Yasmin and sooo

I started Yasmin about 7 months ago and i must admit it has definitely took away the acne, have an awesome 4 or 5 day period. BUT i seriously hate the side effect of crying and being so emotional all the time, it really has come to be a problem between me and my husband, i'll tend to blow up over anything and was never that way before.

I am so glad that I found this site, and I don’t feel like I’m going crazy anymore! I’m 22 and had been taking Yasmin for 2 years. About two months into taking Yasmin I began having unexplained migraines for days that would not go away. I was prescribed medication for my migraines, and it didn’t help. Then, I became depressed and would cry about everything. I also became moody and would yell at everybody for no reason at all. I was also tired all the time and was constantly having hot flashes. I also had terrible nausea and vomiting with Yasmin. I vomited almost every night for two months! The worst symptom of all though, was panic attacks that almost put me in the hospital one time. I finally looked up the side effects of Yasmin and thankfully found this site. I have been off Yasmin for two weeks now, and already I feel like myself again! I have more energy, and I am no longer moody or sick to my stomach. I have also not had a migraine and I even feel more clear headed. Yasmin destroyed my relationship with my fiancé and I’ll never get that back. Hopefully, other woman will see this and stop taking Yasmin before it ruins their relationships. I thank all of you woman who shared your stories! I felt so much better after reading them.

I can't believe I have found this site!!! I have been having horrendous but very petty arguments with my boyfriend just lately, to the point I do not know if we are over as he is only speaking to me in a temper voice. Obviously I believe eveything is his fault(!) and now after reading the site I am wondering if it is all actually me and down to my pill, yasmin, as everything I have read about everyones mood swings rings true! I am almost 3 months in and have been experiencing headaches for the first time in my life and I thought it was just one of those things. My breasts are nearly up a whole size and I have become really really self conscious which I have also never been like before and few of my clothes appear to fit. I have also recently visited the Dr's with dizziness which I actually put down to Jasmin although she said it couldn't possibly be the pill and put it down to a dodgy eardrum which she thinks I have - also I believe I have become increasingly deaf... could that be the pill too or am I now blaming everything that is going wrong in my life on that one tiny little tablet????
I am going to book an appointment with my Dr for tonight but am really conscious that I am going to burst into tears the moment I walk into the surgery - is this the table or because of the rows with my boyfriend? (Like the chicken and egg!)
I have been on Dianette for years and have never experienced any problems - surely it can't be that bad, can it?????

Hi, I am really glad I came across this site, I have just recently started Yaz (I am in my 2nd week now). The reason why I searched the side effects of Yaz is because my breasts are so swollen and sore, I cant even touch them. I am naturally large breasted and hate the fact that they are now much bigger that I cant even wear my normal bras. I too have become sooo sleepy despite the fact that I am getting my normal hours sleep.
Does anyone know of an alternative pill that I could take instead of Yaz as i have only heard negetive things about it.

Thanks,
T

hi guys! about four months ago my doctor switched me from ortho tri cyclen lo(which I had been on for two years) to yasmin. It was the worst experience I have ever had in my entire life. About a week into the medicine I started getting horrible headaches, terrible anxiety and suicidal thoughts. I was sooo scared from this medicine that I stopped taking it thinking that everything was going to get better! Well wasnt I wrong. I developed OCD really bad to a point where I would sit and worry that I would hurt someone I loved or that I would hurt myself. and I had disturbing thoughts in my head that made my anxiety worse. I have been off the medicine for like 4 months and I am now taking 50 mgs of zoloft for my OCD, anxiety, and depression. I am unsure that it is working yet it's only been two weeks! I hope and pray eveyday that I finally start feeling myself! It's been horrible! Has anyone had this experience from this medicine? and if so do you think that I should get a hormone test, because I am almost convinced from reading other posts that my hormones are wacky! Well thanks for reading! and I hope everyone feels better! :)

I have experienced a lot of muscle spasms, cramping in my calves while on yasmin (14 months). Has anyone

hi kim 123,
i know you don't feel like yourself but just seeing your post you sound so much more together than you have when we have emailed each other,you seem stronger and the fact that you have been researching and are now able to pass your advice on is a sign that you are on the road to recovery,i am sooo pleased for you kim i really did feel for you when you were just of yasmin and in that terrible first stage of withdrawl,and also well done for getting off the lexapro,i'm sure you don't realise it but it was such a strong thing for you to do and you have coped brilliantly. how is dejay doing? have not heard from her in a while,i hope that means she is out there enjoying life to the full and had put this nightmare behind her!
great to hear from you on the new site,i hope you will find even more help and support on that site too.

