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 |
| 5 | prevention of pregnancy | none | lighter periods then before. No PMS. Great for my body. | F | 34 | 2 years | 1/23/2006 | 3 | birth control | bad headaches every month- but after reading all of these reviews it may well explain my anxiety problems over the last 4 years and my lack of sex drive....... | F | 28 | 4 years | 1/23/2006 | 3 | regulate period/BC | Weight gain, moodiness, headaches, tiredness | I started yasmin two months ago to get away from ESTROSTEP, which i had gained about 17 pounds on. Then, i continued the weight gain. I started out at 117 and am currently at 152 lbs. All from starting birth control about 5 or 6 months ago. i never had ance or face problems so i dont know if itd help in that area. my sex drive has been fine with either pill. I've noticed me being more emotional on yasmin, more sensitive, quick to get mad at my boyfriend or family members. | F | 20 | 2 months | 1/22/2006 | 4 | to induce lactation transsexual | impotence by day 17! Nausea first week. Calmness on day 14 Combined dosage with 20mg X 4 Motillium. Swelling of areola and breasts by day 14 with darkening of areola and montgomery's glands present as well as veins present. Day 21 expressed fluid from both breasts! Quit pill on day 30 continued Motilium and began pumping. 2 days later copious amounts of milk produced with huge swelling of breasts! With milk in breasts went from 38AA to 38B in 5 weeks! | Wow! very powerful drug. Did exactly what asklenore.com said it would. | M | 22 | 30 days | 1/17/2006 | 4 | I've read that a few of you are experiencing calf and leg cramping. Although rare, this could be caused by a blood clot from Yasmin. Seek emergency help immediately. | F | 20 | 4 days | 1/15/2006 | 1 | cramps/acne | SEVERE cramps | The cramps I experienced on this pill were 10 times worse then the cramps I got with my period. I had just finished my period when I started taking the pills so I know the cramps had nothing to do with my period. | F | 19 | 1 weeks | 1/15/2006 | 1 | ovarian cyst | diarrhea everyday. Like all the water of my body was coming out. Lost 10pounds. And I didn't need it. I'm on mircette now, I hope it will help the cyst. | too new to know, people shouldn't take it. | F | 26 | 6 months | 1/12/2006 | 2 | Birth Control | I've been on 3 weeks and my doctor's going to have me try Mircette instead. I had HORRIBLE time on yasmin (but also hated the patch and ortho pills. )Cramps, break-through bleeding, severe anger. Have not gained weight or acne. | Cramps, break-through bleeding, severe anger. | F | 33 | 21 days | 1/11/2006 | 3 | birth control | breast tenderness, slight moodiness, loss in libido | have also taken alesse. drop in sex drive and clitoral feeling not as severe on yasmin, but not as good as without bc. took loestrin last (a year and a half ago) and do not remember a drop in libido. am switching back to loestrin. | F | 33 | 1 months | 1/10/2006 | 2 | Pregnancy Prevention | Initially, I was extremely emotional, and although I am a sensitive person, I can usually remain composed. I would almost burst into tears at the drop of a hat! I have continued to take Yasmin and am in my fourth month. All of a sudden, I am having extreme nausea that will not go away without me taking some type of OTC medicine and migraines. I was only taking this until my husband could get a vasectomy, but I am seriously considering coming off of this pill. I also have mood swings, although they are not severe. I have also had anxiety more and my sex drive decreased. | I wish I could find something that worked without such horrible side effects. I will likely come off of this drug in the next month. Thanks to everyone for sharing. I thought I was losing my mind since these most bothersome side effects didn't kick in until month 4! | F | 37 | 4 months | 1/10/2006 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | severe anxiety, panic attacks, depression | this was the worst experience of my life. wound up on anti-depressants, and it took months after i stopped taking yasmin for my hormones to regulate and for the panic attacks to go away. | F | 32 | 6 months | 1/9/2006 | 1 | contraception and acne | I had tons of breakthrough bleeding. My already problematic acne got 10x worse. It made me very depressed and rediculously moody, irritable, and panicky about the stupidest things. I've been crying ALL the time. Totally lost my sex drive. And it gave me a yeast infection. | This pill has almost made my relationship with my boyfriend fall apart!!I'm so glad I read these reviews because I realized that all these things I've been experiencing, all these feelings, and all these fights me and my boyfriend