hormones vs fibromyalgia (possible TMI for some)

Here's the thing. I have been convinced since the pain issues I currently have started that they were related to hormones. My Rheumatologist and my family doctor don't feel the same way. However, since I started taking Yasmin birth control pills the pain appeared and got worse. It was always worse around my menstrual cycle and then one day just didn't go away.I have had a weird relationship with The Pill. I was put on it when I was 17 to help control the overflow of hormones and mega problems I was having relating to my period and such. I started out on Tri-Cyclin back when it came in that little wheel (I loved that little wheel!) dispenser. Around my early 20s I was having more problems and my doctor switched me to another form of Tri-Cyclin that was supposed to be less.. er... something? Hormone-y? It helped for another few years when I started having problems again. I was switched to Alesse and that worked... for another few years. In 2006 I was switched to Yasmin and that helped once more and yet here I am 6 years later and I have been having issues again which started a little over a year ago AND the pain issues I have, which my doctors have nicely labeled as Fibro started up.Nothing in my blood, MRIs or x-rays show problems with my joints. All the pain is in my tendons and it gets way more sensitive the week prior to my period and the week of my period. Medication I am on keeps it tolerable, but everything from my jaw to my toes hurts like hell and makes it difficult to function whether it be sitting, walking or sleeping.I had been toying with the idea of going off the Pill to see if that would have any effect on my problems. Then a friend of mine said that Health Canada was currently investigating the claims that Yasmin and it's sister Yas cause blood clots. Lovely. I don't panic over these things like I used to. I just kept on taking them, figuring that my pharmacist or doctor would mention the problems to me when I went to renew the medication. Neither said a thing.My family doctor has always insisted that I do not need to see a gyno because I have no problems and I just have a simple health check every year with her. I have been asking for a referral for a few years now. I finally got one in the spring but I lost it. So now, I'll re-ask for one next month when I go for my annual check up.I am pretty in tune with my body. I know when it's having hormonal issues. I am 100% certain that the bulk of my migraines are related to hormones and yet, I was given prescriptions to take preventative-migraine action rather than looking into what we can change about my hormonal situation. I don't want to take yet MORE pills every day, especially ones that can have long-term side effects. That is not what I am looking for.So this past Friday, after talking it over with Shawn, I made the decision to not renew my pill for this month. Friday was my first night not taking it before bed. I'm 5 days into this experiment and EVERYTHING BLOODY HURTS.That tendon pain I was certain was related to hormones?BACK!I can't get comfortable while I sleep, I can't move fluidly. It's been getting worse every day and I plan on riding this out until it stops. I think it'll take my body 2-3 months to get the idea I'm not going to be filling it with extra hormones and that pill. I want to see what comes out of this. Will my boobs stop hurting all the time? Will my migraines get better or worse (I am thinking worse for the next few months and then I'll see where this goes)? Will my cramps be worse or less? (again, I think worse before better.)If I am not going to get help from my doctors I am going to try this myself. I am not doing anything dangerous to my body, I am simply going to let nature take its course and see where I end up. What I am hoping for is that without the Yasmin the tendon pain will stop, which means I won't have to take the Elavil to keep it at bay every day. I am not thinking miracles will happen, but I have so many other problems that I am sure are related to this stupid pill (because the same thing happened with each other pill after 3-4 years) that I want to find something my body will be happy with.I plan on writing about my ups and downs here, so I guess it'll get a little TMI at times. Of course I am always very careful about what I put out there, so don't expect graphic explanations or anything.Hormones are such a complicated thing and can cause so many problems. Why do doctors always write that off??