al2009
12-06-2005, 10:00 PM
Not sure if this belongs here or in the pregnancy forum, but i'm posting on behalf of my girlfriend, who is 17 if the age is important to the question.
She just recently started taking birth control pills (Yasmin), and has been on them for about 2.5 months now. Unfortunately, some odd side affects have occured. She has some lumps in her breasts and they are extremely tender, swollen, and sore. The soreness started about 3 weeks ago, and the lumps came about 2 weeks after that. We and her gyno are assuming they have appeared due to the medication, but are not completely sure. She says they hurt when she moves suddenly, goes up stairs, or puts any pressure on them. They also seems to "deflate a little", as she calls it, and feel better around her period.
Her gyno who prescribed the medication told her to stay off caffeine for about 4 months and see if the pain/lumps go down, but there has been no change in about 20 days of her laying off chocolate/caffeine. No change in sensitivity or size of the lumps.
My question is: have any other females experienced this problem on yasmin, or any other birth control? If so, how long did the pain/lumps last, and what did you do to lessen the pain or make it disappear?
She just recently started taking birth control pills (Yasmin), and has been on them for about 2.5 months now. Unfortunately, some odd side affects have occured. She has some lumps in her breasts and they are extremely tender, swollen, and sore. The soreness started about 3 weeks ago, and the lumps came about 2 weeks after that. We and her gyno are assuming they have appeared due to the medication, but are not completely sure. She says they hurt when she moves suddenly, goes up stairs, or puts any pressure on them. They also seems to "deflate a little", as she calls it, and feel better around her period.
Her gyno who prescribed the medication told her to stay off caffeine for about 4 months and see if the pain/lumps go down, but there has been no change in about 20 days of her laying off chocolate/caffeine. No change in sensitivity or size of the lumps.
My question is: have any other females experienced this problem on yasmin, or any other birth control? If so, how long did the pain/lumps last, and what did you do to lessen the pain or make it disappear?
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*ladybird*
12-06-2005, 10:09 PM
Hey Al2009,
Erm i'm really not sure what is happening with your girlfriend but i know when i went onto a birth control pills they changed me. I had a lot of things happen, light period, sore boobs, tiredness etc. Get your girlfriend to read the instructions and see what they see then get a appoitment to her doctor and talk to him more bout it. I'm not sure really what it is unless its a sympton of the pills.
Good luck, sorry if i havent helped!
Erm i'm really not sure what is happening with your girlfriend but i know when i went onto a birth control pills they changed me. I had a lot of things happen, light period, sore boobs, tiredness etc. Get your girlfriend to read the instructions and see what they see then get a appoitment to her doctor and talk to him more bout it. I'm not sure really what it is unless its a sympton of the pills.
Good luck, sorry if i havent helped!
al2009
12-06-2005, 10:17 PM
Hey Al2009,
Erm i'm really not sure what is happening with your girlfriend but i know when i went onto a birth control pills they changed me. I had a lot of things happen, light period, sore boobs, tiredness etc. Get your girlfriend to read the instructions and see what they see then get a appoitment to her doctor and talk to him more bout it. I'm not sure really what it is unless its a sympton of the pills.
Good luck, sorry if i havent helped!
Yeah, she's already had an apt with the gyno that gave her the pills, and she simply said to "stay off chocolate and caffeine for at least 4 months to see if the swelling/soreness go down".
She's been completely caffeine free for about 20 days now, and there hasn't been any change in the soreness. The only time it's changed was when she got her last period (shortly after the gyno told her to go off caffeine). They "deflated" and got a lot less painful. However shortly after her period ended, they returned to their sore/lumpy state.
Erm i'm really not sure what is happening with your girlfriend but i know when i went onto a birth control pills they changed me. I had a lot of things happen, light period, sore boobs, tiredness etc. Get your girlfriend to read the instructions and see what they see then get a appoitment to her doctor and talk to him more bout it. I'm not sure really what it is unless its a sympton of the pills.
Good luck, sorry if i havent helped!
Yeah, she's already had an apt with the gyno that gave her the pills, and she simply said to "stay off chocolate and caffeine for at least 4 months to see if the swelling/soreness go down".
She's been completely caffeine free for about 20 days now, and there hasn't been any change in the soreness. The only time it's changed was when she got her last period (shortly after the gyno told her to go off caffeine). They "deflated" and got a lot less painful. However shortly after her period ended, they returned to their sore/lumpy state.
*ladybird*
12-06-2005, 10:20 PM
I never heard about not having chocolate or caffine to make it go down. Never heard that lol. Has she read her pills instructions? I dont really know whats going on but i would get a 2nd opionion because its something.
al2009
12-07-2005, 06:24 PM
Well, the side effects say that they may include breast tenderness, but it doesn't say anything about the lumps, and we're wondering if "tenderness" is just a simple way of saying "hurt like crazy".
We're both starting to get a little worried. She said she wouldn't be able to get back to the doctor for a while, but the symptoms still don't seem to be reducing at all.
