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 |
| 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 | 3 | birth control | total lack of libido | found it better than other birth control pills I have been on | F | 28 | 3 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | acne, irregular menses, BC | migraine headaches, bloating, food cravings ALL the time, weight gain of 15 pounds in first six months, (went from 95 pounds to 110) unable to lose weight no matter how hard I tried (and I am a competitive gymnast!!) I had constipation, vomiting, dizziness, mood swings, extreme anxiety, depression, insomnia, I was very emotional, always thirsty, no energy, pants size went from a 3/5 to a 5/6 after 6 months ... but I didn't get pregnant. lol | I've been off it six months, lost eight pounds without even trying, I had some mild depression/anxiety at first, but it went away after a few months. I have a ton of energy, I'm no longer craving food all the time, I feel happy and upbeat like I used to before I went on this stuff! Never again!!! | F | 19 | 10 months | 8/22/2008 | 1 | regulate period, pms, cramps | Horrible moodswings to the point I thought I was clinically depressed or losing my mind. I knew that I was acting irrationally but I couldn't stop myself. | The first couple months were amazing, I had not hair loss and no cramps , whereas usually I am absolutely incapcitated for up to three days. After the initial first couple of months I went CRAZY! I had horrible moodswings; I wanted to cry and scream and throw things because I was so angry, then I would cry and apologize. I knew two other women I was clost to who shared the exact same symptoms. I would NOT RECOMMEND this to anyone. | F | 20 | 7 months | 8/21/2008 | 1 | regulate period and acne | After being on birth control pills on and off for 20 years, I developed a very serious deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It landed me in the hospital for 4 days. I have permanent vein damage (painful). I am on blood thinners (very dangerous!)!!! | F | 40 | 2 years | 8/20/2008 | 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 | 2 | Regulate cycle, stop PMT and babies | Advantages: No mood swings, increased energy levels Disadvantages: Dry mouth, constantly thirsty, sore breasts, increased breast size, thrush, dry vagina, constipation, dirreaha, headaches, night sweats, increased appetite, worse period pains, acne | never again! I had to come off it after two weeks for all the side effects listed here. I had perfect skin, now two weeks later I have spots everywhere!!! | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 8/19/2008 | 1 | PMS, birth control and spotting | I was on Yasmin for about 6 months and had all sorts of aches and pains in my legs that were probably precursors to the DVT (calf, knee and groin) and PE I developed. I am still on long term Coumadin therapy 3.5 years later. | Yasmin did lower my PMS symptoms, but I lost the majority of my sex drive in addition to problems with DVT/PE. It has since come to my attention by a hematologist that Yasmin has a really poor track record for blood clotting. | F | 36 | 6 months | 8/19/2008 | 1 | lighter periods | nausea, headaches/migraines,insomnia, ibs, spot bleeding/longer bleeding, emotional, breast enlargement very sore | i have felt very sick the last two months and have just felt my body was getting sicker and sicker, it didnt even come across why all this was happening until i came across this site.. i am so nausious everyday and have lost my apetite, i get these major headaches and even anxiety attacks, i break out in random sweats out of no where and get very dizzy and my heart starts pounding really fast and i feel very faint, i had spot bleeding for a week and have now had my period for over 2 weeks.. i have found myslef being able to cry over nothing and feeling very depressed which is unusual for me, my breasts have grown a cup but not worth the soreness that comes along with it//// yasmin stops with me today. | F | 19 | 3 months | 8/19/2008 | 1 | birth control | anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, significant weight gain, severe night sweats, cramping and swelling of lower legs, heart palpitations | I didn't notice these symptoms until about a year ago, i have maintained my weight for years and over the past year i have gained a total of 23 pounds, and thats not making sudden changes with diet or exercise. I also developed high blood pressure, which I may have to start taking medication for, but it has been one week that i have been off these terrible pills, and I already have noticed a difference. Hopefully when i go back to my doctor to be re-checked, my blood pressure has lowered. I also noticed I am calmer, not so on edge about things. Swelling in my legs has gone, and so have the night sweats. I wish I had stopped taking these pills long ago, had I known they were causing all these problems. I have also read on other web sites about woman developing blood clots. This drug should not be on the market. I am researching other alternative methods of birth control. My primary doctor recommended I stop taking these. | F | 32 | 3 years | 8/12/2008 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | - constant fatigue & sleepiness - decreased energy - noticeable decrease in short-term memory - increased & often severe apathy - dry skin - frequent urination - pain in calves - CONSTANT SEVERE DEPRESSION, EMOTIONAL HYPERSENSITIVITY, SEVERE AND PROLONGED CRYING SPELLS, FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS, LOSS OF ENERGY, CONFIDENCE AND MOTIVATION | - originally switched to Yasmin from another brand that only gave me depression & moodiness only during placebo week, so i didn't attribute the subsequent depression and mood issues to Yasmin until I had already been severely affected by it. Labels and even doctors may make it seem that this is a 'rare' side effect but this and other sites have proven otherwise. (maybe if more men just got vasectomies things would be a lot easier...) | F | 22 | 8.5 months | 8/11/2008 | 2 | contraception | depression, irritability, completely eliminated mild pre-period acne, lack of lubrication during sex, heart palpatations, constipation, increase of breast size | Yasmin completely turned me into a different person. I was in the middle of some very positive life changes and I couldn't be happy about anything. I would go to the grocery store, see that they were out of arugula, and feel my eyes starting to fill with tears. RIDICULOUS! I am not that girl, I have never been a crier but I would talk to my boyfriend about the stupidest little things and just pour tears. It took me a while to discover that Yasmin might be the cause, my complete about-face since going off it has confirmed it. Within a week I was back to my old personality, able to handle little setbacks, and goofing around with my bf again. It was like boiling a frog, it happened so slowly we both thought our relationship was going south when really it was the pill. If you are taking this, and having problems in your relationship and life, consider going off it before you give up on your guy, your job or anything else. | F | 28 | 4 months | 8/8/2008 | 1 | birth comtrol | thank god for this site. ive only taken yaz for three days and I thought I was in a crazy angry fog. total indifference and depression. I cant believe this is such a popular drug. Can someone tell me if yaz and yasmin are the same?? i see most of the comments are about yasmin. Does anyone have anothe rsugeston for bc pill? thanks everyone who wrote in about this crazy drug. | F | 41 | 3 days | 8/6/2008 | 3 | Birth control, hormonal regulation | Rapid onset of cellulite--nasty and abrupt. Great for hormonal acne on the face. Great for regulating mood swings, cramps, etc. | It took me a while to figure out, but I'm quite sure Yasmin made me start developing--and fast, at that--cellulite. I was appalled at what was happening to my thighs, having never been overweight or anything. I stopped Yasmin after hearing some other people wonder if there was a link between the two. My cellulite has not only stopped progressing in the 2 weeks I'm off Yasmin, but it has absolutely reduced. Like, by about half. (I also ramped up my exercise and healthy-eating a bit, but not that much.) What I think: Yasmin is great for face skin: awful for the thighs. Scary, even. | F | 36 | 9 months | 8/5/2008 | 5 | acne, to regulate cycles | no negative side effects | Yasmin has made my life easier!!! It cleared up my acne after about 6 months, and I don't experience PMS or cramping anymore. My periods only last 3-4 days and are very light. | F | 26 | 2 years | 8/4/2008 | 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 |