Drug Ratings for YASMINAverage Rating: 2.2 (1304 Ratings)
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| 3 | Birth Control | Night Sweats, Weight Gain?, Tired all of the time. No periods. Depression. Feeling useless. Moody. Can't lose weight, No interested in doing anything. Been single for 5 years as I have no self esteem. | Been on this pill for 10 years! I thought my weight gain was due to me just being a fatty!!!! Always suffered from Depression but now starting to realise why!!! All of the symtoms I have mentioned I just thought it was ME! Going to stop taking this immediately to see if i can lose the weight (30lbs). | F | 32 | 10 years 30MG 1X D | 5/18/2013 | 4 | Birth Control | Hungrier than usual | I was originally given the generic for Yasmin - ZARAH - and hated it! My skin broke out, I felt queasy during the night and would eat more during the day to get rid of the queasy feeling, and my breasts were sore. After 2 months, I asked to be given the non-generic prescription for Yasmin and already I have noticed improvements - my skin is clear, no breast tenderness, and no queasy feeling. I do feel a bit hungrier than I did off the pill but it's a small price to pay for not getting pregnant! I would definitely request Yasmin over the generic as clearly the pills are quite different despite having the same 'active' ingredients. | F | 36 | 2 weeks 1X D | 3/31/2013 | 2 | birth control | mood swings, dizziness, frequent urination, panic attacks, HAIR LOSS, sleeping problems :( | When I first started taking Yasmin, it was fantastic! I had previously been on Levlen ED for 6 months or so, and had put on a fair amount of weight and fluid. I lost the weight within 6 months, and didn't have any issues with it. It was only a few years ago, I noticed my sleeping issues and panic attacks. Not once, did I think it was the pill. So I kept taking it, and recently I decided I wanted to try and concieve. I went off the pill, and I've been having all kinds of horrible side effects. Hair loss is a big one, my poor hair is shedding like crazy. It is oily and my skin is oily, too. I've only been off yasmin for 3 months and I've been having dizzy spells. I'd recommend against taking Yasmin! | F | 25 | 10 years 1X D | 3/30/2013 | 1 | I took these pills for 10 days the first 5 where OK. Them boom my right arm starts going num every night so I'm thinking maybe I'm laying on it. So I had my boyfriend watch me sleep so I could see if it was me.well it went num as I played on my back the next night. Then I went to work now the left and right just went num I'm on day 7 now. So day 8 I woke up to sharp pains in my Rt arm again now I'm getting worried nothing in my life has changed but those pills. So day 9 I'm in bed at 2 am my Rt and left go num and my chest hurts and sharp pains running thru my Rt hand so I stopped the pills and went to urgent care I told them my issues and my period came on its early 2 in a half week... anyway the doc said it nothing they can do my give me motrin and I go home. I no its these pills ill be going to the e.r. if this keeps happening I've been off the pills for 5 day's tommorrow and I still feel like shit ugh | F | 28 | 10 days | 12/18/2012 | 3 | Heavy periods, fibroids, cramps | Started taking this pill at the suggestion of a friend who was taking it with no complaints. Was previously on Loestrin 24Fe which I liked, but became too expensive with my insurance. First year was ok. Face was clear, lighter periods, no weight gain...THEN about a year ago I developed chronic UTI's practically every month directly after my period. In few months I didn't get an infection I experienced extreme urethral irritation. I have been on The antibiotic Macrobid almost every month in this last year. I'm tired, frustrated, irritated, and pretty fed up. I truly believe its the Yasmin causing my problem. I'm a very hygienic person, and have been celibate for the last 4 years, so it's not a sex or cleanliness issue. I'm fully aware how to properly wipe myself after using the bathroom, have bought new underwear, have done the whole cranberry juice/pill regime, and even gone as far as taking the supplement D-mannose which keeps E. coli bacteria from stocking to the urethra. I've been to the urologist, has cystoscopies, sonograms, voiding cystograms, and ultrasounds... Bottom line, the doctors are finding nothing physiologically or anatomically wrong with me. The only common denominator in this equation is the introduction of Yasmin in my life. I'm getting off this pill at the end of the month, and trying something else. Enough suffering! | F | 33 | 2 