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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March 17, 2009

Pros:

didn't get preggo

Cons:

acne, expensive, bad spotting, gained weight in hips and butt

Everybody is different. This one didn't work for me
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November 18, 2008

Pros:

you wont get pregnant and it is cheap but not worth the many side-effects

Cons:

horrible cramps, depression, severe acne, dissiness, blurry vision, forgetfulness, nausea, trouble sleeping, weight gain, increased appetite, sore breasts, longer and heavier period and i get it at weird times

Ocella sucks!!! no words to explain. I feel horrible always sad and in pain. i don't find joy in anything. My acne was finally starting to get better and i was about to go on acutane. but when you go on acutane you have to be on a birth control. so this is where my problems began. now i have trouble sleeping and i wake up a million ties during the night. i am always tired and hungry. not to mention the HORRIBLE cramps I get that make me feel like i'm going to die. I also and always nauseous and depressed. There is no up-side to this medication. It made my bad acne even worse and I see no advantage in taking this except you wont get pregnant.
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October 28, 2008

Pros:

Did not get pregnant made my breasts lot bigger

Cons:

Awful Acne, mood swings, loss of sex drive

For the last year that I have been taking Yasmin & Ocella (I am 30 and never had issues with acne before including when I was a teen) my acne has become unbearable. It is along my cheeks and hairline. For a while I thought it had to be something other than birth control pills (chemicals in hair shampoo, lotion, face soap, etc). I kept getting acne in the exact same locations causing awful scarring. I went off Yasmin this month and my skin already feels a million times better and is starting to feel like it is going back to normal. I know everyone's hormones are different but I have been on the pill (different types) since I was 16 and I know this reaction is not normal. I will never use this crap again and plan on letting my Dr. know about my experiment (getting off it to see if my skin cleared up).
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October 22, 2008

Pros:

weight loss 5 lbs, decreased appetite

Cons:

severe cystic acne to cheeks and near hairline (hardly experienced acne to cheeks)

I have been on Yasmin for 2 complete months now. I got on it to improve my acne but it seems as if its gotten worse. My MD states it takes a while to work and it might get worse before it gets better. I don't think I can take it getting any worse than now. I don't just get 1 pimple its a cluster of 3-4 in an area. Did anyone experince the same problem? Has it resolved?
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September 10, 2008

Pros:

There are none.

Cons:

increase in acne, extreme nausea, anxiety/depression, mental fog, fatigue, loss of appetite, loss of energy, inability to exercise, headaches

DO NOT TAKE YASMIN, PLEASE!! After one week my face broke out in a rash, I was having extreme panic/anxiety attacks, depressed outlook, felt as if I was in a complete fog, had no appetite, stomach upset began in AM and continued throughout the day, could not exercise (and I am an avid exerciser), had no energy--just an awful pill.
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July 12, 2008

Pros:

My periods are lighter, and I have not gotten pregnet

Cons:

Horrible breakouts,cramping in between periods,always hungry.

I had moderate acne before I got on this. When I first started it only cleared up a little. Then shortly after i started getting these huge welt like Bumps all over. after a while it would clear up in one spot then break out horribly in another. It is the most painful acne I have ever had. I DO NOT recommend this product and can`t belive it even had gone up in price dramatically. I am getting on some new stuff ASAP
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June 13, 2008

Pros:

none!

Cons:

really bad acne, nausea, mood swings

i started using yasmin after coming off estelle 35D which actually made me quite depressed. i expected the nausea at the beginning but it kept coming back even after 2 months. i took the pill in the morning and the nausea would hit in the middle of the day. i kept feeling like i had air stuck in my throat, like i needed to throw up but couldn't. i was light-headed and would sleep as soon as i came back from work. i used estelle 35D to clear up my skin and it really worked, i had perfect skin afterwards. however the depression was quite bad and so i stopped taking it. pimples came back but they weren't bad. yasmin however gave my full blown acne. i've just started brevinor which i've found is a lot better.
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June 3, 2008

Pros:

Absolutly none!!!

Cons:

weight gain, low self worth, mood swings, paranoid, tingling in arms, numbness in big toes

I have been on yasmin for 4 months now and they have been the worst four months of my life!!!! its only today i've realized why 'm so miserable and unhappy that i resort to hiding away and bingeing on junk food. The only times i am happy and start getting back to normal are when i have my period and am not taking the hormonal pills...... then when i start my new pack it all returns back to feeling horrible. I used to be so happy, slim, sociable.......... now i'm fat, i hate life and i try avoid my friends because i don't want to see anyone. I've also become exstremly clingy, paranoid and insecure in my relationship which never ever happened before i was on YASMIN. I can't believe who i've become but atleast i now know the reason and will never take a yasmin pill again!!! Am looking forward to getting back to the old me!
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April 14, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

Emotionally Unbalanced, Severe Migraines, Blurred Vision,Spotting, Discharge, skin tags,acne

Please seriously research this pill before taking it. I wish I had. I orginially took Dianne 35 (Dianette) to control my acne after 10 years of being on it I started to develop migraines so decided to swith to "the rols royce of contraceptives" - Yasmin. Honestly, have NEVER experienced anything like it,I've been taking Yasmin for the past three months and in that period have had awful splitting migraines that seem to last throughout my cycle. I've also been an emotional wreck - crying for no reason, snapping at people, feeling very low in myself etc... Thanks to all those who posted their comments, your posts have helped me make the decision to stop taking this pill immediately.
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March 31, 2008

Pros:

my skin is smooth and perfect. i lost a lot of weight

Cons:

none really

it is an amazing pill and i would recommend it to just about anybody. it is just great
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