March 11. 2010 12:03

I am quite shocked to read this news today, I am a 24 years old woman who has been on Yasmin for about 6 years. I recently went to the Doctor complaining of stabbing pains on the left side of my chest, difficulty breathing, sensations of a fluttering in my heart and pain down my left arm. The Doctor asked if I had been feeling anxious or worried, to which I replied no not unusually and just left it at that. Maybe I should get a second opinion?

Sarah

March 11. 2010 22:10

The middle of December of 2009 I was switched to the birth control MIN-OVRAL to get my menstration cycle on track- hadn't had a real one in the 4 months prior... (I had currently been on Alesse).
On january 10, my family and i were about an hour away from our home town for my daughter's hockey tournament. We were up farely early for the first game, then we were hanging around at the arena waiting for the final game after lunch. We sat down and were eating (and I was reading a magazine) when all of a sudden the words on the magazine that I was reading got all jumbled and I was seeing white spots all over the place (apparently called "auras"). I am 26 and have had "cronic hypertention" (high blood pressure) since being diagnosed when i was 18 yrs old. I thought that maybe these reactions were due to my blood pressure, so I told my boyfriend about the jumbled words and the spots and that I was starting to get dizzy and nautious; I went to stand up (to go out to the truck to lay down and relax...) and that's when my feet when completely numb, then my legs started to go numb as well as though there was a wave consuming me from the feet up; I stumbled and lost my balance; then my right arm went numb and i couldn't stand and I was starting to not comprehend what anyone were saying. My boyfriend and the kids brought me to the hospital, I started to black out but I was forcing myself to keep my eyes open while we drove. By the time we got to the hospital, my face and my throat were knumb as well; i couldn't talk or put words together and was blacking out consistantlly and could not walk on my own (felt like i was inebriated).
I believe the peak of the attack was while at the hospital about 5 minutes after getting into a bed (which I was immediately brought to). I was being asked questions (apparently about what medications I was taking), but all I could put together in my mind was the letter "M" (the medicine that I have been on for 8 yrs is metoprolol- definately know the name), but I could not process what I was thinking into words (I am told that I was speaking jumbled, jibberish and did not make sense at all). By this time aprox. 25 minutes had passed since the beginning of the attack. At this time of utter confusion and panic, my children were trying to talk with me; I knew they were with me, I had a connection to that feeling, but I could not think of their names or who they were to me (this scared me so badly and it was completely frustrating). My boyfriend came back into the room to me crying and came to console me. I knew he was with me as well, but couldn't process his name...as he was hugging me I focused on who these people were and at first all I could picture were the first letters in their names and then I found their names.
I was very aware during this whole ordeal, I just could not communicate or recollect.
I remember looking at the clock and noticing the time...my daughter needed to get back to the arena for her game!! (I even thought that it was odd that I was preoccupied with getting her back in time...)
So, I sent my boyfriend back to the arena for the game, but as soon as they left the doctor was sending me to a town about 2 1/2 hours away for a CT scan to be sure there were no lasting effects in the brain from the attack.
I was still blacking out and as soon as I started to gain my composure and self-knowing- I was stricken by the most intense migraine I have ever experienced (I say this because I had thought that I had had a few during high school, but apparently not- this was intense). The lights just burned into my head and all sounds were like they were in head phones at top volume (getting nautious and dizzy).
During the ambulance ride I was coherant, but I had to keep my eyes closed. the vomiting started mid way through the transfer (every time the attendant would wake me up to do vitals). Fortunately my mom lived in the town where we were headed (it took a bit at the hospital to remember her number...)- she met me there and my boyfriend and kids came along right after the game.
The migraine (along with the vomiting) continued through out the evening. I got the feeling back in my feet and legs but not in my right arm. The CT scan showed that there was no interferance or obstruction. The doctor asked the usual questions of what has changed in my life and immediately i thought of the birth control. He thought for sure that they were connected as well. He told me that it would appear that I had had a TIA, but unfortunately (other than doing the scan as the temporary blockage occurs) there is no way to conclude that that was indeed what had happened other than basing the diagnosis on the conditions that I presented during the attack. I was advised to avoid the borth control pill all together because of my medical history (cronic hypertention) and was put on IV and given some migraine meds to ease the pain in the head. Remained for a few hours for observation, but then was sent home.
The beast of a migraine remained, but I was so wiped out that I slept the hour drive home. By the time we got home the vomiting had ceased, but the head was still aching and my arm was still numb.
woke up the next morning and thought that it was all a dream...NOPE. Migraine still present, arm still numb and to top it off, I was still having troubles with my speech (like a stutter and tripping over what words I wanted to use and putting them together), This all lasted for a week. The attack happened on sunday january 10, 2010 and it took until the following saturday for my speech to correct itself, my arm to get the feeling back and the migraines to dim down to a constant all over aching.
I had seen in total 4 doctors in that week from the beginning of the attack (2 on the day of the attack, 1 in emergency on the wednesday and then my family doctor on the thursday). 3 out of the 4 doctors suggested the birth control was involved; the 4th (my family doctor) seemed determined that "birth control doesn't do this". I was officially diagnosed with a "complicated Migraine".
I was so upset after this doctors' appointment! All I kept thinking was that I didn't have the migraine until after the attack!- does this really explain what happened??
I researched the "Complicated Migraine" diagnosis and along the way discovered the "TIA" (Transient Iscemic Attack). Everything fit toward the TIA and the more I read I am under the understanding that the diagnosis of a "Complicated Migraine" (or head ache) is such a broad spectrum for unexplained occurances. I'm pretty positive that the 2 doctors that i saw prior to my family doctor had mentioned "TRANSIENT ISCEMIC ATTACK" because it was explained to me that what had happened was a "temporary blockage to the brain"- or a mini-stroke. (and this is the definition of a TIA)

