Drug Ratings for YASMINAverage Rating: 2.2 (1304 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR YASMIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 2 | Control irregular periods, acne | Severe nausea, bloating, aggravated IBS, changes in mood, painful periods (this was not a problem before) | F | 23 | 3 months | 1/16/2007 | 2 | concraception | Dark spots on my cheeks, NO libido, 10-15 lb weight gain | I am glad to hear that other people have similar symptoms, because many doctors say that Yasmin can not be the reason for mine - but the symptoms all correlate to when I started taking the pill. I started taking it 1 mo. before I married my husband 1 yr ago, and I have had NO SEX DRIVE since! It has been a bad way to start a marriage, but I didn't realize until recently that it was the pill! I have a dry vagina and can not get wet and have to use lots of KY. I had the OPPOSITE problem before I started taking the pill, and I know I am attracted to my husband. I can't wait to get off of it! I also cant' believe it made me gain so much weight - I exercise 45-60 min of intense cardio/ day 5-6 days/ wk and even saw a nutritionist to help me lose weight, but after months of this training/eating well I haven't lost 1 lb! | F | 23 | 16 months | 8/20/2007 | 2 | to regulate period | moodiness, weight gain, bleeding for long periods of time | I had been on Yasmin for about 3 years. I liked it a lot in the begining it did what it said it was going to do. Last month I was taken off of it by my doctor because I had been on my period for 3 months straight. I would not recommend this pill to anyone. | F | 23 | 3 years | 8/28/2007 | 2 | birth control | NO SEX DRIVE! A little weight gain, but not too bad. Bigger boobs was a plus! | other than this i haven't had too many problems. I want my sex life back (if i can even rememeber what that's like). I am switching to something else. | F | 23 | 2 years | 11/12/2007 | 2 | Prevent Pregnancy | Severe nausea, breast tenderness, severe mood swings, break through bleeding | I first started Yaz in late August and after two weeks of taking the pill, I had such severe cramping and break through bleeding that I stopped. I also noticed I was a lot more emotional and irritable and that I had an insane appetite for things I usually don't crave (like hamburgers and fries). My breasts were also larger and very sensitive. After stopping Yaz, the break through bleeding subsided after several days. My gyno recommended I try Yasmine next. So, about a week and a half ago, I started Yasmine. I am experiencing severe nausea. It's so bad that I can't really eat much during the day. I also pee all the time (this was a side effect of Yaz too) and my breasts are very sore. Most important is my emotional instability. I've always been reluctant to blame things for my behavior, but I really do feel like this drug has had an impact on my emotional well being. I've been really irritable and have blown up about little things. I'm afraid of hurting my relationship since I don't | F | 23 | | 10/10/2007 | 2 | birth control | Yasmin had worked perfectly for me for some time, I had great skin, no weight gain, no moodiness, but I started losing my sex drive to the point where my perfect 2 year relationship almost ended. i found this site through google, and couldnt be happier. im switching first thing tomorrow. ( I also experienced the leg cramping) | F | 23 | 2 years | 5/10/2006 | 2 | birth control | lighter periods, DECREASED LIBIDO!! | If you do NOT plan on having sex regularly, you may want to take Yasmin! If you are not sexually active and you just want to control your period, then take Yasmin! If you want to have sex.......I do not advise this pill! | F | 23 | 6 months | 8/9/2006 | 2 | contraception | Having been on Yasmin for around six years i have decided to come off it. Since then my hair has been progressively been getting thinner and thinner, and i am very irritable. It has stopped me from getting pregnant, although i am going to try another pill because the hair loss is getting me down. I dont have any reason for hair loss apart from taking the pill, and i only have half the hair i used to in my late teens. | F | 23 | 6 years 1X D | 9/3/2010 | 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 | Hormonal imbalance & contraceptive | Psychotic mood swings, irritability, depression. | I was actually on Yasmin for about 1.5 yrs before I realized that what was causing my killer mood swings and b*tchiness. I even lost a serious relationship to an ex/b because of it. After I ran out I was off of it for a couple months when I began to realize that I was feeling A LOT better in terms of moods. I did a self test, went back on it for 2 months and off it 2 months, and sure enough, the 2mos I was on it again I had my nasty mood swings and overall just felt terrible. As for everything else, it made my hair grow back in and feel thick again (having recovered from a bad "hormone crash" 2yrs before), regulated my periods. But overall, not worth the psychotic episodes I was dealing with. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 7/19/2008 | 1 | birth control | Horrible HORRIBLE constant fatigue and sleepiness, very emotional and irritable, decrease sex drive, depression, breast tenderness, nausea | F | 23 | 18 days | 9/2/2008 | 1 | Birth Control | Insomnia, vivid dreams, anxiety, depression, constipation, diarrhea, loss of appetite, panic attacks, pain beyond eyes, headaches, loss of memory and focus, staring off in the distance, anger problems | I was actually on Yaz, the low dose form of Yasmin, for 6 months. I felt symptoms pretty early on, but thought I'd stick it out to be sure. They never went away though. I had been on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo for 5 years and just thought I'd give this one a try. I've always had a little bit of anxiety, but this was extreme! I wasn't myself at all. I developed terrible IBS and even had to go to the hospital and many doctors because I couldn't eat or sleep! I know this medicine works for some women, so I'm not saying not to try it, but I would recommend it only if you experience PMDD. I don't, so I guess I shouldn't have! From what I've heard Yasmin, is much much better than Yaz for most people, but I'm getting back on the OTC-lo! | F | 23 | 6 months | 7/18/2008 | 1 | Never had acne before now I wake up with 4-8 huge swollen cyst like pimples, I know its from this bc I use proactive and never had any problems w acne before. VERY Tired all the time, slight moody but not bad, ear ringing (weird) JUST SEVERE ACNE to the extreme. Its ruined my social life. | Ive been on bc pills since for 6+ yrs never again will I ever use yasmin this was just my experience but IT WAS A BAD one. I dont know what I will go back to but two months on this pill has ruined me. My dr wants me to try Lo Ovral (was on ovral before this) now im scared to death to even try anything else. Dont know what to do after yasmin.… | M | 23 | 2 months | 10/13/2009 | 1 | birth control | PRO: lighter period CONS: breakthrough bleeding, more cramping with period (and breakthrough bleeding),EXTREME ANXIETY, loss of appetite, nausea, general ill feeling, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain/discomfort. | While taking Yasmin I have gone to the emergency room 3 times for minor health issues that I blew out of proportion because my anxiety level is so high. I have spent every day while on it worrying about every little twinge, pain, or discomfort, convinced that I am very, very sick. This anxiety started 2 days after I started taking Yasmin. The physical side effects, combined with the anxiety, have made my life hell for the last 2 months. | F | 23 | 2 months | 6/27/2009 | 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 | 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 D | 6/4/2011 | 1 | Stabilize menstrual cycle | Multiple Pulmonary Embolisms (blood clots) in both lungs, gall bladder removed. 2.5 yrs later, still have chest pain, migraines, depressions, bruises easily, shortness of breath, tiredness with any physical activity. | If anyone has a similar story/long term symptoms PLEASE let me know. I was told I may now have Pulmonary Hypertension (directly from the blood clots), still undergoing testing. In the meantime I am trying to self diagnosis myself and my symptoms also point to Lupus symptoms, I will see how to get tested for that as well. | F | 23 | 3 months 30mg 1X D | 7/1/2010 | 1 | b.c. and help with hormonal acne | severe anxiety, panic attacks- feeling as if i am seriously ill or going to die of some sort of illness, terrified, confused, severe fatigue, constantly tired, "spacing out", frequent urination, hot flashes, dizziness, pain in arms legs and lower back, random attacks of crying and sadness, isolated | It was only 4 days of being on this pill and I felt absolutely terrible, one of the worst weeks of my entire life. I have been terrified that something is seriously wrong with me. Anxiety so intense I cant eat, sleep, think and have no desire to do anything. I have taken YAZ before, several years ago (6 or so) and now that I have tried it again I can think back and realize many of the emotional problems I had then were probably because of this medication. My older sister has also taken this medication and had symptoms very similar to mine. She begged me to stop taking it once she found out my doctor had given me the prescription, and so I have. I am very overwhelmed at this point and hope the symptoms subside quickly now that I have discontinued use. | F | 23 | 5 days 1X D | 3/21/2010 | 1 | Birth Control | Extreme depression & moodiness, I usually take my feelings of anger out on my poor fiance. I'll be yelling and crying and saying terrible things all the while thinking "why the hell are you doing this?! You're not mad!!!" I hate it when that person pops up and after reading these comments I did some research and found that I became this way after starting Yasmin. I