days | 12/15/2012 | 4 | PCOS symptoms, Acne, Birth Control | Possible Weight Gain, UTI | I took Yasmin for 2 years purely for my pcos symptoms and acne (this was before I was having regular sex. I didnt notice any major side effects apart from weight gain and increase in breast size. It really cleared up my skin and I had regular periods for the first time ever! I was pleased with taking it! I then went on to Leostrin which I wasnt happy with as often had break through bleeding and my acne came back. I did lose weight but I think this was more due to life style changes rather than the pill. I am now back on Yasmin but have had a few issues, I have had several UTI and yeast infections, but these have conincided with starting to have regular sex - which might be the reason also. Overall I have to say I am going to stick with Yasmin for more than a year (as most pills dont start working fully until you have been working for a year! So if like some of you, you have only been on it for a month, you haven't been on it for long enough). The problem is I'm not sure what else I would go on that would meet all my needs. Every pill/medication has side effects you just have to weight the benefits and costs. | F | 21 | 2 years 1X D | 12/13/2012 | 1 | Contraception | UTI, constant nausea, irregular bleeding and severe mood swings. | I tried this because my sister's been taking it for years - Although I only lasted 2 weeks on it I had to come off. I was feeling constantly nauseous, had REALLY severe mood swings, didn't feel myself at all, didn't stop bleeding for the whole two weeks I was on it, and then towards the end of the second week developed what I thought was just a mild case of cystitis but which soon turned into a fully blown bladder infection - it was the most pain I've ever been in - excruciating cramps, shaking, fever, back pain and a scary amount of blood in my urine. The doctors never mentioned there could be a link but after I googled it and found out there have been law cases against Bayer over kidney damage I came straight off it! Obviously I can't be certain it was yasmin that caused the infection, but I didn't want to stay on it and find out!! | F | 26 | 2 weeks 1X D | 11/2/2012 | 3 | clear my skin | It really helped to clear my skin but I experience mood swings, I don't feel like myself at all , anxiety and celluite!!! And I have never had much cellulite! | F | 18 | 4 months 1xD | 10/29/2012 | 5 | Acne | Slight migraine so now have come off. Worried my acne will return as Yasmin cleared it up completely. | F | 27 | 3 years 1xD | 10/20/2012 | 1 | Birth control - PCOS | Gallbladder Removal Diagnosed with IST DVT & Bi-Lateral PE's Anxiety - depression Swelling of my effected leg, trouble breathing Unable to take ANY form of BCP or hormones for the rest of my life I was 32 at the time and have been dealing with all this (daily) for 2 years. | I was on Yasmin for 1 year - I had to have my Gallbladder out, and was diagnosed with Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (my heart beats faster and the Cardiologist doesn't know why). I was able to get pregnant and went on Ocella at my 6 week check up. 2 months after being put on Ocella I developed a Deep Vein Thrombosis (15 inches long) and multiple PE's in my lungs and was hospitalized for 10 days - use a cain and depend on my husband for daily dressing for a month, put on Blood thinners for 6 months and have to wear compression stockings because my leg swells. If you want to take Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, or ANY birth control, - please talk to your doctor about your risks of DVT and PE. I was a non smoker ( though I smoked the first time on it). I cannot be on any Birth Control or Hormones for the rest of my life. This drug has litterally consumed my everyday life for 2 years (AFTER STOPPING IT) and will for the rest of my life. If I could give it -5 I would. | F | 32 | 2 months 1X D | 10/12/2012 | 1 | birth control and acne | Headaches,chest pain,mood swings,lack of libido,severe anxiety was in hospital twice with this,weight gain and unable to lose weight, despite joining a gym,have felt ill almost non stop for over a year now and have only just realised its the pill making me ill, and having spoken to my doctor she agrees and wont prescribe any birth control at all for 6 months until my system is completely clear of yasmin! Worst years of my life after starting this terrible pill! I just want to be back to being myself again:-( | F | 31 | 2 years 1 tab pd | 10/12/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | Extreme dryness during sex; mood