Yasmin and rash

So far I haven't seen anything in regards to my symptoms with Yasmin.

After going the past two years and having only two periods, I was diagnosed with PCOS. My Gyno told me that the only way I would be able to have a period, and delay the harmful side effects of this disorder would be to go on Yasmin. I agree that my mood swings the 1st month were terrible. I almost punched my own mother in the face because I didn't like one of her jokes. That's not me. But that is something common with BC. They are hormones your body takes in to regulate your cycle. And because my body doesn't' regularly produce the hormones needed for menses, I expected mood swings. The catastrophic depression and PMS were the main reasons I stopped taking the pill years ago.

My problem is a bit different. I haven't gained weight. As a matter of fact, I think I've lost a bit. My problem is my skin. Before the pill, I had flawless skin. It was always really sensitive, but because I was cognizant of this fact, I took every preventative measure to ensure its healthy appearance. But now my skin in a mess. I have a rash spreading all over my body. My eyelids have a hard crushed rash of skin folding over, and my under-eyes are the same way. All across my face, I now have raised red patches of skin that burn, and the only change I've made to my daily care regimen is popping that little pill every night. The rash is now spreading to my shoulders and a bit on my legs.

Has anyone else developed skin problems, or could this all just be coincidental in my case?

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I had been taking this pill for a month and a half, i'm 23 and my gp said it would be good for mood swings etc, in the first month i was constantly tearful with headaches, i felt better on my week break and then when i started back on it i got a rash covering my legs and the itching was unbearable, i also got pins and needles in my head and face, i stopped taking Yasmin at this point and the rash went straight away along with the pins and needles/anxiety,im sure it was because of the pill.

Hi, ive been on Yasmin now for 1 month and 3 days. A few days after starting it I got a rash on my chest and upper arms which i thought was sparked by the sun/heat. It went away and then a week later my skin slowly started to get itchier and itchier until I was covered in a rash from my ankles to my neck. I looked like I had a weird disease. Even the doctors were impressed, but no one could help. We suspected the pill as it was the only thing that was new to my system, but then it disappeared and we put it down to being caused by stress. Ive just started the next month (like I say 3 days into it) and once again I find myself scratching an feeling basically itchy and very very tired (not that it is unusual the tiredness I have to say, it just seems a little more than normal). I am now pretty sure it is the pill, but am nervous just to stop taking it. I just don't want to go through all that ive just been through with the previous rash, it was HORRENDOUS! Has anyone else had such a severe rash reaction? They were red, itcy spots with a watery kind of top to them........

i have been on Yasmin for 14 days now.i am glad i stumbled on this site. my doctor put me on it for acne. my face has not cleared up infact i feel like i have a rash that has developed on my face. i am feeling so itchy. also i feel so bloated and have breast tenderness.i do not want to wait for results. i have purchased a 6 month supply. i decided to stop taking it. does anyone know how i can sell it.please e mail me if u are interested. ******

So I started taking YASMIN in December 07. I switched to YAZ in January 08 and just quit a week ago. So about 4 months of bc. A week ago, I broke out in hives and rashes. I would itch one spot and then others would form. The areas get hot and the welts raise up my skin. It started when I was out in the sun but it couldn't have been sun poisoning because I never got burnt. I am diagnosing myself rather than a doctor because they do NOT know everything. After reading into the YAZ and YASMIN side effects, I am not risking anymore problems. Oh and I got an upper respitory infection along with the rash. This lingering cough has a weaze and phligmy sound. My friends are concerned with it too. I have never been the type of person to suffer from any major sickness or skin problem. I am tough skinned and have never gotten any kind of food allergy. I am 24, 5'6'' and in semi-athletic shape. I am an actor and model and I cannot afford to get rashes and a bad horsey cough! YAZ was great for 2 months and now bam! Downfall happening. Temporary relief-cortozone cream and antihistamines like benadryl.
YAZ benefit-clear skin, no PMS
YAZ side effect-rash, no sex drive/libido loss, difficult/no orgasm, appetite like a hog! Food #1 thought. Packed on pounds quick.
YASMIN benefit-clear skin, lost weight quick
YASMIN side effect- a little loopy, speech impediment, no sex drive/libido loss, no orgasm, couldn't even fake an orgasm!

Hi all! I just began taking YAZ two weeks ago and things were fine up until two days ago. I started experiencing itching on several parts of my boy an last night, realized I had hives on my waist at my back, near my underarms and have serious itching all over the rest of my body including the palms of my hands. Please, please, please if anyone reads this an has had similar side effects, please let me know. Furthermore, I did not take the pill last night as I knew this could be the only thing causing these issues. Does anyone know the reprecution of stopping the pill mid month? Please let me know and thanks for your help!

Wow. This is all very interesting. I too thought I was crazy. My symptoms started with a resp. infections, (which I just now read is a side effect, I read this on the Yaz site), then the rash from head to toe. I had shots of cortisone and took predinozone. Very dizzy, high blood pressure, and the ANGER!!! I am mad at the world. I took it for one month, and wanted it to be the birth control for me, but my husband has taken them away from me and thrown them away. So I will continue to look for alternative BC.

I took Yaz for 1.5 weeks. The day after I started it I broke out into a rash that I thought was poison ivy. It wasn't...it was the YAZ. I immediately stopped taking it. That was a month ago, and I still have my rash. I've been on 3 different steroids and 2 different anti-histamines. Still have the rash. Is anyone else having this problem?

I thought it was my soap, I have been on Yasmin for three weeks and have this horrible rash all over. It started on my face and spread to my neck and under my right breast. It is starting to go on my back. I just had a baby and I don't want to get pregnant again but if i have to deal with this rash, I will take the risk!

