YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)

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 2  Birth control Took it years ago. Hair fell out, tired and anxious. Dermatologist didn't believe it was linked but now it is described in the booklet. Also caused permanent vertigo and hearing loss and misdiagnosed with Meniere's for 9 years. I always say I am taking the pill and the doctors never told me to stop. Even the blood circulation doctor. Also may have caused peripheral neuropathy and numbness in legs. Always peeing and more headaches.Plus side : good for skin and no weight gain. Just a word of warning : when you stop the pill and restart it later you can get different side effects so always see your doctor beforehand for advice. When I complained to my gynecologist he said that the pills are all the same. My advice : choose a different form of birth control, it's your body and you control it ! Feel free to send me e-mails if you have questions about Yasmine. I took it from 2006-2010, and then Alesse from 2010-2013 off and on. F 34 4 years
Once a day
7/23/2017
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 1  Birth Control/ PCOS Symptoms Depression, sickness, loss of appetite, Severe 'spaced out' weird intrusive thoughts - feeling faint, not with it. This severely affected my ability to drive to the point I could have killed myself Definitely would NOT recommend Yasmin EVER. I started taking yasmin as a different birth control pill, i had previously been on loestrin for 15 years, but when my PCOS symptoms started showing i thought id try a different pill. Everything started fine, although I ahd zero appretite. To be honest it didnt bother me as i had been trying to lose a bit of weight anyway. As the days passed my mood started to darken. I was feeling low and very moody. Im usually a happy person and even when stressed have always smiled through. Since taking this drug ive been a teary emotional wreck. I only realised how bad this pill was last week. I was driving on the motorway doing 75 MPH when i started feeling faint, like i wasnt even in my body. My hearing went funny and my fingers started tingling. I phoned my mum to try to bring me back around who told me to pull over immediately. At this point i was trembling and my breathing was rapid. The doctors and paramedics found everythig to be normal. Feeling silly and embarrassed i put it down to an off day. When this happened AGAIN the next day I knew something was off. I spooke to my doctors 3 times and asked if it could ahve been Yasmin as this is th only change in my life recently, they said no and that Yasmin produced no such side effects. After reading all these posts on here im now convinced it was Yasmin. Ive stopped taking them and now have the most excruciating period pains. I cant wait for this evil drug to be out of my system for good. F 29 3 weeks
30mg 1X day
2/6/2017
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 1  Birth control Mood swings,loss of appetite, constant headaches and feeling tired all the time. F 34 2 months
1/30/2017
 1  Contraception Nausea, vomiting, headaches, thirsty, hungry all the time, boobs have gotten huge and painful and the worst thing is I have developed cellulite coming off immediately!!! F 28 2 months
11/29/2016
 3  Prevent pregnancy I am constantly hungry ever since I got on yasmin. I have headaches n get dizzy. I also feel somewhat unhappy I don't know if I am depressed yet. F 26 8 days
11/23/2016
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 1  Skin and Contraception Anxiety, panic attacks, severe mood swings just before or during 7 pill-free days, hair loss, loss of sex drive, hot flushes My first experience of a contraceptive pill and plan for it to be my last!! This has completely put me off hormonal contraceptives - a wholly negative experience! Typical a generally happy person capable of dealing with life's stresses in a calm manner, I started experiencing anxiety symptoms within 3 months of taking Yasmin. Including tension headaches, hot flushes, chills, heat rashes, numbness, tingling and pins and needles in face, fingers and down the arms. The physical symptoms I maybe could have put up with but this was accompanied by a general feeling of being overwhelmed, losing control, panic, uncertainty and general unhappiness/dissatisfaction with daily life for absolutely no external reason whatsoever. Ultimately I began experiencing panic attacks after the first 2 months, at first these were a rare occurrence (once every 2-3 weeks) but by the 5 month I was suffering on almost a daily basis. Panic attacks came out of the blue with no obvious external trigger, or as a result of something I would have previously regarded as insignificant. I had never experienced anything like this prior to taking Yasmin. I stopped taking Yasmin 3 weeks ago and I have not experienced any of these symptoms (physical and emotional) since. Unfortunately I am now having to put up with nausea and fatigue while my body tries to regulate my hormones but I'll take those over anxiety any day! Happy to have Yasmin flushed out of my system!! F 27 6 months
1X day
10/20/2016
 4  Acne, oily skin, irregular periods Extreme thirst and hunger, first period was very heavy with bad cramps, cystic acne within the first month, nausea F 16 4 months
5/16/2016
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 4  Regulation / avoid pregnancy Always loved this birth control. Never gave me any side effects. I just went off of it for 2 months and recently started again but this time on the generic brand Zarah 28. I went to bed tonight a tad hungry (I guess I ate dinner to early) and took my pill around 12 midnight. I woke up with extreme nausea and cramping at 5am this morning. I hope it is the pill. I can't see what else it would be. I've also had bad cramps and been spotting for 5 days now. A few days ago my spotting was so bad I had horrible cramps resulting in diarrhea that lasted about 3 hours. I hope this is just a side effect of my body getting used to it again. I feel so sick right now I'm having trouble typing but closing my eyes gives me such spins. This is strange because when I was on it all these past years I never noticed this. F 27 3 years
30
4/5/2016
