YASMIN Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (1415 Ratings)

Filter Results

Compare YASMIN with similar:
 CONTRACEPTIVES

 Type: Rx Drug

  

Results are sorted by Date added.

Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71


RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR YASMINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 2  birth control decreased sex drive, also possible increase in effects of PMS--that time of the month used to be like any other time of the month, now I get very very weepy It took me a while to figure out that this was why my sex drive was decreased--now I can't wait to get off of it. I've been in so many fights with my boyfriend as a result of it, and I am really not happy. This is the third pill I've been on. I was on Alesse for 2 years, which I loved, but my health insurance didn't cover it, then I switched to Ortho-Tri-Cyclen but it made me break out badly and I like being able to skip my period when I want to. I'm getting off of this ASAP. F 20 9 months
3/28/2006
 1  birth control vaginal infections and odor, keratosis pilaris, headaches, depression, anxiety, loss of sex drive I was diagnosed with keratosis pilaris (a condition that usually appears in childhood), a skin condition resulting from overly dry skin (which I never had any symptoms of before Yasmin, a diuretic). I got a lot of headaches while on it; do not look forward to having sex with my boyfriend (the complete opposite of pre-Yasmin); and have been battling mild depression and relatively severe anxiety. I just went off of it a week ago and am hoping to find some normalcy soon! I warn anyone reading this to choose another form of b.c. F 25 1 years
3/27/2006
 2  Prevent Pregnancy Severly dry eyes and vision keeps getting worse. Contact intolerability. Extreme fatique and no sex drive at all. Cramping at weird times during the month. I started this pill and was good for the first month. By the end of the next month I needed new glasses with a much stronger prescription. This is the 5th different BC pill that I've taken. F 26 6 months
3/23/2006
 3  Acne/Cramps/Pregnancy Prevention Tiny bit nauseous at times, some months worse than others. Totally helped the acne and most months felt little or no cramps...unfortunately emotionally feel completely numb, increased anxiety,definite mood changes, sometimes extreme fatigue, just in general not feeling good since starting. One another huge effect: my breasts are so huge and so sore, it hurts even to be hugged and most weeks so sore to wear a bra. All OBC will have hormonal effects that can be undesirable, so the question becomes how to handle it but this is becoming unbearable. Since starting, I would do things I never would have done before and feel completely "numb" about everything. For the first 4 months I literally couldn't cry or feel emotion. Definite sexual side effects, and the anxiety is nothing I've ever felt before. The breast soreness and size increase is probably the biggest physical complaint I have, it literally hurts to be hugged or to wear clothes. F 24 5 months
3/19/2006
 1  BC; regularity nausea; breast tenderness; fatigue; morning sickness; sensitity to smell; extremely heavy period I have been on Ovcan 50 for 4 years and my doctor suggested I try Yasmin because the Ovcan was such a high dosage of hormone. During the 2 1/2 weeks I took the Yasmin, I felt like I was in the first trimester of pregnancy all over again. I have a 6 month old and was miserable with morning sickness, extreme fatigue, sensitivity to smell, sensitity to certain foods, etc. I stopped taking the pill early because I was too nauseas and faigued to take care of my son. My husband had to take off work one day because I was too tired to get out of bed. Once I stopped the Yasmin, I felt back to my old self the next day. When I started my period, it was extremely heavier than usual. I had to change my super tampon every 4 hours (including overnight) for the first 2 days of my period. My doctor said this pill would help curb the regular PMS symptoms (cramping, bloating, water weight gain, etc.) I never had a problem with these symptoms but she was concerned about the high dosage of hormone F 27 2 weeks
3/19/2006
 2  Painful cramps/Endometriosis Dizziness, SEVERE nausea, leg cramps, constantly thirsty, pain in my right ovary starting the day after I started Yasmin, fatigue, insomnia, overall-I feel HORRIBLE. I have no drive or desire to do ANYTHING. F 24 1 weeks
3/17/2006
