Yasmin and peace

This site has opened my eyes to what YASMIN did to me. I no longer take Yasmin after severe mood swings, aggression, paranoia, pain in my legs, pins and needles (numbness) in my fingers and toes, crying with no reason, suicidal thoughts and headaches which I never used to have before. These symptoms were so out of character for me that my soon to be husband and I recognized that this must be the PILL!! How right were we, since I have stopped taking it all symptoms have GONE!!! I was one crazy woman on this poison! It made me loose myself. Thank God my beautiful man stood by me through all the manic behavior. (my husband advises you to stop it as well, if you are feeling like this) Some women may find Yasmin is fine for them, but not ME.
Peace to you all xxxxxxx
Deb xxxxx

This medicine should be taken off the market immediately!! I am 30 yo and have been taking Yaz since September of 07. I have had such bad panic attacks, anxiety, nausea, gall bladder disease, and a laundry list of other odd effects that have taken over my body. I have been told by my doctor that I am depressed and was prescribed Xanax for those attacks that come out of nowhere and as of the other day he prescribed Celexa, which I took one dose of as directed and it put me over the edge. It was not until I read posts on this web site that I realize this Yaz pill is what has done this to me. I am reading all these comments from other women on this site and I feel like I am looking into a mirror. I had such a bad panic/anxiety attack this weekend I ended up in the ER and when I told the doctor I took Yaz he of course had never even heard of it which I guess is normal as it is not a med that is prescribed on an ER basis but regardless, I have stopped taking it and hopefully will be on my road to recovery. I hope someone else out there reads this and finds some peace with them self that you are in fact NOT crazy the medicine you are taking is.

Hi IPJ!!

Well, thank you so much for your post!! It's another peace of hope for me and I think for many others also. Here in Germany the health system is not very comfortable these days so you sometimes really have to "fight" to get any kind of bloodwork done because everything seems to "expensive" to the docs...

So I didn't get my magnesium levels checked, yet, they always just did the "normal bloodwork" and simply don't know how my magnesium levels are. I always just felt the symptoms of magnesium deficiency (muscle problems, racing heart and palpitations, muscle hurting and so on...) and expected that the Yasmin and its diuretic had caused a magnesium deficiency (as I read from so many sites!!) in my body, too.

I'll have another bloodwork on Friday (had an appt. with my fam.doc yesterday and told him about my again upcoming symptoms), hopefully he'll find something.....

I wish you all the best IPJ and keep us posted!!

Silke

I have been on Yasmin for about 6 months now and thought that everything was going great. I was FINALLY regulated (my previous pill created on-going breakthough bleeding) and could be at peace with my boyfriend and our sex-life. Recently, though, I feel like I am literally going crazy. The anxiety is unreal (I've never had a panic like feelings from non-envirnmental stimuli) and I feel like my thoughts are turning against me. It is freaking me out in addition to compromising my daily functioning and quality of life. I am so relieved to read about other women who have experienced exagerrated and distorted anxious thoughts (although it is not a positive thing!). But now I'm scared that they will persist even if I get off Yasmin...Do changes in hormone levels affect our thoughts and anxiety?
Thanks!!!

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.