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 | PCOS, Birth Control | Anxiety, depression, diarrhea, mood swings, restless leg syndrome, muscle twitching, insomnia, extreme, extreme fatigue, paranoia, | I've been on Yasmin for about a year and a half... I was okay at first, but within about six months of taking it, I started having anxiety attacks and paranoid thoughts. GP put me on daily Celexa and Xanax as needed. Anxiety would get better for a little while then come back worse than ever with the added loveliness of bad depression. GP upped my Celexa dose. Then the same thing happened plus I started experiencing extreme fatigue and insomnia, noticed muscle twitching at certain times, GP upped my Celexa once more and sent me for a sleep study. Sleep study diagnosed Restless Leg Syndrome, GP added Requip to my daily medicine regimen. RLS went absolutely NUTS on Requip... could NOT sleep... would wake up every ten minutes jerking and twitching. Stopped taking ALL medications listed above, including Yasmin three days ago................ Have slept like a baby ever since. And no anxiety/depression so far. | F | 29 | 18 months | 3/10/2009 | 4 | to help my skin | During the first month of taking yasmin, i experienced a few small headaches (nothing awful), i had spotting which increased towards the end of taking the pills from the end of pack. I also had tender breasts, and had thrush. | Yasmin is a very good pill, and i feel since i have been taking it, it has really helped me. My skin got slightly worse to begin with but has now really start to look so much clearer!=) it makes me feel great! It also has improved the condition of my hair and has definetly made it less greasy, and only have to wash every other day now. I also have a light period, and lasts about 4 days which is very good. | F | 21 | 29 days | 3/9/2009 | 4 | acne | bloating on the first few days/ constipation | During the first few days, I really want to give up on taking it because of the serious bloating and the negative comments i have read from the website. But I want to stick with it for couple more weeks and see if symptoms would improve. --------- Symptoms started to improve after 3 days. IMPROVEMENTS: Skin has obvious improvement Hair is softer No more bloating Seem to experience more positive emotions than usual Have sex as usual SIDE EFFECT: Constipation Yes craving, but no weight gain Bloating on the first 3 days during my period Feeling faster heat rate on the first few days Dry skin Period last for 1 week. usually my period only last for 3 days. Solve Problems: Taking Senokot to solve the constipation problem. Using J&J baby oil to ease the dry skin and itch. | F | 25 | 10 days | 3/9/2009 | 2 | regulate cycles | anxiety, depression, insomnia | I have not taken any pill for years - could side effects really occur after 4 days only? From other people's reports, it looks like they can. Although hesitant to be too quick to blame my behaviour on pills, this is most unlike me. I thought that I was just having a bad day, but I woke up feeling highly anxious...and angry after another bad sleep... | F | 28 | 4 days | 3/9/2009 | 1 | Birth control | When I first went onto Yasmin about 3 months later I got very depressed and anxious and had to go onto anti depressants. These heleped and after being on the tablets after 2 and a half yrs i came off the yasmin and the anti d's at the same time. This was the worst thing I ever could have done. I am now serverally depressed and back on anti d's. Which has set me back from having a baby as this is why I came off of them. Has anyone else had this problem? | F | 31 | 2.5 years | 3/9/2009 | 1 | to delay pregnancy | tired, low sex drive...peri-menopause like symptoms after stopping the pill... | While taking Yasmin, my PMS increased and I experienced occasional moodiness. The major problem for me with Yasmin was when I stopped taking it. I stopped about 2 months ago after having been on it for about 4 years. I am currently experiencing nausea, migraines, extreme swelling(even with watching my sodium intake), dizziness, and cloudy thinking. I have not felt "normal" since stopping the pill. On the flip side my energy levels are up and my libido, which were down while I was taking the pill. I just attributed those issues to stress and daily life...this pill is evil!!! | F | 31 | 4 years | 3/7/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | Major depression, crying all the time, new jealousy issues (never been jealous before). | Blah.. I hate my life right now. I want to go home, crawl into bed, and cry. | F | 25 | 10 days | 3/6/2009 | 3 | Other- Dysautonomia | Worsened acne, vaginal dryness, other skin problems | I've only ever had the occasional pimple, within the last two months I've had more than ever and it's not responding to OTC acne medication. The vaginal dryess is uncomfortable to say the least.. irriating. I have a weird dry patch on my forearm that developed about two weeks after starting Yasmin and cannot get it to go away, not sure if it's related or not. No breakthrough bleeding whatsoever, and cramps/PMS have reduced significantly. | F | 22 | 3 months | 3/3/2009 | 5 | acne | Most side effects have been positive. Cramping decreased by about 90%, my cycle became lighter and regular and much of my acne went away. I had no negative side effects except for a small stomach ache that would come and go the first month but I think it was just my body getting used to it. | It's made my life much easier. | F | 35 | 4 years | 3/2/2009 | 3 | birth control | fluctuating each month but mainly include depression during the second week and meat/cheese cravings | I've been taking Yasmin for at least 2 years and, for the most part, it's fine as far as BCPs go. I think the trick is to take the pill at the SAME TIME every day -- I mean literally down to the half hour or hour-- as soon as you wake up is best. The other thing that I think really helps is to exercise regularly no matter what for at least 30 minutes a day 4 days a week. The