okay...now on to the prior and the present....

Prior to this attack (whatever you would like to call it) i was having horrible nights. I would wake up in a panic. my heart fluttery, my left arm would be uncomfortable and would be feeling nautious. I had gone into the ER I think 3 times because of this issue. I was told that I was having a panic attack (um..i wasn't panicking until after...but i'm sure it wasn't helping). I had a ECG done one of the visits, but otherwise I was given oxygen the one time and sleeping pills the others.

Now to now....the issues that I was having prior to my attack in January are continuing. I am constantly being asked what's stressing me out and honestly there is nothing different going on in my life (other than this issue obviously)
I had a cardiogram and blood tests done the following week of the attack and everything apparently apeared normal. Finally last Sunday I was back at the ER (for the 4th time since the attack) for the "panic attack". I had another ECG performed- normal yet again. Then I had a chest x-ray on monday and all that was found on that was that there was an irregularity in one of my lungs (ct scan on my chest is waiting to be scheduled to get more info on that).

I am so lost! I KNOW there is something wrong! I don't know where I should go to get answers or if there is anywhere to go!! I haven't felt "normal" for about 8 months now and am interested in knowing what is going on.
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(just as a side note...even though i was told by my family doctor that i could continue on with the birth control- i have not. I would prefer to have another baby than to take the chance on my life...just saying)

Heather

March 15. 2010 22:31

I have a 16 year old daughter who started taking Yasmin at 14 to alleviate heavy bleeding and painful periods. Not long after her 15th birthday she was rushed to hospital with what was later discovered as a gall bladder attack. After an ultrasound was performed, it was confirmed she had 5 gall stones and would need her gall bladder removed - at 15 - highly unusual for a girl that age. I am now beginning to wonder if the drug Yasmin contributed to this health issue. She continues to suffer pain and acid reflux - she has now as of two days ago, stopped taking Yasmin. I am worried about her and her future health - wish I'd known this pill was causing this many health issues...

karen

March 16. 2010 17:05

I had been on 2 different brands of birth control before switching to Yasmin a year ago (March). About a week after I switched I started having intense headaches on the left side of my head. The pain usually was focused in my forehead and front left side of my head. It also spread down into the left side of my face. My face/cheek (and sometimes my ear) of the left side of my head would go numb. This happened almost everyday for the first week, and almost every other day for a few weeks after that. I would also get confused, and very dizzy when the headaches happened. I had a CT scan and an MRI that showed nothing wrong in my head. The headaches eventually became less and less frequent and by the summertime they were not that frequent. After seeing a naturopath in August I was advised that the pill could have been causing the headaches etc. I was having. I stopped using the pill right after that, and I haven't had any of these symptoms since. Whether the headaches and numbness were related to the pill, its hard to be sure. I'm just glad to be off the pill and feeling better. I would recommend to all women to consider other options of birth control before taking the pill or any of the shots that are available. In my opinion there are too many risks involved and I wish I had thought about those before I ever started on the pill. Natural birth control is the way to go!

