YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare YASMIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR YASMIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | for heavy periods | AGRESSIVE, HAIR LOSS, NERVOUS/MENTAL BREAKDOWN, PANIC ATTACKS , ANXIETY ATTACKS, TERRIBLE BREAKOUTS, HOT FLASHES, BODY ODOR CHANGE, BAD PERIODS AGAIN, NAUSEA, VAGINAL DRYNESS AND OVER WET, SORE BREAST, PARANOIA(THINKING EVERYBODY HATES ME) ELECTIC SHOCK GOING THROUGH BODY , CANT THINK AND VERY CONFUSED ALOT, FREQUENT URINATING AND GASTRIC PROBLEMS, OILY SKIN ETC........ NIGHTMARE | DO NOT TAKE IT !!!! IT RUINED A YEAR OF MY LIFE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY JOB AND HUSBAND!!!!! | F | 29 | 14 years 30 1X day | 4/15/2014 | 1 | to prevent pregnancy | It was okay in the beginning, but THEN...severe heartburn, taking zanez, prilosec, tums endlessly, ritadrine etc. Had a Hpilory workup for the disease that heartburn causes to the esophogus. Right arm with numbness. Bowel issues with leaking feces. No constipation, but endless movements. Dry skin, blurry vision. The list is endless. This stuff is poison. I don't know why Bayer who markets Yasmin and Ocella is not taken off the market. I started to have sleep issues so the Doc told me to get off the Ocella, knockoff of Yasmin. Like magic, the heartburn disappeared in 24 hours. Unbelievable. Now what do I do with the plethera of heartburn medication in my home? Bowel issues seem to be resolved also, I'm only days off of Yasmin. Something very very wrong with this birth control medication. Please someone get this take off the market before others suffered like me. I thought I was losing my mind. Angry at everyone People in general. This crap is horrible. I will use other means to prevent | F | 48 | 12 years | 10/14/2009 | 4 | irregular periods excesiv androgens | breast enlargement, breast tenderness, migraines | My OB-GYN claims tenderness & migraine not linked to these hormones. I suspect otherwise, especially after reading other women's reviews. Treating tenderness with 400 I.U. Vitamin E - really helps. Treating migraines with TOPAMAX. Nothin' like taking a prescription to treat a prescription. yuck. On the other hand, my cycles are now normal, and i am saving my good eggs in case i ever earn enough to support a family. | F | 33 | 11 years | 4/27/2006 | 4 | pcos | Mild mood swings, weight gain. | F | 28 | 10 years | 2/20/2014 | 4 | Birth Control | Ocella: depression, anxiety, mood swings, terrible boating, fatigue, lack of sex drive, heavy spotting in mid cycle, dehydration Yasmin: similar to Ocella but MUCH less | I was on Ortho Cyclene, Ortho tri-cyclene for 3 years before I switched to Yasmin. I loved it, all the side effects that I had with Ortho were gone and I felt normal on Yasmin. It's been 10 years, and for 3 years in between, I was put on Ocella by my insurance. I had a terrible experience with Ocella, as the years wore on; depression, anxiety, mood swings, terrible boating, fatigue, lack of sex drive... I was not happy and neither was my boyfriend. I requested to be put back onto Yasmin and have been back on it for a year and a half now. The heavy spotting stopped, the bloating is much less, the mood swings and depression are less, but the anxiety is still there. I still feel tired all the time. This is troubling me because even if I'm not doing anything, my chest feels heavy and it's hard to breethe. I get out of breath and my legs feel heavy and tired from just walking. I don't have a sedentary lifestyle or job and I'm not close to being even slightly overweight, so I can't attribute it to that. I did read some of the "new" side effects caused by abnormal potassium levels and it caught my attention. I'm in my early 30s and have been on this kind of BPC for 10 years. I may be well on my way to damaging my adrenal glands, which is scarrry. I am contemplating getting off BCPs all together or switching. I just don't know, either way you go, you run the same health risks or you risk getting pregnant... | F | 33 | 10 years | 12/16/2009 | 4 | Regulate periods/skin | I was taking Yasmin then Ocella, the generic. Side effects were increased GERD, migraines, and temperature sensitivity. | Ocella/Yasmin cleared up my skin problems and regulated my cycle. However, I have had a ton of health issues occur. My adrenal glands were pumping out a ton of cortisol, I was not absorbing Vitamin C (was diagnised with Scurvy), was not absorbing D or B either. My eyesight went rapidly down hill, and I ended up with hypothyroidism. I am now on a ton of medications and vitamins and have too many specialists for my age. I also had an unknown tumor form on my spinal chord, and my cecum twisted. I now wonder if there was a connection. Ocella is no longer controlling my cycle, and after about 10+ years, I am changing BC pills. It will be interesting to see what happens. | F | 43 | 10 years 1 x D | 8/22/2015 | 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 day | 5/18/2013 | 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 day | 3/30/2013 | 2 | Polycystic ovary syndrome | Terrible mood swings 2-3 weeks into my cycle | Does it actually reduce symptoms of pmt? | F | 27 | 10 years | 6/22/2008 | 1 | Irregular periods | Severe anxiety, panic attacks, scared of social interaction, lack of motivation, no sex drive | I can't believe it took me ten years to figure this out. I went off Yasmin for a few weeks and felt like a totally different person - so outgoing, happy, and motivated. Went back on Yasmin and within a week the extreme anxiety and panic attacks are back. I wish my doctor wasn't such an idiot and had figured this out years ago. I'm furious! I've lost so many years. | F | 34 | 10 years 1X day | 8/8/2013 | 1 | Birth control | I didn't notice any side effects for a few years. Then I started experiencing extreme fatigue, hair loss, depression, anxiety, mood swings. I attributed it to stress in my life at that time. However when the stressful situation had eased I still experienced these symptoms. I Started to think I was just a moody miserable person. Luckily, I went off birth control and I feel like a new person. | Don't take it... | F | 31 | 10 years | 3/17/2015 | 5 | anti conception | none | it doesnt make me notious and there is no extra weight gaining. | F | 28 | 8 years | 8/28/2006 | 5 | anti conception | none | it doesnt make me notious and there is no