Novkemeniel

Hello! I was tentatively diagnosed with PCOS two months ago, in April, and was prescribed Yasmin (the 28-day cycle, beginning on Sunday). I began taking it immediately, and was pleased to find last month that my period came exactly when it should have. It was extremely heavy and lasted nearly two weeks, but I still felt better knowing all the tissue that was supposed to come out was coming out -- finally! Otherwise I'd be at greater risk for endometriosis and some cancers. It was a relief for me. But I have two questions:

This is my second placebo week; last Saturday was my last Yasmin dose until the next cycle. My period still hasn't arrived, and there is nothing -- no cramping or discharge -- to suggest it will begin anytime soon. I'm not pregnant, and I don't feel as if anything else is wrong. Why am I not menstruating?

I've also noticed since I began taking Yasmin that I get muscle tics/twitches (usually in my legs, but they can occur anywhere on my body, including my face). The tics/twitches either occur just once and stop on their own, or go away when I touch them. They also seem to lessen when I get plenty of exercise, as if the muscles become too tired to twitch.

Additionally, there has been some tingling in my forearms, hands, calves, and feet. Actually, it's not really tingling or "pins and needles," and I haven't experienced any numbness. It's more like an itchy prickling sensation, like I'm being bitten by a mosquito -- it's just an itchy pinprick feeling occuring in only one spot each time. This isn't listed as a side-effect of Yasmin in any of the literature I've read, so what is it?

I posted some messages on the "Neuropathy" message board already, but I don't think anyone can relate. I'm hoping someone here can put my mind at ease.

Thanks!