YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)

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 4  Birth Control and Acne Loss of libido. But skin cleared up immediately. If you want to look good and not have sex, this is great. If you want to have sex but no one wants to look at your bad skin, and therefore you won't have sex anyway, then you don't have to take it. F 48 2 years
7/11/2007
 4  Birth Control slight nausea but other than that clearer skin, and fewer cramps. The first few days of my cycle are heavier but my perios only lasts for four days. Migranes which may or may not have anything to do with the pills. I haven't had any truly bad experiences...yet...some people say that it takes years to show up sometimes. My flat mate got pregnant on it though so I am extra careful. F 20 2 years
7/11/2007
 2  Birth control I am so glad I found this site. I thought I had some kind of odd illness. I was on Yasmin for about 3 years and to be honest did not realise that I was feeling bad as I think I just got used to feeling that way. When I came off of it, I suddenly felt so much better. Just lighter, and happier and more content. As if some kind of odd load had been lifted. I started going out a lot, going to the gym more. And you are going to think I am mad - but my 'occassional bulemia' completely went away. I didn't feel like over-eating anymore. And since I didn't over-eat, I didn't purge. Then two months ago I began a relationship and he urged me to take an OC. So I went on Yasmin again. Have been on it for the past 3 weeks and I feel like hell again. I feel like i am under some horrible dark cloud, my body aches as if I had the flu, and I just want to go home, lie under my duvet and eat and eat and eat. And so I do, which inevitably turns to me 'getting rid of the food' in the loo. Is it just me, o Not sure what i should do, but I can't stay on this pill... F 34 3 years
7/9/2007
 1  birth control I have had a horrible weight gain. I have gained about 15 pounds a month and a half. I walk two miles every day, and I am on a strict Weight Watchers diet. My mood is awful. I scream and cry for no reason at all. I have no desire to have sex with my husband. I hate this pill and desperately need to lose the weight and regain a sense of normalcy. F 22 2 months
7/8/2007
 1  birth control loss of sex drive, severe mood swings. i am no longer going to be taking any hormones. this is the worst thing you can do. unfortunately, it's the easiest birth control but it's not worth the pain i've been through. and what's the point of it, by making you abstain? i hardly ever wanted sex anymore. i wish i could get those 4 years back. F 28 4 years
7/6/2007
 3  Birth control, regulate periods Used to rarely cry- now it seems like I'll cry at anything and sometimes I don't even know why. I started going out with my boyfriend around the same time I started taking Yaz- I've had pretty much zero six drive and never manage to 'get there', I keep thinking something is wrong with me but maybe it's these pills? I've always had occuring migraines but they've gotten worse. Considerably lightened periods. F 23 4 months
7/5/2007
 1  Birth Control I took postinor-2 shortly before my period started. when my period started i took Yasmin because i was not on birth control. I had to go to the doctor for medication to stop my period because it lasted for one month.He assured that it was the postinor that had caused it and not the postinor because it was a good pill. He told me that as soon as my regular period came i could take the YASMIN again. I decided to give my body one months break from the harmones and start the following month. When i restarted the YASMIN i was completely fatigued and my periods were heavy and it did not stop again. I had to return to the doctor for treatment to stop my period again. I also have zero sex drive. I would not recommend this pill to anyone. F 28 2 months
7/4/2007
 4  Birth Control Slight weight gain, migraines Overall satisfied with this pill. Don't listen to the other comments on here. Every person is going to react differently to medications. I am satisfied and would recommend to EVERYONE. I haven't experienced many side effects at all. I had migraines before I took this medication and they slightly increased but were still bareable. F 21 4 years
7/2/2007
 3  Regulate periods TOTAL LOSS of sex drive, larger brests, a plus BUT they are very tender for about 2 weeks out of each month I have been on and off this pill for many years. Its has always worked wonderfully for birth control and also helped with cramps. But after reading all of these posts I will be going off of this pill in hopes that I will regain some sex drive. F 23 3 years
7/2/2007
 2  regulate periods/bc weight loss at first, then gain, horrible migraines, ridiculous appetite, spotting When I first started taking Yasmin I had been switched to it from Ortho-Lo, which made me gain 10 pounds. I started taking Yasmin and lost the extra weight almost immediately. Now I have nothing but problems with this pill: spotting, horrible migraines and headaches everyday I take a pill, I'm losing a ton of hair, I cry over everything, I gained about 12 pounds all in my stomach, hips, and thighs, and not to mention horrible vaginal dryness and no sex drive whatsoever. My doctor is switching me to Loestrin-24 which I'll start Sunday. Hopefully that works out better for me. F 21 4 years
