YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)

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 5  Birth control, cystic acne, flow extreme increased sex drive after period AMAZING. makes my cystic acne go away (went off it and back on to be sure it was making a difference), and my period is only 5 days at a MAX. sex drive is great, too. can't complain there! F 21 5 years
0.03MG 1X day
7/17/2011
 1  Birth control Vulvodynia 8 years, periods excruciating, breast soreness, weight gain Bayer should be ashamed. This pill permanently changed my body and my relationship. And i'm a lucky one, because I'm still alive. F 28
1X day
7/13/2011
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 5  birth control none F 25 4 months
1X day
7/12/2011
 1  Control Menstrual Cycle My healthy 20 yr. old daughter was on Ocella for 3 months to control her menstrual cycle. Became very moody, and had headaches. Developed a lump on her chest. Dr. wasn't concerned, told her to keep an eye on it. One day she complained of headache, blurred vision, pain in right shoulder/arm, and was confused and had memory problem. Later that day she had a Gran Mal seizure (first time ever,she is not an epileptic)Rushed to hospital. Continued having seizures. Couldn't be stopped with seizure medications. Remained in hospital for 5 weeks, and passed away 3 days before her 21 birthday. Drs. tested for everything imaginable, found nothing. She was on No other medication, only Ocella. This pill took my daughters life. It took part of my entire families life. This drug should be banned. How many others must suffer or die before it is taken off the shelves. F 20 3 months
1X day
7/7/2011
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 4  Birth control weight loss, reduced sex drive. Overall this pill was good as i lost weight. However it also reduced my sex drive. F 25 3 months
1X day
7/2/2011
 1  Birth Control severe mood swings, loss control of emotions, depression, blurry vision leading to blackout, always thirsty, weight gain and unable to lose weight, breast tenderness or pain PLEASE READ! You aren't crazy! I am currently trying to salvage a relationship over this pill. I have always been a strong willed, confident, outgoing, overall pleasant, loving person. This pill turned me into a monster. I became so emotional. My thoughts were all over the place and just out of control. I wouldn't leave my house other then for work and groceries. I was a wreck all the time. I ate extremely healthy and worked out religiously at the gym and not able to lose weight. I couldn't sleep without aid (otc meds) I would be on the verge of tears most days. I would freak out over nothing. I lost confidence in myself. My world wasn't mine anymore. I was no longer myself but wouldn't believe others that I had changed. I made excuses for things going on in life that shouldn't affect a person in the ways I was reacting. I am currently trying to make my BF realize it wasn't me and I am on the road to recovery. I have currently been off the pill for a little over a month and already I am back. The little things I can brush off and I love me again. No more praying to not wake-up. While taking this pill I experienced many symptoms I wasn't sure of the cause...I was always thirsty caused me to be tested for diabetes (runs in my family), I was always tired but couldn't sleep (still working on this but melatonin helps greatly), I had blurred vision and once to the point I blacked out and wreck my bicycle putting me in the ER with fractured ribs F 31 16 months
1X day
6/29/2011
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 3  Birth Control & Spots Nausea, pins and needles, numbness in legs, very emotional, loss of libido, mood swings & anxiety. I was unaware of any of the side effects of yasmin until I tried to come off it last month. As a teenager I suffered from mild spots bit hated them so much I went on to dianette, after being on dianette for some 7 years I decided to change due to the worries about it. I went on to Yasmin and my skin continued to stay fairly clear. I've always had oily skin and hair but since trying to come off of Yasmin I am having bad the worst outbreak of spots (some of which are painful and itchy) I've ever had along with the oiliest hair and skin which is unbearable!! My hair is fully greasy after about 8 hours of being washed...looks like it hasn't been washed for days only 8 hours after being washed!! I googled for oily hair and spots after stopping taking the pill and came across all these posts about Yasmin, I then realised that all the pins and needles, numbness, mood swings etc that I was experiencing was down to Yasmin! I have been back on Yasmin for two weeks and there's no change in my awful skin and hair...I'm worried I'll never be able to Come off f it if it means greasy hair and spots forever it's unbearable!!! F 25 6 months
1X day
6/25/2011
