YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)

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 1  Birth Control Weight gain, extreme fatigue, irritability, depression, loss of focus This was probably the WORST birth control pill I have taken in seven years of taking them. I gained nearly thirty pounds in less than one month, felt absolutely listless, and felt like sleeping all the time. I was grouchy with family and friends and became withdrawn. After stopping this pill, I lost all the weight in less than one month and felt so much better. F 25 75 days
5/15/2009
 2  Acne, headaches, PMS, period pain Tiredness, derious fatigue, loss of libido, loss of concentration and depression Been on about 6 different pills in the past year and all the side effect are different. Is it possible that there is just no pill for me?? F 26 30 days
5/12/2009
 2  Birth Control Intense nausea, fatigue, stomach pain, general ill feeling, headaches F 24 3 days
5/5/2009
 3  Bad Periods Sex drive reduced to ZERO. Everything else seems fine. I started on it because I was having terrible periods. It helped with those symptoms but decreased my sex drive to nothing. F 42 2 years
5/1/2009
 4  Birth Control Nausea, headaches, cold constantly I havn't been on this pill long, but already I am starting to feel very sick all the time. I heard that this could happen from alot of my friends so I knew what to expect. But so far, I'm not pregnant, which is good seeing as it was my main reason for going on the pill but it has made me become paranoid about if I am pregnant which I'm usually not. Apart from the nausea, and headaches which I can handle, there hasn't been anything distraughting about Yasmin. F 16 2 months
4/24/2009
 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
 5  P.M.S zero, I lost weight and no longer suffer from horrid P.M.S. Thank-you to whoever created this stuff! I am extremely sensitive to medication and this medication has been a Godsend. F 37 2 years
4/20/2009
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 3  Birth Control Nausea, Nervousness, Deppression, and weight gain. I started taking Yasmin a year ago and 3months into it my pharmacy switched me to OCELLA. It's horrible, I feel like I can't control my thoughts, I'm sad all the time for absolutly no reason. I gained about 10lbs. No energy and I sleep alot. Every single time I eat I feel like I want to throw up, then I always think I'm pregnant even though I take it regularly on time everyday. I just want to find something that's not going to make me feel so bad. I'm happy too, that I found this web-site and now know that I am not the only one suffering like this. F 22 1 years
4/18/2009
 1  to prevent pregnancy panic attacks, anxiety, insomnia, shaking, dizziness I started taking Yasmin in June of '08. I was switched to Ocella in August by the pharmacy. Well, one day in December I started having a major panic attack and I have been having them ever since. My thoughts race. I am dizzy and shaky. Some days are better than others, but the symptoms are usually always there. I have never suffered with anything like this in my life. I just stopped taking the pill about a week ago, so I am eager to see how I feel. If anyone with these same symptoms has come off the pill and feels better can you please post a comment. I am ready to feel like myself again. F 32 9 months
4/12/2009
 1  Off-label for bleeding Leg Pain If you have leg pain please see your doctor or go to the ER as soon as you can. My wife died from a blood clot. M 50 3 months
4/11/2009
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 1  Contraception, reduce PMS symptoms Weight gain (10 lbs.), depression, anxiety, self-conciousness, lack of sex drive I started the generic form of Yasmin (Oscella) about a month ago to reduce my PMS symptoms (like turning into a crazed bitch a week before my period). When I first started the pill I had mild naseua but not too bad. As I approached my 4th week I started my period right on time and didnt have any PMS symtoms...HOWEVER...I have been extremely depressed, mainly about my weight gain. I can't even stand to be touched by my boyfriend anymore because I feel so disgusted with the way my body has become! Everyone keeps telling me it's just coming into woman-hood but I dont buy it! I have gained 10 lbs in just under 3 weeks!!! How in the world can that be normal when none of my clothes fit anymore? I am calling my Dr. on Monday to switch or to stop taking the pill! F 19 1 months
4/10/2009
