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 |
| 5 | reduce bleeding from fibroids | At first, I felt dehydrated and weak. | Drink plenty of water with this medication. Take the pill at night with a flavored bev and this will help with some of the initial side effects. After you take the pill, sit up for about 30 min before going to bed. The extra water hes helped me. | F | 21 | 7 months | 5/18/2007 | 5 | Hormone Imbalance | Morning sickness, leg cramps and loss of appetite. | Great way to lose weight and no bloating. | F | 36 | 3 months | 5/11/2007 | 5 | irregular periods | Helped regulate my periods, weightloss, increase in sex drive, loss of excess water retention. | Won't give them up. | F | 36 | 4 months | 4/27/2007 | 5 | birth control | Within 1 week of taking Yasmine, my sex drive was out of control. My fiance' seems to think I should stay on them forever. I just can't get enough. | F | 36 | 2 months | 4/27/2007 | 5 | post-abortion | I had to have an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy (condom broke and we didn't realize until it was too late). It was the only time in my life I had ever had a scare and I had never been before, nor to I ever plan to become pregnant again. Doctor reccommended B/C afterwards to help heal the uterus and a friend had reccommended Yasmin to me, so I decided to try it. i LOVE it. I always had SEVERE cramps and mood swings before my period not to mention out of control eating a few days before and the first day of my period. Yasmin has regulated my appetite, and after one month on it I have had no side effects except for a mild loss of sex drive, but not a complete loss. My period came right on time and it definitely the same in terms of bleeding but the cramps are GONE. So are the mood swings. I also think my boobs are getting bigger. Always a plus :) This pill is incredible. | F | 29 | 1 months | 4/14/2007 | 5 | BC, prevent ovarian cysts | Some nausea when taken in the morning (switched to bedtime) | I gained 60 pounds on the Depo shot and became very depressed. I then switched to Ortho Evra patch and lost a little weight but became very moody and had no sex drive. With Yasmin, I have had lighter periods with less cramping, which has always been a problem. I've lost alot of weight and my sex drive has increased. My headaches are worse right around the time I start my period, but the benefits outweigh the monthly headache. | M | 20 | 6 months | 4/14/2007 | 5 | Birth control, acne, PMS | 1st month: I became horribly depressed, could not get out of bed, cried all the time and hated everyone. Minor headache and nausea. Second month I was less depressed. Third month a lot better - now everything is great. I did gain 5 lbs though. | Give it at least 4 months before deciding to quit - I am glad I followed my Gyn's advice. First 3 months were tough but I stuck it out. I have been on Yasmin for 11 months and I am really happy. PMS is gone, acne is gone - I now have beautiful glowing skin I get tons of compliments, no more oily hair I can wash my hair every 2-3 days now, it helped arrest the hair loss I was experiencing and have some regrowth. Yasmin ROCKS. | F | 36 | 11 months | 4/6/2007 | 5 | Birth Control and Acne | going off of Yasmin was absolutely TERRIBLE! Bad Melasma, but Great skin, Healthy hair and Light periods | I was on Yasmin for 3 years and loved, loved, loved it! My skin was super clear and I had been a sufferer from bad acne from a young age. BUT, the first year I got some larger freckles on my cheeks that I thought were kind of cute, then the next year BIGGER, then BIGGER and freckles also appeared above my lip and on my forhead. I had to go off imediately and GOING OFF OF YASMIN WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE MY BODY HAS UNDERGONE! I lost tons of hair and it got super oily, my skin freaked out, and I didn't feel like myself. I DO NOT RECOMMEND GOING OFF YASMIN UNLESS YOU ARE TRYING TO GET PREGNANT, HAVE MELASMA, OR HAVE SOME OTHER MAJOR SIDE EFFECT! | F | 32 | 3 years | 4/1/2007 | 5 | birth control | none! I was on ortho-lo and this birth control was HORRIBLE! i never had any energy and spent every day laying in bed/on my couch. ortho-lo also gave me nightmares, caused insomnia, made me get extremely drunk off of 2 or 3 beers, i'd be hungover the entire next day-whether i had 2 drinks or 10 (though i couldn't make it to 10. i'd feel totally drunk and pass out after 4). yasmin makes me feel back to normal again! | most of the bad reviews on here are from people who've been on it for 2 weeks or less. you have to give it over 2 weeks to see results. yasmin finally allows me to fall asleep at night, i can actually wake up early and get things done. i was off birth control for 1 week before starting yasmin and broke out HORRIBLY, and around the 3rd week on yasmin i noticed my skin clearing up. i rarely get cramps (w/o b/c mine are very bad). My breasts aren't hyper-sensitive. my mood swings/depression is GONE! i've been depressed for 2 years between when i start ovulating and the 3rd day of my period. finally on yasmin, i feel like myself again, want to go out, have fun, i'm happy! it also completely cured a problem with ovarian cysts i was developing which not only fixed my cramps, but allowed me to have sex and enjoy it again! also, i don't recommend any low estrogen b/c. several accidental pregnancies have occured and they all seem to have severe side effects of insomnia/lethargy/depression. i we | F | 21 | 1 months | 3/22/2007 | 5 | bc | sick stomach