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 |
| 1 | Acne | I have been on Yasmin for 3 months now. Right from the very start, I began to gain weight. After 3 months I have put on 15 pounds. I am on it because I have awful acne on my back, shoulders, chest, upper arms and face, but if anything, it worsened the acne. I would definitely not recommend it as I gained over a stone and my acne got worse. | F | 15 | 3 months 40 mg | 12/9/2014 | 1 | dr. gave it to me after the birth | I have memory loss, brain damage, I had depression, heart attack, fatigue, weight gain, I got pregnant after taking the drug. | My life has been a living hell after taking this medicine. I was living the life I wanted then after I had my son in April of 2004, I was already 37 and from what I read, If you're over the age of 35, you are not suppose to take this drug because you're most likely acceptable to the side effects such as heart attack, which I had, and very bad headaches, depression, weight gain, fatigue. Another side effect is you do not take this medication after just having a baby. Shands Jacksonville sure didn't mind giving it to me. And no one seems to want to compensate me for all that I loss. I couldn't even get disability. I'm not a caretaker, I'm the patient. | F | 37 | 2 months 1X day | 11/26/2014 | 2 | contraception | Panic attacks, tingly in hands and feet, dry mouth, nausea, fatigue,, hair loss | F | 20 | 2 weeks 30 1X day | 11/10/2014 | 3 | Pcos,ovarian cyst, acne, bad cramps | I have been taking this pill for exactly a week today and I have been getting bloating and cramps I am hoping the cramps stop and go away after the first pack. | I am very afraid of taking bc period because of all the scary things I read about but my acne is out of control and I know my acne is directly related to my pcos because it's the same months when my cramps are horrible and i have gone to the doc and they have found the cyst. So I am praying that zarah the generic of yazmin helps me and I don't get sick. Because I don't know what else to do. My acne and my cramps are terrible. This last period before starting zarah I took 800mg of ibuprofen and the pain was still bad. | F | 25 | 1 weeks | 11/4/2014 | 2 | Prevent pregnancy, heavy periods | Extreme fatigue, mood swings, crying, sore breasts, hunger, laziness | Nausea in the first week.. Mood swings, was constantly aggressive, got angry and cried over the littlest things, constantly fought with boyfriend, increased appetite, all I wanted to do was lie in bed all day. Sore breasts all the time. Fatigue was very bad, no matter how much I slept. My anxiety also got worse. The positives were that there was no change in my sex drive, and I did not put on any weight despite how much I was eating. | F | 18 | 1 months | 11/2/2014 | 1 | Painful periods (later PCOS) | Periods were still painful, ridiculous weight gain, horrible mood swings, depression, bloating, in general just a bad feeling. I was 30 when I took it. 1 month after I had stopped, I felt much better (less mood swings, more energy) | F | 34 | 8 months | 10/17/2014 | 1 | acne, birth control,irregular menst | Even though it cleared up my skin pretty fast, but all other side effects were unbearable!!! Extreme fatigue to the point that I couldn't finish my daily duties, had go leave work early, extremly emotional and sad , crying for no reason. The worst thing ive gained 5lbs in just two weeks...I would literally starve myself all day and exercise just to loose a few pounds, but my weight would keep increasing..never ever I had this issue in my life. I am a runner and playing volleyball all my life never had this issue with my weight! I didn't care about my skin because I was so depressed and anti-social that I didn't enjoy it. Never again...Horrible Birth Control!!!! | F | 29 | 2 weeks 1 tbl/day | 10/12/2014 | 4 | Acne and horrible period cramps | Just a quick sharp migraine whenever I take it and feeling tired about an hour after. | It is amazing, I have clear skin acne (I always used to but recently I had my first acne problems until I took Yasmin (I am in my mid 20's). My skin clear within only 3 days. I lost weigh, I am going bathroom for number 2 more often, so boost my metabolism. No mood swings, at all, if anything I always had them and now I am nicer, and my boyfriend is happier (if anything I believe those people that say they change their mood, is just people who finally found an excuse to have tantrums). My cramps are less painful. A little bit of tender breasts. My sexual drive decrease (but it always does certain times of the month), now it is all full blast and I have sexual desire like I always had. So overall, it is really great. And yay!, I am also finally not constipated, finally I go bathroom with no problems. Oh yeah I crave proteins. Which is good actually, it helps me stay strong through long hours of work and school. | F | 24 | 30 days 30 1X day | 9/30/2014 | 4 | Acne, birth control | Anxiety/fear of taking pill due to news reports, a bit hungrier than usual, slight breast tenderness sometimes, Period was 'darker', vaginal dryness. | It has really cleared my skin up after 1 month, it's the clearest its been in years! I have NO new spots and all my old ones are bursting then going away completely. My skin is a lot less oily too and I don't need to reapply my makeup as often. I'm