sarah

hi Bitter RN,
i wondered if you could explain a term used on my blood samples? please.

serum sodium =135mmol/l
serum potassium haemolysed.

what does haemolysed mean? i get sooo confused searching through the internet!

sarah

i find it incredible the yasmin and yaz are both marketed for the treatment of pms and pmdd. it gave me most of the symptoms and more that it states it can help! i wonder how they came to the conclusion it cure many pms symptoms???? i had no problems at all before i went onto yasmin,i had never suffered anxiety or depression before. i am really quite concerned that this is being prescribed to women who are already in quite a bad hormonal situation,this drug can make it sooo much worse!

hi tclark,
your story sounds very similar to mine,are you in the states or the UK? it is so hard to find a doctor that specialises in hormonal disorders and especially one that will believe that yasmin has caused these problems in the first place! The natural progesterone sounds good but i am just sooo worried about messing with my hormones now i feel too scared to try anything in case i make my anxiety and panic attacks worse again,it was such hell the 1st time round.

sarah

hi dejay78,
i am so sorry that you feeling so bad,i really feel for you,i made me so sad to read your post as i can remember feeling that i would never be well again and that i just wanted my life to be over. please do not feel bad about taking the lexapro,if it will help you then that is all that matters.do not feel that because other women survived without taking anything it makes you a weaker person ,it does not! i have no idea if taking a medication would have made my recovery easier or not but i was sooo terrified of taking another medication that i thought i would take my chances without,it does not make me a stronger person that you at all,all that matters is that you get well again and that you can cope with your children again and that you can sleep again and that you can smile and enjoy your life again.it does not matter what you take or don't take as long as you recover,each of us that has been affected by yasmin have had different symptoms and imbalances and different medications or vitamins etc that have helped us,hopefully the lexapro will give you enough relief from your symptoms that your system and your mind will be ready to fight back, we all need a little helping hand now and again, it makes no difference what works as long as it does work. if you need moral support you know where we are, all the wonderful ladies here will always answer your questions or give you support when you need it.

my heart goes out to you and your family.i really hope that the lexapro will give you some much needed rest from your symptoms. i did have twitchy legs at night,they would jump and fidget but that seems to have stopped now (8 months off yasmin) keep the faith that you will get better,tell yourself everyday that you will and are getting better,i know it does not seem like it now but it will happen little by little and day by day.

sarah

wow. I have to agree with everyone on here. Im sooo glad i found this website. My boyfriend has been trying to pursuade me to get off yasmin for months now and i finally have. Yasmin
has made me miserable. Moody, bitchy irritable and most of
all a lack of a sex drive. Its made me anxious and horribly snappy.
I am SO glad to be off of it and i cant wait until its out of my system. Does anyone know how long it takes to be completley gone and too feel normal again? I dont know anyone who has been happy on this birth control!
thanks for everyones imput, its very reassuring to
know im not the only person feeling nuts on this medication!

hi, sorry to hear that your daughter has gone down hill again. unfortunately this is a really common problem, a lot of us that had depression/anxiety and scary thoughts find we still have problems during our ovulation and also right before our periods, it does get easier each month but it is still there. i can imagine at the moment she is doubting herself and is thinking "what if it is not the yasmin after all and i am actually mentally ill"? she would not be alone in that thought,we have all been there. i have been off yasmin for 6 months now and most of the time i can handle it,my anxiety levels day to day are very low but pre-menstrally it can still throw me know and again and have me thinking the same thought,but i know it is not true,it is just my hormones trying to recover. pms A has most of the symptoms we all suffer so i have concluded that instead of helping with pms yasmin can actually cause it. it seems like all we can do is wait and have faith that it will get better and also take care of our bodies nutritionally and physically. i really hope that your daughter starts to feel better soon,she is sooo young and should not have to suffer this at her age. she is obviously a very responsible young lady and thought that taking yasmin was a positive thing to do, we have all suffered the consiquences of taking this poison but luckily we are all here to support each other and to reasuure each other that it does get better.you are doing a wonderful job of supporting your daughter,that will be a great help to her. i really do wish you and her all the best,look up pms A symotoms and see if there are any tips to help on a monthly basis.