and throwing up the week of my period. little moody but it is getting much better | my boobs grew almost a whole cup size, it was nice. i switched to yasmin after taking desogen and almost ruining my relationship and basically hating life. yasmin has calmed me down and overall i really like it except for the puking | F | 29 | 4 months | 2/28/2007 | 5 | Birth control | Very mild or no cramps, period went from 5-6 days down to 3-4 days, lighter bleeding, clearer skin, mild mood swings, migraine headache either the day before or first day of my period (this has happened every month so far), no weight gain | The few negative side-effects I've experienced while on Yasmin are a small price to pay for an otherwise great B/C pill. Let's face it, the bottom line with ANY B/C pill is that you're going to have a lowered sex-drive and some form of mood swings/irritability. Compared to other pills, they were a lot milder and less noticeable with Yasmin. I tool Tri-phasil for 12 years and my Doc thought it was time for a change. Was she ever right!! Yasmin is a night and day difference compared to Tri-phasil and it's horrible side-effects. | F | 32 | 2 years | 2/23/2007 | 5 | for cramps and acne | Haven't experienced any negative side effects. I have been on Yasmin for five/six years. It helped with my acne, took away horrible cramps, no weight gain, and lighter periods. I like this b.c. a lot! | F | 21 | 6 years | 1/29/2007 | 5 | Regulate period, eliminate Nausia | Yaz- Constant Extremely dry throat and thirst, Major painful cramps during my period (I never have cramps when I'm not on birth control), My period was still 7 days even though we only get 3 sugar pills, This weird burning feeling in my blood veins on my left foot that comes and goes, frequent Urination- like every 30-45 minutes. Increase of Gas | I'm on my second month of Yaz. The first month it cleared my acne, but during my period I broke out again, and it hasn't seemed to help this month. It has eliminated the headaches, nausia, and motion sickness that I regularly experienced before taking Yaz. I havn't noticed any change in my weight or appetite. Besides that I really like Yaz, after trying about 5 other birth controls this is the one that makes me feel the most normal. | F | 22 | 1.5 months | 1/29/2007 | 5 | cystic acne/Acne | I have only been on it for a month now. I got a little sick the first week here and there but nothing major. I LOVE THIS PILL I have cleared up so much. I have not gained any weight my bust has grew a whole cup size. Try it you have nothing to loose. | I was scared to try it like all of you trust me I tried everything and this is the pill that does it all. | F | 20 | | 1/17/2007 | 5 | BC | YAZ - vomiting & stomach gurlging | only have been on it for a week. was wondering if these side effects subside. other than the vomitting and stomach pains i have no weight gain or other side effects. DOES ANYONE ON YAZ EXPERIENCE THIS TOO, AND DOES IT GO AWAY? | F | 20 | 7 days | 12/8/2006 | 5 | Birth Control | Yeast Infections at least once a month now! I've never really been prone to yeast infections and the discharge is intolerable. I'm not happy with this side effect :( | I've lost 10 LBS on Yasmin. I don't nearly as much. I have went up a cup size, and it has helped with my acne. However, I'm starting to have recurrent yeast infections. | F | 23 | 6 months | 12/7/2006 | 5 | Contraceptive-Birth Control | Hypertension(high blood pressure), vertigo, dark colored AND increased blood flow during menses, weight loss | YAZ...this comment is about YAZ and not Yasmin. I love it. The only concerns are the ones mentioned before. My periods aren't really any shorter either BUT I have lost weight. Despite these concerns I still love it. | F | 34 | 3 months | 11/29/2006 | 5 | birth control | I started on yasmin 2 weeks ago and have had no side effects apart from my period has lasted 2 weeks now!! has neone else had this? and do u know when it will stop as my bf is starting to get a little impatient!!apart from this i am v happy, have had no weight gain, and no mood swings. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 11/22/2006 | 5 | PCOS, acne, weight gain | Breast tenderness before period, mild mood swings in first 2 months | I had been on multiple different BCPs over several years to treat my hormonal issues. Others made me miserable. The most tolerable (other than Yasmin) was Desogen, but I still had acne problems and difficulty controlling weight with it. I LOVE Yasmin. Acne has disappeared, the dark hairs on my upper lip have turned blonde again, weight problems are basically eliminated (lost 27 pounds since changing pills). The breast tenderness was irritating for the first 6 months or so. Went away on its own. I basically do not have mood swings related to PMS. Sex drive is low, but I haven't found a pill yet that it's not low (especially when you have PCOS in the first place). Maybe a good sex drive is the GOOD side of PCOS?! :) I recommend Yasmin, but stay on it for at least 6 months to give your body a chance to adapt to the different hormones. Any less than that, and you're really not giving it a fair chance. Best of luck! | F | 34 | 4 years | 11/17/2006 | 5 | For fun | Loss of bowel control. | I love the yaz. Been taking for 6 months now and it's great. Although I have to wear a diaper now at age 22 because I have no control of my bowel movements, but my husband is really into that baby foreplay stuff and poopy diapers, so it's all good. | F | 22 | 6 months | 11/12/2006 |