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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR YASMIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | heavy periods and cramping | No noticeable side effects except nausea and weight loss | The regular Yasmin worked great for me other than the nausea I experienced. When the pharmacy switched me to Ocella I started having two periods a month and the awful cramping came back. I gained the 10 pounds I had originally lost with yasmin and experienced acne for the first time ever. I called my doctor asnd asked that she write "name brand only." I'm back on Yasmin and am so much happier! | F | 21 | 3 years | 4/22/2009 | 4 | PCOS, Birth control | Breasts getting bigger. | No negative side effects. | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 4/4/2009 | 4 | Cramping and heavy periods | None | The cramping is all but gone. Periods are heavier than I expected (heavier than they were when I was on Loestrin), but I can manage. From all the negative feedback, I practically expected there to be a skull and crossbones on the box, and I was nervous about taking them. Glad I listened to my doctor instead of the negative reviews. They've helped me considerably. | F | 16 | 3 months | 4/2/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | its very scary to read all the complaints about yasmine,specially for me who havent tried any other brand of pills. Its the first i tried a pills. I've been using yasmine for 5 months now and so far so good. It regulars my monthly period, my bowel movement, and clear my skin. I dont understand why others are saying after 2 yrs of using they experience the side effect. I think its long enough to know the side effect. we should know it like atleast 3 to 4 months. | F | 25 | 5 months | 1/22/2009 | 4 | Birth control/bad cycle | The only side effect i really noticed while on yaz was breakthrough bleeding in the middle of my periods. | I took Yasmin for 2 years and switched to Yaz when it came out because my doctor recommended it. i was having very heavy and crampy periods. I know have been taking yaz for 2 years and love it but for the passed 6 months have been having serious breakthrough bleeding in the middle of my periods. my doctor just changed me to desogen becuase it has more progesterone which supposedly is what keeps the lining in tact and should stop breakthrough bleeding. apparently yaz has very low doses of hormones. If it werent for the breakthrough bleeding i would have never switched!! im nervous about this new pill :( | F | 26 | 4 years | 1/18/2009 | 4 | Recommened by my doctor | Regular lighter periods, less pain, controlled appetite. | I use to be on Yasmine over a year ago, in that time i was loosing weight and it controlled my appetite.. but in this time i had also recently started eating healthy vegan food. Im now back on it because i have low estrogen levels caused by excessive weight loss.. i haven't had my period in 10 months so my doctor told me that i should go on the pill. And because i experienced no bad side effects (or so i can recall) Yasmine is my choice. but may i say- if i do experience any type of bad effects, I'm off it! Here's to my first day of taking Yasmine. | F | 18 | 1 days | 1/8/2009 | 4 | acne; contraceptive | Increased PMS. Edema. (Also, currently dealing with a (likely) benign breast disease that may or may not be a side effect of the pill.) | F | 32 | 2 years | 12/17/2008 | 4 | acne and birth control | I have suffered two migraines, which I hadn't experienced ever before. My breasts augmented, my skin cleared. | I'm a bit scared after reading all these comments. I've been on it for 5 months now. I was in love with the pill. The first and only I've ever taken. Dr. told me it was good for girls my age. I haven't had any problems, except for the fact that I have experienced two migraines, and I had never had one before. It's too soon to say if I've lost sex drive or it's just due to stress from finals. | F | 20 | 5 months | 11/24/2008 | 4 | Lower BP; regulate cycle; PMS pain | None! This pill did everything me & Dr. expected it to. | I've been on at least three different types of pill on & off for the last 17 years. Ortho-Tricyclen; Ortho Novum 777; & finally Yasmin after the birth of my 2nd child 6 years ago. I've never experienced any negative side effects with any of these. They actually regulated my cycles & removed my PMS pains. My GYN recently took me off Yasmin in April due to my age & already on BP med. I was having no issues while on it. NOW, 5 mos later, I've noticed more water weight gain (despite working out 3 days/wk). I think the diuretic in Yasmin was helping the HCTZ keep the excess water off. Now that I'm not on the pill, I've gained 12 lbs! I know my body & although too much of anything is bad for you, it seems like Yasmin helped more than hurt. Now my body has to regulate itself on it's own & I don't like what's happening. Now I'm going to the Dr every week for Bloodwork because my potassium's low. What's next? | F | 36 | 6 years | 9/7/2008 | 4 | birth control | Perhaps 3-4 pound weight gain although hard to say Yasmin did it. This could be good or bad, but moods of cycle are definitely different. I don't get particularly sexual for one part of the month, which I miss, but I