Posted by Chloe on November 5, 2001, at 11:29:48
In reply to Re: Surgery for PMDD? Chloe, posted by Beliala on November 4, 2001, at 23:12:37
Beliala,
I have found that Yasmin does make me tired. But I would much rather have that than anxiety and panic! I was on Loestrin for 2 days, and nearly lost it, I got so anxious and suicidal. I stopped it immediately, and was scared to try Yasmin, because I thought it was the estrogen that was causing the anxiety. But that is not seeming to be the case. I tolerate the estrogen fine in this combo of drospironone and ethinyl estrogen.Yasmin is really unique, in that I think the progestin has some diuretic effect. So I have no breast pain or swelling and I am not bloated at all. I have had to increase my Lithium however. I think I was not only peeing out extra fluid, I was also peeing out all my lithium!
So, Yasmin is not like any bcp I have ever tried. But I am starting to look at it more as a psych med that a hormone. It really has some antianxiety qualities for me, as well as shuting down my cycles, which really can make me crazy (ie, irritable, depressed, suicidal, heavy bleeding, cramping)!
I do hope your gyn will consider a trial of Yasmin. I am sorry you have had all the awful side effects of the androgenic bcps.
Hang in there
Chloe> Your experience with Yasmin is encouraging. I’m thinking of asking my doc for that one because I’ve had SO many unpleasant mental and physical symptoms since discontinuing the birth control pill in August 2000. This acne, hair loss and excess facial/body hair growth aren’t exactly doing wonders for my mood and I’ve read merely correcting the hormone imbalance generally isn’t enough to reverse the effects on hair follicles - hence my desire for an anti-androgen. Unfortunately my doc is of the mindset that this is all due to "stress." Well, yes, having ones hormones out of whack is stressful. The bcp worsened my fatigue when I was on it before but the way I feel now is MUCH MUCH worse.
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