Yasmin and sake

I wonder if you realize you are talking to over 4000 users will all the same or similar symptoms....when addressing a mass of people who agree upon the negative aspects of this Synthetic HORMONE. Just wait until the time when you start getting the palpitations, (as a completely fit young person like me) Then tell me how great you feel. if this wasn't serious and in suspicion, we wouldn't have googled it and made an account just to be able to contribute to complaining. if we wanted to attribute our negative health issues to something rather than owning up to them, we surely wouldn't reach out to strangers to do it, but rather be satisfied with that idea in our head, as our reasoning, as you suggest. Say what you wish about Us complainers, I can only THANK GOD that I had enough side effects to become fed up with it truly enough to say goodbye AFTER 6 YEARS of troubles including tiredness, weight gain, depression, anxiety, palpitations (scary flip flop ones ...and super fast out of no where ones....exercise ones and sitting in my bed ones....Irritability and lack of interest in life in general) This is my first month off in 6 years and i had no period, so i came on to google it....and come to find out there are zillions of women having trouble on LOTS of sites if you type it in google. I hate to tell you dear, but just because you are having a great result with it in ONE aspect after a short time, doesn't mean your hair wont fall out too when you finally decide to stop like the rest of us. I can only hope mine wont. and again, I reiterate, this many people cant be wrong. I hope the best for you and for gods sake, get OFF the shit.

Wow you are all a bunch of complainers who try and blame XYZ on Yasmin which probably have ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the pills. I have bee diagnosed with PCOS and have been on hormone therapy since age 15, first zovia, which worked well enough but did not get rid of a lot of my symptoms, only lessened them somewhat, so now I am on yaz. My depression has completely subsided, I feel GREAT and only had some nausea which almost EVERYONE gets when taking a hormone therapy birth control pill. Trust me, if you are going to have SIDE EFFECTS it is not going to happen 4 YEARS LATER, please.... grow up and take responsibility for yourselves, rather than trying to blame a pill

I'm 21 and have been on Yasmin for 3 and a half months for bad acne. I was originally on Dianette but experience such severe side effects I honestly thought I'd be hospitalized, so I asked my doctor for Yasmin. All was fine for the first 2 months, but I'm now getting horrible pain in my right leg which won't go away no matter what, coupled with a pins and needles type feeling in my feet. I'm also developing spider veins on my legs, It's got to the point where I'm scared to look at my legs now in case any more have shown up! I've decided I'll come off it in a month or so, but don't know what to do to keep my acne at bay. Does anyone know of any natural remedies? I don't wanna keep messing around with drugs and hormones in case I cause long term damage!
Also, has anyone else gone to their doctor about these side effects, only to find the doctor says 'its nothing to do with the pill' when clearly it is! I saw 3 different doctors about my dianette problems, none of them believed it was down to the pill, but when I stopped taking it, my problems disappeared :/

I have been on Yasmin for 3 years and everything seemed to be going okay,skin was great,moods were good and all was going to plan..until 6 weeks ago. I decided to go off the pill to give my body a break,during this time i was extremely moody and caused my boyfriend and i to have huge arguments all the time. So i decided to go back on it for the sake of our 6 year relationship.So i was off for a month then went back on it. Within 2 weeks of going back on it i started to feel anxious over the smallest things and had several uncontrollable panic attacks at very inconvenient times. At first i thought i was just run down but it started to happen everyday,on the tram,in social situations and finally even at home.Over nothing worth stressing about! As my heart would race i thought id go to the doctor and was put on a 24 holter ecg monitor to see if we could 'catch' the palpitations so it could be treated with medication. Nothing showed up,my levels were great and he couldn't give me an answer. I just happened to search Yasmin on the internet and found this website..and thank god i did!!I have been loosing my mind! I feel as tough i am loosing my spirit and becoming something that i am not.i can't do anything without being worried itl happen again,making me a nervous wreck. As soon as i read this website i went straight off it and have been off it for 3 weeks and i has not been fun! The first week i felt a little better,but the last two weeks have been hell! I feel weak,shakey,paranoid,over-stimulated,cold and clammy and wake up everyday feeling depressed and nauseous.I feel like screaming.I can't do anything i used to,i was a mad high level basketballer,went out to dance every weekend and loved life generally.I went to a natropath and got put on magnesium and a mixture of herbs to help the nervous system and they seem to be doing nothing.I seriously need some help and have no idea what to do,i can't keep putting up with this,its just not me...someone please tell me that i gets better???I feel like an addict coming off heroin!