get extreme Migrains to the point where if I feel a slight headache coming on I cry because I know it's going to get worse to the point where I can't even move. I used to be an extrememly sexual person....I initiated sex more often than my fiance!! But within the last few months I make myself have sex and there is no effort to make it special in any way, I'm also very dry and have never been able to have an orgasm with another person. I have found that by myself it takes much longer now and I have decreased clitoral stimulation. | Getting off of this terrible poison. I want to feel like a real person again, instead I'm this tired, wiped out sexless girl who rages from time to time for no reason and gets migrains almost every day. I hate what this drug has done to me. I'm going off BC all together and trying out condoms once again...it's been a while and I hated them as well but much better than the alternative. | F | 23 | 2 years | 9/25/2006 | 1 | PCOS | severe dizziness, nausea, dehydration, dry mouth | I went to the doctor about my extreme dizziness and was told I was dehydrated. I then confirmed I was not dehydrated because my urine was clear, but during the night my mouth would go dry. A few hours after being awake and at work I would become dizzy whether sitting or standing. I am taking myself off of it and calling the doctor and telling her to give me alesse, I was on alesse when I was younger with no problem. Who cares if is has testerone at least I can function on it, it would be nice to see my sister married without having to leave in a dizzy spell. | F | 23 | 15 days | 7/2/2007 | 1 | Prevent Pregnancy | anxiety, low to no sex drive, paranoia, depression, horrible thoughts. | After telling myself I was crazy for the last 2 weeks, I realized it might not be all me. I'm so thankful for finding this website. My initial side effects were breast tenderness and some acne. After a few months yasmin actually helped my skin but increased anxiety and depression. I'm currently at an all time low in my life as a result of the hormones. Everything else in my life is wonderful. I have just stopped taking it and have encouraged my other friend to stop.I would love for anyone to email me and tell me about their story, experience with paranoia/insomnia/anxiety,or their recovery. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 4/9/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | Anxiety, COMPLETE LOSS OF SEX DRIVE, difficulty concentrating, vaginal discharge | I also take anti-depressants, but they were not the reason for the loss of sex drive. I found it very frustrating, I'm young I should be enjoying sex, that's why we are on birth control right? I'm going back to ortho tri. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 1 | Birth control | For a couple of years, I have experienced SEVERE fatigue, bloating, nausea, dizziness, memory loss, vision deterioration, severe heavy periods. | I saw my doctor a couple of years ago about all of the symptoms I described. I had heaps of tests, all coming back clear, and my doctor telling me it was basically all in my head. I've since had a baby and started back on Yazmin about 6 months ago. It's now become obvious that Yazmin is causing these terrible symptoms as they went away during my pregnancy after about 3 months. I went back on Yazmin not long after my Son was born and until 2 days ago, thought I was dying. I have felt so weak and tired I can barely stand for an hour or so after waking. I started to keep track of the nausea and it would happen shortly after taking my pill, my vision has deteriorated terribly just lately, I am dizzy, have bursts of anger, tears etc and absolutely NO desire for sex. This is so not like me, sex was a huge part of my relationship and has decreased more and more. I have NEVER experienced such aggressive fatigue and if I don't get at least 12 hrs sleep, I can't function looking after my baby. S | F | 23 | 2 years | 7/20/2007 | 1 | regulate periods and birth control | severe headaches, bleeding brown and red since July 2007, nausea, irregualr bowel movements, tired after sleeping 9 hours--can't get enough, feels like throat is getting closed off, my eyes hurt all the time, moody--violent outbursts, crying all the time | I am on my week two of my third pack. My gyno told me that it is normal to bleed because of my body getting adjusted. My PCP told me that I should get off of it and call gyno to perscripe a high dose of another type of bc. I was told I may have cushing syndrome/disorder however, the symptoms are the same as Yaz. My husband was seeing the terrible change in me. He thought I was losing it. I have been prescribed anti-drepressants. I found this site and saw everybody else and I told him some of the comments and he asked what I was looking at because it sound like what I have. We decide to stop the taking yaz. Today is the last day--$52 out the window but I rather be to my old self instead of a sleeping bum that can't even do school work