hormone changes will do whatever they will do. With me I started getting strange meat/cheese cravings during the second week -- and this is something that started happening after a year. I'm sure other factors such as aging, divorce, stress have played into it. I try to not panic and catch my behavior. The binge eating really surprises me and so I've had to retrain my mind to drink water or eat fruit. Do whatever you have to do, but simply pay attention to your body. Take hot baths, vitamins, exercise, rest lots...things you are supposed to do anyway. I think we might be jumping the gun. All BCPs are inte | F | 34 | 2 years | 2/26/2009 | 3 | | 2/24/2009 | 4 | contraceptive, ovarian cysts | lower libido, and lubrication, gained a little less than 10 lbs | it has become very difficult to "lubricate" during intercourse which in turn makes my bf feel like he's doing something wrong ky is my new best friend, i'm rethinking the meds maybe i'll try something new. | F | 20 | 3 years | 2/21/2009 | 1 | Contraception, mild acne. | Yasmin caused my skin to break out worse than it ever has (deep, oozing pimples that would not heal -- all over my face and neck). It took 2 months of strong antibiotics to clear my skin once I stopped taking it. My hair thinned. I had lower back pain, rapid heart rate, increasingly severe insomnia. I had terrible mood swings and a general feeling of not being "right". I don't know what else I can say other than it made my entire body and mind not well, and it took me longer to recover from the medication than I was actually on it. It really did assault my system, and I think I still have some lingering affects 6 months after stopping the medication (my periods, though always short, are now only about a day and a half. This may seem like a good thing, but clearly my system was affected). | It sounds like this drug can be great for some people, but quite bothersome or dangerous for others. I was a bit like a frog boiling in water -- I kept brushing these symptoms off as "adjustments" to the medication or denying they were the result of the medication. I would advise people who are starting this pill to keep a log the first few months they take it, to keep track of how they are feeling. This may help you better evaluate how yasmin is helping/hurting you. | F | 25 | 3 months | 2/21/2009 | 4 | pregnency prevention | lower libido, decreased hair growth, cured acne. | in general, this pill is great, the only bad thing i experienced is a lower libido, but on the other side, it totally cleared my moderate acne, my periods are regulated and lighter, hair growth is slower, its a good pill, i recommend it! | M | 24 | 3 months | 2/15/2009 | 1 | Contraceptive | Severe depression, disorientation, leg cramps, hair loss, heart palpitations, painful intercourse. | Scary stuff. The side effects came on quickly. | F | 28 | 4 months | 2/15/2009 | 3 | bad pms heavy periods, endometrio | nausea, vomiting, tiredness, pms, pain in legs , loss of appetite , Extreme confusion, fogginess, forgetfulness | I have been on this for 18 months, at first my pms vanished, the epriod were the lightest i'd ever experienced! and my skin was the clearest. I was so pleased. But then I was extremely depressed... which i do suffer from, so didn't think it was the pill. Lately, my cramps have returned, my breasts hurt and my periods are heavy again and I am completely fatiqued all the time, as i was from my normal period cycle 1 week before period. So its like i'm permantly pms -ing. I forgot two pills this month (in the second week) and have started to bleed, so I am now stopping to see if anything changes or improves. I already feel less foggy and when i would have my breaks i was alway less confused. I think PMS and thyroid probs are related..alot of british docs are in the dark with endocinology. happy to hear from people! | 18 months | 2/12/2009 | 2 | Birth Control & Mild Acne | Nausea, mood swings, uncontrolled crying, loss of appetite, lack of concentration, loss of libido, dry skin, back & neck aches | I also took Yasmin for 2 years approx 3 years ago before trying for my 2nd baby. During this time I lost weight & had great skin(positive effects) but I was seeing my GP for depression & mood swings. After a recent terrible 2 weeks starting back on Yasmin I am now convinced it was the Yasmin that was making me so unstable the first time around but I never made the connection. Am off BC pills for now. | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 2/12/2009 | 3 | pregnancy prevention | No side effects till I quit | I was on Yamin for about 3 years. The only B/C I've ever taken. It did what it was supposed to do. However I've been off for a year and a half and still no pregnancy. I've had very bad mood swings since stopping the pill. I've not had a period since stopping that was not medically induced(never had a problem before yasmin, always regular pre-yasmin). I now no longer even ovulate and have been diagnosed with PCOS. I don't know if yasmin caused this but the time line makes me question. I also know of at least one other woman who had the same problems after stopping yasmin. | F | 26 | 3 years | 2/7/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | Loss of libido, painful intercourse, breast tenderness, tiredness, constipation, irritability | I tried Nuva Ring and experienced similar symptoms. These seem better but I thing if they don't go away within 2 months I'm getting off of it. Sex is painful, it feels like tearing inside. no fun! | F | 21 | 1 months | 2/6/2009 | 3 | Birth Control | Pros: did not get pregnant, clear skin, light periods, lighter cramps. CONS: no sex drive, moody, tired, horrible stomach cramps. | I have been to the doctor 4 times for mysterious stomach pains resulting in many blood tests that reveal normal results. Wasn't til I googled the Yazmin side effects yesterday that I realized stomach cramps is in the top listings. I'm quitting this drug today. Can't wait to see how my life improves. | F | 27 | 3 years | 2/3/2009 |