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Q: Xanax
asked by: averiex on April 30th, 2006
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I took yasmin for 8 months and have recently come off of it. I'm experiencing severe anxiety and had to take half a xanax today to go to sleep (i'm currently exhausted and about to go to bed).

Has anyone else had this problem of anxiety after coming off yasmin and how long did it last? Are you still on medication? Any other ways of coping?
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Carifairy
replied on April 30th, 2006
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Some women who use birth control have issues with moddiness/anxiety/increased depression, it is because of the increased hormones in their system... This is not for "all" women, because many many women have taken birth control without problems.

Now your body is getting off of hormones, so the drop in hormones also can cause these same issues... I am sorry that you must go through this, mood problems and severe issues is what caused me to find out that I cannot tolerate hormones..
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averiex
replied on April 30th, 2006
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carifairy wrote:
some women who use birth control have issues with moddiness/anxiety/increased depression, it is because of the increased hormones in their system... This is not for "all" women, because many many women have taken birth control without problems.


Now your body is getting off of hormones, so the drop in hormones also can cause these same issues... I am sorry that you must go through this, mood problems and severe issues is what caused me to find out that I cannot tolerate hormones..


the xanax worked wonderfully, within exactly a half hour I became calm and slept the entire night through. I do not feel any need to abuse this drug (it is very addictive) but I do have another half saved for tonight. My boyfriend is sleeping over and I do not want to keep him up all night due to my silly anxiety.

I'm sorry you found out about not being able to tolerate the hormones; I should have known when my health clinic gave me free samples. Fishy!
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Carifairy
replied on April 30th, 2006
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Most women tolerate hirth control very very well..

I have a family history of bi polar depression, schizophrenia, and depressive disorder..

All of my moms sisters have depression, my mom has a schizo-affect disorder with paranoiia etc...

I have depression, lifelong depression..Not caused by any reason.... Just a chemical imbalance..
People who have family history of mental illness, or who suffer from depression are waymore likely to be intolerant of hormones than the general public..The birth control packets even have mood problems listedas a side effect.
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