Jennifer

March 20. 2010 22:19

I started taking the Yasmin birth control in August of 2008, at the age of 20. I have always been very healthy and active in sports growing up. Then, in October of 2008, I started having these black out spells, where it didn't matter what I was doing, but I would suddenly get a very sharp pain on the front left side of my forehead near the temple, and the back right side, kind of behind my ear, at the base of my skull. I would start to see black spots, and then everything would go black, and I would be out. I went to see my doctor about this, and he thought it was probably just due to low blood pressure (which I had never had before). My parents and I wanted some answers though, so requested that I get a second opinion. He referred me to a specialist.
I then went to see a neurologist for a second opinion, and he had no idea what could be causing these black out spells. It seemed that whatever another patient had that he had seen that week, or whatever seminar he had recently been to, that's what I had. My parents and I asked that because I had just recently starting taking birth control if it could be that, and he said absolutely not, and that birth control wouldn't cause these health problems.
I underwent pretty much any test that he could think of for me to take (MRI's, EEG's, EKG's, Cardiologist, I even was hooked up to a heart rate monitor a few times and had to wear it to work), and everything came back normal, and he couldn't find a single thing wrong with me.
Then, at work one night shift, I had one of these black out spells, and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. Once again, all tests including blood tests came back normal, and I was sent home. I then saw my neurologist, and he diagnosed me with epilepsy, with no proof that I had this. I underwent many more tests, some more than once. He said that these black outs that I would have were seizures, so I lost my licence, was forced to take a leave of absence from work, and basically went through hell. He was still certain that there was no way it could be the birth control, and wouldn't even look into it as an option. At that point in time, I had already went to school, got a diploma from college, and was looking at going into policing for a career. This could not happen with epilepsy on my medical record, so it was devastating!
The neurologist put me onto medication for seizures, and although it prevented these blackouts at first, it wasn't long before I was having them again. The neurologist just upped the amount of seizure medication that I was on, hoping it would stop these "seizures" from happening.
I was forced to quit my job because I was having these so often, and had to make the decision to go back to school. I continued to have these blackouts very often, which the neurologist was still convinced were seizures, and my first semester of school in Sept of 2008 was terrible. I was forced to drop classes because I had to miss so many classes, and didn't pass some (which was odd considering my previous GPA was 3.7) I found that the medication that the neurologist put me on made me think a lot slower, and I found myself writing letters backwords, and having to read things over and over in order to understand them.
I started having these blackouts very often, and on Dec. 9, 2008, decided to stop taking the Yasmin birth control to see what would happen, since every other medical test that I had came back negative for anything. I thought if the doctor couldn't do anything to stop these, and was not even taking into consideration that it could be the birth control, I would see for myself. I started on another birth control on Dec. 10 2008, and by Dec. 12, 2008, I had no more of these blackout spells (which I was having everyday, multiple times a day).

I finally got my licence back in June of 2009, and I stayed on the anti-seizure medication until July of 2009, and then decided that I would see what happened if I went off the medication. I went off of the anti-seizure medication, and finally started feeling like I had before I even started taking birth control. I felt energetic, active, and myself again.

I have not had any blackouts or anything since Dec. 9, 2008, and am currently trying to get my neurologist to take off my medical record that I have epilepsy, since he never had any medical proof, and could not find anything to show that I had it. I feel great now, with no headaches or blackouts, and am back to playing sports, and living my life.

So, in the end, I was forced to quit my job, had to make the decision to go back to school, was forced to drop classes, and didn't pass others, lost my licence for over a year, and probably can never get into policing now that I have epilepsy on my record.

I wish that just one doctor that I saw would have been willing to even look into the possibility of these health issues being related to the Yasmin birth control, and that all these side effects and others of the pill were mentioned to me by my doctor when I decided to start taking birth control.

Kate

April 9. 2010 09:05

Yasmin also gave me these strange seizures. It was terrifying and I thought I was dying. In addition to destroying my physical health, this drug destroyed my mental health. I was diagnosed as having medication induced psychosis. Yasmin was being handed out as a sample from my doctor's office which is why I tried it. I have met many other women with serious health concerns recently. One of my friends who took the drug was being investigated for a brain tumor. The government should do something to prevent such a poisonous drug from endangering the next generation of young women.

Elizabeth

April 9. 2010 19:30

I am just shocked by reading all this information regarding this type of birth control pill. I just took my 17 year old daughter to the doctors two weeks ago for birth control and this is the type that she gave me. I have taken the pills from my daughter and will no longer let her take them!
I am just mortified that a doctor is still handing those out to anyone!! Do they not read about all this stuff that is going on?? I know there are side effects to any drug that a person takes but with this many young women and women in general with problems, I think it warrants for someone to take a second look into it??

Helene

April 12. 2010 16:54

I just recently heard about this news regarding Yasmin and I used this type of birth control pill. My doctor prescribed this for my skin problem. I was on my first package when I started to feel trouble breathing, sudden dizziness and head ache. I finished the whole package but the remaining 2 packages still intack. I just realized that those wierd feelings i had could be related to that Yasmin.

Lerma

April 13. 2010 15:06

I started taking Yasmin in November 2006 after the nationwide Alesse shortage. The doctor said it was the next greatest birth control pill and that I would be very happy on it. She also suggested to take the pills back to back so that I didn't have a period at all. She said it would alleviate the issues I was having with my cycle and PMS. I had some unexpected, long lasting periods for just over a year before finally, it seemed that Yasmin "started working" and I stopped getting my period. I felt great. Turns out, I was pregnant. The doctor assured me that I MUST have forgotten a pill or two and that resulted in my pregnancy. In July of 2008 after only being off of Yasmin for one month, I started to have gallbladder attacks. I had never had any previous digestive issues. In February 2009 I had my gallbladder removed. After my daughter was born, my doctor prescribed me Yaz, but warned me of the side effects and made me have some blood work done and blood pressure taken for the first few months of being on Yaz. Now that I have read more about this pill, I am going to ask to be switched to something less dangerous. I have already had an unplanned pregancy and lost an organ thanks to this MIRACLE DRUG, I don't need a stroke to round out my Yaz experience.