extra weight gaining. If u have stomac paines everymonth or havy cramps this will be a life saver. Since my sister was really sick everymonth when she had her period it totally stopt when she started taking Yasmin. Also our stomac isnt that sensitive anymore. For the people who r wondering about acne. I "still" have acne a bit on my chin and forehead from time to time, but i cant say Yasmin stopt that. It kinda reduced but it never cleaned up like i hoped it would. Maybe it depends on the person, no skin is the same. | F | 28 | 8 years | 8/28/2006 | 3 | birth control/menstrual pain | extremely over-emotional, increased anxiety, yeast infections | i started this pill when i was 17 due to experiencing very painful cramps during my period. it did alleviate this problem and was effective as a contraceptive. after 3-4 years of taking it, i began having extreme emotional problems that recurred monthly around the time of my period. i also got 3-4 yeast infections throughout the course of taking this drug. | F | 26 | 8 years 1X day | 5/22/2010 | 1 | birth control, & to regulate cycle | 100% protected and periods regular but...Well, firstly i would like to say I have considered myself a slightly depressed person, or should i say for the past EIGHT years, only recently after me and my boyfriend of 2 years going through an absolutely horrendous time that something made me question my pill as i was so touchy and worried and lacking confidence, so i came off and boy was i a different person, i went on cerazette which made me the most chilled person ever, just as i used to be the only massive downside for me was that i didnt have any sex drive whatso ever and no periods and it was bugging me so i thought what the heck i'll go back on yasmin thinking it wsnt that bad afterall, only to cause me to be the most sensitive angry, fed up, emotional, depressed person ever. i do admit that i havent found a perfect solution yet, just about to try microgynon but i do feel that any aould be better than yasmin! ANYTHING! | F | 25 | 8 years 1X day | 12/1/2010 | 1 | birth control | Took yasmin after having 2nd child, lost intrest in sex didnt realise why, broke up with partner of 10 yrs due to this got bk together few months after startd takin pill again n bam bk together 2 yrs n argue cus iv got no sex drive he thinks i dont want him. Only tonite im looking for birth control for my neice and av realised its my pill thats done this im in shock feel robbed also pins n needles in face n hands painful sex, the list is endless | F | 32 | 8 years 30 | 1/8/2014 | 5 | spots | Spots cleared , bad cramps stopped, small weightloss | was on yazmin for 7 years to begin with was for my bad skin which cleared from loads of spots to an odd spot when due period then contuned to take for birth control which did the job for me, i stopped taking yasmin as have decided to try pregnant, now my spots have returned bad cramps, heavey periods have returned and ive put on weight. But after 7 years i think my body really need a rest as i was getting awful headaches for months which have now gone. i also feel alot happier and only after reading comments here realise it could have been yasmin that caused me to feel down alot as well but this i think for me was due to the lengthof time it took it for. | F | 25 | 7 years 1X day | 2/28/2011 | 4 | birth control | severe headache on first day of period, slight weight gain, periodic anxiety, very low sex drive | I've been on Yasmin for almost 7 years, with a brief 2-yr hiatus when trying to conceive then giving birth. Before my pregnancy, Yasmin was great -- helped with my moodiness, decreased the flow and duration of my periods, stopped cramping. However, in the 2 years I've been taking Yasmin after my pregnancy, I've noticed significant side effects (listed at left). I've talked about it with my doc, who says it could be due to new hormone levels in my body. I have not gone off this pill yet because the positives out-weigh the negatives, but I plan to stop taking it in a couple months so we can try to conceive baby #2. | F | 31 | 7 years | 9/25/2007 | 3 | birth control, severe endometriosis | I had bad withdrawals coming off the pill after 7 years off and on- bad headaches, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, breaking out, hair loss & itchy greasy hair. It's been 7 months and I still have hair loss, greasy itchy hair having to wash it twice a day with no relief and the worst breakouts of my life. I never had bad acne even as a teenager until I stopped this birth control. It worsens about a week before my period and I am at a loss trying to figure out what to do. I have tried every expensive shampoo and acne treatments out there (non-perscription) with no improvement. The breakouts get worse each time...as I write this I have the most acne I have ever had my face some painful and my head is so itchy I want to scream even though I just washed my hair about 5 hours ago. | Was switched to Yasmin at age 20 shortly before my first laparoscopy in September 2003 to control painful periods and clots associated with diagnosed severe endometriosis. I never thought I had a problem on it, my periods and clotting lessened over time though never helped with my pain the rest of the time and symptoms of my endometriosis would come and go. In Oct. 2009 I decided to stop taking it because my husband and I were wanting to start a family when he returns from deployment. I had some withdrawal symptoms that went away after a few weeks but am very discouraged with the ones that have not gone away. Was told my hormones could still be out of balance as it worsens about a week or so before my period. The worst acne I have ever had in my life and uncontrollable itchy greasy scalp and hair loss. If anyone can help me or offer suggestions they are greatly appreciated. On a side note my severe endometriosis is back in full swing with pain/clotting worse than before. I am about to have my third laparoscopy so they can rule things out and move on to another fix, but I refused birth control when the wanted me to get on it while my husband is away. I can't put my body through anymore with getting on a new pill than getting off it again when he returns and we want to have a baby while still suffering symptoms from getting off the Yasmin. | F | 27 | 7 years 1X day | 5/21/2010 | 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 day | 12/13/2011 |