 2  acne and birth control swollen & sore breasts, weight gain in waist/hips/thighs, skin has not improved, irritable, dry hands, yeast infection. I have not experienced any nausea which I did when I was on Desogen. My periods haven't really changed since being on Yasmin. I am still waiting for my skin to clear up and it's getting very frustrating. I have large breasts as it is so the increase in size is not a possitive effect for me (not to mention the pain). The mood swings are no fun either but they probably wouldnt be as bad if I weren't swollen and broken out for 3 of the 4 weeks of my cycle. F 28 4 months
3/13/2006
 4  chemical castration Impotence after 3 weeks. Breast development, dry skin, nice calm. Nausea for 1st week and tenderness and pain in nipples developing breasts. Watch out ladies! This will wipe out your sex drive fast. M 18 120 days
3/12/2006
Email
 3  
3/11/2006
 2  contraception Breast tenderness, BAD BAD mood swings, dehydrated, dry!! It did not work for me. It was not worth it for me. F 39 3 months
3/7/2006
 4  birth control in the first week- weakness, aches, breast tenderness , acne flared up a little but after a week i didnt notice it anymore . Also it is kind of hard to have an orgasm. just switched from depo provera to yasmin because of my depression and mood swings and ive noticed im a lot more clear minded and happy. my relationship has improved a lot . I still have my sex drive because im young and restless but it is kind of hard to climax but not impossible. F 17 2 days
3/2/2006
 3  Birth Control & Cramps Tender Breasts, Anxiety, terrible irritability, scary leg cramps, vaginal dryness & decreased sex drive. I was told Yasmin was a wonderpill, and for the first year I thought it was, I have never had acne and still don't, it has improved my exceptionally bad cramps, my period is only for 2 heavy days and I have maintained the same weight I have always had. I read on a forum that Yasmin can cause dryness though which has become an awful problem for me for months. I googled yasmin dryness and found this site, so many of these symptoms are ones I realise I have been experiencing and don't remember prior to Yasmin. I am going to trail going off it. F 27 2 years
3/2/2006
 3  Birth Control & Painful Periods Horrible breast pains, it almost felt like someone was stabbing my breasts with a needle. this was mostly embarrassing during christmas when the family was in and i'd break out into a scream and grab my chest. Also, I my weight went from 129lbs at the beginning of taking this birth control, to 149lbs which now classifies me as extremely over weight and at a very high risk of disease. It worked great other than my two bad side effects. because of the weight gain my doctor recommends i switch to Alesse. I hope it works just as well. F 17 9 months
3/2/2006
Email
 1  To control my cycles HORRIBLE, AWFUL, SEVERE ANXIETY!!!! For the month and a half I was on the pills I was in the weird anxious state all the time... I had irrational thoughts!!! I also had trouble sleeping and I couldn't stay still!! I was so restless... it was the scariest time of my life!! DO NOT TAKE IT!! F 20 2 months
3/2/2006
 1  birth control weight gain, anxiety, depression, lack of sex drive, intense mood swings, uncontrollable thoughts yasmin made me crazy. it ruined all of my relationships with friends and family, and it resulted in the break-up of my yearlong relationship with my boyfriend. DO NOT TAKE YASMIN! F 18 6 months
3/1/2006
 3  
2/22/2006
 2  Birth control SEVERE depression, like nothing I'd ever experienced (it runs in my family but I've never had it), which went away within about a day and a half of stopping it. Would get so hungry it felt like there was a hole in my stomach, then would puke after eating. It's great to read these experiences because health services in college really pressured me to be on the pill. After trying another "low dose" pill with the same side effects, I swore off hormonals. Be aware of genetic issues (my mom said she never liked the pill either)...depression, cancers, whatever. F 24 40 days
2/20/2006
 2  Birth Control Started to break out. first time ever. Extreme breast tenderness and keep crying over nothing. Awful headaches. F 25 2 weeks
2/17/2006
 2  Birth control/acne chronic yeast infections, horrible headaces every month, heavy periods My dermatologist reccomened yasmin for my acne, which it did help to an extent. My face no longer breaks out anymore, but my back still does, and the monthly migranes and bi-monthly yeast infections are not worth it! F 25 7 months
2/15/2006
 4  birth control the first month i had cramping, breast tenderness and HORRIBLE mood swings plus a yeast infection. since then its been much better, but i still get funny discharge for about the last week and a half of active pills and i'm debating trying something else because that's just annoying... after the first month I loved it, but with the constant and weird discharge I'm not sure I'm going to stick with it. F 20 3 months
2/14/2006

Previous Page       Next Page

BACK TO TOP