Jennifer

April 26. 2010 05:38

I started taking Yasmin in October 2009 and was recently diagnosed with Pulmonary Embolism.

I did not 'link' my symptoms, in fact I saw them in isolation and thought my overwhelming tiredness was from the stress of everyday life.

In retrospect, I have been experiencing the following symptoms for a few weeks: heart palpitations, wheezing feeling on one side of chest, shortness of breath (constantly breathing through my mouth), and a burning pain on same side which was SOooo intense with activities like climbing a flight of stairs or trying aerobics or other physical exercise, cramps in calf muscle....

I took Lovenox shots for 8 days before my INR reading finally reached a bit above 2 which is within the acceptable range (2 - 3)!!! I am now on a higher dose of Coumadin and need to do daily blood tests for now.

My breathing is getting better overall, there are times in the day when I imagine my blood thickening because of how painful it is to breathe and how 'heavy' my chest feels and I am still sooo tired and finding it hard to focus... not sure if that is drug related or I am just losing some dendrites .

Lisa Cox

May 17. 2010 14:56

I was on yasmin for six months and a week ago I went into emergency with shortness of breath and chest pain after a CT I found out that I had two pulmonary embolisms. The right embolism had almost completely blocked off my right lung and the other one in my left lung wasn't quite as severe. I was sent to the ICU in edmonton spent a couple of days there on a heparin drip and lovenox shots and coumadin. Then spent another few days on a medicine unit having my INR checked daily and still recieving lovenox and coumadin.Now I will have to continue to take coumadin for atleast six months and visit the doctor regularly. The risks of yasmin are too great to have to endure such an event, there is other birth control options.

Nicole Knudslien

May 27. 2010 21:40

I am supposed to start taking Yasmin this Sunday, I have read some reviews and stuff, it doesn't seem the greatest. What do you guys think? I think I'm just going to try it and see how it goes because it is reccomended for mild acne (which I have).

Jaremy

May 31. 2010 20:56

when i was 16 years old i started takin yasmin, after about 7/8 months i started feeling sick often.. my stomach always had pains and i was throwin up alot. i continued taking my pills not thinking it had anything ot do with them. symptoms continued. one night just after 18th birthday i started feeling sever pains under my chest at the top of my stomach, so bad i couldnt move. i just layed in a ball on my bed. i continued throwing up and almost passing out due to pain. i went to the doctors for an ultrasound and they diagnosed me with gallstones in december.. i had my gall bladder removed that january. i still have alot of stomach pain and acid reflux but i guess thats always gonn abe that way now...

candace

June 10. 2010 15:06

@Candace I have experienced the same thing with yasmin! i took the pill about 9 months and i realized that i had regular nauseous feelings from my stomach..i would have to through up in the middle of the night..i took it to prevent acne..and it worked pretty well..i only got a few once in a while but my skin improved..however i couldnt take the sickness i was getting from it..i want to try a new pill called Diane 35..but i heard there are more risks to blood clot ...sighs im desperate to find something to save my face because face products are just not working for me since i turned 20..im guessing its hormonal acne

Melissa

June 13. 2010 06:40

Oh my god this is just scaring me. My cousin died two weeks ago of Pulmonary Embolism in both her lungs. She was feeling really tierd for 2 months, then started getting muscle spams and the doctors said it was muscle inflammation. She experienced shortness of breath and the doctors didnt spick up from any of the tests the clots in her lungs. She was 28 years old healthy and really active person who was about to get married in January next year. It breaks my heart to hear people have been exposed to symptoms of this particular pill. I am on YAZ and getting off it straight away.

Suzi

July 15. 2010 23:33

I was prescribed Yasmin by my gynecologist for endometriosis. I took non stop three months then one week off to suppress periods. I was 45 at the time and told the risk was low as I was healthy and did not smoke. I showed symptoms of extreme fatigue and shortness of breath about 18 months after starting yasmin. Took family Dr's 6 months to finally diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension caused by blood clots in my lungs. Now I have a serious heart/lung disease that is potentially terminal over time. I have been on blood thinners for 6 months and clots have absorbed however they leave scar tissue which makes it difficult to breathe. I am hoping to have open heart surgery next month to remove scar tissue which will significantly improve my breathing and quality of life.
A number of you have said you were diagnosed with pulmonary embolism(blood clot in lungs) you need to refer to a Pulmonary Hypertension specialist- many Dr's still aren't well informed of this disease. Cumausid only prevents further clots it does not remove them or improve breathing.
I deal with Toronto General Hospital PH Clinic developed by Dr. John Granton over 13 years ago.
Don't take Yasmin and ensure you don't have PH as a complication from pulmonary embolism.
Saranne

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October 11. 2010 05:35

I am 21 years old and I was on Yazmin for over 2 years and I loved it. I had nothing wrong the whole time and my skin was clear I had no weight gain and my mood was fine. My mom had heard about the Yazmin recall and demanded I get off of it so I switched to Tricyclin-Lo and I absolutely hate it. I have been on it for about 7 months and I have gained 10 pounds my skin is breaking out and I have horrible mood swings and sometimes feel depressed. I am wondering if everybody is at risk or if just those who have history of these problems. I had no problems with Yazmin and with the research I have done there is no family history of any of these problems. I would really like to go back to Yazmin, but if it does cause these problems I defiantly won't go back to Yazmin but I DEFINATLY want to get off Tri-cyclin Lo!!