or play with my dog | F | 23 | 3 months | 9/16/2007 | 1 | birth control | First year was fine, no apparent side effects. Second year went downhill fast. Worst side effect was terrible body image and low self-esteem, increasing depression as the year went on, and decrease in sex drive. | After I stopped taking Yasmin, I felt like a huge veil had been lifted. All of a sudden I was clear headed and felt like myself again. It honestly was like night and day. True, everyone's body chemistry is different, but even my OB-GYN said that Yasmin makes people crazy. I definitely DON'T recommend this BC to anyone! | F | 23 | 2 years | 4/20/2008 | 1 | For contraceptive and against acne | Extreme fatigue, Nausea, Complete loss of apetite, Brain fog, Irritability, Heartburn, back pain, Depression, painful period, urinary tract infection, mononucleosis. | I took Yasmin for only a month. The day after I started, I had those symptoms (you can read in the column on the left). My immune system was so low, as soon as i stoped I started an urinary tract infection, followed by a mononucleosis. This pill is obviously evil, but please don't just try another contraceptive pill if this one doesn't work for you! They all contains synthetic hormones that are very bad for your health on the long term, and bad for the environment as well. Search for natural birth control method. There are! They are safer, and cheaper. Take care of your body! marie | F | 23 | 23 days | 11/11/2008 | 1 | birth control, regulate period | depression, anxiety, heart palpitations (fluttering), brain fog, ear problems | I absolutely LOVED this pill up until the last 3 months- side effects began to slowly creep up and I have always been a normal, happy, healthy person and the only medication I'm taking is Yasmin. It started with acne a week before my period (I've rarely had a pimple since I was 13) then my period that is normally regulated down to the day and hour I get it started coming a day or two later, then this past week I had a severe panic attack, anxiety, depression, heart palpitations and inner ear problems. I called my OBGYN and she said its not from the pill but I went off of it anyway 3 days ago and am feeling a bit better buy I hope within the next couple weeks I'm back to myself! anyone know how long it takes to get out of my system? | F | 23 | 3 years | 3/30/2008 | 1 | birth control | SEVERE DEPRESSION, ANGER, yeast infections constantly, and lots of GUILT!! and like everyone else....COMPLETE loss of sex drive | Looking back within weeks of starting yasmin I went from having a high sex drive and being happy to NO sex drive, depressed, and having constant yeast infections. I was on yasmin for two years never got my sex drive back the whole time I was on yasmin, and I was also incredibly moody. I eventually got a grasp of the severe depression but depression itself never went away, and I always felt angry and guilty about being angry. I finally realized that the pills were the reason for the yeast infections, and when I stopped the pills I completely changed into a really happy normal person with a normal sex drive again. The doctor and friends of mine told me they loved it so I tried again, and within a week all of the symtoms came back. I WILL NEVER take them again or ever recommend them to anyone. I never realized so many people felt this way or maybe I would have figured out sooner, instead of blaming myself. Yasmin did take away cramping, but I'd take cramping periods any day over constant | F | 23 | 2 years | 10/20/2006 | 1 | acne, birth control | overall body itching, insomnia, throwing up constantly, dizzy spells, mood swings. Cleared up skin though. | My doctor gave me Yasmin because of moderate acne. Although the first couple days were good, I soon developed a horrible reaction to this pill. My new gyno told me that although Yasmin is a great pill, 20 percent of women have these real horrific reactions. I could never sleep because my entire body itched..and you can see the rest of the side effects I've written. Although it cleared up my skin, I had to switch off it mid-first month. As you can see, most of us on here have extreme reactions. Don't not take yasmin because of this (because everyone has different reactions to bc pills); just be aware that if you develop side effects like mine, other people have had the same result from yasmin. | F | 23 | | 5/30/2007 | 1 | Birth Control | acne/nausea/cramps/weight gain/depression | The WORST nausea I have EVER had! (for the first month-yes a whole month!) NOW, I have the WORST cramps I have ever had in my life( in the MIDDLE of my cycle! ) My acne got WORSE! Im also sevearly depressed and I DO NOT RECOMMENT THIS PILL!! I have stopped taking it! | F | 23 | 4 months | 4/25/2007 | 1 | Birth control | I was depressed, suicidal, anxious, crying all the time. I basically felt as if I was losing my mind. I stopped taking it and I am just now starting to feel like me again. | I don't recommend this drug to anyone. It's