 1  Doctor Recommended it Lump in the back of my throat, weight gain (even running 15 miles/week), Extreme Fatigue and shortness of breath, heart palpatations. BE CAREFUL : At first, during my first 1.5 years I had positive results, including great breasts!... however the past 6 months I have been on the generic form of Yasmin. I have gained 10 pounds even though I am in training for marathon and I work out all the time!. I have severe throat swelling in the mornings and heart palpatations. I have also had extreme fatigue over the past month to the point where 10+ hours of sleep is still not enough. I visited my doctor 4 months ago regarding fatigue because I thought I had anemia or something, but my blood tests came out fine, however if it had to do with Yasmin then I would have needed a hormone test.... Sometimes doctors don't always know about side effects associated with Yasmin, they only know the major associations with all BC pills. In additon Yasmin is the ONLY BC PILL "approved" by FDA as the only birth control pill to contain the synthetic progestin known as drospirenone. In essence, as my doctor said... this affects your adrenal glands which are your fight-defense, chiefly responsible for regulating stress response. I just called my doctor back after finding this website to get off Yasmin today... hoping to get back into "real Marathon" shape!... best of luck to you girls! and thanks for your input! :) ... I am confident getting off Yasmin will change my life for the better, Can't wait! F 30 2 years
4/9/2009
 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
 1  birth control severe headaches, shortness of breath, wheezing, anixety, loss of appetite, swollen hands, feet, face, breast, moodiness, insomnia, dizziness, and fatigue I can not believe I didn't research this drug before I took it. My doctor gave me no warnings. I was on Ortho Tri Cyclen 10 years ago and had no problems. When I tried this for only 8 days, I thought I would have to eventually go to the ER because my head was going to explode. I will never take this again, and find it a very dangerous form of birth control pill. F 33 8 days
3/31/2009
 2  Contraceptive Extreme leg pain I have only been on Yasmin for about 3 days now and I have experience severe leg pain. I did not experience any mood swings or any of the other symptoms other people mentioned here on the site but the leg pain was enough for me to stop wanting to take it. 28 3 days
3/29/2009
 3  PMS skin heavy painful period endo Positive: skin looked better, PMS was down, lighter periods, Negative: gained weight. It turned my regular period (exactly every 32 days) to extremely irregular. I followed the instructions, yet my periods didn't come when I took the placebo's, they came whenever they wanted about every 13 days. After five months of use my cramps came back. Painful breast swelling. Loads of hair shedding. Yaz didn't regulate my periods at all, it IRREGULATED them and failed to prevent cramps. It's right for some people, others NO. F 17 10 months
3/22/2009
 2  Birth Control Gradual but complete loss of sex drive; depression for the first 5 months of use. Yasmin worked as a birth control; I never got pregnant and as a bonus I want up a bra size! Unfortunately, I lost my sex drive entirely; at first I thought that it was the stress of my career but when work demands eased up I found that my libido was still decreasing. I stopped taking Yasmin when I couldn't bring myself to sleep with my fiance for four months. I've been off of Yasmin for about a month now and my libido is slowly returning. I wish I had realized the cause sooner. F 26 4 years
3/22/2009
 1  ovarian cyst control Positive: No bloating, no pregnancy. Clear skin. Negative: Heart palpations, even after stopping Yasmin. Loss of sleep due to frequent urination. Neuropathy in hands and feet. I could tolerate the loss of sleep but the heart palpations were getting scary and once the neuropathy (burning in hands and feet) started, I got scared and quit. My potassium tested high and I am still awaiting to see if I am Vitamin B12 deficient. I am not a diabetic. Now on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo. F 36 2 months
3/18/2009
 2  birth control depression, anxiety, mood swings/irritability, IBS, back ache, fatigue, loss of sex drive I have only been on yasmin for just over 1 week but already its enough time for me to know I am not going to continue taking this drug, since about day 2 of taking this medicine I have felt completley depressed and a a bundle or nerves at the same time, im constantly picking fights with my fiancee over the most ridiculous of things, I have suffered from depression in the past and right now I feel as if I am in that place again, sure I got mood swings with my last pill (microgynon) but I NEVER felt these feelings of depression and suicidalness. I have also COMPLETELY lost my sex drive, and my fiance and I have always been very active in that department, numerous times a day if you know what I mean, and now I just dont want it and when we do have sex I cant orgasm whereas I am used to multiple ones! I have also only been able to pass solids a couple times since I went on yasmin which leaves me feeling very uncomfortable and heavy all the time. I've been having lower bach ache too and plu F 21 8 days
3/15/2009

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