Stephanie

October 25. 2010 13:06

i am not personally on the pill, but my cousin was. At the age of 20 she was rushed to the hospital. The night before she had flu like symptoms and stayed home from work. The next night her aunt walked into the room as she huddled in the corner yelling that there are these two men in the room trying to kill her. No men were there, she was hallucinating. She was driven to the hospital and slowly one by one her organs began failing. the doctors put her to sleep hoping the coma would rejuvenate her body. a few days later they woke her up and although she wasnt speaking she was nodding and shaking her head to the questions being asked. they put her back to sleep and when they woke her up later that week she couldnt wake up. they put her on a dialysis machine hoping to clean her blood but by that point her blood was toxic. she died shortly after. another girl in the same hospital was going through the same thing. they were both on yasmin. (or yaz, i dont remember exactly but both can cause this) ive heard of 5 deaths caused by yaz/yasmin and 2 were in canada. one was my cousin. PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT AND PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH. doctors are not being honest as honest as they should. they are trying to save themselves.

daniela de frenza

November 8. 2010 19:03

Wow.

I'm 20 years old and I've been on Yasmin since I was 16 because my doctor gave it to me for free. I've had a pretty good experience actually. I haven't noticed any changes in my energy level, my hormones are completely stable, I used to have weird dream-like lethargic days before I started taking this and I haven't had any since I've been on birth control. My face is clear, I went off it for a summer and quickly regretted it since more hair appeared to be growing on my body, but I haven't noticed that the hair on my head has thinned whatsoever.

The only symptoms I do have that are described by all the people above me are migranes, which are hereditary in my family and I only ever get when the barometric pressure changes significantly (I haven't had an aura since I was 17) and the occasional heart palpatations which I'm going to talk to my doctor about next time I go in, and I'm monitoring my blood pressure regularly anyway.

My friends have had bad experiences on other pills too. Not as bad as those described above, but enough that they wanted to switch. Furthermore, I think if your doctor didn't warn you of the possible side effects and tell you how to watch for them like mine did, that your doctor deserves to take some of the heat as well, not just the pill company. All pills have side effects, it depends on each individual person's body.

That said I appreciate the heads up and will check this out next time I go in to get a prescription, but I think there should be at least one positive comment on this page! I'm emotionally stable as I ever was, my skin is clear, my boobs are bouncing, my periods are regular, and I'm definitely not pregnant.

Now if only I could get over this cold.

Cheerful

December 1. 2010 01:01

I started taking Yasmin when I turned 17. Within the first month of taking them I noticed that I was extremely moody. I would yell and freak out at the littlest things, even my niece, who I adore. I mentioned to my mom that I was feeling this way & was really depressed and she told me that maybe it was just my body getting used to the pill. So i kept taking it, I took it for a year and 2 months, and moth after month the symptoms got worse & worse. Every day when I took my pill, about an hour after, my mood would go from content to extremely angry. and I couldn't figure out why I was this way. I even started to think that I was bipolar. within the last 3 or 4 months that i was on the pill, my periods got shorter, and shorter, and shorter and eventually just stopped. in 3 months i gained 15 pounds, and my mood was so ridiculous i didn't want to be around anyone. I broke up with the guy i was with for over a year so he didn't have to deal with me being that way. When I went to the hospital and told the doctor all my symptoms , he told me to immediately stop taking them, I had to get tests to make sure that there was no damage to my body. Another thing i noticed while taking them was that I used to get really weak alot. I'd always be tired, and i used to fight with my body to work a 8 hour shift at work without having to leave. Also, another sign witch may or may not have anything to do with the pill, I used to poop out blood, that still contines now even after being off the pill for alomost a year, so it probably don't. I'll never take birth control again.

Tiffany

December 2. 2010 09:16

My daughter has been on Yasmin since the age of of 17 at which point she complained of severe stomach pain, missed school, lost jobs. Back and forth to the doctor, nothing resolved!!! This is ridiculous. Over the last year she has had really bad headaches lasting 2 weeks, tired, weight gain and most recently a stopped period for 3 months.

Something really needs to be done with this company. Hopefully the women with symptoms are not affected for life!