changes; irregular periods after coming off it. | I started taking this pill a month after getting married. I had got wet during sex very easily up to that point, but once I started taking Yasmin I dried up completely. I came off Yasmin 2 years ago and my periods have still not returned to normal. I am still pretty much completely dry during sex. I would never, ever, ever recommend to anybody to take this drug. Your hormones affect so much - don't mess with them!! | F | 30 | 1 years 1X D | 9/2/2012 | 3 | birth control | i experienced at the beggining sickness and then changed to taking thevp | F | 22 | 1 days d | 8/30/2012 | 1 | Acne | I was fine after the first couple of packs then started to get really bad headaches and feel really tired and run down all day long and the headaches also prevented me from getting to sleep too. I stuck it out for around 6 months and couldn't take it any longer and came off. As soon as I stopped the pill I was fine and back to my normal self | F | 17 | 8 months 1 a day | 8/27/2012 | 1 | Contraception, Low Iron | Anxiety, depression, heart palpitations (admitted to hospital) pins and needles in my arms and legs, restless legs, never sleeping properly, irregular bowel, frequent migraines, deteriation in eyesight and worst of all severe hair loss. | After being advised to take Yasmin by my Dr. to try and counter act my low iron count and heavy periods when I was around 19 years old I didnt think it had caused any problems until I recently started to experience frequent abdominal/lower back pains while taking the pill and also bad skin the week after my period. However on reading the comments on this page I have now realised I have been suffering with an awful lot of symptoms relating to taking Yasmin, far too many to be a coincidence. These include anxiety, depression, heart palpitations (admitted to hospital) pins and needles in my arms and legs, restless legs, never sleeping properly, irregular bowel, frequent migraines, deteriation in eyesight and worst of all severe hair loss. I was actually reassured by my dr. that Yasmin would help my hair loss issue, however it looks to be the original cause!!! | F | 26 | 7 years 3 mg 1X D | 8/21/2012 | 4 | Polycytic ovary syndrome, pmdd | Nausea during the first week, acid reflux during the 2nd week | Yasmin has been great so far. I had some nausea at first but that went away quickly. Within the 2nd month my anxiety and severe moodiness/ depression significantly improved, I lost some weight I gained due to pcos, and my skin has never looked so good. No problems at this point... | F | 30 | 2 months Unsure 1X D | 8/2/2012 | 3 | Birth Control/Regulate period | Severe Migraines including dizziness, fuzzy vision, unable to concentrate or think, funny taste in mouth. I would get it every few months. it was horrible. Also, irregular periods. My doctor had me switch to a different type of pill. | Works good if your body doesn't react to it the way mine did. | F | 22 | 3 years 30MG 1X D | 7/26/2012 | 3 | birth control | For the first 11 months Yasmin gave me no issues at all. Light to nonexistent periods, very clear skin, no weight gain, no depression/mood issues. During placebo week I would always get a headache in my temples, like they knotted up. Then, after being on the pill for a year, I suddenly gained weight in my abdominal area, which is where I've never carried weight. I started bleeding the week before placebo week, three months in a row. I became despondent with various depression symptoms. And, the kicker was the migraines. My temples would knot with searing pain for 2-4 days with no relief. My OB/GYN wrote a script for Micronor (the mini-pill, which contains no estrogen) but after reading those patient responses on here, I think I'll just take a hormone break for a while... | F | 31 | 1 months 1X D | 7/15/2012 | 5 | Severe cramps and to clear skin | Increased libido, regulated periods, no cramps while menstruating, clear skin | Works like a charm and helps with everything. I personally love Yasmin. | F | 16 | 4 months 1X D | 7/13/2012 | 2 | regulate periods. acne | Anxiety, which was out of character, and excessive hair loss. Previously was on Ortho Novum 777 for many years and no similar problems. Stopped the Yasmin and problem improved but it took a year for my hair to come back. | F | 43 | 6 months 1X D | 7/8/2012 | 1 | contraception and to clear acne | I have been on Yasmin 21 for almost 7 years now and after reading everyone elses comments I now realize that I have major symptoms. I first went on this pill when I was 15 because of my acne and it worked great! Over