We're both starting to get a little worried. She said she wouldn't be able to get back to the doctor for a while, but the symptoms still don't seem to be reducing at all.
setell
12-09-2005, 10:01 AM
I would suggest getting a second opinion on this. I've never been on the pill but I get breast tenderness that's rather painful when I am ovulating, but no lumps though. Some women do feel pain when they are ovulating and feel better during their period. Sorry for not being much of a help.
al2009
12-09-2005, 11:48 AM
Ok, i'll try to talk her into going to a different doctor and seeing what they think is going on. It seems the "2nd opinion" option is pretty popular, lol.
starsofglass
12-11-2005, 06:11 AM
Maybe you should look into fybrocystic breast disease, sounds like a possible candidate.
al2009
12-11-2005, 02:26 PM
Maybe you should look into fybrocystic breast disease, sounds like a possible candidate.
Ouch, i'm not liking the sound of that..... I'll check around online to see what sort of info i can dig up on that...
Ouch, i'm not liking the sound of that..... I'll check around online to see what sort of info i can dig up on that...
kittywitty
12-11-2005, 02:44 PM
Not sure if this belongs here or in the pregnancy forum, but i'm posting on behalf of my girlfriend, who is 17 if the age is important to the question.
She just recently started taking birth control pills (Yasmin), and has been on them for about 2.5 months now. Unfortunately, some odd side affects have occured. She has some lumps in her breasts and they are extremely tender, swollen, and sore. The soreness started about 3 weeks ago, and the lumps came about 2 weeks after that. We and her gyno are assuming they have appeared due to the medication, but are not completely sure. She says they hurt when she moves suddenly, goes up stairs, or puts any pressure on them. They also seems to "deflate a little", as she calls it, and feel better around her period.
Her gyno who prescribed the medication told her to stay off caffeine for about 4 months and see if the pain/lumps go down, but there has been no change in about 20 days of her laying off chocolate/caffeine. No change in sensitivity or size of the lumps.
My question is: have any other females experienced this problem on yasmin, or any other birth control? If so, how long did the pain/lumps last, and what did you do to lessen the pain or make it disappear?
My niece is 20 and she had this happen when she started Alesse and she stopped taking it. I'd advise your girlfriend to finish the pack she's on and then quit it. Try something different.
She just recently started taking birth control pills (Yasmin), and has been on them for about 2.5 months now. Unfortunately, some odd side affects have occured. She has some lumps in her breasts and they are extremely tender, swollen, and sore. The soreness started about 3 weeks ago, and the lumps came about 2 weeks after that. We and her gyno are assuming they have appeared due to the medication, but are not completely sure. She says they hurt when she moves suddenly, goes up stairs, or puts any pressure on them. They also seems to "deflate a little", as she calls it, and feel better around her period.
Her gyno who prescribed the medication told her to stay off caffeine for about 4 months and see if the pain/lumps go down, but there has been no change in about 20 days of her laying off chocolate/caffeine. No change in sensitivity or size of the lumps.
My question is: have any other females experienced this problem on yasmin, or any other birth control? If so, how long did the pain/lumps last, and what did you do to lessen the pain or make it disappear?
My niece is 20 and she had this happen when she started Alesse and she stopped taking it. I'd advise your girlfriend to finish the pack she's on and then quit it. Try something different.
chvygrl71
12-16-2005, 06:29 PM
hi, i dont know if you are still watching this thread but i just found it and am responding. while i dont have any lumps that i can tell i do have VERY, VERY sore and tender breasts. i just started taking alesse about 4 months ago now and every month when i start them until about the time i am supposed to have my period they are sore. i called my doctor and was told that vitamin D could help and so i started taking centrum every day for about 2 months (as they can take about 2 weeks to start working) and my breasts were noticably "better". I have a hard time sticking to something like that though and stopped taking the vitamins for about a month and this month my breasts are extremely sore again...so i started taking my vitamins. hope this helps
_mystictiger_
03-04-2006, 03:45 PM
Hi there.
Yasmin can cause a LOT of strange symptoms and also cause pregnancy symptoms. I would look into fibrocystic breasts too. This is a condition where the womens breasts are lumpy. Its nothing serious and harmless but does cause discomfort and pain in severe cases.
The GYNOs referral to stopping Coffee and Chocolate is because ANY caffience containing product does cause breast lumps and tenderness. The GYNO is probably seeing if the coffee is causing her lumps. Personally I think it is not the coffee. I havent heard of this happening before with Yasmin. I was on Yasmin and had some weird stuff happening. I became pregnant on Yasmin so I wouldnt advise this birth control pill. The best thing to do is use condoms because birth control contains hormones which can cause different problems with the woman. Like now for instance.
Definitely get a 2nd opinion or failing that take her to a breast clinic for a check up. Good luck.
Yasmin can cause a LOT of strange symptoms and also cause pregnancy symptoms. I would look into fibrocystic breasts too. This is a condition where the womens breasts are lumpy. Its nothing serious and harmless but does cause discomfort and pain in severe cases.
The GYNOs referral to stopping Coffee and Chocolate is because ANY caffience containing product does cause breast lumps and tenderness. The GYNO is probably seeing if the coffee is causing her lumps. Personally I think it is not the coffee. I havent heard of this happening before with Yasmin. I was on Yasmin and had some weird stuff happening. I became pregnant on Yasmin so I wouldnt advise this birth control pill. The best thing to do is use condoms because birth control contains hormones which can cause different problems with the woman. Like now for instance.
Definitely get a 2nd opinion or failing that take her to a breast clinic for a check up. Good luck.