Yasmin (Birth control) Reviews

I used yasmin for a year, but had to quit for several reasons. As far as my acne, it was a great product. My skin looked terrific from the first month on it. But I had no sex drive at all, and vaginal dryness which caused painful sex (when I could muster the energy to even have sex with my poor hubby!). It was supposed to help my PMDD, but after a few months I was having food cravings, painful breasts, mood swings and intense anger during PMDD time.

Now I'm on micronor and my skin looks awful. My hubby had a vasectomy so I don't even need birth control, just clear skin!!!

I've been on Yasmin for about three weeks now.

Good Points: My skin looks great, I have lost weight.

Bad Points: Terrible mood swings, really sensitive about everything, anxiety attacks, rapid heartbeats, and my chest felt really tight and constricted and i felt like I was having trouble breathing, even though I wasnt. Feeling overwhelmingly sad and depressed.

I have also noticed muscle weakness, especially in my legs. My thigh muscles are always cramped after a couple of hours of sitting down.

Usually with other pills, I will have one or two side effects, and its usually putting on weight and/or bad skin. The mental side-effects are 10 times worse :(

I've been on Yasmin for several years. I switched to Yasmin after taking Diane-35. I found I experienced less side effects on Yasmin than Diane-35. I like both -- but I prefer Yasmin. Like Diane-35, Yasmin helped my skin stay clear. I have not experienced weight gain or bloating on Yasmin. Nor have I experienced depression or anxiety. The only negative I have to report is I developed bacterial vaginosis while on Yasmin and it would not go away. It cleared up temporarily with the use of antibiotics but always came back. I stopped taking Yasmin for 3 months and the BV went away on its own. I've started taking Yasmin again. If the BV comes back, I'll know what the culprit was.

Severe depression. Yeast infection. Uncontrollable crying fits. This is absolutely horribly. I'm only on day 10. I'm quitting now - not even finishing the pack.

I just started on Yasmin for about 2 weeks now and I feel completly tired and have a under the weather feeling. I am not a depressed person and very healthy normally. I also feel moody throughout the day. I also have been constipated since using this. I am now reading these comments from others and realize that this pill is possibly to blame. WOW! not good. The only plus I have had is I do not have a appetite at all. Which is good for me, because i wanted to loose 12 pounds.

I went on Yasmin to regulate my periods and mainly to clear up my skin. I have found it pretty good, so far, although I've only been on it for one month. I have noticed some mood swings. But my skin is not that much better? Which is strange. All the people from America that have commented.,.. maybe they are producing a different batch over there because a lot of my friends and family take it and they don't get even half of the symptoms you all are getting? Strange!

I started Yasmin 2 months ago and about 2 weeks ago I thought I was going completely crazy. I was convinced I had chronic fatigue as I have been soooo tired and moody and just DOWN!! I have now just worked out it is this pill and I am stopping RIGHT NOW. It is not for me.

I didn't start Yasmin for acne, just for BC. I haven't taken BC since I was 18 (I'm now 37). I've been on antidepressants for almost 10 years and my moods have been fairly consistent (except when I was pregnant!) Anyway, I decided to give Yasmin a try as I thought advances would have been made in all the time it's been since I took BC. I've been on it for 3 DAYS and I could barely motivate myself to get out of the house yesterday. I was weepy and extremely irritable. The worst is that I couldn't even control it in front of my 2 year old. I did some research today and I have happily decided not to take that pill anymore. I cannot believe the effect it had in just a few days. Unbelievable that Dr's prescribe this without an extreme warning.

My daughter was switched from ortho-tri-cyclene to yasmin in January 05. The nurse practitioner did not ask any questions,just handed her a packet of pills. Almost immediately the mood swings, severe depression, EXTREME panic attacks along with heaviness in the chest and shortness of breath began. After four months of this poison, and thinking she was going crazy and being stressed out from being away at college, it finally hit me when I found this fabulous forum. She is home now for summer and off the poison for three days. She is being checked by physicians to see if these symptoms, which so many of you seem to have, are definately related to the Yasmin. If anyone knows about how long it will take for the yasmin to clear out of her system and return to normal, PLEASE write back!!

WOW.....scarey stuff...I just went to the gyno today first time i was scared...yes....he gave me a prescription for yasmin...after reading all of this...im like deathly afraid!..ohhh man...i dont know what to expect!....i just had my period last week so i have to wait till June to start the pill...oh man am i scared now....thats all i can think about, how horrible it is! wellif anyone has anything to help me on tell me anything my email is [email address removed] thanks greatly appricated!