7/2/2007
 1  commercial said lighter periods I feel dizzy, nausious, hot and sweaty, headache, musle aches, chest pain, moody, frequent crying and feel like I an loosing my mind. i have taken this for 7 months and the past three have been hell and wasn't sure what was wrong but now I know and will stop this crazy pill today!! I would not reccommmend this to anyone F 34 7 days
7/2/2007
 1  PCOS severe dizziness, nausea, dehydration, dry mouth I went to the doctor about my extreme dizziness and was told I was dehydrated. I then confirmed I was not dehydrated because my urine was clear, but during the night my mouth would go dry. A few hours after being awake and at work I would become dizzy whether sitting or standing. I am taking myself off of it and calling the doctor and telling her to give me alesse, I was on alesse when I was younger with no problem. Who cares if is has testerone at least I can function on it, it would be nice to see my sister married without having to leave in a dizzy spell. F 23 15 days
7/2/2007
 2  Birth Control Weight gain, NO sex Drive, Emotional and Depressed. I have been taking Yasmin for the last 10 months, the first few months were fine, but in the last six months I have just started to feel terrible, I have put on 7lbs, and cannot get rid of it! I have 0 sex drive, and I have become very emotional and depressed, I just feel like crying, and have lost my self confidence, It is now so bad that it is affecting my relationship with my partner. F 24 10 months
6/29/2007
 1  birth control all-day-everyday-migraines, weight gain in the upper thighs and butt, nausea, vomitting, feeling like blood sugar was low, feeling suddenly like fainting. i was only on yasmin for 1 month, but I am sick already. I had no idea there were such serious side effects associated with this drug. i hope they go away soon... the headaches are relentless. F 38 1 months
6/29/2007
 2  prevent pregnancy Absolutely DESTROYED my libido. Used to be very, very wet when aroused and now not only am I not wet, I don't need or want it. I'm healthy (mentally and physically), work out 5 days a week, do yoga, etc. No reason libido should have decreased. Has anyone else had this problem? Before Yasmin I wanted sex all the time. Didn't realize my libido had decreased b/c I didn't have a boyfriend and wasn't having sex anyway. I've been with my fiance for 9 months and thought something was wrong with me b/c I didn't have the same sexual desires as before. He's sexy and hot and fit and I should be climbing all over him. After doing research, I found out that of all birth control pills, Yasmin decreases libido the most!! F 28 1.5 years
6/27/2007
 1  Birth control I was depressed, suicidal, anxious, crying all the time. I basically felt as if I was losing my mind. I stopped taking it and I am just now starting to feel like me again. I don't recommend this drug to anyone. It's horrible and it's made my life hell for the past two months. F 23 30 days
6/26/2007
 5  Prevent Pregnancy A Bit of nausea. It was great,it cleared my face of ANY and ALL acne, I loved it! F 16 1 months
6/23/2007
 2  BC nausea, constant dizziness, diahreea, fatigue, lethargy, lower back pain, headache I've just been taking Yasmin for 4 days, but with other BCs, I didn't have these kind of side-effects, even when adjusting to them. I switched to Yasmin because of breakthrough bleeding after 1 year and a half on a triphasic pill. I didn't have any problems with my Triphasic pill (Triquilar) until a month ago when I experienced breakthrough bleeding in the middle of the pack. I was told the bleeding wasn't necessarily due to the pill I was taking, but, anyways, I thought I would switch..Just in case. Day 1 on Yasmin: almost just a few hours after taking the pill, my eye started twitching. That went away, but I had some, short, weird pain in my abdomen and lower back. Day 2: nausea and some dizziness and a weird feeling like I was moving in slow motion or wasn't exactly myself. Headache that lasted all afternoon. Headache went away in the evening, but muscle cramps in the legs appeared. Day 3: woke up dizzy and stayed dizzy all day long. Fatique and lethargy, lack of enthusia F 21 4 days
6/23/2007
 4  birth control weight loss, acne, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, loss of appetite I was on OTC for a year and it made me fat and killed my sex drive, so I'm trying yasmin because I have friends who are on it and they love it. I hear you have to give it 3 months for the side effects to go away, so that's what I'm doing. But the weight loss is a good side effect! F 26 2 months
6/22/2007
 4  Irregular, cramps, acne, PCOS GOOD:clear skin, decreased appetite and weight loss, enlarged breasts, regular periods BAD: MOODY!, depression, chronic fatigue F 15 4 weeks
6/22/2007

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