My daughter has been taking Yasmin for about 3 months now and is ...

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Posted at 3:10 AM on Dec 13, 2007 by jackrob, #25616

My daughter has been taking Yasmin for about 3 months now and is a totally different person. She is moody, negative, hurtful, argumentative, and basically very angry. I have never seen her like this and was wondering if it could be caused by this pill or is it just a normal 16 year old growing up stage. I have been targeted and feel very lost as how to help her. Has anyone else had these types of side effects? I thought the pill was supposed to help PMT not aggravate it. Please help me help my daughter!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 13, 2007 by cocoa, #3428

Hi and yes, I have been taking Yasmin and find it makes me much more irritable and angry than I even have been before, although not all the time. It comes in waves. I am older (38) than your daughter so I can recognize what is happening in me, but I can imagine it would be so confusing to a younger woman - a teenager. I would recommend trying a more standard bcp for her.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 13, 2007 by jackrob, #3433

Thank you for your input. What do you call a more standard bcp? She has also had a lot of weight gain and this has caused body image problems. I am also worried that if she goes off this pill and goes onto another one there will be more weight gain.

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