YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)

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 3  birth control and moderate cramps BAD recurring yeast infections after a few months, and BAD anxiety It really helped my cramps and made my boobs bigger. It helps with moderate acne. Over all it was not worth to take bc of the HORRIBLE yeast infections and anxiety. F 17 11 months
10/10/2006
 1  Birth Control Extreeme vaginal dryness with total dehydration (I was drinking 6+ L of h20/day), still have vag. dryness almost a year later. Started getting varicose veins and leg pains, went away after stopping. no energy. mind foggy. larger breasts. TOTAL LOSS OF LABIDO. DO NOT TAKE THIS!! I still haven't gotten back my labido or resolved the dryness issue almost a year later!! I used to want sex like 3x a day now I don't want it at all.. ever... getting a copper IUD. Got tested for everything... I actually wished I'd had something to resolve the dryness... please e-mail me if you've had a similar experience F 24 6 months
10/10/2006
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 1  contraception madness, no sex drive F 28 6 months
10/6/2006
 4  Birth Control Anxiety, Severe Depression, Paranoia No other side effects, does not cause acne F 18 21 days
10/4/2006
 3  Birth Control Heavier Period Flow, Longer lasting periods, increase in PMS moodiness, decrease in libido. Lucky Me. F 31 3 years
10/3/2006
 1  Endometriosis/severe cramps weight gain, anxiety, depression, no sex drive I do not recommend this pill. I have been on many and have never had so many side effects. I am depressed, have NO sex drive, and have gained 10 lbs in 3 mths!!! I don't know who I amm any more. F 33 7 days
10/2/2006
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 5  Ovarian cyst, Regulate cycle Increase in breast size, nausea once in a while, mood swings, some anxiety I started out taking ortho tri cyclen lo and gained 10 pounds within 3 months! I was also getting yeast infections. My doctor switched me to yasmin due to the lack of side effects. My breasts have grown from a small B to a small C. After about 8 months I finally lost the weight that I had gained from ortho tri cyclen. Yasmin has made my periods very light, and I now rarely get cramps. However, I sometimes tend to have mood swings, and when I am anxous I take valerian (an herbal supplement). Once in a while I get nausea, but nothing compared to ortho tri cyclen. On ortho, I was nauseous practically every day and barely ever had any appetite, but that is not the case with yasmin. My mild acne has completely cleared up, and I don't ever break out any more (ortho made me break out worse than ever!). Before taking BCP, my periods were so irregular (every 2-3 weeks!). I now get my period on the same day each month. F 19 1 years
9/29/2006
 1  PCOS SEVERE ANXIETY/PANIC ATTACKS AND DEPRESSION. Please do not take this pill, I took it for 3 months and reacted to simple events in my life by crying, vomitting, and not sleeping for days. I had chest palpitations. When I spoke to my doctor she told me that I should try another pill, but there's no way I'm ever trying synthetic hormones. I have been off this pill for two weeks and the anxiety and depression have been less and less everyday. I just hope my horrible story helps people see that they're not crazy, it's not you, it's this stupid pill. F 30 3 months
9/27/2006
 1  prevent pregnancy / horrible cramps 1st day- woke up feeling sick to my stomach. Couldnt get off the toilet for 1/2 hour. 2nd day- dizziness, stomach aches 3rd day- now i have a bladder infection and couldnt leave the bathroom for an hour..... So far not so good..... F 19 4 days
9/27/2006
 2  contraceptive insane mood swings!!! I went from being a happy person to an emotional wreck... one second smiling and the next second bawling my face off; breast enlargement; destruction of the enzymes in my stomach and intestines I'm definitely looking for another pill... I've been able to eat anything all my life and since going on Yasmin I've been so sick. Plain, dry toast would have me doubled-over in pain and I'm now working with doctors to repair my digestive system. F 21 5 months
9/26/2006
 1  Menstrual Migraines Depression, fatigue, hostility, feeling cold physically and emotionally, loss of appetite. This is the first pill I've been on, and I'm getting off. Since day two I've felt depressed, anxious, emotionally fragile, distant, hostile, physically cold, and have had no appetite. I have a history of menstrual depression, but this is like having PMS all month -- the pits! I'd rather have migraines than feel depressed all the time. F 29 6 days
9/26/2006
 1  Birth Control Nausea, Tingling tongue. Pain in Lower leg, Pain in hip, Tingling down one side of body, zombie like feeling, not feeling like me. Started to take this as am getting married soon and don't want to have to worry about contraception. Used condoms or withdrawal up to noe. Cannot beleive the side effects of this drug. Am afraid to stop taking it cause I don't want to have my period on my wedding day. Surely things will get better. AM SO GLAD IT'S NOT JUST ME F 29 2 weeks
9/26/2006
 1  Birth Control Extreme depression & moodiness, I usually take my feelings of anger out on my poor fiance. I'll be yelling and crying and saying terrible things all the while thinking "why the hell are you doing this?! You're not mad!!!" I hate it when that person pops up and after reading these comments I did some research and found that I became this way after starting Yasmin. I get extreme Migrains to the point where if I feel a slight headache coming on I cry because I know it's going to get worse to the point where I can't even move. I used to be an extrememly sexual person....I initiated sex more often than my fiance!! But within the last few months I make myself have sex and there is no effort to make it special in any way, I'm also very dry and have never been able to have an orgasm with another person. I have found that by myself it takes much longer now and I have decreased clitoral stimulation. Getting off of this terrible poison. I want to feel like a real person again, instead I'm this tired, wiped out sexless girl who rages from time to time for no reason and gets migrains almost every day. I hate what this drug has done to me. I'm going off BC all together and trying out condoms once again...it's been a while and I hated them as well but much better than the alternative. F 23 2 years
