Yasmin : Oral Contraceptive

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21 yellow tablets
Active Ingredients:
3 mg drosperinone and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol.

Inactive ingredients:
lactose monohydrate NF, corn starch NF, pregelatinized starch NF, povidone 25000 NF, magnesium stearate NF, hypromellose USP, macrogol 6000 NF, titanium dioxide USP, talc USP, and ferric oxide pigment, yellow NF. The white inert film-coated tablets contain lactose monohydrate NF, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate NF, hypromellose USP, talc USP, and titanium dioxide USP.

7 white inert film-coated tablets
Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose monohydrate NF, corn starch NF, povidone 25000 NF, magnesium stearate NF, hypromellose USP, talc USP, and titanium dioxide USP.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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January 7, 2007

Pros:

None

Cons:

Excessive periods (every 2 weeks), numbness in patches all over my body.

About 2 weeks after I started taking Yasmin, I noticed the skin on and around my knee was numb. The numb patch continued to spread over the next 6 months all the way up my thigh. In the meantime, I started going numb in other patches all over my body. I visited everyone under the sun from chiropractors, doctors and neurologists and spent thousands of $$$ on tests, including MRIs and nerve conduction studies where they send electrical signals through your skin and measure them (and it really hurts). I was told I might have ovarian cysts, Multiple Sclerosis or even a brain tumour. After 6 months I finally correlated the start of my symptoms with when I started taking Yasmin. Within a few weeks of stopping Yasmin, I started to gain feeling back. 2 years later I still have a small numb patch on my knee, but have regained feeling everyhwere else. When my doctor contacted Schering they said it wasn't a known symptom and refused to accept that my symptoms were caused by Y
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July 27, 2008

Pros:

Huge Boobs!
Happier Mood
Increased Sex Drive

Cons:

Horrible Period Cramps
Muscle Aches
Weight Gain

I don't really like it, Im thinking of going off of it.
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May 6, 2008

Pros:

.....not sure

Cons:

weight gain, raging appetitte, sleepiness, depression.

This is my first week on yasmin but i wanted to post on here... just incase any other girls where experiencing my problems and thought it was just them. I was on ortho tri-cyclin for a year (and diane a few years before that, which didn't change my acne much at all) On ortho I actually kept a normal weight or maybe even lost weight cuz it regulated my hormones the best. But yasmin has made me a wreck!! ive gained 10 lbs in the first week i have taken it. I have been so sleepy and moody that I dont want to wait it out to see if it gets better. My body is telling me NO on this one so I am going to wait a cycle then go back to ortho. In all though..none of the BCs have cleared my acne. Just possibly made it less crazy.
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March 21, 2008

Pros:

no weight gain, no babies

Cons:

skin got worse, emotional

I used to take Dianne for my skin, but it made me put on weight far too easily so changed to yasmin. Iv lost weight since changing but the acne has got worse. Iv only been on it for 3 months. Will my skin clear if i stick it out for a few more months? is there another pill which will help clear my skin but not make me put on weight as easily as dianne does?
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May 15, 2007

Pros:

CLEARER SKIN ON YASMIN!

Cons:

SEVERE ACNE ONCE OFF YASMIN!

LISTEN UP LADIES!!! DO NOT TAKE YASMIN! THIS B/C SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET! THINK HARD BEFORE TAKING THIS PILL. I HAVE BEEN ON THIS PILL FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE HAD CLEAR SKIN. LAST OCT. I GOT OFF, TO TRY TO GET PREGNANT, IT IS MAY AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN PREGNANT AND NOW AM BATTLING SEVERE ACNE!
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March 15, 2007

Pros:

None

Cons:

panic attacks, mood swings, uncontrolable crying, depression, anger, anxiety.

I have been on Yaz for 6 months. In that time my normally happy and upbeat attitude has done a nose dive. I am depressed, cry for no reason, pick fights with my boyfriend, and I am overly sensitive about everything. It has had a destructive impact on my relationship with my boyrfriend and we might have broken up this week after a hysterical episode I had on Tuesday. The worst part is that I know this isn't who I am, and the harder I struggle to control the situation, the bigger the hole I seem to dig for myself. I have decided to go off Yaz after my current pack is done. Hopefully I will be able to repair my relationship with my boyfriend and get my life back in order. Kim
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July 19, 2012

Pros:

Skin is less oily, pimples remain the same or just a little less

Cons:

Moody, Tired, fatigue,insomnia,sleepy,migraines,feel lousy all the time, energy level low,low sex drive, vomiting

Ive only been taking this pill for 8 days now so maybe its too early to tell what the outcome will and should be but the side effects are getting the best of me. I went to the gym yesterday vomit like crazy(brought everything I had for lunch) I am really wondering if this is all temporary I plan to finish the pack and see if I fell any better. I tired of sleeping on the job maybe because I take the pills in the morning I was advised to try taking it at nights
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