Kim

December 2. 2010 19:50

I started taking Yaz for the first time 6 weeks after having my 4th child in August 2009. By January 2010, I was having regular gallbladder attacks. I never had digestive issues before or high blood pressure, which seemed to continue on after having the baby. On my baby's 1st birthday in August 2010, I was in the hospital having my gallbladder removed. I was told it was probably because of the pregnancy. Well I'll tell you, I have had 3 children previous to this and had been on different bc pills and never had a problem. My doctor even recently switched me to Yasmin (3 weeks ago) because I was having breakthrough bleeding. After learning about the issues with Yaz/Yasmin, I am definitely stopping the pill TONIGHT! With 4 kids in the house, who needs them anyway.........

Jennifer Jones

December 7. 2010 03:43

I've just started on Yasmin today. Just taken 1 tblt...with all these comments and side effects really makes me scare...i think i will just stop taking. I think I will seek for another alternatives BCP

Julie

December 22. 2010 16:42

I've recently been diagnosed epileptic. I presented symptoms which are unsettlingly similar to those noted above following several months on Yasmin.

Does anyone know what the process would be to see if the symptoms can be associated to the use of Yasmin? Also, might anyone know if the Class Action Suit is considering the inclusion of neurological issues?

My goodness, I hope you are all well soon and take good care of yourselves.

Ang

January 8. 2011 19:57

HAH! I never would have taken Yasmin and am going to be involved in the lawsuit. Its ruined my life and cost me alot of money...I was on other birth control pills with no problems but this stuff is wicked. A few months after taking it bam blood clot. Takes a year of warfarrin and weekly blood tests to sort out then in future you want to get pregnant have fun giving yourself a needle in the stomach everyday after being diagnosed with a clot even if you get pregnant years into the future. And dont forget to take your daily asprin to keep from getting a clot every day for the rest of your life. Other birth control pills allready help with acne, and menstral pain and heavyness, why increase your chances for misery and continuous ill health by taking this stuff....If id only known how easy it can make you sick I would have never taken it. Be warned girls if you dont want to be at high risk for developing horrible malidies all of your life take a different birth control, and avoid Yaz and Yazmin like the plague!

Mya

January 21. 2011 20:30

I was on Alesse for years and never had a single side effect except weight gain. Switched to Yasmin and after a WEEK, I was having dizzy spells and multiple other side effects, when I went to my doctor, telling him I felt generally "wrong", all I got were tests on my vitamins. No physical, nothing. This was in October of 2010. It's January of 2011, and I am now a 20 year old that is lucky to be alive because I have 4 clots in arteries in BOTH my lungs. I would love to be involved in this lawsuit as much as possible.

Christine G

January 24. 2011 11:22

I've been on Yasmin for over 3 + years and this is the first time I've been hearing these issues. My mom called me about it because she saw something on W5 about the lawsuit. I think this could possibly be the cause of the many issues I've been having that I never thought were related. For as long as I've been on Yasmin I've been having horrible headaches around my temples and base of the skull. I've been associating this issues with having a molar removed as this can cause shifts in your teeth and jaw issues which I'd been having. I began taking Yasmin around the same time I had the tooth removed. Prior to this a rarely had headaches and when I did they were so faint I didn't even need to take anything. Now they are so bad I'm constantly in need of advil or tylenol.

For the last year and a half to 2 years I have been having issues with my stomach always feeling nauseous and it makes sense now because I never got it during my period when I was not taking the pill. I recently went for blood test and ultrasounds to see what the issues is and everything came back negative. I now have bad acid reflux which I was thinking came from stress because I am unhappy with my job.

Most recently I have began getting pains around my stomach and abdomen. I've always had issues with my knees and other joints, but I've also been having numb feelings in my shoulder, elbow and fingers. I always thought this was caused by my carpal tunnel I, caused by an accident prone youth.

I'm completely stopping with Yasmin and am considering not using prescription birth control at all. I've had nothing but bad experiences with no warning from doctors. Prior to this I was doing the injections and that really did a number on my body. I'm only 26 and I should not be having this many health related issues considering I live a very healthy lifestyle.

Lesley

January 25. 2011 15:48

I started taking Yasmin over 3 years ago; and for the first two years, I felt no better/worse than I'd felt taking Alesse. I had no problems on Alesse and didn't ask to be switched, but when I went to have my prescription renewed for Alesse, my doc. told me I should try Yasmin. I took it, I was less than sixteen at the time, and now at 19, and being on Yasmin for three years, I've never felt worse. Last winter, I was rushed to emergency after "blanking out" very similarly to what some ladies have experienced and have shared here. I was studying for an upcoming exam, and the words were falling off the page as if someone poured water on the book and carried the letters along with it. I was so frightened; but when I tried to stand up to call for help, nothing came out and I was completely numb. I tried to climb up the stairs to get my mom, but I literally had to drag myself up the stairs by the banister because my legs refused to work. On the way to the hospital, I was completely nauseated and my neck, face, and jaw muscles were losing their function just like my legs had been losing their feeling. My head started rolling around on my neck and I couldn't hold it up. A migraine was pounding at my head and every bone and muscle in my body was aching. I couldn't figure out was wrong and didn't make any associations with my BC. When we reached emergency and finally got in to see a doctor, the first thing he asked me was if I had ever tried marijuana. I had. He immediately associated a one-time marijuana use (not even used that day) with my loss of muscular functions, intense headaches and everything else I had dealt with... It has never happened since, but the weight gain is absolutely insane. I've gained 40 pounds in the last 3 years due to this pill. We need to do something to stop this killer!

