Yasmin : Oral Contraceptive

I was on Yasmin for 7 years and it cured my acne 100%, but I could have died because of it. Hormonal treatments might seem like the easy and fast solution for an acne cure, but trust me - it's not worth it. Besides horrible side effects of depression, weight gain, mood swings, headaches etc, this is one of the worst birth control pills out there that can give you blood clots. I got pulmonary embolism last year in both of my lungs because of Yasmin and had to take blood thinners for 6 months. (No genetic tendencies in my family.) I have two friends who also got pulmonary embolism because of Yasmin. I am now on Finacea topical gel and Zinc which work great. I know this is a short review, and if you have any questions write me a message.

I had come off b.c for four months and in that time had developed excess chin & body hair and terrible breakouts along my jaw and cheeks, as well as back and chest. Tried yasmin instead, and initially (first three months) my acne became worse, far more cystic and painful. I am on the fourth month now and all of a sudden my face is almost completely clear! And I've noticed it my excess hair is becoming softer and less noticeable! So far I'm quite pleased with this pill, it was worth sticking out those awful three months! My only concern now is of Yasmin being a greater risk than other b.c for blood clots. I'm a non-smoker, but there's still a risk. Not a bad b.c if you're willing to chance it, and wait out that initial break out. Also I found that other b.c pills I've tried (Alesse, Tri Cycline, Ortho 777) killed my sex drive, but Yasmin isn't too bad so far. fingers crossed!

I had been on Yasmin before and had forgotten about the bad initial outbreak of spots i got- huge cystic ones along the jaw but this time i had them over my forehead as well, somewhere i never normally get them. I'd just get rid of one then overnight a humongous would appear and stay with me for weeks!! This all started after about my 3rd pill and carried on for 2-3 packs. They seemed to take forever to go down and have left me with some scars but after 4 months my skin has improved quite a lot, with much fewer cystic spots and now just the odd small one. I did bleed for the first pack and my breasts were very tender, plus and i really did notice my mood was quite low just before my period. Thankfully all of this has settled now. I must admit, looking back at how my spots were before taking Yasmin and how bad the initial outbreak was i do wonder if it was worth it but i does help eventually. You really need to give it at least 4 months to notice an improvement- don't give up before then!

i had acne everywhere, then went on yasmin and my skin cleared up to the point that i rarely ever even had the slightest imperfection on my face and i was only using cetaphil cleanser each night and water in the morning. When i went off it my hair started falling out in clumps (thank god i have a very very full head of hair), it did start growing back after a month or so... the worst part about going off the pill is that my skin has completely broken out and looks almost as bad as it did pre-yasmin. :(

This is my first month taking Yasmin. I'm on my third week. I was on Reclipsin for a year, but started experiencing horrible nausea so decided to switch. I was then on TriSprintec for a year, and started experiencing major hair loss, so I decided to switch again. I went on Yasmin because it is a name-brand birth control that is supposed to help with acne. Right now I guess I'm experiencing the initial break out but I hope it doesn't last much longer. I'm very, very, very, fair skinned so any kind of acne lesion leaves a red suface scar on my face for weeks (So right now without makeup I have red marks all over my skin). I've never broken out so heavily on my cheeks before in my entire life. I'm going to give Yasmin a minimum of 3 months, so I'll try to update with my progress (hopefully progress) soon. Also, I used [link removed] to order my Yasmin. I couldn't afford it otherwise. It comes out to 18.67 a pack, and instead of 75 that's a good amount of savings. You do have to fax an ID and prescription, and the shipping takes a long time (like a week and a half) so you would need to order it accordingly. It looks exactly like my roommates, so it's legit, too. I'm giving it a rating of '2' for right now because I only recently started it.

I have had acne for about 12 years now. My acne has ranged from moderate to severe flare-ups throughout. Having tried so many types of topical treatments (including bp), skin peels and antibiotics with temporary successes here and there, i finally decided to try the pill. i was put on diannette, which cleared my skin up completely but the dr said i couldnt take it for more than the 1.5 yrs i had been using it. so he switched me to yasmin. it maintained my clear skin. however instantly i noticed that my skin became a lot drier. my lips began to take on this horrible grainy texture. i also lost a lot of weight but i think that was mostly because the pill wouldnt allow my body to retain water. i also suffered a huge amount of hair loss (about two-thirds) and felt depressed a lot of the time. after about 9 months into it, i made the decision to STOP cold turkey as i no longer wanted to pump my body full of unnatural chemicals. it's now almost been 3 months. post-pill side effects so far have been really oily skin and hair! if i touched my face with my hands, i seriously had enough oil on them to give myself a good moisturising! also my hair was dripping with oil by the end of the day - pre-pill my hair could go 2 days without washing!! i also started to get painful red bumps around my mouth/chin area and a lot of white heads - the dreaded post-pill break out!! i've been quite lucky with my periods returning, although others havent been so lucky. my moods are back to normal and i am so relaxed lol. so anyway now im taking 75mg of zinc gluconate and 3000mg of EPO every day - which seems to be working quite well (but will save that for another post)! Natural is the best way forward. Clear skin is not worth the damage that this pill will cause to your body!!

Went on this pill because of really bad acne, after 2 months my skin had already begun to clear up and now after 4 months is spot free. Although it worked for me, doesn't work for everyone like every other pill, it worked for my sister, but not for my friend.

Did not work. For some reason hormonal birth control just doesn't seem to be good for me.

I have been on the pill since May/June (now is Jan 2012) and it really helped me. However I want to stop using and see if can control the acne without the pill. One thing I have to say is that because it worked so quickly and previous treatment did not help one bit (eg herbs, antibiotics, healthy diet, exercise, drinking plenty of water, using topical creams). It has restored a certain level of happiness for me because I was so stressed seeing the scars and constant battle with the acne.

i went off it because of acne. boobs have now shrunk-sniff.