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 5  ACNE NONE THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN ALESSE I have been on this pill for 2 years, it eradicated my cystic acne problem completely in conjunction with another drug called aldactone, which I am no longer taking because the yasmin works on its own after several months of aldactone usage. No side effects whatsoever. I have been on alesse, tricyclen lo etc... and they were all completely useless, with the exceptions of being a useful contraceptive. F 24 2 years
1X day
6/22/2011
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 4  Birth Control Hair loss, mild acne, weight loss (just about 5lbs when I started taking it), trouble reaching orgasm The side effects that I had were not severe. I had some hair loss (but my hair is very thick, so its not so noticeable), but I did start to get acne around my jaw line, which I had never had before. I was still interested in sex, but I would hardly reach orgasm, which was never a problem before. I did lose weight when I started the pill, only about 5lbs, but losing weight is better than gaining!! No emotional side effects. F 28
30mg 1X day
6/21/2011
 2  Birth control/acne At first it worked like a dream, i had changed from Dianette to Yasmin and i was pleased with it on the whole. Around 6 months ago i noticed my moods changing, very emotional and for the first time in my life, depressed. Also, yeast infections every month, headaches, dizzyness, tingling in hands and legs. I got very scared and with being 35 too i saw it as a sign to change to a mini pill so am starting Cerazette. Can't believe how it has turned out for me, started so well and ended so badly! F 35 3 years
1X day
6/13/2011
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 1  Contraception, acne, cramps One year into taking this drug, I started experiencing terrible side effects. It took me almost one more year to realize that Yasmin was the cause. The two most horrible and debilitating effects I experienced were IBS symptoms and anxiety. Out of nowhere, I started having loose, uncomfortable bowel movements/diarrhea at the same time every morning and occasionally at other times of the day. I blamed it on stress, because I am a university student studying pharmacy which can be a very stressful program most of the time. I didn't think it was caused by Yasmin because the symptoms started after I had been on it for so long (1 yr) with no problems previously. I also had near constant anxiety along with anxiety/panic attacks while in public. I developed a phobia of having to sit in amongst a crowd of people for extended periods of time (during class, an exam, movie theater, wedding, etc...) I was paranoid that I would lose control of my body and make a scene, in particular losing cont DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I am just thankful that I quit it before something worse happened (PE, DVT, death...). I am going off hormonal birth control and don't plan on going on it ever again. F 23 2 years
1X day
6/4/2011
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 4  To regulate my periods Two years ago I started drinking Yasmin every morning, after a few weeks I started getting severe headaches (that would wake me up at night) and I had really bad mood swings (was cheeky with my parents, etc. so very hormonal!)... I was on it for 3 months then I decided I wasn't going to put my body throught it anymore! Last year I was advised to start Yasmin again (my preiods were VERY irregular; skipping between 3 - 7 months at a time), but I drank it in the evenings. The headaches and moodswings remained absent and I'm still on Yasmin. I've decided that I will remain on Yasmin until I decide to get married and start a family. F 17 11 months
30 MG 1X day
5/18/2011
 1  Contraception Migraines, hair loss, acne, pins and needles, heart palpitations, panic attacks, anxiety, weight gain, blurred vision, depression, numb legs I am so angry that innocent women are prescribed this pill without bein made aware of the side effects. I had no side effects for the first year, then I started getting migraines (never had them before in my life!!!) eyelashes and eyebrows started falling out, hair thinned gradually amongst other things, eventually I connected these symptoms to Yasmin after googling side effects and stopped the pill. Well, I have been off for 4 months and still struggling! Hair is still falling out, acne is awful and I have never suffered with this before, I feel so depressed, by month two I was even suicidal! This pill needs to be taken off the Market, Bayer should be ashamed of themselves! They have ruined so many womens lives. I am definitely taking legal action! The worst pill in the world!!!! Google "Yasmin survivors" and spread the word on this horrible pill!!!!! F 21 2.5 years
1X day
5/18/2011