also get very little PMS.. which for me is usually a once-monthly down day or crying jag. So it's nice to see those go. | You can skip inactive pills to miss periods, or so most doctors say, but I took active Yasmin for 8 weeks straight and then despite not having gone to inactive pills, had a pretty bad, weird, painful period. I think my body just does not accept not having a period for 8 weeks. It was not a fun experience. | F | 21 | 1 years | 9/6/2008 | 4 | PCOS | NO libido at ALL!!!!! Still get bad cramps. Periods last anywhere from 3-5 days, the 2nd day is so heavy I can't go far from home. I now get hormonal migraines the first 2 days of my period, never had them before. | It has helped me as far as mood swings and my weight. It has also helped me with cravings. | F | 40 | 18 months | 9/4/2008 | 4 | Birth control | Lost weight, acne cleared up, but I had a total loss of sex drive after a few years. | Yasmin was great. The first few months I lost about 8 pounds and my acne cleared up, which was nice. I didn't have severe side effects, but after about 3 1/2 years my sex drive began to decrease until it became non-existent. I'm switching to something else this month to see if that helps; if not, I'll probably go back to Yasmin. Overall, I'd recommend it. | F | 25 | 4 years | 8/31/2008 | 4 | PCOS, birth control | mood swings, breast tenderness, unpredictable periods, major cramping, loss of libido | During the first 6 months or so I took a B-complex vitamin to combat the mood swings until I could get used to it. That worked pretty well. However, I did start having horrible cramps before and during my period, which I had never had before. It also didn't do much to lessen the hair that was growing on my chin. I was married during the time that I was taking Yasmin and unfortunately not even that did anything to boost my sex drive (my poor husband, LOL). I also noticed that my periods were less predictable in flow and length - anywhere from super light to super heavy, anywhere from 3 to 10 days long. After this pack, I'm switching to Ortho Tri Cyclin - we'll see how that goes! On the upside, I didn't get pregnant...(but then again, the loss of libido might have something to do with that, too! LOLZ) | F | 23 | 1 years | 8/19/2008 | 4 | Birth Control | PLEASE READ THIS BLOG ABOUT MY YAZ EXPERIENCE! Shorter cycles, weight loss, slight moodiness and a bit hard to focus. | I think that far too often people with BAD experiences tend to want to vent their frustrations to the world or to anyone who will to listen. But when we have GOOD experiences, we keep them to ourselves. Well I decided to post a GOOD experience I'm having with YAZ (Yes, I said GOOD). I switched to YAZ about 6 months ago because I was having such horrible PMS on Triphasil. I gotta tell ya. Yaz has been SO much better for me. Okay, I've gotta be honest here and report the good with the bad. It took about 3 months for my body to adjust to it - headaches, slight moodiness, tender breast & a little cramping. Afert 3 months I started walking on easy street. Three day periods with very little/tollerable bloating. That beats the heck out of the 5 day heavy periods and waking up doubled over with cramps that I had with Triphasil. The best part about Yazmin...? I lost (yes LOST) 12 lbs without even trying. I'm still not trying and I'm able to maintain my current weight while going out w/ | F | 37 | 6 months | 8/4/2008 | 4 | for birth control | Ive only taken it for 2 weeks but so far so good, no spotting, i take calcium chocolate supplements with b12 and b6 in them and drink 5 bottles of propel per day with extra b12 in it..and i think that is helping and preventing alot of side affects since yasmin depletes b12 and b6. The only thing is my acne seems a little worse...but it might just be stress, | in a week ill be able to see how it works as of not getting pregnant so heres hoping yasmin is good in that area, I have a feeling through that it will work for me as long as i continue taking b12 and b6... also i have pot sydnrom and that means fainting and i have mini strokes and migranes...and ive acttualy felt better then normal. so ill write back in a couple of months and hopefully nothing bad happens. | F | 18 | | 6/26/2008 | 4 | my skin | breast tenderness | I really do believe that Yasmin is a great birth control pill that can help many women for many different reasons. I hope that the negative messages don't scare you away from trying it just because of some bad experiences. Everyone who has taken this pill has not commented on it on this website so just because the majority of comments are negative its not everyone's opinion. Think of it this way, PEANUTS. Millions of people consume peanuts (or peanut related things) everyday and they never experience any problems with it. Then there are people who eat peanuts and die, get hives, their throat closes up etc. That doesnt mean that peanuts are bad for everyone and that they should be BANNED in every store. There are just people who don't react well with certain things in life and just because this is a medication it doesnt mean its a life ruiner. You never know unless you try, and if you are like me.. it will be nothing but positive things. Oh and my skin DID clear up, lighter periods and | F | 19 | 6 months | 6/3/2008 |