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 7, 2008

Pros:

initially wt loss

Cons:

Depression, crying, irritability, muscle cramps, wt gain after about 6 months, severe mood swings, NAUSEA

I attended a BC study performed by a local research hospital. The study compared the use of Yasmin continuously for 3 months, then you have a period vs. other BC pills. For the first few months I thought Yasmin was great! I lost 5 pounds the first 3 months and I loved not having a period every month. I have been on the pill for 2 years and have realized that I HATE THIS PILL! I tried using it continuously and then when the problems became worse I used it monthly. This pill slowly stole my life. The side effects were slowly creeping in and I didn't realize it.
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January 16, 2008

Pros:

Shorter periods

Cons:

Yasmin for me was 3 months of depression and severe mood swings, sleepless nights, gave me cysitc acne (never had prior), gave me IBS which went away after stopping, etc.

Yasmin did not agree with my body at all, it was awful. From week 3 and on it's was a downhill battle. The awful symptoms it gave me never subsided until I discontinued using it.
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October 23, 2007

Pros:

haven't noticed any weight change, mood swings, etc

Cons:

red little bumps all over my cheeks!

AUGH! I'm breaking out in places I've never had acne before! They're not whiteheads, just little red bumps everywhere! It's AWFUL!
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June 14, 2007

Pros:

i didnt get pregnant & my period was shorter with less cramps.

Cons:

INTENSE mood swings, SEVERE acne (i do not have acne and yasmin made my face disgusting like completely covered in acne), also weight gain.

this pill was a nightmare. be careful. this was the first pill i tried and now i dont want to ever go on birth control again because of the side effects of this one.
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January 24, 2007

Pros:

not pregnant

Cons:

oh my god. i had suffered depression before but had been off antidepressants for over a year and all contraceptives as well when my dr purswaded me to go back on the pill as i was getting older and it would help my moods.
well i have to say that

got so manically depressed almost suicidal and it was my husband that pointed out that it had been since i had been on yasmin!!!!i immediately came off it and started on the antidepressants again as i was that depressed. it really should come with a warning!!!!
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October 22, 2006

Pros:

I started taking Yasmin about April 2006 and it did wonders for my acne.

Cons:

I stopped taking because I stopped having sex so taking birth control was pointless. Then my entire face was covered in acne.

Well I'ves started taking it again and I guess my body took it as a shock because my acne is a now a little worse. I'm going to give it one more month to get right. If it does't im off this pill.
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October 16, 2006

Pros:

cleared skin

Cons:

After i went off it, my acne come back worse than it started

I was on Yasmin for 2 years and my skin had cleared up completely. I was feeling really good about myself and I went off the pill thinking I had past my years of acne. I have been off it for 6 months now and my acne has been terrible ever since I went off it. Not sure whether to go back on it or not now.
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September 23, 2009

Pros:

made me lose weight initially but then my weight returned to the same by the end of the month

Cons:

i never had bad skin and it made me break out. I have had break outs before, quite bad ones before my period but in general i have nice skin and yasmin made me get small un-poppable ( yes i know, gross ) bumps.

I had been off the pill for a year after being on alesse for 5 years and during this time i tried yasmin 2ce on seperate occassions. Each time i only lasted a month before i couldn't handle how bad it made my skin. When i went off of alesse and I lost 5-10 pounds in water weight within the first week or so. This was strange to me because alesse is one of the lowest doses of bc...just shows what artificial hormones do to your body over a long period of time i suppose. After a year of being off the pill and having extremely painful period cramps (where i couldn't move and lay in bed and cried for hours), I've decided to go back on the pill. I don't want to go back to alesse because now I know of the weight build up it brought on. My roommate recommended tri-cyclen lo so I'm on my first week of that now, however, everyone says that yasmin or yaz clears up skin..eventually? and enables you to lose weight so I'm wondering if i should just tough it out and give it a 3rd shot.
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July 14, 2009

Pros:

It MIGHT have helped clear skin up, but I was using Ziana face gel at the same time so I'm uncertain at what really did the trick.

Cons:

So many cons! I became very depressed on the pill and some days even unable to get out of bed. Also, even though I am an extremely active and eat a healthy diet, I gained 10 pounds on this pill.

Not at all worth the possible benefits. I just went off it this month and if you're taking it I urge you to do the same.
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March 13, 2009

Pros:

none to light period..

Cons:

Acne on head, face, thighs, lower abdomon pain,sick to my stomach, depression, sadness, anger, emotional, low to now sex drive, weight gain

My uterous is now twice the size it should be, and i might have some type of tumors! I go for an ultra sound next week! THIS PRODUCT IS HORRIBLE! Do not let your doctor change your BCP ladies, "if it aint broke, dont fix it"
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