the past 3 or 4 years though, my personality has drastically changed. I am still outgoing, carefree and a positive person but I have severe anxiety, I can't sleep most nights, and a lot of the time feel depressed. I also find that I have low sex drive and my eye sight has gotten so bad that I cannot see anything without my contacts. I didn't know why I haven't been feeling myself lately but now I know that its been a result of being on this birth control for 7 years. I'm not really sure what to do, but I am definitley going to either switch birth control or go completley off of it. | F | 22 | 7 years 1xg | 7/8/2012 | 1 | to regulate periods | Depression anxiety stomach pains ibs sleep deprived pmt i keep havin period cramps even though im not on. Shooting pains around my hips and excess gas. Paranoid about it being something bad. Anxiety levels are sky high. | F | 26 | 2 months | 6/21/2012 | 1 | Pelvic pains, mood swings and headaches i would not recommend this BC especially because of the bad syptoms: unable to have children, death, constant pains, mood swings and low sex drive. | F | 19 | 2 months | 6/18/2012 | 2 | Birth control | Migraines that's stop me from driving walking or eating, complete loss of appetite (I was once a gym junkie who ate at least 8 times a day) the longest my boyfriend noticed I went for with out eating was 3days. Hair Loss to the point where my hairdresser started crying because I once had extremely thick and shiny hair, extremely tender abdomen and pain in my lower back. Veriscose veins and blood clots in my legs a new one turns up almost every month .sore joints and muscles, since starting Yasmin I have not sleptthrough the night, I wake up at least 5 times a night for no particular Ar reason and wake up exhausted. Extreme diarrhea aswell. | Went to see my gp and she did some blood tests, resulted in a referral to a endocrinologist. She did more blood tests and stated that Yasmin wasn't the problem, I now have a referral for a neurologist and an MRI -.- also in the last year noticed my eye sight failing when I have always had perfect vision. Hopefully this turns up an answer | F | 19 | 2 years 0 1X D | 6/14/2012 | 1 | birth control | i was on yasmin 3yrs ago for 2yrs and had the side effects I'm havin now, extreme mood swings.tiredness hair loss, weight gain. my GP put it down to my under active thyroid. After being on BC for many years i decided to have a break. As soon as i stopped takin yasmin my extreme mood swings stopped, my aggressiveness towards my partner stopped too. I often felt depressed and my sex had totally gone. I put this down to my thyroid levelling out. How wrong was i. After a years break i started back on yasmin due to heavy periods and now my moods and depression have returned. My partner is at the receiving end of this and has just told me he feels something needs to be done. It wasn't until he said I'd changed since goin back on this pill that i realised its the truth. Then readin the reviews on here i realise it is Definately this pill. Last year i felt great not takin it so as from now i am takin no more. | F | 30 | 6 months | 6/9/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Positives: bigger boobs and clear skin, however the negatives far outway these positives Negatives: hectic mood swings, irritability, nausea, dizziness, little to no sex drive, extremely moody and depressed | F | 28 | 2 weeks 1 x D | 5/19/2012 | 1 | Birth control | Headaches anxiety fatigue mental issues ! At the beginning I felt perfectly fine , then suddenly a year and a half after I started I had those symptoms | F | 25 | 2 years | 5/6/2012 | 4 | Not to get pregnant and pain relief | The pill has been a great help with period pain and cramps. I also lost a stone in the first 12 months of being on the pill and my weight is now constant! But my appetite is mixed up very hungry at times and then can eat nothing all day! | F | 35 | 6 days | 4/13/2012 | 5 | Endometreosis | Clear skin, no break through bleeding as long as I take the placebos once every 3 months. | This drug helped me a lot. After my surgery and Lupron treatment I was put on Seasonique for a year. That medication failed me miserably. I was switched to generic Yasmin (Ocella and then to Zarah) and it has worked wonderfully for me for 3 years. It has prevented another Endo surgery and Lupron treatment. | F | 29 | 3 years 1X D | 4/10/2012 | 1 | Birth Control | Hell. | I had to have my gallbladder taken out because of this pill. I was also having constant stomach pain and severe depression. I gained 40 pounds on this pill. Horrible. | F | 27 | 1X D | 