Kaitlyn

February 9. 2011 12:11

I am so shocked about what I just read. I have been on the pill for three years and never experienced any problems except for weight gain. Thank you for this very informative article. I gotta share this to my friends.

Carol

February 11. 2011 18:56

I live in romania but i am an american, i have been on Yasmin, the 21 pack for almost a year and i have had no problems, my yasmin pack says there made in germany by bayer, maybe canadas yasmin or americas yasmin is bad. here no one has been complaining.

Krystyna

February 19. 2011 01:11

I'm 32 years old and have been on birth control since I was 21. Wow. I just realized how long I've been taking these pills. Reality just hit.

I started on Diane 35 to decrease asissts in my overies, and that cleared up. After 2 years the doctor took me off of the them b/c of the high chance of blood clots. I then tried tri-cyclen and that stuff just messed me up completely - moods, weight gain, sleeping... it was insane. So, I went in and they prescribed Yasmin in Jan 2009. I've been on it regularly and now just hearing the news through a friend of all the complaints I've done more research.

I don't "think" I've had any "real" symptoms but I do get these splitting headaches that are so intense it's like I have to close my eyes once in a while. I have experienced a weird sharp pain in my chest from time to time but it's in a moment and I just pass it off as something "off" in my system. My periods are regulated, no weight gain or mood swings. The main reason to take this pill is not to get pregnant b/c my husband and I don't plan on having kids. I've notice that my sexual desire has decreased and thought it was external stress factors but that doesn't really make sense either.

Reading about all the complaints and the horrible stories fellow Canadians are going through is really freaking me out. I'm living overseas until the summer of '11 and living in a country where you can't trust the pharmacies and the doctors b/c they just want to make money. They do sell Yasmin over the counter here and I bought enough for 7 months, but today is the day I'm supposed to be starting a new pkg... am I going to do it? Do I really want to put myself in a position to go through such turmoil and even a chance of "death", being paralyzed or long issues. I'm an active, healthy, prefer not to take anything for a cold or headache but instead let it work itself out. What do I do?

And even if I was in Canada - what do all the doctors "really know" about all this stuff. I often think that it can't be healthy to pop a pill everyday... instead: be consistent, wear condoms and get on the ball with family planning; There are so many things in our lives right now that complicate things and health, why promote it.

We are all looking for the "right" thing to do... we are all never going to get what is good for each of us as we are all different individuals with our working bodies.

Do your research, (even though I know a lot is "I" stories...but those are like "reviews" when buying a product for your household appliances or a phone in reality).

Follow you heart, your instincts, and just like myself at this moment; I'm going to "give it a go" and lay off of them until the summer (4 months) - and trial and error myself and see a doctor when I'm back in Canada. Of course it's more convenent to take a pill then carry condoms and go through break-outs etc., but we are talking about your life. Are you ready to take the risk? I love living in the moment, but promoting problems is just not for me.

Make a decision, your own decision. Believe in what you decide.
Cheers and hoping great health to all of you!

Schupad

April 30. 2011 19:06

I'm 18 years old, I've always had problems with contraceptives, they would make me continually bleed... I had heard of the side affects of YAZ and had friends who had had bad experience with it. Not knowing that yasmin was the sister product of yaz, I whent to my doctor and was prescribed yasmin. I was hoping for good things from it hearing already about how it took away irritability, anxiousness, moodiness ex. After about 2 months on the product Not only was i EXTREMELY irritable but also i became very moody and my already bad anxiety got even worse, I got to the point where i didn't even recognize myself and i was crying almost constantly. Oh and i bled constantly for almost 4 months..
In the end I am a very unhappy customer

Tatum

May 3. 2011 06:07

My healthy 20 yr. old daughter was prescribed Ocella to regulate her periods. After 3 months she found a lump on her chest, which her GYN simple told her to watch for any changes. She began to have headaches, which we did not at the time connect to the birth control pill. On Easter Sunday 2010 she experienced a headache, she was confused, (couldn't recall certain things), had a pain in her right shoulder and complaint of vision problems in her right eye. (After researching her symptoms, we now believe she had a TIA, which we are in the process of trying to prove). Later that day she had a Gran Mal Seizure. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance and had another seizure on route, 2 more in the ER, and 2 later that night in the hospital, even though the hospital had put her on anti-seizure medication. She was put into a coma to try and stop the seizures, but they still continued. They took every imaginable test, including spinal tap, brain spect but found nothing. She passed away 3 days before her 21 Birthday. We told Doctors, Nurses, Ambulance Driver, etc. that the only thing that had been different in her life was taking the birth control pill Ocella. No one seemed to care much or made any conncetion between her seizures and the pill. I have read numerous posts about DVT, Strokes, etc., and I would like to know if anyone else has experienced seizures while on Ocella, or Yasmin. These pills are dangerous and should be taken off the shelves. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced seizures while taking these birth control pills. Thank you.