sarah

hi ladies,now you come to mention it i also had pain in my vagina,it was so bad i stopped using tampons but as the yasmin had already put my sex drive into reverse i could not tell you if sex was painful! i didn't really think too much about it until it was mentioned on this site. i am sure that i have read somewhere that birth control pills can cause some pain in the vagina,something to do with estrogen levels causing atrophy similar to what some older ladies may experience during their menapause,can't remember exactly where i read it as i have trawled the internet with sooo many questions since my yasmin nightmare started! still... onwards and upwards, we must all look to a better future without yasmin and it's hellish side effects!

sarah

thank you SOOO much flowerbabies. before this pill i was on alesse. so my hormones werent in a normal state to begin with. i didnt take my pill last night but i think im just going to stay off of it for a while until i can see my doctor. after reading all the side effects on this site im really scared and want to stop it before anything else starts. one of my friends has been on almost all the same pills as i have, with the exception of yasmin and now she is on cyclen.. so im thinking of starting that one because she says its not bad at all.
soo thank you so so so much. i really appreciate you getting back to me!
jess

wow I almost forgot to add to the previous post...

incredibly decreased sex drive! I mean I am sooo attracted to my boyfriend and can still get turned on, but when in bed together I dont wanna have sex, or do anything sexual. It's so depressing. Once we get into things I typically enjoy it, but its not the same as it used to be. I cant get excited about it anymore :(

What that heck is it about Yasmin that is making it so different from any other pill?
Why am I turning into a "Yasmaniac"!?

hi brittkat,
glad my experiences with yasmin have been able to help you,i was also told that i was suffering from anxiety/panic disorder by my doctor,he prescribed me diazepam,i took them for a while and they made me sooo much worse. then he tried to put me on anti-depressants which i refused.i was sure all along that i did not have an anxiety disorder as i have always managed to cope with life quite well up until 6 months after taking yasmin.i took it for 1.5 years,the first 6 months were fine but the year after that was pure hell,i didn't want to live any more i felt that bad and anxious and depressed,i was scared all the time and had the most terrifying thoughts not to mention constant panic attacks. now i am off yasmin my life is pretty much back to normal except for the memories of my year of pure hell. i lost all faith in my doctor as he never listened when i suggested yasmin could be the problem. i now have a female doctor who is much more sympathetic. i live in the uk so have no experience with gynacologists as seems to be who would deal with these problems in the US but judging by some of the posts they are just as bad a GP's. hang in there brittkat,it will get better! my thoughts are with you!

DEAR SILKE

I am so so glad for you....well done darling you have done so well fro yourself and come so very far........who would have thought at our ages we would get sooo excited about getting a period....hahahah
again well done and take care

LISA

Hey flowerbabies!! I have been feeling pretty bad. My OCD is sooo hard for me to handle. I think I have had it slightly my whole life--- checking to make sure doors are locked, being scared that someone was going to break in, etc.- but it blew up while I was on Yasmin. I now have HOCD-- which is fear that your a lesbian of all things!! I am obsessed with it, and its hard for me to think of anything else. It is insane and I hate it. I feel like a horrible person and I just hope I can get through this.

Hi all! I have been off Yasmin for almost a month now and things have been so tough. I got diagnosed with OCD for the first time- although looking back I think that I have had it slightly my whole life. I think that the hormonoal inbalance definently contributed to my blow out.
Anyways I am getting by although things are sooo tough. My blood pressure went way down and my throat doesn't hurt very often.
Thank you guys for all of the support you gave me when I really needed it!

hi all,just a quick update. i have been off yasmin for 5 weeks now and just had my 1st normal period..... woo hooo! i am feeling sooo much better now i am off that stuff. my anxiety levels have dropped to virtually nil,panic attacks are getting better,i haven't had a headache for about 3 weeks,my facial numbness is getting better and less frequent, my bowels are getting back to normal and i just feel happier in myself and more able to cope with whatever may come along. i jst wanted to post this to give hope to all of you that are suffering...it just keeps getting better and better,it may take a week or it may take a year but just knowing that it will get better will keep you going.

abs528,
how are you doing,you have not posted for a while? you must be nearly a month free of yasmin now,is the anxiety easing? i really hope that you are doing better.

