Yasmin and moodswings

Hi all,
I have just come across this web site as I have just been diagnosed with Crohn's Deisease so I was checking out a medication called ''Prednisone'' apparently a terrible drug. I am amazed to find that so many people find Yasmin Contraceptive so horrific. I have been taking Yasmin for the past six years it was my own little Miracle. I have no side affects, I would even go as far to say that I'm a better person on than off it. All other Pills did not agree with me in any way, mood swings, no sex drive, white vagina lumps on my back, migraine but since taking Yasmin I have nothing.
If all other Pill fails don't give it a try cause for me it was the only thing that worked, I hope the Prednisone works as well for my Crohn's which I am sure it wont.
:-)

Hi all,

I am 27 and I have been on Yasmin for about 5 months now. Initially the doctor put me on it for depression/anxiety and moodswings. Apparently the constant dose of hormones (especially progesterone) helps your body control emotions and moods. And even in Singapore, there has been a LOT of advertisements on this drug and i know many of my friends are on it too. THe doctors here are huge advocates of this drug.

In the first 3 months of being on the pill, i had really bad side effects - ranging from sore breasts to chest pain to insomnia. But the last two months have been relatively symptom free. Infact, I have lost weight and my skin looks great! My boyfriend and parents claim that my mood is more stable and I am more confident.

But for some reason after reading all these posts about how for some women the nightmare continues even after stopping the pill, I am so scared to stop it!! Do you guys have any idea how long the symptoms continue after stopping the pill??

Hello everyone!

I am so glad I found all of you! Now I know that I'm not going insane. I am currently on Yasmin and I have concluded that it's the WORST birth control ever and it's side effects, detremental. I started taking Yasmin in December and began to get ridiculously over-emotional over the stupidest things! For instance, if my boyfriend didn't call me at a certain time I thought the world was over! In Februrary it got to the point where I was so frustrated at my reactions that I began seeing a therapist. That still didn't help though. Before taking the pill I was a completely strong and happy person and I know my reactions to things just aren't normal right now. I'm the type of woman who NEVER cried before but now I literally cry my eyes out over nothing! In fact, last night I cried so hard that my eyes started to hurt! I've also been experiencing anxiety, especially around my period. This has gotten progressively worse. I think the severe moodswings are the worst though because they just don't go away...it's like the tiniest thing sets me off and I can't control myself. Then I get even more frustrated and guilty because I KNOW this isn't me!! I called my doctor and I have decided to get off of Yasmin...I may try something else but it seems like these damn pills just aren't agreeing with me! Please be careful if you are on this! Much love!

I'm so happy i'm not alone....So happy....!
I have depression,and anxiety and panic,all together...I started this pill a month ago...It's been a horror,a nightmare!
Sometimes i feel i'm gonna die,i can't sleep,i'm shaking like a leaf.Head aches,vomiting,and dizziness.I'm so disoriented sometimes.Today is my sixth day of the second month.I almost called 911.I know it's sound pathetic,but i can't go on like this.I will quit.Because that's not a life...
Before i was on Diane-35,but my doctor changed to YASMINE.
I really don't know why...
These are my symptoms and i have many moore...
Moodswings,chest pain,insomnia,sweating,abdominal pain,diarrhea,my heart race,...etc.I didn't go out from the house since 2 weeks.I don't know how i'm gonna feel ,that's my bigest fear,but i don't wanba take this pill anymore...

Thanks for EVERYBODY

So far Yasmin has been the best birth control that I have been on. I have tried Depo Provera. That was hell and I have tried Ortho Tri Cyclen. That was also hell. I had really bad depression with Ortho Tri Cyclen to the point where I had to be on Anti-Depressants. While I was on Depo I was just a complete bitch. I was so angry that I would break things and cry all the time. Now I am on Yasmin and I have been for almost a month. It is funny that I came upon this site because I was looking for the side effect that I experienced last night. I was fooling around with my boyfriend and he was sucking on my nipples and suddenly I just freaked out and immediately got out of the mood. I felt also like in my mind that he was forcing me into sexual things when he was not even saying a word to me. We were just being intimate the way we usually do. Nothing had changed. I also thought of him as a bad guy that was trying to hurt me when all this happened. I started feeling like I was going to have a mental breakdown or something. I was feeling depressed and thinking that I was going to start to feel like guys were hurting me and that I had to constantly protect myself from anyone although nobody could be around me and I was still fearing that I would feel like this. After about 20 minutes, I was feeling better and I could not even understand why I had felt that way. I even ended up being intimate with my boyfriend that night. I just told him that he could not play with my nipples. Another side effect that I experienced on the same day was that my whole body was tense. It did not hurt but it felt like I had been working out non-stop to feel like that. The funny thing is that I did not do any extensive exercise. So besides the ocassional moodswings with the pill I got hit hard with terrible side effects all in one day. I only hope that things will get better for me if I continue to stay on Yasmin for another couple of months.