horrible and it's made my life hell for the past two months. | F | 23 | 30 days | 6/26/2007 | 1 | birth control | acne, extreme cramps, dryness, sore breasts | I took this for a month and it made me break out terribly. I was too uncomfortable to even use it for its intended purpose, and then when I did get my period I had the worst pain I ever had in my life. large amounts of tissue were discharged. It was gross. I went on Ortho tri cyclen lo and that was great, and now i am trying loestrin; so far it's fine. | F | 23 | 1 months | 9/11/2007 | 1 | BC | It seemed like I was chemically depressed as I had all the symptoms: weight gain, loss of interest in sex, irritability with family/friends/bf, increased appetite, etc.. | this pill is Hellish. I've been on 9 different kinds of birth control over the years and would definitely say this one is one of the worst (emotionally). don't take this one! | F | 23 | 9 months | 6/14/2007 | 5 | Contraceptive | None. | Works great, been on it for years. Cleared up my skin, lighter periods, never gotten preggers on it. | F | 24 | 2 years | 8/21/2007 | 5 | PMDD and Prevent Pregnancy | The first noticeable side effects were stomach cramping and bloating. There have been many benefits from Yasmin to out way any gastrointestinal upset. | I switched to Yasmin after 6 years of being on Triquilar ED. In the beginning of my BCP experience, Triquilar didn't really bother me... I would get the occasional bout of nausea but nothing too bad to make me stop. However, over time I found that I had increased fluid retention, mood swings, weight gain that wouldn't come off no matter how much I tried, greasy hair, fatigue, horrible pms and a very, very heavy period. I was getting so angry all the time that I knew something needed to change. I heard about Yasmin from the ads and it sounded very promising. After I first started it, I noticed a great change in my wood and well being. I was happy and didn't get mad at every little thing, I even wanted to go do things I never felt like doing before. It was a breath of fresh air after "growing up" on Levonorgestrel/Ethinylestradiol. All of the negative effects I encountered with my previous pills have just gone away. I know not every birth control pill is for everyone, but this | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/26/2008 | 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 D | 6/22/2011 | 4 | dysmenorrhea | F | 24 | 8 months 1X D | 3/28/2011 | 4 | Migraines, dull pain in abdomen | F | 24 | 2 years 1X D | 2/7/2010 | 4 | Birth Control | So far, the only thing I have noticed is constant breast soreness. Other than that, i haven't noticed anymore changes. | F | 24 | 12 days | 10/13/2006 | 4 | BC | First few weeks were horrible. Extreme nausea during the day, lack of concentration, aweful abnormal discharge... made me miserable, also breasts are very tender, but almost a cup size larger. | I went off of it for two months, then decided to give another try. Much better this time because i take it right before bed time which stopped nausea, only major complaint is extreme unpredictable mood swings and recurring yeast infections and two UTI's so far. Definately not feeling like my usual self all the time. | M | 24 | 3 months | 1/15/2007 | 4 | Birth Control | I am about to start taking it after a year on Alesse (hated, nothing major, just disliked I guess) and 7 years on Depo (loved it, but quit for bone loss risk, may get bone scan and go back on it). | After reading some of these comments, I just had to post even though I have yet to start taking Yasmin. I would like some of these people to try a placebo and see if they have so many crazy "symptoms". I do believe all medications come with some side effects, everything in life has a side effect, a reaction if you will. It has been my experience that a lot of people taking a medication attribute every change in their life to the medication. There have been so many studies about people who think they are taking a med and are actually taking a placebo and come up with a wack of "side effects". These people with the placebo effect really make me wonder. Anyways, in general hormones will have some effect on ones libido and mood. Expect some changes. Weigh the good with the bad and don't be a freak about it. | F | 24 | 0 days | 5/12/2007 | 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 | 4 | Birth control | water retention, painful breasts, nausea for first month taking yasmin | Nausea in the first month or so was a little difficult, but went away. The only recurring issue I have is with my breasts, they're HUGE. I'm very petite and a 32D now. I find that period pain is decreased on this pill, and I gained less weight than with others. water retention is still an issue though. | F | 24 | 4 years | 1/19/2008 | 4 | Birth Control | No side effects yet | I've been taking this pill for a few months and so far I haven't had any side effects -- however, there is one problem... it costs me $60 at the pharmacy. Does