 1  regulate PMS, acne, contraception terrible mood swings, painful menstruation, stomach problems, chest pain, back pain, vaginal dryness, painful sex, anxiety, IBS, nausea, hair loss, hot flashes WORST drug i have ever taken. i was on aviane but switched to zarah for better acne control in Jul 2014. i wholeheartedly regret it now!!! I felt sick from Jan-Apr 2015 and didn't know why and I've again felt the same sickness only worse from Sept 2015-now(Mar 2016). My stomach constantly feels empty, hungry, tight, and that it's on fire, i'm nauseated, my stools keep floating, and my bloating gets worse around when it's time for my period. My hair has even began to fall out! Zarah (Yasmin) made my GAD symptoms resurface to the near point of panic attacks which i haven't had in 3 years. It made me take so many hot flashes and i'm not menopausal! This drug made my vagina so dry and painful, I haven't been able to masturbate at all for almost a year!! also it did nothing to ease my flow, i clot so much from this drug. this evil pill also gave me IBS which gets severe around the start of my period. i missed classes at my uni because of yasmin. i've been off of it since Feb 2016 and switched back to aviane, i'm still waiting to feel better after all its put me through, the withdrawals are almost worse than the actual side effects. never in my life had i wanted to kill myself so badly F 20 1.5 years
3mg 1X day
3/15/2016
 2  my doctor gave me to remove my cyct I take yasmin for8 after 8 my period suppose to come but not come and I can't sleep blotting cramp depression when I take it I feel stabbing inside my boobs F 28 1 days
1/30/2016
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 2  my doctor gave me to remove my cyct I take yasmin for8 after 8 my period suppose to come but not come and I can't sleep blotting cramp depression when I take it I feel stabbing inside my boobs F 28 1 days
1/30/2016
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 4  PCOS, oily skin, acne, missed perio Extreme thirst, bad heartburn, arm and hand numbness,cramps,random nausea, and bloating. Pros: Regular period, less mood swings (then all the bc pills I have been on), skin isn't oily anymore, cleared most the acne, slowed down the excessive hair growth, and gave me back my breasts. I had quit taking bc pills for 4 months, and started getting horrible pcos symptoms. If you have pcos the pros out way the cons in this case. F 19 1 months
12/16/2015
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 3  For pcod After taking Yasmin for 4 months my face is fully pigmented plus patchy skin like dark brown ugly spots all over but periods hv changed for better .... But m upset coz it's my face F 31 1 days
9/5/2015
 4  Regulate periods/skin I was taking Yasmin then Ocella, the generic. Side effects were increased GERD, migraines, and temperature sensitivity. Ocella/Yasmin cleared up my skin problems and regulated my cycle. However, I have had a ton of health issues occur. My adrenal glands were pumping out a ton of cortisol, I was not absorbing Vitamin C (was diagnised with Scurvy), was not absorbing D or B either. My eyesight went rapidly down hill, and I ended up with hypothyroidism. I am now on a ton of medications and vitamins and have too many specialists for my age. I also had an unknown tumor form on my spinal chord, and my cecum twisted. I now wonder if there was a connection. Ocella is no longer controlling my cycle, and after about 10+ years, I am changing BC pills. It will be interesting to see what happens. F 43 10 years
1 x D
8/22/2015
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 1  Birth control I just woke up having a panic attack, I have felt angry, depressed and suicidal this week and I'm outraged that my doctor prescribed this evil drug to me with my history of severe depression and anxiety disorder. NEVER TAKE YASMIN. This drug could have driven me to suicide if I had not researched my recent anxiety and worsened depression and realised that Yasmin is the reason for it. It should be banned. I am seriously thinking of taking legal advice on this matter. F 33 10 days
1X day
8/5/2015
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 2  Acne irregular periods Been taking yasmin now for three years been suffering from extreme anxiety panic attacks and the worst intrusive thoughts and mood swings and depression, mainly just before periods on my break finally put two and two together after keeping a diary and discovering this is all hormone related and I am almost certain yasmin is to blame and I have stopped it now completely F 25 3 years
1 daily
8/3/2015
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 1  Birth control and Weight gain Extreme breast tenderness in my left boob after first 3 months of taking the 21 day pill. Mood swings have worsened with time. High intolerance. Lack of interest in activity. Suicidal ideation. Extreme depression. Dizziness. Extreme fatigue. Increased appetite in conjunction with an extreme level of nausea. Bad blood clots when on my period. Pros: No pregnancy while on it; Period days 3-4 from my usual 5-6/7 The Tenderness in my left boob keeps increasing with time. The pain is so much that I started wearing wireless bras. I can't even casually lie down on my left side. Never had period blood clots before but ever since I started taking Yasmin 21 day pill I've been having finger-sized clots and it's disturbing. Visiting my doctor tomorrow and most likely I'll have to switch to other contraceptive methods. Contact me for any questions. I'll help where I can. F 22 3 months
7/13/2015
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 1  To control heavy/painful periods Weight gain, no sex drive or very high sex drive - never an inbetween, a lot of gas, terrible mood swings. Periods still heavy and still painful. I went to the doctor about changing pill after the first 3 months, he said my body hasn't fully adjusted... Load of shit. Worse than microgynon (the first pill I was put on) F 18 5 months
30MG
7/9/2015
 1  Birth control Mood swings, depression, anxiety, dizziness, nausea, fatigue. Only plus side - no weight gain through nausea. F 21 2 years
Standard
6/25/2015
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 1  Birth control Ive taken yasmin for 1 month only, i stopped taking it 2 days ago due to the severe migraines i have been suffering from for a week now. Migraines that know one could handle that i was about to jump from The 5th floor! Wont be taking this pill again ever!!! F 25 1 months
6/19/2015

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