Yasmin : Oral Contraceptive

As long as I was on it I didn't have many negative things to say about Yasmin. HOWEVER, now that I have stopped taking them I suddenly have a lot of acne (on the face, and even shoulders and back)! I have never had acne before in my life! I'm 28 now and was on the pill for 9 yrs. Many people have to wait 2 yrs before the acne goes away after having stopped taking Yasmin (I just pray that I'm not one of them. 3 months for me now, and I have never had worse acne in my life). I want to warn everyone that although Yasmin might give you better skin while on them, you will have to stop someday - and when you do, the acne will probably be worse than ever! Nobody informed me about this when I had Yasmin prescribed.

Okay, I know I am only starting week three so I have to be patient. The bloating and tiredness I do not mind, but if the acne continues to worsen by the end of the second month I am stopping.

I just wish there were a way to get it out of my system faster. My boyfriend says he's never seen me like this and has been quite worried. Suicide keeps going through my mind. I've been overeating. I kept waking up from sleep last night. And I've only taken it for two days.

This is something long term. You can't expect it to clear up your acne in one month. I honestly think Yasmin is a fine product. Remember that most people who have sucessful Yasmin stories aren't likely to be looking up what is wrong or posting it online trying to find others with the same situ/ warning others. Thought I would give people courage to try bcp's. This for me was a last attempt before moving to accutane and it worked.

I,m at end of 2nd month and spots are worse now than they have ever been. Doctor says these things take 3 months to work so will give it until then and if no improvement will try something else

Do not take this BC and I feel like there should be some class action suit. This pill has changed my life for the worst. I feel like I have fallen apart at 34.

I'm 27, I've never been on any pill or medication prior to using Yasmin. I do not recommend anyone to take this pill and for those who are currently using it-I think you should get off of it or switch to something else IMMEDIATELY(talk to your doctor). Early on the symptoms were mild- the weepyness & tiredness. It's been just over a year since I've been taking it & starting having major mood swings, in a few hours I experienced feelings of being very anxious, to guilty, to really depressed & couldn't get up out of bed (I couldn't even sleep). I'm not taking any other medication or vitamins... and I've never felt anything this bad. I stopped when a friend suggested it is probably the pill. These pills should be taken off of the market or a least come with a warning for women to watch for signs of depression, anxiety & paranoia. Don't believe me...go to any forum where women discuss the side effects of Yasmin...you'll see that there are many women who have had this experien

I have moderate acne. That's why i took OTC, it made me breakout more and gain weight all in one month. The acne and weight was so embarrassing. i couldn't stop eating. Some may say i should of taking it more then a month but trust me i was food monster! i dont think i can afford to feed me self like that. :) If someone had same experience and been cured with different birth control pills please let me know by emailing at [email address removed] or leave a comment. Its very upsetting that i'm that odd ball who was not cured.

I've had severe acne for over 12 years, since the age of 9. I've tried various over the counter and prescribed creams/ gels etc. I also took various anti-biotics as prescribed by my dermatologist. These worked somewhat however not dramatic differences were seen. I have tried every lotion and potion and skin "hack" under the sun. Yasmin cured my acne within a few months. Of course my skin is severely scared however it has cleared almost all my cystic acne and my complexion is so much clearer! Of course I always have one or two spots but compared to the full face of hormonal acne I once wore, this has been such a dramatic improvement within the 7 months I have been taking it. Despite this, Yasmin did give me awful cellulite. I was technically underweight for my age and height so this was obviously worrying as I did not gain weight- just cellulite.

My 17 year old daughter has struggled with acne for years and we have tried virtually everything including accutane (which she was pulled off of because her liver enzymes spiked). Nothing has lasted. She had tried the pill previously (Ortho tricycline I believe) but she started to break out worse and gain weight immediately so she was too discouraged to continue past about a month and a half. She has just started yasmin. She did have an initial breakout towards the end of the first week through the second week. There were a few days that it was pretty bad. A lot of small whiteheads all over. By the third week that breakout stopped and she is clearing nicely. She is into the first month's placebo pills now and actually went without makeup yesterday and did not feel like people would be staring at her (her words). She is definitely healing now but has a ways to go. Lots of red healing marks and a few small pimples left but the initial breakout seems to be over (fingers crossed). She is very encouraged and feels like this will work for her and she will finally be clear with smooth skin. Luckily initial breakout was short lived. The only side effect she is having is that she is very tired. Nothing else. No weight gain, no headaches, etc. Did anyone else have this tiredness? I am wondering if it will go away after awhile or if she will just have to deal with it the whole time and if so if there is anything she can do to try to help mitigate her fatigue.