been on Yasmin for about 3-4 months now, and the first month I had almost no side effects, I felt fine. But then by the second month I had waves of awful nausea that still have not gone away so I have decided to switch methods--I'll probably get the shot, depoprovera. However, I fear nausea with this too, since my bidy doesn't seem to like synthetic hormones. The nausea gets worse whenever I got to work because I have to stand at my job. It's a truly miserable feeling. Even after skipping today's, I still feel sick and am having night sweats. I know I am not pregnant because I just had a full period last week. This is just from my experience, but Yasmin is a horrible drug. It will make you feel miserable. It will make you feel dizzy, incredibly nauseated, and weak. I think combination pills are too much hormones to be injected into a person on a daily basis. After all, we're not lab rats! We're human beings. I hate Yasmin and after I find a new method, I will never revert back to it! Ever!

I have been taking Yasmin for about 2 years. I had past experiences with anxiety and mild depression and my doctor told me that Yasmin would actually make my moods "better". I took it with no noticeable side effects at all for the first few months. Then I noticed PMS symptoms appearing 2 weeks before my period and each month they were progressively worse. I had cramps, mood swings, bouts of crying, depression, lack of energy, insomnia. Before taking Yasmin I really never had any PMS except for slight discomfort the first day of my period. Now, after 2 years, the symptoms have gotten to the point where I feel psychotic, hopeless, crazy and depressed for a week or sometimes 2 weeks out of the month. I would literally spend the better part of 2 days crying hysterically and I had no idea why. It has effected my relationship with my boyfriend and my children (I get very angry with them and have NO patience at all during the "PMS"). It has effected my job; I've taken many days off because i was so immobilized with severe anxiety and depression that I could not even leave my house for days at a time. I've also broken down into tears IN FRONT OF MY BOSS, just dealing with the normal stress of my job. I have felt very much NOT myself since being on Yasmin. I have always been very active physically, I love being outdoors and enjoying the sunshine. The last few months I have had to struggle to have enough energy to exercise, I hardly ever want to go outside, or anywhere. Some other less serious symtoms that I have experienced are night sweats, contact lens intolerance, insomnia, lack of concentration, forgetfulness and nausea. I'm sure that not everyone who takes this drug will experience what I have experienced, but I think it's important for women to know that this does happen. I was at the end of my last pack this past week and I will not continue to take Yasmin or any other hormone bc pill.

I am so happy to have found this website and know that others are experiencing similar side effects. I have only been on this drug for 3 months and have had many of the side effects as others:

Sleeplessness
Depression
Sadness
Feeling Crazy and Insecure
Can't focus on my job, marriage, children

Has anyone experienced numbness in their knees while sleeping?

Thank you to all you strong women who took a stand and said - I"M DONE!

H-

twogirlsmom,
today i had just my family for my little guys birthday. i survived, i feel bad i could not have the party i had planned because i am a party person. this is so unlike me. i am on day 4 of paxil. today i actually took a long walk, last week i could not make it around the block or for that matter off the couch. my intense anxiety seems to hit me at 3:00 every day, i think its because my husband goes to work at that time. my stomach was very upset today i think its the paxil. i feel like we live similar lives i too have a job i teach physical education im the life of my class. i have learning to just take it one day at a time and accept the day for what it is. WE ARE GOING TO GET BETTER hey i just ate two pieces of toast when i could not stand the thought of food earlier! now thats progress! screw yasmin!

amyr-northeast also

i didn't get my period for almost 1 yrs, and that is not normal for a female in her 20ties. My doctor prescrided yasmin.
i got my period alright, but now the new problem is , that it won't stop. i am bleeding heavily everyday, head aches, back pain and lower abdonimal pains as well. And not to mention my sex life is history. it is causing great discomfort in my job as i am always in pain. this is my first time ever taking birth control, and its the last time.

MORE ADVICE AND SUPPORTED NEEDED FROM THOSE WHO HAVE STOPPED YASMIN!

I have been off of Yasmin for almost 2 months (after 3 years), still no period, mood swings and SEVERE HAIR LOSS! I can totally get over not having a period, but the HAIR LOSS IS FREAKING me out and is causing major anxiety and depression. I haven't been able to make it through an entire day of work and couldn't even make it an hour while out shopping today. I feel like my anxiety may be turning into some type of panic disorder. My boyfriend doesn't want to be around me and no one believes me! I am so scared that I am losing my life- it's ruining everything- my job, my social life and my relationships. The doctors don't seem to think Yasmin has any link to causing anxiety or how stopping it can cause hair loss. How do I know if it is just the Yasmin getting out of my system or something more serious?