4/4/2012 | 2 | Acne/birth control | I went on diannete originally for my skin I then got a boyfriend and my doc advised me Yasmin would be a good balance between contraception and helping my Skin. I recently came off it due to breaking up with my boyfriend and my skin went mad so I have been back on it for 2 weeks and I feel like I have had a revelation. For the past 2 yrs of being on Yasmin I had the worst mood swings, always felt down and crying for not reason. Would lash out at my boyfriend and take things out of proportion. I was going through a lot of emotional trauma at the time so I always thought it was that but now I have gone back on it I realise the whole time it was the pill!! I can't believe it hs taken me so long to figure out! I felt out of control with my emotions. I became quite suspicious and pessamistic. I also had increased appetite and I found my sex drive was high, sometimes too much which caused problems in my relationship. I am going to stop taking it from today I cannot go on this emotional roller coaster again!! Thankyou to everyone who posted on here made me realise what it was that has made me feel so bad for so long! I think it depends on you as a person but for me it has reacted vey badly with my hormones. | F | 18 | 2 years | 3/29/2012 | 5 | Acne, birth control | Switched to yasmin because the pill the doctor gave me made me bleed continuously. Started yasmin and have had no trouble- no spotting when first started taking it. Cleared spots from my skin, rarely get any at all now. No known side effects, only the usual mild pain during the 7 day break. | F | 20 | 1 years | 3/22/2012 | 5 | Irregular periods and facial acne | I gained a little bit of weight and that was it. I've now got regular periods and nice, clear skin. THANKS YAZ! | F | 15 | 1 years ?? | 3/7/2012 | 4 | birth control | Not really had any side effects, i was on it 4 years before my first daughter and it took 8 monmths to fall pregnant once id stopped pill,i went back on it for 3 years and again it took 8 months to get pregnant after i stopped the pill, and now ive been on it 2 years since having my second daughter. Im very suprised to hear it affects mood swings and libido as ive not experienced this. | F | 29 | 2 days 1X D | 3/7/2012 | 3 | endometriosis treatment | Anxiety, and possible weigh gain. I switched from Valette to jasmin because the other was bad, i had weight loss then after months weight gain! like a yoyo effect. The pill is great to clean your skin thats the good side: no acnes! | F | 30 | 1 years | 3/7/2012 | 1 | birth control | little to no sex drive, social anxiety, depression, mood swings, headaches | I was not informed that low sex drive was a potential side effect. I really had no idea these symptoms were due to my birth control. I had to do the research myself, unfortunately after it was already affecting my relationship. I am going off yasmin immediately and just hope it's not too late to reverse the side effects. | F | 39 | 2 years 1X D | 3/4/2012 | 2 | Birth control | The first year of being on it was fine: acne went away, light regular periods, and seemingly no side effects. After being on it for 4 years now, I realized that my mental and emotional state has changed severely. Before the pill, I was confident, happy, outgoing, carefree but now I find myself with depression, anxiety, extreme mood swings, highly emotional, and mentally unstable for the last 2 years. My boyfriend had also noticed the change and has dealt with it. Also my sex drive has decreased so much that after 4 years of being on it, it made me look up reviews about the pill. Not surprised to find all the other women having the same issues as me! I think the pill affects people in different ways but I think my body has gotten so used to the pill that it hasn't worked the same since the first two of the four ears I've been on it. Definitely getting off the pill to see if I go back to my old happy outgoing cheerful self. Wish me luck! | F | 23 | 4 years | 2/16/2012 | 2 | Contraception | After the first month I experienced really bad mood swings. After two months I stopped taking it and within 3 weeks or so I noticed such a difference in my mood. Simple things that wouldve previously annoyed me didn't even faze me. Yasmin also affected my sleeping pattern and made me anxious with heart palpitations. I'd advise to go off this pill if your suddenly experiencing anxiousness and mood swings | F | 17 | 2 months 3 mg | 2/12/2012 | 1 | irregular menstrual cycle | Weight gain was the big one. I'd stop taking it for periods of time and stop gaining weight, and as soon