My daughter(19) was put on it for acne. It cleared up her spotty back like other similar pills wouldn't, BUT her moodswings are unbelievable. Even mid month she will have huge yelling fights with anyone, and seems to have lost her perception of the real situation, blaming everybody but herself, when it's clear to all of the family that any little trigger will set her off, crying and yelling! She won't change off it because the spots do come back ( we tried).
We cant live with this moodiness, HELP!

Ladies,

I posted nearly a year ago on this board about all the side effects and symptoms I was having. I emailed my gyno in NY (I reside in CA) and the woman called me at 2 in the morning and told me to stop taking it because it sounded like I was going to have a stroke.

They keep telling us that Yasmin is this new wonder drug, but I will never take any form of BC ever again. I know that there are other options out there, but that was literal HELL. I am a stable, responsible, healthy person with few problems containing my emotions, but when on this drug, the hormones and moodswings nearly caused me to commit suicide.

Please, Ladies, don't take this drug. It's not worth your life. I'm not being dramatic. From what I've experienced and what I've read, I'm positive that this new "miracle" drug is capable of killing us.

I only started yasmin 8 days ago. I got on it because I've read in several places that it prevents weight gain. Since the second day, I have noticed a number of terrible side effects.

1. Increased break outs

2. EXTREME moodswings - 1/2 of the time I have suicidal thoughts, angry at everything and everyone, always on the verge of tears, etc.. and the other 1/2 I'm on cloud 9!

3. Increased appetite - I can't get enough sugar, and the usual 'after period = no appetite' thing was completely reversed.

4. Leg cramps

5. Vaginal dryness

6. Decreased sex drive

7. Increased Anxiety

8. Always thirsty

9. Constantly have to use the restroom

10. Terrible gas

After reading all of these postings on how bad Yasmin can be for MOST women, I'm coming off as soon as I can. I feel much better knowing that the mood swings I've been experiencing have been probably because of Yasmin.

Does anyone know what will happen if I stop the pill 8 days after my last period? Will I have my period all over again?

Thanks-
Sandi

Switched to Yasmin after having terrible moodswings/depression from the nuvaring. For the first couple weeks my mood seemed to calm down a bit, but I had awful headaches and nausea. Right now, I'm on the placebo week and my mood have gone all crazy again, definitely worse than anything I experienced on the ring. Last night, my libido skyrocketed. I haven't felt that randy since I first hit puberty. So what did I do about it? I promptly came online and spazzed at my boyfriend for not having sex with me while I'm on my period. This is irrational. It's not who I am. Will call my doctor soon and ask to switch brands (again).

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.

dang, i should have read about this before taking it as recommended by my doctor. I switched, and i didn't even realize it might be related to this pill. I had nausea and vertigo a few times and i've had a lot more headaches, moodswings, and now severe bloating the last 3 days. already sent a request to change pills, but this is ridiculous!!

All I have to say is "just say NO" these are the worst bcp's I have ever taken! I have the worst migraine of my life for the past 2 weeks. Not to mention the dizzyness and having to go to the bathroom every 5 mins and bleeding during your periods. I have never felt anything like this in my life. I wish I had never started these pills. The moodswings are terrible, Im sure everybody at work hates me because of me being so crabby and always having to leave early to go home and go to bed. I thought they were supposto help. If anybody know how long after you stop taking these pills that the symptoms will go away and maybe I could get rid of these headaches please e-mail me at italianpryncs@comcast.net. Oh yea, forget ever having sex again because you are either sick, moody or you will have no drive at all.

I have been so sick to my stomach...horrible...horrible.. moodswings..depressed...no sex drive...breasts swollen and sore....and its only my 3rd week.. i was put on it because my periods are so bad....any suggestions?