I think I finally am finding some lead to my on and off again anxiety, panic, depression. I've always been a very optimistic person.. But over the past year I'm just a mess and I have greatly attributed it to my previous job, being in my twenties and all that goodness that comes with. I was off the pill for about 2 months and now back on and I'm convinced I shouldn't feel this way. I've been on Paxil but it doesn't seem to truly help, it's as if the Yasmin counteracts it. Ack, so stressed and my friends don't know what to say. I stopped taking it ASAP as I have no need to have to be on it... but yikes.. when am I gonna start feeling better and less alone. This really sucks! I'd love an email from anyone so I may feel more at peace. haha ;) Best.

I just wanted to respond to someone looking for a great birth control pill. I have had one child and being slightly over-weight has always been a problem for me. After I had my daughter, my doctor put me on Ovcon! I did not even feel like I was on anything. I did not gain any wieght, infact I was actually able to continue to lose pregnancy weight. It has also been affective in doing its intended job. (No more children yet) I have been on it almost two years and I swear by it. I was some orthos before I got pregnant and hated them.

In response to Guest 6021 -
I think i feel the same way. I don't think I'm truly depressed, but I seem to find something to cry about at least every other day. I was never like this before. I thought it might just be stress from my job too, but since I've been on the pill, I just don't completely feel like me. I used to be much more upbeat and positive. of course, I'm still not 100% sure this is from Yasmin, I'd be very interested to know if others feel this way. I've been on the pill for about 2.5 months, I stuck with it this long because I thought this feelingwoudl subside, but it wasn't. I'm going to look into other pills....

I felt the need to add these postings with my experience. I'm 23 and have only been on Yasmin for two months (i just took my last yellow pill yesterday). The first month I was fine, my acne has gotten better the cramps lessened (no longer debilitating like they were) and my period got lighter. The second month everything changed. I have been severly nauseas and vomiting for going on two weeks now. Because of the nausea I haven't been able to eat very much and have lost 10lbs in less than 2 weeks, which sounds good but when you are only 100lbs loosing anymore weight is a little dangerous. I can't stand to be nauseas. Vomiting is my only fear in the world and up until recently I hadn't vomiting in 15years (i liked it that way). I have also had a very difficult time breathing. I'm very weak probably because I can't eat anything and something as simple as brushing my hair wears me out completely and leaves me panting. I'm a normally depressed person and am taking wellbutrin for it so I can't say it has made me any more depressed than usual. I also get dizzy very often so again this doesn't seem to make it any worse. I have had lots of cramps, stomach and otherwise as well as lower back pain. I don't know if that is just my upcoming period or the BC. I feel like i'm pregnant although I have taken tests saying i'm not. I hate this...I'm glad i'm not working right now otherwise i would have had to taken off these past two weeks. However I just got a job and can not continue to feel like this. I am afraid to leave my house for fear of vomiting in some remote place therefore I haven't really gone anywhere in the last two weeks. I'm not sure if these are just side effects of the pill or if it is hyerkalemia but either way I can't live like this. I wish I could continue and see if my symptoms subside but yeah I can't take the risk they won't with my new job and everything. More power to anyone who is taking it without severe side effects, i just wish i was one of you. This has been my first attempt at a BCP and i'm not sure what to do from this point on...I can't deal with side effects this severe again. If anyone has any suggestions on what pill might but best please let me know....

i was initially on dianette and had a period of about month where my anxiety and thinking of thoughts that were unessecery was particlary upsetting. i got off that pill and and was told that yasmin did the same job but without the side effects. however, now i suddenly feel my self feeling paranoid and anxious again. like many other women have said, i just don't feel myself. i'm not stressed and i have a pleasant student life. i feel unhappy for no reason!! i have polysistic ovarian syndrome so i have to take a pill permenantly and i need a stress free alternative!

I don't think it should be banned, but people should be better informed of the side effects. This company is not doing a great job of informing the public. For example, you can have very serious problems if you take advil or motrin on a regular basis with this pill. Since advil and motrin are taken by many woman on a regular basis, this warning should not be in fine print. Additionally, many woman are getting panic attacks from this and severe anxiety, which is not even listed as a side effect. If people want to use this, I have no problem with that, but I have a serious problem with not listing all side effects and not listing some serious side effects related to appropriately. I am disgusted with this company. Although, some woman may be doing fine on this pill, many, many others are not and they were not properly warned of the some of the risks.