anyone know how I could get it cheaper? Thank you :) | F | 24 | 4 months | 6/3/2008 | 3 | Birth Control | EXTREME HAIR LOSS!!!! Beware! All my life I have had extremely THICK hair but being on Yasmin has change my life. My hair started coming out in huge amounts. My doctor said it could have been stress that was making my hair fall out. But I started tracing back to when I started to notice my hair loss. And I realize that it was the same time I started taking Yasmin. But I took Yamin for three years and now I have VERY thin hair. I was getting very worried. So I have been off of Yasmin for three months and I am hoping that my hair will grow back! | F | 24 | 3 years | 5/25/2008 | 3 | Level My Mood | Blurry Vision, Felt like I was living in a dream ( head fog) bloating and water retention in belly, hips, and butt. My skin became dry, but my breakouts really subsided. (i had mild to maybe moderate acne before the pill) Still got a pimple or two though while on it. | In all fairness, I was only on this for 3 months, but my gut feeling was that i knew it was not going to get any better. I was on birth control from 16 to 22 and decided to come off at 22. Bad idea! I started getting oily skin and breakouts, but also became crazy. My hormones were so out of wack. I am now 24 and decided to go back on. I was on yasmin for 3 months and the first 2 months were fine. My third month was when I started feeling weird. My ears always felt like they had to pop, I felt like my mind was very foggy and looking at bright light affected me as well. I also started putting on weight. I eat healthy and work out 5 days a week. It just kept coming on. I am extemely bloated. I should have givin it 1 more month but, i think it wouldn't have imporoved. My moods did level out though and i was a nicer person, but the weight gain and especially the mind fog was just not worth it. Also, girls look at how long a person was on a pill. 1 to 2 months is not long enough to determine if it is right for you. EVEN 3 MONTHS may not be as long. I maybe should have gven it another month , but that was just a judment call. I just stared Loesrin fe 24 last night so hopefully that will help. | F | 24 | 3 months | 7/26/2009 | 3 | Birth Control--Chronic Cramps | I have been taking it for a week so far.....First Pill EVER!! So im a bit swcared..so far I have been VERY hungry, a bit sleepy, and not very sexual...I hope it doesn't kill my sex drive!!!! If I gain weight I will freak..but so far its ok | I heard people loose weight but I have been so HUNGRY..I try to work out as much as I can so I dont gaing weight but I hope it works | F | 24 | 7 days | 2/14/2007 | 3 | Birth control | Continuous slow drop in sex drive to non-existant sex drive over 8 months. | I was on Yasmin for 8 months and I didn't have many other side effects other than a lack of sex drive. It started off slow and I passed it off on just stress and life problems, but after about 6-7 months I realized that it was more than that. After 8 months I didn't want to be touched in a sexual way by anyone and had lost the ability to fantiscize. After the 8 months on Yasmin, it became 100% effective in proventing pregnancy because I could no longer have sex. I also became deppressed after this, mainly because I did not feel like myself. I previously had had a very healthy sex drive. | F | 24 | 8 months | 10/23/2006 | 3 | Regulate periods / birth control | Tiredness, Bloated feeling all the time, weight gain (may have been to do with me) low concentration, Low libido, hair loss more than normal. Feeling very emotional all the time could cry at the drop of a hat! Mood swings could change so quickly and revert back to normal! | I am still taking this pill at the moment and I now am concidering coming off it all together. I think this pill is part of the reason I have gained more weight (not all) Im just wondering if i do come off it will i gain weight too? or am i most likely to loose some weight? Worrying about having irregular periods but if it gets that bad ill just go back on Yamin.. If i have too! lol.. | F | 24 | 4 years | 10/21/2008 | 3 | birth control | increased boob size (i already had fake ones they got even bigger), gas, hot flashes (w/in an hr of taking the pill, and i wake up during the night sweating), decreasing sex drive | I was on Loestrin for 7 yrs, then went off because of melasma and my periods had disappeared. I've been on yasmin now for 4 months (minus a couple weeks where my antibiotics for bronchitis messed up my cycle and i had to go off then back on). I don't have mood swings or bad periods or cramps. I don't have acne problems. Compared to other pills' side effects, I think this one has less problems for me. Just make sure you go to the doctor often for check ups if you have concerns. And ALWAYS TELL YOUR PHARMACIST you are on yasmin if you get other meds...anti-biotics interfere with "combination type birth control pills" and you could get pregnant if you do not use another method during your