LC

May 27. 2011 21:43

've been taking Yasmin since November 2010 and i've had 6 episodes where i went partially blind, like a black veil was in front of my eye from center to down. It would only last 15 to 20 minutes. i had a MRI and nothing was abnormal, blood tests all normal.
I never had anything like this happen before, I am taking my last pill today and then hoping that these blind spots never come back.

Martine Caissie

May 29. 2011 20:03

I'm a 15 year old girl, i am slightly overwieght and have a iron deficency but am pretty much normal. I've been on Yasmin for 3 years (2009) because I had my menstral cycle for 3 months. Its a hereditary disorder in my family (irregular periods) and Yasmin was helping. Just 3 months ago I started having numbness in my left thigh, it slowly moved down the entire leg and into the hip and butt. I then got a numb spot on the right side of my belly, it spread to just under my breast, to my hip bone and rotated to my back also. Now it’s started in my left foot also and the left thigh and butt as well as everywhere else i mentioned. Just yesterday i noticed it in my pinkie, ring and middle fingers and palms of both hands. I have no idea what it is, I’m currently on a B12 shot because my iron is low, but it’s not helping. My doctor doesn't know what it is and I’ve waited long enough and no one is trying to help me. This all has occurred over three months’ time. I'm going to see the doctor about a neurologist, but i just currently heard about these problems with Yasmin. I know numbness is one of the side effects of this pill, i'm asking my doctor if this pill is the reason for my numbness, if you have any ideas other than these pills for my numbness send me an email at september-baby-08@hotmail.com

Mandy Jay

July 20. 2011 23:31

I am 41. My doctor put me on yasmin a week and a half ago; two days later I started to get flu like symptoms, nausea headaches, body aches, fatigue; then after five days I became extremely depressed and anxious; i put two and two together and thought maybe it was these new pills. I googled it only to see other women had the same symptoms. I have been off it now for two days; still have headaches, dizziness, blurred vision and feel sick and tired. What a nightmare. At least I was only on it for one week.

Colleen

October 7. 2011 01:13

August of 2008 I stared on Yasmin, taking it to control my poly cystic ovaries. September 7, 2008 I was taken to the hospital by my best friend because my left leg was purple (I am not exaggerating) and was double the size of my right leg. When I reached the emergency entrance of the hospital, I couldn't even walk from the entrance to the Triage desk, and had to get a wheelchair. One of the first things the nurse asked me after she saw my leg, was "are you on birth control" I told her yes, and what type (Yasmin) within 15 minutes I was diagnosed with 3 major blood clots in my leg (DVT's) and was hooked up to an IV drip with heparin (a heavier dose of coumadin) and they were transferring me to another hospital. I was put up in an old tub room because they had no bedrooms available (they put me in the geriatric ward) and it was hypothesized after 2 days that I had also developed a pulmonary embolism, which they would not confirm by CT scan because the radiation could lead to future pregnancy issues. After a week of hell, i was discharged and sent home. I stayed at home for 3 days when I noticed the swelling was not going down at all, it turns out the doctors hadn't given me enough heparin to successfully "fix" the clot. So i was stuck in another hospital for another 2 weeks. Once discharged from the second hospital I was told to reduce mobility to only what was necessary ie. permanent bed rest, I had just started my first year of University and was forced to drop out. As i had had a student loan, because I had to drop out, I went into repayment and as I was unable to work, I was unable to pay the loans back, which caused many issues for me (that I am finally able to sort out now) Before this incident I was exercising regularly and eating right, and was looking forward to possibly reversing the PCOD. Being in the hospital (in a tub room) put me into a severe depressive state, and being on forced bed rest reversed all the hard work I had been putting in for months before. The doctors assumed that I had a genetic disorder (there was a possibility) and that is why I got the clots. They told me I would have to be on Warfarin for the rest of my life (i was 19 at the time) I am now 22 years old and have been off the blood thinners Warfarin for over a year now, and I got a d-dimer done 2 weeks ago and it was normal. If i had had a pre-existing condition that made me more susceptible to clotting A) Why did my doctor put me on Yasmin in the first place? and B) I would show traces of it now. I feel that I was cheated out of almost 2 years of my life and even though clotting is a risk listed on the package the "normal" incidences are 9 in 10000 women, was i one of 9, possibly, but it also states that risks are higher for women who smoke, are over 35 and such, I was 19 and had never smoked in my life, I went to the gym regularly and ate appropriately. 1 or 9, perhaps, but I find it highly unlikely. People need to be better prepared!

JJ