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.

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April 1, 2010

Pros:

-Absolutely clear and healthy skin!

Cons:

-Weight gain
-Irritable bowel syndrome (indigestion, acid reflux, and bloating)
-Hair thinned! :[

Not worth the cons! I took this for about 2 years. The acne didn't disappear until about 2 months after taking it. I would break out during my period, so my doc said I could skip the white pills and keep taking the actual meds, and so I never got a period or ever broke out! After I lost my insurance, I started paying $60/mo and finally gave up. This medicine wrecked my system and after 6+ months of being clean from it, the acid reflux is gone, but I still have bloating and my hair has thinned out noticeably. I'm only 23! Now that my acne doesn't stem from hormones as much as it did when I was younger, I would not begin birth control again. (By the way, I am using Nioxin for my hair and it's worked wonders!!)
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March 28, 2010

Pros:

it works birth control wise..

Cons:

since ive started taking this ive started getting pains and my heart beats faster. it really only made my acne worse. i was told to research it by a friend and discovered that its side effects are WAY terrible, and that it shoud actually have been recalled. it causes more things than it solves, including liver and kidney damage.

this form of preventing acne wouldnt be the best step to take.. its risks are greater than what it solves.
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March 19, 2010

Pros:

nice packaging?

Cons:

insomnia, extremely bad moods, aggressive behaviour (slamming doors, throwing and breaking things), cysts on face, sore breasts, frequent urination, major anxiety (can't sit still, elevated heart rate).. and i've only been on it for 5 days!!

i have no idea why the doctor recommended this. it has changed me into a completely different person in less than a week and if i were to continue, i would need psychiatric assistance.
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February 20, 2010

Pros:

None: it was horrible!

Cons:

Severe cysts!

I tried Yasmine because I read that it can cure acne. Well for me, it made my mild acne horrible! I never had cysts before, and this gave me massive cysts on my chin and even between my eyebrows! Well my acne is not hormonal and my periods are not irregular. Probably that's why it didn't help me, instead caused much more damage!
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February 14, 2010

Pros:

not pregnant, increased libido

Cons:

caused the worst break out i've ever had in my life!

My acne was fairly light when I started Yasmin - it was the first birth control I ever took - and I regret it soo much! I wanted to go on, obviously, for contraceptive reasons, but then ended up breaking out terribly in spots I never had acne before within weeks of starting it! So I kept taking it for 3 months, since that the "trial" time, and it got worse and worse - it literally took me 2 years to FINALLY get rid of all the acne it caused - there's even still a little bit of scarring/redness now after 3 years. For the love of God, please, PLEASE, never take this pill!!!!!
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February 9, 2010

Pros:

none

Cons:

mid cycle bleeding, NOT spotting, i need a pad like i have a really light period, acne got extremely BAD in spots I never had it before

Bottom line do NOT pay for this birth control if you don't have severe acne. And if you do, then remember it will take 3 to 6 months for it to kick in so your acne WILL get worse before it gets better. For me, it never got better. I took this pill for 7 days and i had a new acne spot on my face every single day. NOT COOL. Not only that but since going off it, it has completely cleared up! The only down fall to it is that I am still bleeding light. But I will take that over the way I was feeling. It made me feel so depressed and sad and I am so glad I went off it.
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January 25, 2010

Pros:

- I didn't get pregnant, but that's only because I literally felt my libido die when I started taking it.
- Fractionally bigger breasts that hurt to touch, so they were surely useful.

Cons:

- No sex drive. At all. As in, it took care of the only reason I was taking a contraceptive in the first place.
- I broke out. Not just a little. My face was clear before I started, and two weeks later my cheeks, jawline and around my mouth turned into a warzone.
- Weight gain. I had bigger boobs, but then again, I had bigger everything despite zero changes in my diet or exercise patterns.
- Thrush. Enough said.
- Horrible, horrible breakthrough bleeding. I FELT like I was bleeding t

Okay, I know I sound really, really negative, but going on the pill did nothing for my skin. I was taking it as a contraceptive, and it worked beautifully because it made me feel so self-conscious that I didn't want to have sex. I retained so much water that I felt like a bag of pudding, and I am still struggling to get rid of it. The state it left my skin in absolutely broke my heart. Please, for the love of all that is good, if you are taking a blind guess that your acne is hormonal, have some tests done. Don't go messing with your hormones if you don't have to, because nobody deserves to go through the pain of feeling like their body has turned against them and that they have lost control. Months later I am still trying to find the love I had for myself before I started taking this pill. My skin is slowly getting back to normal. Don't get me wrong, this absolutely does work for some girls, but it works for girls whose acne is hormonal. Mine wasn't. I cleared it up for the most part with zinc supplements, a good diet, exercise and lots of water, and this set me back a thousand steps. Now I have to start again. Just know what you're getting into before you put all of your hope into it. Don't mess with your hormones if you don't have to.
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December 30, 2009

Pros:

0 !

Cons:

BAD BAD BAD skin !! acne all over cheeks and forhead.. and dry skin !

This pill is horrible, i advise noone to take it as it has brought me out in spots that aren't what i have usually experienced. they do not pop and they are very painful. Wish i never took it and cant wait to get off it
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August 21, 2009

Pros:

Prevents pregnancy.

Cons:

This pill made me break out like crazy! I have been off for 3 months and I'm still getting zits. I barely had any acne before I started taking Yasmin. It also made me so depressed, I even contemplated suicide. My sex drive was zilch as well.

Not bad, if you want to to turn into a horrible, zitty bitch. lol
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April 27, 2009

Pros:

I didn't get pregnant....

Cons:

anxiety, major wieght loss, acne

I never had anxiety or really moody periods until i started taking yas, it was getting so bad that i thought i would have to get on depression pills, also i never had an acne problem till i got on yas and my skin is horrible now...glad to say i'm off of it and feeling 20 times better.
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