 2  ance, heavy periods Started taking Yasmin in January, and all semester long experienced mysterious health problems that varied in nature. I began to have serious insomnia, night sweats, incredible fatigue, and serious stomach problems (for a few months I had nausea and vomiting, and alternated between constipation and diarrhea). One night a few weeks ago, I woke up with tingling limbs, and was very frightened. I took aspirin and eventually got back to sleep, but I wasn't willing to attribute it to the pill just yet. I am at the end of my placebo week, and although I'm on my period, I feel better than I did all month. I feel happier in general- more like myself, I am sleeping through the night. I gave Yasmin a very fair try, and was willing to stick it out if it meant better skin and better periods. Yet neither of those things happened, and after researching the lawsuits surrounding Yaz and Yasmin, I've decided that issues of vanity by no means outweigh the possible risks. I sincerely believe that safer pi F 20 4 months
30mg/.03mg 1X day
5/7/2011
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 1  birth control Headaches, chest pains, nausea, severe mood swings (very few ups, mostly down), anger, loss of libido, keratosis pilaris At first I was fine, but by the end of the 1st mo I was having noticable side effects. They got worse during the 2nd mo, and unbearable 2 wks into the 3rd month (so I quit). Mood swings were so bad that I was a completely different person to everyone else; to myself I was only slightly moody. I would get angry, bitchy, & snappy at the drop of a hat, and not until after the fact when someone pointed it out, would I realize just how bad I had unleashed. End of the second month I had a sudden onset of tingly, progressing to itchy, bumps pop up on my face. Even lightly itching them, they'd burn. They very quickly started spread & within 3wk my baby smooth facial skin was covered. Nearly every pore/follicle was a tiny hard bump. I believe this to be keratosis pilaris, which I had never had any signs of pre-Yasmin. I quit Yasmin. The itchy bumps stopped spreading and took several months to vanish. The chest pains got more frequent & painful as time went on. By the middle of the 2nd mo I had strong chest pains every few days. By the end of the month it was every day. By the time I quit it was several times a day, varying severity. The nausea and headaches were a near constant. When I quit, the side effects went away fairly quick. I was 18, 5'4, 110lb, never smoked, didn't drink. Maybe 6mo after ditching the Yasmin, I started taking a progestin-only pill, and have (very happily) been on it for about 7yr now. F 26 3 months
3mg/0.03mg 1X day
4/8/2011
 4  dysmenorrhea F 24 8 months
1X day
3/28/2011
 1  heavy period,endo,ovarian cysts At 1st I thought it was great & I was thrilled to have it helping me. However, I've had many problems mentioned here & on many websites regarding side effects of Yasmin. I've had problems with muscles, joints that I've spent money & time doing pt for these problems. I've had poor response to exercise, facing set backs all of the time. I'm active, biking, walking & tennis, but I pay a price for my activities. I can hardly walk for 2 days following. MRI for leg nerve pain showed I have gallbladder stones which is also supposed to be contributed to Yasmin. (Have you seen the legal ambulance chaser commercials?) Hind sight is 20/20 .I started having chest pain with pain radiating to my jaw, left arm within a few months of starting Yasmin. EKG, holter monitor said all ok. I have had so many UTI, probably related to the GI problems that I've had for the last 5 years as well. WAKE UP CALL: A couple of months ago I could not stop my menstrual bleeding, seems the generic Zahara F 40 7 years
3mg/0.03mg 1X day
3/28/2011
 1  birth control emotional,paranoid,anxious,spaced out,palpitations,split personality this has to be the worst pill on the market,i changed from cilest to this after 20 years, big mistake, i have stopped taking it today as i did not want another day like yesterday...i was scared of the way i was acting and feeling...this does not happen to everyone, but its the worst feeling in the world.... F 38 9 days
30mg 1X day
3/21/2011
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 1  ENDOMETRIOSIS, HEAVY NON-STOP CYCLE HIVES, SWOLLEN FEET, FINGERS, ARM, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, HAIR LOSS, HEADACHES, ALLERGIC REACTIONS; SWOLLEN FACE, LIPS, TONGUE AND THROAT, LOSS OF SEX DRIVE, DEPRESSION, AND RASHES. PLEASE TAKE AN ALLERGY TEST FIRST, IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE YASMIN AND READ EVERYTHING ABOUT IT FIRST. I would not recommended even trying this birth control pill. I have menstrual issues, my O.B.G.Y.N. thinks it may be endometriosis, I have not been formally diagnosed. Yasmin controlled my non stop heavy menstrual bleeding, but, I almost went into anaphylactic shock, and I was hospitalized, due to using Yasmin. I had a severe allergic reaction to Yasmin. This was the first time anything like this has ever happened to me. I have an epipen in my purse now. I took this pill to try to get better from a severe menstrual issue and I could have died. BEWARE!!!! AND BE AWARE of anything you take. F 29 6 months
3MG 1X day
3/16/2011
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 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

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