here here silke!
i too was surprised at the "2 weeks and great "post! i thought yasmin was a wonder pill for the 1st 6 months i was on it,my skin cleared up,my periods were a doddle,no water retention,no cramping.i went on holiday and took 2 packs back to back and bang........ my life turned upside down! i was sooo anxious i was scared to go out,i was scared to stay in ,i cried,i had nighmares,terrifying thoughts,i couldn't eat,i couldn't sleep,i just cried all the time,i couldn't deal with my kids,i was scared to be around them because i thought i had gone crazy,i lost 35lbs because i physically could not eat or if i did i was sick,i felt dizzy,my ears felt muffled,my vision was blurred and i just felt like i was going to die. i had constant panic attacks,palpitations,racing heart,shaking...the list goes on and on,i was put on diazepam but that made me worse.i struggled on until i found this site by accident,i stopped taking yasmin 5 weeks ago and am already feeling much better,my anxiety levels have dropped massively and the panic attacks are getting easier to deal with. if yasmin works for you then that's great,were all different but please remember that we are not all so lucky! we are all here to share our experiences of yasmin and to give each other help and advice if we can, femalepara...i am glad that yasmin is relieving some of your ailments and i sincerely hope that it carries on working for you as it does for some women but please please bare in mind that if you get ANYTHING unusal,like nausea,bowel problems,depression or any of the symptoms discussed on here,it could be that yasmin has struck again.

HI everyone especially Tiffany,
You sound just like me. I was on it for 3 yrs. and the last 6 months were the worst. I didn't know that I was sooo sick b/c of the pill until I stopped it of course. Tiffany, your symptoms are what I went through the last 6 months I was on it. I went to so many Dr's until I found this post.

I too went to the e.r b/c I almost passed out while shopping. I was nauseaus, had diarrhea, severe anxiety, I would have to pull my car over and sit for a while. The last week I was on it, I had 6 panic attacks in one day. Horrible depressive thoughts, and I'm soo not that type, It was so absurd, by this time I was so used to them I could try to control them a bit.

I thought I had food poisoning at least 8 times in one month, b/c I woke up vomiting and the other for no reason. (now I know it was the b.c) but at that time I didn't.

I really feel great now. I've been off for 4 months had 3 normal periods, (or what I should call yamin periods) and now I am almost 2 weeks late. I can only imagine it's on it's way. If you see from some of my previous posts, I have all of the signs, but who knows.

There are still times where I will have a slight leg pain, or slight slight numbing, but I know why it's happening and it is totally livable and I"m just happy to be here. By now I'm sure the Dr's would have had me all dopped up on some form of drug.

Thank goodness for this post. Just remember we were putting a drug in our bodies for so many years. Me only Yasmin for 3 yrs but I've been on some form of b.c since I was a teen.

So keep your head up and when you feel like shi* read these posts. I read very less frequently now, (however due to my lateness I've been checking every day) but when I first stopped taking it I checked and posted every day. It's really great encouragement no matter what stage of recovery we are in!
Oh yeah one more thing, my fatique got so bad I would fall asleep at 7 p.m and sleep until 8 am and still have a hard time getting up however, it was a very restless hot sweating sleep.

Thanks to everyone,
Hill

Hi,

I have been taking Yasmin for 16 days now. I started them b/c my periods were messed up and I was having bouts of fatigue that I thought may be due to my hormones being messed up after ruling other things out. Well, my bouts of fatigue were relieved immediately, but I have become more and more depressed each day until now I feel like I don't even want to live any more and there is nothing that I feel like doing (I have no interests). So, after me and my boyfriend discussed my feelings, I decided to look this drug up on the web. The first page that came up was this one, and I am sooo glad that I found out so I will know I am not just crazy. The funny thing was that when I went to the Dr. and she was going to start me on them, she said that all bcp's were the same when I began to ask her questions about side effects!!!

Sooo...I've been on Yasmin for a little over two months. In that time I have LOST ten pounds. I am attributing this to my "messed up" appetite. I will randomly get incredibly hungry, make myself some food, and then feel grossly full before I even take a bite. Luckily, my heart feels fluttery if I don't eat anything, so I force down a meal here or there. The sharp hunger pains before the loss of appetite seems very strange to me. Although I look better in that little red dress than I did three months ago, my body feels entirely less healthy. Take this medication cautiously.

Ok so I have been on Yasmin since June 2005, At first it was great because it was the 1st BC that i didn't gain sooo much weight! Well I had always had a slight anexity problem but never went through what I went through on Yasmin! Heres my story!! In November 05 i went on anxiety medication tried muliple medications and nothing worked i was having more and more panic attacks...THEN...i went away for the weekend and got stuck for 5days without my birthcontrol. Had to stop taking it and wait for my period to come and restart it...Well I was off yasmin for almost 2 months and never felt better in my life!!! I was happy no more irraitablity, mood swings, no more bloating, no more anxiety!!! Started taking it again within days I was miserable again! NO more hormones for me!!!! Ughh Yasmin my worst experience in 24 yrs!