as I started taking it again, the weight gain would start again. It's been a while since I've taken it, so I can't remember anything else about it. I have never been able to lose the weight though no matter what I've tried. | hated it | F | 28 | 5 years 30 1X D | 2/6/2012 | 1 | Birth control | I have just recently started taking Yasamin again after giving my body a break for sometime. I have been experiencing really bad nausea in the morning and now for the past week I have had very bad palpitations.. I thought this might be as a result of stress but I am now thinking Yasamin is to blame.. I has most definitely affected my libido, and my friends have reported this aswell so stopped taking it.. My moods are fine but I am very placid most of the time. My skin has always been clear, thankfully however last time I stopped Yasamin I broke out, badly... | F | 28 | 4 years 1X D | 1/20/2012 | 4 | Contraception | Had a huge pimple on my chin (i dont break out normally) after the first month. Breasts grew which was a bonus but it went back to normal after 2 yrs. Get hungry often. Lose weight bc i was always hungry but have no time to eat. When i do eat, i prefer small portions. Libido is gone. No more depression. I feel normal; no mood swings. It kept me sane. Side effects: it occurred after taking it for 4 yrs. irregular heart beats, chest pains, ab cramp when im not on my period. I freaked out so doc recommeded alesse cuz the hormonal dosage is lower. Not sure if its better. | F | 29 | 4 years | 1/13/2012 | 2 | Very bad depression ( so bad I had to quit my job,lost half my friends,nearly lost my boyfriend and even tried to take my own life),social issues ( i was a right party animal and was up for meeting anyone before i went on this pill) but whilst on yasmin i didnt want to see anyone,I was so affraid of what new people thought of me i wouldnt even step outside the house.it wasn't until my family made me come off it...1 month of taking my new pill I felt like I was back to my old bubbly self. I really wouldn't recommend this pill but everyone is different. The only plus side to this pill is that my skin was perfect. I used to get bad spots on my face and back which cleared when I started to take Yasmin...saying that 6 months on I'm on cliest and it still kept my skin clear. | F | 20 | 1 years | 1/11/2012 | 1 | birth control | Extremely low libido, so much hair loss. I have always had such thick hair, but after taking yasmin, my hair started to fall out all the time. huge clumps of hair would come out in the shower and every time i brushed my hair. My hair is so thin now, i hate it! that was the main reason i stopped taking yasmin. It also would break me out during the week after my period, and i usually have really clear skin. Would not recommend taking this BC. | F | 19 | 11 months 1X D | 1/3/2012 | 2 | contraception | depression/anxiety/panic attacks breakthrough bleeding breast size increase | F | 19 | 5 months 1X D | 1/2/2012 | 4 | Birth Control | The only side effect that really bothered me was gaining a little weight and decreased libido the first month. Other than that, I find Yasmin just great. | I'm really satisfied with Yasmin, it seems like my body is balanced when I'm taking them. I used to have a lot of pimples and blackheads, but now most of it is gone. I was also hairy like a baby gorilla, especially on my armpits, bikini line and my legs; but now it looks really normal. Besides, my face looks better due to smaller nose and fuller lips caused by the hormones in Yasmin. About libido, at first i thought I'm losing my sex drive, but after one month it changed. Right now i have a really high libido and i think it might be the pills, but I'm not sure since everybody has experienced otherwise. | F | 22 | 3 months 1X D | 12/23/2011 | 2 | ovarian cysts, cramps, hvy bleeding | Weight gain (15-20 lbs) over several years, after never having to watch my weight; difficulty concentrating; difficulty remembering; mental fogginess; excessive sleepiness. It did clear my acne, however, and I gained a bra cup size while on it. | I wish I had figured out the cause of these symptoms sooner. Because my medical picture is complicated, and I am in my 40s, I did not associate what I was experiencing with the BC pills I was taking. I have been off the pills for 24 days and have lost 12lbs. | F | 43 | 7 years 1X D | 12/13/2011 | 4 | Birth control | I was on the injection for 3 years which made me put on around 2.5 stone. Since being on Yasmin I have already lost 1 stone. My appetite is back to normal after eating everything in sight. I also don't like the