have been getting into all the time are deffinately attributed to this CRAPPY pill. Do not use yasmin! I only wish I'd known this before. I'm switching to ovcon 35. | F | 19 | 4 months | 1/7/2006 | 4 | Birth Control | Breasts are less tender, minimized weight gain. Skin is clear and my periods are lighter and shorter. The only complaint I have is the total loss of sex drive. It's basically non-existant. | No sex drive | F | 30 | 1 years | 1/6/2006 | 3 | Birth Control | Weight loss, mood control, Complete loss of sex drive | I started taking this pill two years ago as a switch from Triphasil (which i would not recommend). At first, Yasmin was great. It curbed my mood swings and helped me loose a lot of weight (20 pounds). However, there was a marked loss in sex drive even in the first month and it has gotten worse in the past few years. My mood has also decreased and I've become antisocial. I'm switching to SeasonAle next to see how that works. However, I stayed baby free for the extent of taking Yasmin! | F | 21 | 2 years | 1/5/2006 | 1 | birth control | my period became much heavier and i experienced constant tenderness in my breasts, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, stress, loss of appetite, mood swings | I had been off the pill for about six months and decided to go back on it to regualte my periods, so went to my local GP who prescribed Yasmin, proclaiming it as the latest and most wonderful pill. I thought 'great!' but little did i kinow what was to come . . . within three weeks i became incredibly anxious, suffering from panic attacks, stress, loss of appetite, mood swings, my appetite diappeared due to the amount of anxiety i experienced, it was one of the worst months of my life, i felt practically suicidal. Other side effect s included: my period became much heavier and experienced constant tenderness in my breasts. i quickly came off it after goign back to my doctor. since then, i have heard from four other friends who have experienced such negative reactions and i strongly warn other woman out there to be very careful of this pill. it may suit some people but nothing prepared for what i experienced while on it. | F | 31 | 1 months | 1/4/2006 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | I started Yasmine last March (2005). The first couple of months were perfectly fine. In May, at the beginning of the pack, I was having leg cramps. That went away and two months later, again in the beginning of the pack, I experienced bladder infections for about two months straight and I haven't had a bladder infection since Iwas sixteen years old. From that point on, I have had headaches, fatigue, weight gain that is hard to lose no matter what I do and now going through depression and no interest in sex whatsoever. I am really nervous about what I am going to experience next with this birth control. I was relieved to see these reviews and know that I am not the only one experiencing these symptoms. The only thing I can say to those who are, be sure that you explain what this drug is doing to you with your boyfriends or husbands so that they can understand. After a long discussion with my boyfriend, we both decided that I should go with no hormone based drug and go with the IU | I would not recommend this birth control. | F | 34 | 10 months | 1/2/2006 | 1 | PMT | I got terrible side effects after stopping this terrible drug. Six weeks after stopping this pill I got TERRIBLE heart palitaions, anxiety, headaches, dizzy spells, numbness of fingers, I was convinced I had a brain tumour and I was dying. I have now been of this pill for six months and I am getting better although when I am due a period I get heart palpitations and a little anxious. I would prefer PMT any day rather than what this pill has done to me. | Before taking this drug please read the side effects first. www.medications.com then type in yasmin side effects. This pill is horrible. | F | 30 | 6 days | 12/28/2005 | 1 | Ovarian Cyst/ Birth Control Method | depression, crying, no sleep but being tired, irritable, breast tenderness, and screwed up period... | I'm not happy with this birth control. I feel sad all the time and cry over stupid things. I'm considering quitting this pill. | F | 18 | 90 days | 12/27/2005 | 1 | | 12/27/2005 | 4 | Severe cramps, ovarian cysts | Well, I love Yasmin, I didn't gain weight, didn't make me tired...my skin has been really clear, however, I have NO sex drive and i've been told that I'm much more irritable...I'm switching to Desogen to see if there is any change, but if there isn't I'm definately going back. | Please e-mail me if you have any questions about Yasmin...I've been on it for a long time! | F | 21 | 4 years | 12/21/2005 |