Yasmin : Oral Contraceptive

I was surprised to see that my skin started clearing up right away within the first week. (Yasmin- not YAZ) I thought it would take longer than this and from the reviews i have read, i thought it would get worse before it got better. this hasn't been the case so far and i hope it continues this way. I have never had good skin but i had it under control until i was 22. and then all of a sudden i got the worst acne of my life-huge cysts leaving dark marks all over my cheeks, chin, and jawline. i have no idea why it got so bad all of a sudden- but i am assuming it is hormonal which is why i think the pill is helping me so much. I think if this pill works at all- it will have good results within the first week of taking it.

ive been taking yaz for over a year and i think it works pretty good. i havent gotten pregnant, my skin is more clear than ever, and i feel more emotionally stable than i have in a long time. some people dont like it becauswe it doenst agree with them. ibut if you think about it, different birth control doesnt different things for different people. some peop;le love ortho tri cyclin - BUT IT MADE ME A COMPLETE PSYCHO! lol. i would recommend yaz to anyone. honestly, i like yasmin better but apparently yaz is the lower dose of the same thing. i want more! lol

I switched to Yasmin after unsuccesfully being on Orthotricyclin for 5 months to clear up my acne- it made me break out horribly! and I was also really depressed. I've been on Yasmin for a little over 2 months and have to say its a lifesaver. My skin broke out bad the first month (little bumps all over my forehead and check, nose area) but now its clearing up and almost gone. On the negaitve, I've become very irritable and I get angry and upset quickly, I hope that goes away or gets better- but its not bad enough to stop taking it. I was tired and lathargic the first month I took it but thats pretty much gone away. The one major draw back for me is the price. $58 a month! But because its gotten rid of the acne I had since high school (I'm 20) I think its worth it for me and I'm going to continue taking it.

I dont suffer from acne, and I'm not even a girl. I am the loving boyfriend of a 1-2 month Yasmin user. I would like to sincerely thank every girl who has spoken out about their personal experience with Yasmin as it relates to mood swings. After a few fights that seemingly avalanched out of nowhere, I noticed there was something different about my up-to-this-moment perfect girlfriend. After a little research, i came across this great site and showed my girlfriend the effect this pill can have. Thankfully, she has agreed to drop the "devil's pebble" (as I call it) as soon as her cycle is over this week! I can't wait to get back to the relationship we had before she began taking this birth control. Im not saying this is a bad drug, everyone is different and you'll just have to try it and see for yourself. But please be aware that no matter what type of person you are, this MAY have a deep impact on your personal/intimate relationships. Thanks again for saving a great relationship

I just wanted to post this letter because I have seen more than a few women referring to Yasmin as YAZ. They are two separate drugs and only sound similar. They are not the same medication.

I was on the pill for over 5 yrs, just stopped 5 months ago. I had no side effects while I was on the pill, but now I have the worst acne of my life. I have acne all over my face, neck and entire upper back. I wish I had done enough research 5 yrs ago before I decided to start taking Yasmin. Ladies, you have been warned!!

i've put up with acne for years and i had tried strong antibiotics and proactive for my skin and none of this worked. my doctor put me on yasmin which i have been on for about 4 months now, my skin had started to clear up really well with just some scars which i thought would clear up over time, but now im starting to break out again and after reading reviews on here im worried im going to get proper acne again and im especially worried about when i stop taking yasmin now! i don't know whether to just stop taking it after reading these reviews?

I suffered from pretty bad cystic acne from the time I was 13 till I was 17. It really hurt my self image and I tried everything. Any topical you could name, and antibiotics, none of it worked. I didn't want to do accutane because it's so intense and can have some nasty side effects. So i tried this and my skin began improving within the first month, and continued to improve for the first three months of use. I still get zits every once in awhile, but I almost never get major cystic acne, and my face is clearer than it has ever been. I love this product.

Works for some but not for me - wish i had gone back on Diane since that never caused me to break out like this.

I had acne when I was a teenager and it didn't improve with time. I tried antibiotics, creams, gels... Nothing seemed to work.A dermatologist told me to try the pill, and in my desperation to clear my skin, I did. Worst mistake ever. I took yasmin and the skin improved, cleared, but I stopped after 3 months and the acne came back MUCH worse! It was so bad it affected me psychologically, I was in uni at the time and I really struggled to leave home and go to class. I hated my face. It was even swollen by the amount of spots! Then I took roaccutane. It's a really strong treatment, it can affect you organs and made me depressed, my skin was dramatically dry, I got my first wrinkles (yay!), my lips were so dry that something they would cut when I smiled. Even so, it worked, my skin was much better at the end, clear. I was left with lots of scars but no marks. After stoping the treatment, a bit of acne came back. Not as bad as before, but it did. The doctor told me that my acne was hormonal so it could only be controlled with the pill. I started taking Dretinelle (basically same as yasmin, which I didn't know). I've been on it for years, and I'm now going off it. I'm stopping today. I'm gonna take some food suplements and look after my diet really well, and go back to topical creams. My skin might not be great but the pill isn't worth it. Plus it stopped working for my skin. The pill has so many risks, ended up giving me palpitations and arrhythmia, and very strong headaches. My sex drive is gone. And something that not many people know, is that even though Yasmin helps clear the skin while taking it, it has an ingredient that makes your skin go wild once you stop. Google it. But honestly, don't take it.