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Anyone on Yasmin?

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So I've been on this birth control pill for years, and suddenly I hear that it can cause "emotional lability." Thanks for the heads-up, pdoc AND gyn...I go online to find patient reviews of this one, and find HUNDREDS of reviews saying Yasmin made them nuts, esp MOOD SWINGS and ANXIETY...just what I need, right? And no one thought to mention this to me when they put me on it? And my pdoc hasn't considered the fact that it might be making me WORSE in the three years I've been taking it? People say to stop taking it right away, their moods returned to normal immediately...obviously MINE won't return to normal (ha!), but the Yasmin could be making me even crazier than I am. Is anyone out there on it, have you been on it, what do you know about it?

And once again, when are doctors gong to start talking to each other and realizing the BRAIN is attached to the REST of the body??

Thanks...
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a lot of bc can actually make some people's moodswings worse. I cannot take bc pills because of this. doctors need to collaborate more, for sure.
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i'm not BP, but i am taking Yaz (same class of birth control as Yasmin). Yasmin does have "built in" meds to stabilize your moods -- it is meant to help with PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) which i figured out i had due to the awful mood swings i would get when taking "regular pills" (othro-tricyclen, lo-estren fe, and the like). it's the only pill that i am able to take that doesn't turn me into a complete bitch :)

that in mind, that is probably why yasmin may be interferring with your other mood altering meds. you may want to consider talking with your docs to switching to the other "regular" birth control pills.
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