Yasmin and slowing down

I'm 6 weeks post yasmin. I have gained five pounds since I got off the pill and it seems to increase every week. Did this happen to anyone else?

also, while I was on the pill, (2 years) my hair fell out in huge clumps everyday. I had zero libido and my breasts were non-existent. I was extremely irritable and angry for about one week every month prior to getting the period.

Since I've been off the pill, I feel better overall. Even the breasts came back somewhat right away. Minus the one day of terrible headache and nausea. I'm wondering, why am I gaining so much weight so quickly and will they come off? am I just retaining water or is my metabolism slowing down? My diet is the same as before.

did anyone else experience the similar?

--joy

Hey Everyone! Today is a wonderful day. like others in this forum, my last pill was on Saturday, Since then I've had my period which was not too bad, really thick but not too painful. Had a few headaches but my complexion is better than ever, I feel somewhat normal, I finally had a full nights sleep last night. I've had to get up and change clothes every night because I sweat so much, It feels like my heart rate is actually slowing down and I am more aware of my surroundings. It's great. I still have the sense that my chest is tight and my throat is somewhat closed off but besides that I am a happier person and am excited to be alive! U an very convinced that BC methods in general are all poisonous, not just Yasmin. I am constructing a list of all BC's I've been on and all the syptoms. I was always healthy as a child and never got sick until college. Well, I finally made the connection that I started getting sick after I started the BC. Stupid me! Why did I ever start it! Anyways, things are good, and I'm sure will get better, keep your chins up everyone.

Oh yeah, I think that there is a correlation with how long it takes to get over the syptoms and how long you have actually been on the pill. for me it's been less than a year and things are disappearing quickly.

I was on Yasmine for about 6 months. I started having hair loss about 2 months of taking the pill. I've never had such an experience while on birth control pills. It was bad enough that I'm off this pill and won't take another pill again after this experience. I called my Dr. to notify of my sympton and was told hair loss is not a sympton listed in the insert with yasmine and to see my primary doctor to have my thyroid checked out. I did that and my thyroid was fine. I do believe it was this pill. After a month off this pill my hair loss seems to be slowing down--I just hope it grows back! I did not feel very good while on this pill!