I have just gone back onto Yasmin after an absolutely horrifying experience trying to come off it.

I have taken Yasmin for 3 years with minimal problems. My skin was fantastic - never a blemish. I actually LOST weight while on it and went up a up a breast cup size. I got lighter periods which was a godsend. I did get a few problems though - gas and stomach bloating as well as headaches sometimes shortly after taking it and occasionally break-through bleeding. But for me the pros outweighed the cons.

I came off it recently as I'm no longer in a long term relatonship and it was just awfull. My skin broke out, I got very oily hair and skin and felt like I was going through puberty again. The worst problem was that in just 3 weeks I blew up like a baloon. I literally stacked on weight every day and my family all made suggestive comments like "been enjoying the cake lately?" I was so angry since I'm such a healthy eater and excersize every single day!!!!! I have never had a problem wth my weight before and the only change I made in my lifestyle was coming of Yasmin. I was so upset with my appearance I have actually gone back on the Yasmin. However its ridiculus to stay on it for beauty's sake.

Has anyone ever experiecend this before??? If so what did you do????

My daughter has been on Yasmin for almost a month and the side affects for her are terrible. She has experienced major depression and pms symptoms. I'm relieved to know that these symptoms are "normal" for this type of BC. We will probably switch to something else.

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:03:10 -0600 by Guest, #36378

This is just plain rude and talk about petty. Please, raise your standards here and remember what this site is about for God's sake. I think that you should remember that when post things like this here, new folks coming in are likely completely confused or think that someone such as yourself has just plain lost it.

If you want to be supportive of other women like yourself, as you are clearly in a rant, than exercise less judgement and some kindness for goodness sakes. Everyone here is trying to be helpful. And I would definately say that your comments are about the least refined, helpful or thoughtful in months of coming to this site. If anyone is trying to get some help, it certainly helps for all of us to hear how long someone has been on, off or trying to come off. There is nothing "petty" about that and many women that do find it helpful.

I have no idea who you are, where you come from or what your "hell" has been like on yasmin but it certainly sounds like it is still taking its toll if the way you are coming across says anything. While personal experiences are helpful, so is information. I also don't even know who all the folks are who have been posting but I discovered that alot of what is there-highlights a good majority of the symptoms I experience and many of the other women here have.

While being more "touched" may help you, for others, havinng "information" to apply may be just as valuable to others. Ya follow?

Sarah, I think that making your own site is helpful and am consistently impressed by your level of maturity and kindness and wanting to reach out and help others.

Whoever this person is that made this post, I certainly hope that you get the help and support that you need as you sound rather crude and out of control. Good luck to you.

Its really so disappointing when women do this kind of thing with eachother. Really. Keep your chin up will you. For all of us, you set an example.

I just switched about 2 weeks ago from Diane 35 to Yasmin and I've noticed that I've started breaking out in what looks like a rash on my face. I have eczema and I think sebhorrhea as well, and with Diane 35 my face was totally clear except for a couple of spots caused by eczema which i could deal with. Yasmin seemed as if it was killing my appetite but if it cannot deal with my eczema and sebhorrhea (most likely) I think I should go back to Diane 35 and gain the weight for the sake of good skin. Should I stop taking Yasmin immediately or should I continue with it till I get my period then continue with Diane? I'm confused. Anyone with the same side effects?

Dear Chrissy,
hugs hugs hugs to you
I was soooo worried i know its going to take time as long as i know the others like yourself had the sake effects and the blood pressure rising i can cope but its just when u go to the docs they make you feel like you are going to be living your last days and god know we werent living on this damn pill anyhow.
Again thanks sooo much i have left my chrissy dinner table just to check if emailed back ( another yasmin anxiety effect)
thanks
Lisa