OOPS forgot to add

Lisa here, my darling hubby had a vasectomy on friday ok he is not feeling the best right now but after what i have been trough he thought it only fair...( god i love him for that)
Silke your and mine story is sooo similar my symptoms did not surface until 2 years and came on like alight bulb so anyone that comments that we should get a reaction straight after starting yasmin i would love to debate this and i too after getting a serious cold and flu went downhill......

dear chrissy,

thanks for you kind words. i know when im good im sooo positive but when i fell like this again its hard and i know only women here understand. did you find that the first three months were the hardest, and then it begin to get better cause i do not know if i could continue each month with this severity
lisa

Hi everyone,

I found this thread last May 05 after I had been on Yasmin for over 2 years (after being on ortho tri cyclin for 3+ yrs). I was having terrible stomach aches, gas, cramping and always felt sick. I almost passed out in the shower twice and had NO sex drive. I was also tired ALL the time. After reading this thread I immediately stopped taking the pill. I would say within 2 months I physically felt SOOO much better. I went through some emotional times especailly right before I got my first period off the pill. I have not had a regular cycle since I have been off the pill. My cycles were lasting 35-40 days and then in Nov. I started spotting and never got my period. It lasted for over a month!!! The doctor said it was anovulatory bleeding and I am convinced it was realted to the pill (although they did not say this). He wanted me to go back on the pill to regulate my cycle (hello? the same poison that caused this in the first place! I don't think so!) I finally got my regualr peroid and things finally seem to be settling down. My sex drive is still low, although I know there can be lasting effects related to using the pill. PLease, to all women who are using this pill-STOP!! I can not tell you how much better I feel. After thinking about what the pill does to your body it's no wonder we have all these side effects. Thank you to all the women who started this thread and convinced me to stop when I did. I owe you more then you know!!

Thank you all for your posts. I swore that I was alone in this. I am taking my last Yasmin in 2 days. I will finish the cycle.
Today my heart was pounding and I could not get my heart rate under 150. I have pains and I am dizzy... The day I got my pd, I had a migraine! I never had this before.
I am so scared that this will be like this forever. I am sooo leery about trying MIRENA.
I am so dizzy right now, it is no joke.
Please keep posting everyone. Thanks again!

Dear Linzi,

Firstly throw away your pill packet, i too was just like you i went to the er three times thought i was having a heart attack and it was just full blown anxiety attack and the other lovely numbness side effects of this poison.
I too couold not work, thought i was going to die in the middle of the night, had constant death thoughts, could not cpe etc.
THERE IS HOPE, this week i am 10 weeks off this poison they call yasmin and i am feeling sooo much better. The anxiety is a lot better, the paranoia is all but gone and when ifirst was off yasmin i could not even walk past my letter box i was so fatigues and could never work out why. It took me weeks of just waslking slowly each day ( to help my anxiety) and then this past week i have managed a 5kilometer walk each day with my children (CHRISSY you would be s proud) and i am feeling like i am getting my life back. IT IS SLOW and that first two months if it were not for the girls here i dont think i could have done it, but think of it this way you stop the pill, and then you just let your body recover. If you continue taking this pill then its just another day, week month that you continue to let this hell control your body.
antidepressants are not the answer , try something natural, are you living in australia, if so i will give you some names of the things that i took, i understand you feel you need something but trust me give yourself a few months and you wont be 100% but you will be on the way to being you again.

Good Luck
Lisa
p.s all symtoms are worse at ovulation time and te week of your period remember that.

and thanks to all the girls that have constantly been there for me i could not have come this far ( and i have a way to go) without you all.......

Dear Chrissy,
thanks again....
did u have low progesterone levels, and if so what do you do for that????
Got periods and feeling sooo low today mmm great new years , trying so hard to be positive but had palpitations all day and wondering how long is this going to take and hey i know its only 2 mths but want it over like all of us on here.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Lisa

Dear Chrissy and Silke,
thanks so much for replying, will try to take on board all your advice i appreciate it sooo much and from the bottom of my heart a BIG THANK YOU for being there. strange isnt it how two women on an internet site can be more supportive than all the doctors in the world and cannot link these side effects together.
Have a great new year
2 mths off yasmin today and heres to a better 2006
Ps. Chrissy i live in adelaide

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

Voicesi,
Thank you sooo much for responding. Everything you have said makes a lot of sense and you made my day=) I really don't think deep down that getting on anti-anxiety medicine would be right for me. I just get so discouraged because I feel like this poison should already be out of my system. I guess I need to be more patient. Thanks for the tip about music! I already do that and it really does help. I have also been walking everyday and that helps a bunch. Have you or anyone thought about putting a lawsuit against yasmin? I really don't think this pill should still be on the market. I don't believe women should have to go through what we are going through. Well thanks again voicesi for responding. I really appreciate it.
Hugs to everyone out there!!!