antibiotics! | F | 24 | 4 months | 4/2/2007 | 3 | Acne/Cramps/Pregnancy Prevention | Tiny bit nauseous at times, some months worse than others. Totally helped the acne and most months felt little or no cramps...unfortunately emotionally feel completely numb, increased anxiety,definite mood changes, sometimes extreme fatigue, just in general not feeling good since starting. One another huge effect: my breasts are so huge and so sore, it hurts even to be hugged and most weeks so sore to wear a bra. | All OBC will have hormonal effects that can be undesirable, so the question becomes how to handle it but this is becoming unbearable. Since starting, I would do things I never would have done before and feel completely "numb" about everything. For the first 4 months I literally couldn't cry or feel emotion. Definite sexual side effects, and the anxiety is nothing I've ever felt before. The breast soreness and size increase is probably the biggest physical complaint I have, it literally hurts to be hugged or to wear clothes. | F | 24 | 5 months | 3/19/2006 | 3 | lighten menstrual symptoms | I've been on Yasmin for 2 months and I feel very weird.I sleep 10 hours and I'm still tired!I'm kind of disgusted by food (I've lost appetite)and I have nausea everyday.However,my breast didn't change and my weight is the same as before.During the first month,I had cramps before my period,but my breast was OK.I don't know if I should keep on taking this pill. | F | 24 | 2 months | 3/21/2007 | 3 | pcos | i started hateing everyone, sore brest, loss weight, cant sleep | hey i have a question i stoped yasmin 2 weeks before i was done with the pack but im still hate everyone why? and how long will this last? asap email me.now i love my husband but now i hate him i cant stand to be near him and i feel the same about all family members, i think they are all retarted. i think hes going to leave me, i care but i dont all i want to do is work all day and night im still looseing rapid weight, and i have 2 peroids in 3 weeks. can any please help me asap. all i keep doing is hurting him why? | F | 24 | 2 months | 6/2/2006 | 3 | PMS / Contraception | This pill works wonderfully EXCEPT for the chronic yeast infections that will not seem to go away no matter what I do. Before taking this pill I had a total of one yeast infection in my life. | I'm really sad about the yeast infections becasue otherwise this pill has been great. No weight gain or mood swings. My periods have been light. Ahhhhhh yeast is the worst! | F | 24 | 4 months | 4/14/2006 | 2 | Birth control | SEVERE depression, like nothing I'd ever experienced (it runs in my family but I've never had it), which went away within about a day and a half of stopping it. Would get so hungry it felt like there was a hole in my stomach, then would puke after eating. | It's great to read these experiences because health services in college really pressured me to be on the pill. After trying another "low dose" pill with the same side effects, I swore off hormonals. Be aware of genetic issues (my mom said she never liked the pill either)...depression, cancers, whatever. | F | 24 | 40 days | 2/20/2006 | 2 | switched from mircette/birth contro | breast tenderness, constipation, headache, nausea, mental fogginess | I just don't feel like myself. | F | 24 | 1 months | 6/2/2006 | 2 | shorter periods | Spotting for about two weeks after taking the pills for two months, nausea, mood swings, not able to focus and study, very emotional, very hungry, depression, bad cramps | F | 24 | 3 months | 4/6/2007 | 2 | Birth Control | Right off the back I had the horrible breast tenderness, then the increase in appetite. After about 3 months horrible discharge and now after months an odor! I lost my sex drive - I think because of the discharge. But that not being enough - I get the worst headaches ever and spasms in my legs and feet! Does anyone else have the discharge? | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/23/2006 | 2 | Birth Control | Weight gain, NO sex Drive, Emotional and Depressed. | I have been taking Yasmin for the last 10 months, the first few months were fine, but in the last six months I have just started to feel terrible, I have put on 7lbs, and cannot get rid of it! I have 0 sex drive, and I have become very emotional and depressed, I just feel like crying, and have lost my self confidence, It is now so bad that it is affecting my relationship with my partner. | F | 24 | 10 months | 6/29/2007 | 2 | birth control/regulation of period | Well I'm on my 2nd pill of my 3rd week and I am virtually having a pre-period...more than spotting, less than a full-on cycle. I had the startings of the brown spotting last week and it's gotten progressively worse into a regular bleeding. I had a major stomach cramp today and i don't know if it's due to that or a pulled muscle. | I've been on probably 6 different pills, the patch, and the ring in the past 4 years and nothing works...what gives? | F | 24 | 16 days | 11/6/2006 |