fact the injection will be in my system for another 6 months! | F | 19 | 2 months | 12/11/2011 | 2 | Not to get pregnant again | Since i started using yasmin i got headaches everyday,bad moodswings and some days pains in my lower back and abdomen!so i stopped taking yasmin and now no pains or moodswings or headaces!im feeling great now! | F | 25 | 3 months S3 | 12/10/2011 | 1 | Birth control | Lots of hair lost,headache,nausea. I never had my hair back thats make me depress | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 12/9/2011 | 1 | only form of birth control | Last year I was on Yaz. Which made me feel horrible. I was emotionally unstable and would often take things that were being said in a different context (usually took offense to EVERYTHING). I stopped taking it on the grounds that I was not active sexually and I felt that it was altering my personality. Fast forward to 08/2011. I began taking Yasmin as I began a new relationship. My boyfriend and I both decided that birth control was the option for us, as I'm allergic to latex. Within the firSt two weeks of taking Yasmin I have experienced the EXACT side effects as with Yaz. My doctor assured me that Yasmin was not the cause of my low sex drive (extreeeeeeemmmely low smh) depressive behaviors as well as my anxiety (not to mention my excessive brain farts which has become a hindrance being as though I'm in Grad school). Since being on this God forsaken pill, I have put my boyfriend thru all types of hell. Idk how or why he deals with it. But he promises that we will get thru this rough patch. I do have a warning for some of you young ladies who are considering Yaz, Yasmin or any type of hormonal birth control. Get a full understanding of the drug you will be putting in your body. I know its easy to trust our doctors because it is their job to know about these drugs and side effects. And most of the time they feel as if the pros outweigh the cons but that is a decision that has to be made by the individual as well | F | 23 | 3 months 1X D | 11/30/2011 | 1 | Irregular periods | Irritable. Ended up having a pulmonary embolism and the only thing they could attribute it to was Yasmin. | F | 35 | 1 years 1 daily | 11/29/2011 | 1 | Yasmin ou Jasmine en France= DANGER | Dépression !!! fatigue, tension mamaire, prise de la poitrine, j'ai du prendre 2 kg | En France les autorités sanitaires ne se préoccupent pas de Jasmine ou on été payé pour garder le silence ? Vous me direz, rien à voir mais si vous tapez dans wikipédia "drospirénone" vous obttenez aucun résultat alors que beaucoup de personnes étant renseigné sur le sujet s'en inquiète ... De plus, les génycologues aussi compétante soit elle ne prévienne aucunement des effets indésirables important de Jasmine, elle font même de Jasmine et de Yaz les meilleures pillules !! Dans une semaine je change de pillule et je ne sais toujours pas quoi prendre car je n'ai pas envie de prendre du poid alors je me rensseigne tant et plus mais TOUTES les pillules sont potentiellement dangereusess seulement certaines plus que d'autres comme Yaz et Yasmin qui j'espère ne serront plus commercialisées le plus taux possible car j'insiste que le laboratoire qui les fabrique c'est à dire Bayer Santé a déjà eut plusieurs poursuites judiciaires sur d'autres médicaments . L'effet "dépression" est très ressenti je peut vous le garantir sachant que tout les témoignages pratiquement que j'ai pu lire parle de cet effet . Une jeune lycéenne française s'inquiétant des moyens de contraception actuelle | F | 15 | 1X D | 11/29/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Nausea, Migraines, emotional instability, hair loss, irregular bowels, circulation problems, pain and cramps in pelvic area... and then some! | Since starting taking Yasmin I've experienced terrible side effects. I thought it was the initial starting of a new contraceptive but this is too excesive. I suffer from Nausea, pins and needles in my hands and feet, bloated stomach and terrible pelvic cramps. Shoulder pains and hair loss, constantly hungry and never feeling full. Frequent migraines and exhaustion and my favorite - the emotional instability. Crying for no reason at all. It's been a nightmare and I'm stopping this pill today. I've stuck it out long enough and still no relief from these symptoms... Yasmin seems to work for some people but obviously not for me! | F | 26 | 4 months 1X D | 11/28/2011 | 3 | So I dont get pregnant | Wen I first started takn yaz I had to pee a lot I was very tired an ate a lot. I have woken up at 6 am the past two nite an today I was dizzy an felt nausea. I