9/25/2006
 5  Birth Control Only been on one week and currently no side effects! Absoloutly nothing which is great news so far! Yasmin is the 3rd birth control ive taken. Cilest made by acne worse after about 1.5 months so i guess il have to wait abit longer to see if yasmin will. F 21 7 days
9/24/2006
 5  severe cramps first month: constant headaches, fatigue, nausea. After first month: breast growth, occasional headaches, depression lasting an hour or so I love it. Before taking it, I used to vomit on the first day of my period, even if I had some water. I'd end up starving and in severe pain for 6 hours. Since I've been on it, I barely feel the cramps and my period has been shortened from 5-6 days to 3-4. F 18 6 months
9/20/2006
 2  To regulate my periods The first few months I had no problems. After taking the pill for about 6 months, I started waking up in the middle of the night with horrible leg cramps... I would just lay in bed and cry. Then the yeast infections started. At first, I was only getting them every 3 months or so which I thought was normal, but now I get them every month at the end of my period. I have mood swings all the time and I cry for the most stupid reasons. I just got my second yeast infection this month, so I am going to the doctor tomorrow to swich my pill, any suggestions? F 19 2 years
9/20/2006
 3  pcos diarrhea, hot flashes, fatigue F 27 4 days
9/19/2006
 1  menstrual problems + contraception Extremely painful, tender breasts. Regular cramping. Mood swings, depression and general weepiness for no reason. Bloating and serious water retention (7 lbs of water weight fluctuation from morning to night every day) making clothes, rings and shoes uncomfortable. 30 lb weight gain without any changes to diet, exercise routine or lifestyle - the weight came on very quickly and will not budge no matter what I do. My weight was stable (before taking yasmin) for many, many years, literally since I was a young teenager and even then I never weighed this much. Total loss of sex drive. My libido is non existant since going on yasmin and I've had vaginal dryness since the libido "died". I don't even need a contraceptive anymore thanks to the havoc it's wrecked on my sex life! I have just stopped this pill and I am praying that all these problems will go away in few months. On the plus side, it did help with my severe period camps which on that level was wonderful. It also made my period as regular as clockwork and lighter. I never had bad skin but I did break out on my chin and nose around the time of my period when I wasn't on yasim and since being on yasim I've had great skin. I might add though, that in the last couple months I have started breaking out again around my period. Also, I should add that when I double packed, the break outs were really bad. In general though I felt really crap when double packing - really lethargic, bad cramping and my period was heavier and more painful compared to when I don't double pack. However, aside from the help with my periods, the side effects I have had are no longer a fair trade for better periods and I have just stopped yasmin and will not use it again if I go back on the pill. F 26 1 years
9/18/2006
 1  menstrual problems + contraception Extremely painful, tender breasts. Regular cramping. Mood swings, depression and general weepiness for no reason. Bloating and serious water retention (7 lbs of water weight fluctuation from morning to night every day) making clothes, rings and shoes uncomfortable. 30 lb weight gain without any changes to diet, exercise routine or lifestyle - the weight came on very quickly and will not budge no matter what I do. My weight was stable (before taking yasmin) for many, many years, literally since I was a young teenager and even then I never weighed this much. Total loss of sex drive. My libido is non existant since going on yasmin and I've had vaginal dryness since the libido "died". I don't even need a contraceptive anymore thanks to the havoc it's wrecked on my sex life! I have just stopped this pill and I am praying that all these problems will go away in few months. Although clearly every woman will react differently to each different brand of pill out there, if you are thin On the plus side, it did help with my severe period camps which on that level was wonderful. It also made my period as regular as clockwork and lighter. I never had bad skin but I did break out on my chin and nose around the time of my period when I wasn't on yasim and since being on yasim I've had great skin. I might add though, that in the last couple months I have started breaking out again around my period. Also, I should add that when I double packed, the break outs were really bad. In general though I felt really crap when double packing - really lethargic, bad cramping and my period was heavier and more painful compared to when I don't double pack. However, aside from the help with my periods, the side effects I have had are no longer a fair trade for better periods and I have just stopped yasmin and will not use it again if I go back on the pill. F 26 1 years
9/18/2006
 1  CONTRACEPTION , Depression mood swings anziety, anger. That these side effects should be included on the leaflet and doctors gp's should warn patients.There are hundreds of women experiencing these problems. Its an outrage F 6 weeks
9/17/2006

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