This registry is a place to share positive or negative side effects of using Yasmin. If you directly experienced a side effect while using Yasmin, then we encourage you to enter it here. Please note that entries here are the experiences of individual users, and in no way means that you or anyone else will experience the same side effect, since the same medication affects people in different ways. Please always contact your physician.
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July 30th
2004
8:09 PM
it is so interesting and comforting to read about all of the crazy side effects of this pill. I recenly, about 3 weeks ago, decided to go off of Yasmin. I originally went on to reduce menstrual cramps but after a year and a half I am back to where I started with the cramps. my husband and I discussed it and both agreed to invest in LadyComp (which will arrive next week!). Anyway, I'll start by saying that over the past 3 weeks I have been INCREDIBLY fatigued, have had daily migraine strength headaches, and my breasts have been very sore and swollen. I attributed it all to a chancge in schedule due to a new job, but it's been amonth on the new job and I still feel like CRAP! After reading all of these experiences I know that it must be my body adjusting to going off of the pill...which brings me to when I was ON the pill. I just thought that I had changed. My sex drive (which had never been very high) totally crashed and I felt uncontrollably moody. I have felt like a hypochondriac for the past year and a half becuase it seemed as though every day I had some type of new ache, cramping, mood, etc. I still don't know how much was caused by Yasmin, but I am anxious to get it out of my system and, hopefully, recover my strength, vitality and sex drive. Has anyone experienced this "coming down" phase? How long does it last? Please share your stories! Women need to know about this!
-- By kerisas | Reply | Private Message meIn my experience, Western doctors have discouraged my "instinct" and I believe that women are being told not to trust themselves nor are we encouraged to know and listen to our bodies. I'm tired of it.