I've been on the pill for two days and i am sooo nauseous, i spent all last night feeling like i was going to vomit.

Hi ladies,
Well it has been 4.5 months since I took my last Yasmin pill and I am finally starting to notice a real difference in my anxiety level. Within a month of starting Yasmin, I developed panic attacks, generalized anxiety, depression, severe mood swings, and an array of physical symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight gain, joint aches and pains, headaches, and blurred vision. After stopping Yasmin, I noticed the physical symptoms disappeared within a month, but I was left with the emotional symptoms, particularly anxiety. I would cry at the drop of a hat and I became hypersensitive to everything. I became very insecure, started taking everything personally, and the anxiety and panic attacks created a lot of self doubt which I am still dealing with. Only now, 4.5 months later, am I starting to have more normal days similar to the old me, but the anxiety is still there (at a much lower level though) and I do deal with irrational thoughts at different points in my cycle. All I can say is this is probably the worst thing I have ever put in my body and it is pure poison. If it weren't for this website and having friends that I e-mail who are going through the same thing, I probably would have lost everything and been in some mental institution. These have been some of the worst months of my life when they could have been the best because I have so much to be thankful for and I really have a great life. Yasmin has made me question everything about myself and every aspect of my life including personal relationships and my job. Somewhere along the way, I kind of forgot who I was because of the constant anxiety and living in fear. Now that I am finally starting to feel better, I am trying to re-claim what was lost and build things back up, but it is a slow and emotionally difficult process because I am having a hard time trusting myself and others. To all of you who are still on Yasmin, I strongly advise you to quit if you are developing symptoms such as mine. I wouldn't wish this experience on my worst enemy. Good luck to all of you in Yasmin recovery--it does get better, but it takes time and patience.

I'm 18 and have been on the pill for about 2 months now and have not experienced any really serious side effects. I thought what I was experiencing, though, was just me! It's sooo nice to read this board and see other women who share these symptoms. I have noticed that my heart beats rapidly sometimes, I'm more prone to nausea and feel hungry all the time. I actually forgot to take my pill last night and today I feel really depressed! One plus is my breasts have grown! Does anyone know of other, more effective, forms of oral contraceptive?

Hi everyone

My daughter had been taking Yasmin for a year. She was put on it for medical reasons. During the last year her personality has gone from bad to worse. Being very irrational with mood swings and a "Dr Jek/ Mr Hyde" personality thing going. Just very hard to talk to any sense into at all. After suffering with her we took her to our family Dr who said she had mild depression and perscibed Zolft. We saw a quick improvement however after a few months on zoloft she took herself off when she gained 12 lbs in 3 months. However after reading this web sight it has become clear that maybe just maybe her problems are related to the Yasmin. After talking with our doctor we have decided to take her off Yasmin to see if we see any improvements. As we think back..yes, she has always been strong willed and some what "difficult" but there has been a definite decline in her personality behavior in the last year. Sooo my question is this..she has been off the Yasmin for almost 2 weeks now and we dont seem to see much of a differance ( maybe a tiny bit?). Cna nayone maybe shed soem light on how long this might take to "begin to return to normal" ( assuming it could be Yasmin). Any thoughts on this would be helpful. Thank you

Hi,

I've been off of Yasmin for about a month now. My symptoms are getting better, but are not completely gone yet. I still have occasional anxiety attacks at night time. Anyone else experience this? I just can't sleep when this happens. I am SOOO sure it has to still be from the side effects as i've never had this before. Also my blood pressure is a bit higher than usual and i've had a higher pulse rate than ever!

I used to have pain in my chest and a lot of trouble catching my breath before and that is gone now. HOW long does this go on?

I feel like i want to go to the doctor, but i KNOW they don't think it's related to this bcp. I also don't want to go on some OTHER meds for anxiety if the end of the side effects is near!

I hope to hear back from some of you!

otlakerat@tds.net