dont wanna do anything. | F | 20 | 6 days 30 mg | 11/27/2011 | 1 | Sexually active | I rarely had symptoms while on my period. If I did, then it was mild. My bf and I became sexually active. After 3 months of being on Yasmin, I started having severe and quick lower abdiminal pain, and back aches. I started noticing blood clots becoming larger. Those were my only side effects. I'm Off all birth control and although my cramps haven't been that bad, I still have those side effects. I wish I would've never gone on birth control. I miss having pain free periods that didn't have nasty blood clots. | F | 19 | 7 months | 11/27/2011 | 4 | Birth control, heavy/painful period | Loss of appetite, little hair loss | I used to have terrible, horrendous cramps and a 7 day full period, until I started taking yasmin. My periods now come on the 28th morning of my cycle. How beautiful it is to plan ahead. Yasmin has also helped (maybe caused) my weight loss. I have lost 15 pounds, which isn't a bad thing, to me atleast. Other bc pills i used to be on would make me dizzy and hormonal. This is a wonder drug for me. | F | 23 | 7 months 1X D | 11/22/2011 | 1 | To get put on accutane. | started taking before I left for vaca about three weeks ago and thought it was just nerves of leaving my boyfriend. My synonyms were headache neasua voimting and very much so tired. Stopped taking it till after my last period happened. Started taking it again five days ago and have been having the same symptoms ever since this time I can't sleep find myself up and can't fall back asleep stomach pain feeling like I am going to get sick no appitate. | Stoping this asap. I do not recommend it at all worse symptoms | F | 18 | 7 days 1X D | 11/4/2011 | 1 | periods | I took yaz over a month ago. it was aweful i would take it at night and be throwing up the next day. for 3-4 weeks now i have been having tingling in my legs, chest pains, legs feel real week, lower abdomanal pain, feel nausous early in the morning. Once I sit up its not too bad. I have taken medicine for feeling like this it works for a good time and comes right back. I go get an ultra sound friday morning. I am praying so hard that they find something because everyday im feeling this way. I feel full a lot and when I actually know its time to eat I can only have a few bites and Im done. I just really hope Im not like this forever. I defiantly would not reccomend this medicine because it could damage you forever. It even made a lady go blind and i would never take that chance of risking anything like that. This medicine shouldnt even be in the market. Please keep me in your prayers that its nothing serious and I could be back to being 110 percent again. God bless ! | F | 22 | 5 days 1X D | 10/25/2011 | 4 | Birth control | Good for skin Very emotional Numb legs Appetite messed up | I would recommend this pill. This is the second time i have been on yasmin, i took it a couple of years ago for birth control, and the first few months i was fine with it. But about 4 months in to taking the pill i began to suffer from numb legs and extremely painful stomach cramps. I found i had a smaller appetite and it cleared up spots dramatically. I recently started taking the pill again, and I've found i have had no really bad side effects yet, however my appetite has really messed up, i can feel starving one day and eat loads and then the next day the thought can make me feel sick. also i have found it hasn't really affected my skin as of yet. I know it takes a while for side affects to kick in but i pretty much started to notice the side effects immediately the first i was prescribed this pill. The main thing is though i feel i can completely rely on it, i have not missed one period while taking the pill, and have not been caught pregnant yet :) One major thing i have noticed is my emotions, as a teenager i obviously experience mood swings a lot, but i have found i can control my temper a lot better on the pill. | F | 16 | 2 months 1X D | 10/23/2011 | 5 | hormonal imbalance and birth contro | Insomnia, anxiety, nausea, dizziness and | I feel like I never get full so I'm always hungry but yet I don't have an appetite to eat anything. I ate 2 bowls of cereal for breakfast but still starving heat me up some soup had 2 more bowls and did the job. Lol. Couldn't eat no more through out the whole day after that. I tried zenchent, Loestrin FE that gave me horrible mood swings and head aches!!! I know the symptoms will go away in 3 months plus I only been on this for 5 days yet im so happy despise the symptoms:) | F | 20 | 5 days 3/3 1X D | 10/5/2011 |