excited to finally have clear skin again. I'm going to continue taking it for this reason but I want to stop taking it once it's all clear because all the news reports about Yasmin scare me so much. Every pill I take I panic in my head like "this one could kill me"... but then I remember how depressed I was about my skin and take it anyway :/ My vagina has been drier so sex can be painful and I have smelled "different" down there which I HATE. This might be because I'm now having unprotected sex with my partner but I don't know, I've never had a problem before... it's gross so I hope it stops. I'm worried my hair is going to fall out when I stop taking it. We'll see... | F | 24 | 2 months 1X day | 9/17/2014 | 1 | Contraception | Break downs, low sex drive, bad skin and weight gain. Nothing good about it! Made me extremely tired too! | F | 27 | 3 months | 9/1/2014 | 3 | Ovarian cyst | Nausea, bloating, gas, leg cramping, anxiety in second month, dizziness | I was not happy being on Yasmin. I am 40 years old. I did not have any breakthrough bleeding but yes the fake period did come. The nausea was heavy in the first two weeks, I could not contain food very well. There was a sense of anxiety - something going wrong all the time. I was petrified of the risk of blood clots and what the BCP does to our bodies. Not taking it again ever. | F | 2 months 1X day | 5/8/2014 | 1 | Birth control | Almost died. Went drom 110# to 75# the last two months. Was hospitalized for 7 days. Had my gall bladder removed and stopped the meds! These people and the FDA belong in prison! | Burn it and everyone associated with its release to humans!!! | F | 24 | 6 months .3 mg/ 2mg 1X day | 4/27/2014 | 4 | Acne / to have lighter periods | I've been taking Yasmin for nearly a year now. In terms of my acne it really helped, and it made my skin so much less oily and shiny. I do still have more spots than the average person but it doesn't bother me so much. My periods are a little lighter, not much, and last 7 days. I suffered from bad headaches every now and again, dizziness when I stand up, fainting or feeling as though I will faint, depressive mood and weakness in my legs. I did not gain or lose any weight and sadly my boobs didn't get bigger. But it did help my skin a lot! | F | 14 | 10 days | 4/18/2014 | 1 | for heavy periods | AGRESSIVE, HAIR LOSS, NERVOUS/MENTAL BREAKDOWN, PANIC ATTACKS , ANXIETY ATTACKS, TERRIBLE BREAKOUTS, HOT FLASHES, BODY ODOR CHANGE, BAD PERIODS AGAIN, NAUSEA, VAGINAL DRYNESS AND OVER WET, SORE BREAST, PARANOIA(THINKING EVERYBODY HATES ME) ELECTIC SHOCK GOING THROUGH BODY , CANT THINK AND VERY CONFUSED ALOT, FREQUENT URINATING AND GASTRIC PROBLEMS, OILY SKIN ETC........ NIGHTMARE | DO NOT TAKE IT !!!! IT RUINED A YEAR OF MY LIFE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY JOB AND HUSBAND!!!!! | F | 29 | 14 years 30 1X day | 4/15/2014 | 1 | Menorrhagia (Heavy periods). | Mood swings, weight gain, large clots, heavy periods and pain. I was on this for almost 3 months and was told not to take the sugar pills. The idea was that I would only take the pill and not get a period. I actually got thumb-sized clots and heavy bleeding within the 2nd month of taking it. So bad, that I had to stop taking it altogether. It took my body months to balance out. It actually made the menorrhagia worse. | I would not recommend this to anyone who has problem periods, PMS or endometriosis. I was 33 when I tried it. | F | 39 | 2.5 months 1X day | 4/8/2014 | 1 | Birth control/ period regulator | I was put on Yasmin after the birth of my daughter, who is now two. Since I've started Yasmin, I've had 4/5 horrific migraines which landed me up in A&E for scans and a lumbar puncture. I'm sure this is down to Yasmin as it has co-insided with my cycle and previous to this, my migraines we're controlled with simple medication. I now need pain killing injections when i have an episode. I will be coming of this ASAP and going back to my old pill, which also did a better job of clearing my skin up. Sorry folks. I'd give this a miss, there's been reports in the big papers about it being dodgy and one to avoid. | F | 28 | 2 years 50mg? | 3/27/2014 | 2 | Contraception/regulate periods | It did work as birth control. Periods were always predictable (sometimes down to the day and hour), skin cleared up, no noticeable weight gain or mood changes. However, the entire time I was on it, it was causing me to lose my hair. Not just thin out a bit but clumps washing down the drain. After being off of it for almost a year, my hair is finally growing back. So for that reason, I can't recommend it. | F | 28 | 7 years | 3/26/2014 | 1 | Skin | Terrible skin break out and skin redness. Skin then went very dry and peeled constantly. Night sweats. Pain in gut/ stomach. Do not recommend staying on this for long periods as others suggest if initial symptoms are really bad. Your body is telling you something when it flares up! | F | 2 weeks 30mg | 3/20/2014 | 3 | Birth control | Nausea, headaches, breast tenderness, weight gain (5kgs water weight). Positives: sex drive stayed the same, no negative mood effects | F | 22 | 4 months | 2/23/2014 | 1 | PCOS | Blotting, vommit sensation, headache, mood swings, breast tenderness, breast size increases, chest pain, cramps on body, weight gain, dizziness, | F | 23 | 2 months 30mg 1X day | 2/23/2014 |