I started yasmin last friday and that night i noticed that my back was covered in a rash, small red spots. It doesn't itch but it looks awful. It's spreading onto my neck, stomach and chest. Has this happened to anyone else?

Im 17 and Yasmin is the first pill ive been on.

for the first month/two months, i had mood swings and I felt down. I have depression anyway, but not bad enough to take medication.
I carried it on and all the side effects have gone away.

I went to a festival a couple of weekends ago and I was due a period and my doctor said I could just carry onto the next pack of pills. So i did.

during the festival i was emotional, VERY tired and just ill.
i blamed the sun and the beer haha.

however after returning, i have slept constantly, not getting any more awake, im moody, touchy and I have been getting light sensitive headaches, and symptoms of migrains but never the full migrain at once. I have had a couple of rashes.

I have never had a migrain before and also i have good skin so rashes are rare for me too.
Im not sure if i get anxiety or panic attacks because i have always been an unconfident person so possibly its been worse.

Im going to the doctors next week to check it out, but my guess is that it is yasmin which causes it.

Its annoying because before it worked just fine for me.

oh well... I guess ill have another one now haha.

Dear Guest 43038,

Stop taking the Yasmin.

Itchy skin is a sign of an allergic reaction which many women have had to this pill and to Yaz.

If your period also hasn't stopped, it is due to the change in hormones (Yasmin has extremely low doses of artificial/synthetic hormones -as are birth control pills are not natural, and they suppress your own natural hormones. Not good that your period has not stopped. Again, another sign that you should stop taking the Yasmin.

The feeling down and moody again direct connection to the loss of iron having your period for 14 days, the extremely low hormones that have replaced your own natural hormones.

Leg cramps are also not good-and could be a risk for thrombosis (common report and risk of taking Yasmin as well as other bcp's-Yasmin has a higher risk of this-clotting).

You know what to do. Just listen to what your body is telling you. You don't need a doctor to let you know that. There are many risks associated with this pill-just see all the notes on this site in the forum and posted side effects. There is also another site-Yasmin Survivors (link posted throughout this site) with many women that will support your coming off of it.

Jasmine

Has anyone seen are action after a year or two where rashes break out on bak of knees, elbows groin and on the face.
Looks like exzema.........don't know if there is a link.My wife has this for 4-6 months and cant clear it.
Anti biotics clear it but it comes back straight away..
Very itchy and seeping sores..............

Does anyone know what percentage of women taking Yasmin experience the terrible side effects you all have here? I just began taking Yasmin a week and a half ago, and am now terrified! I woke up this morning with a rash-type thing all over my face, predominantly on my forehead. I thought at first that it was a serious breakout that had just occured overnight, but then I realized that the little bumps were almost like little blisters all over my face!! It looks like terrible acne and is red and hurts! Has anyone else experienced this? Should I switch already? What has been an overwhelmingly positive alternative pill for most of you all on here? SO glad I found this board! Thank you!

I have been on yasmin for about 2 weeks. 3 days ago I started noticing that it feels like my stomach has butterlies or is in knots like the feeing you get when you are really nervous. I also feel as though my heart is beating in my throat. I have also developed a rash within the last week or so. I am not sure if these symptoms could be from the yasmin but I have never felt this way before. I have heard this pill can cause anxiety but I don't feel anxious. Has anyone else ever experienced these things while on yasmin.

I had taken myself off birth control (Mircette) about 6 months ago and never got a period after that. So, my doctor gave me one month worth of Yasmin to have my period start up again. I just finish the month and after the 3rd week I broke out all over my face. Not just one or two pimples but a rash of pimples all over my face. Did anyone else break out from this pill?? If, so did you take yourself off and how long did it take to get back to normal??

OK, 4 days off of Yasmin and the rash all over my body is gone. The shortness in breathe has also seemed to fade. I go to my gyno tomorrow to see what he can put me on now that the Yasmin was the devil. I dont know about you guys but i had lots of luck on Ortho-Tri Cylene Lo. I hope he puts me back on that. I will NEVER take Yasmin again. I stayed sick and bothered on Yasmin. It made my body go crazy. Thanks for all the help on this site it opened up my eyes alot and made me realize these things happening to me weren't a coinsidence.

I stopped taking Yasmin because for months I had a labial rash that was so inflamed and itchy I couldnt' stand it. My old doctor gave me steroidal cream and kept insisting it was my soap or laundry detergent, but I got a new doctor and she said I was probably allergic to the high level of progesterone! I went on the patch and the rash went away. Other than that, there was nothing that went wrong on that pill, but that rash was so bad at times, I couldn't stop scratching, then I bled, you know the drill. Sorry for the TMI but I dont want anyone else to suffer! :)

I have been on Yasmin for 2 weeks now and at 22 yrs old this is my first bc pill. I have literally not thrown up since I was a small child until the last 2 weeks. Now I am vomitting for no reason and often feel sick in the stomach. I also have a weird rash under my breast, I have vaginal bleeding and can't wear my contacts. I sleep 10 hours a night and still fall asleep in my college classes. Is any of this the normal cycle to adapting to the pill???

I have had constant dry eyes since on this pill, dry skin, and rashes on my hands/face. Did anyone else notice this too? All the other symptoms disappeared after 3 packs on the pill, but these dry eyes. Since I have another eye condition this could be a problem.

Thanks

I've just started taking Yasmin again about 1 week ago, i have been on it before with no problems. Now i have broken out in a rash just on my face....could this be from yasmin? Please tell me i'm not crazy!!

I am 31, and normally healthy.About a month ago, I started feeling dizzy and naueated. I went to my doctor and after numerous blood tests and an MRI, they could not find anything wrong with me. Two weeks later I started having extreme anxiety which lasted for about a week straight, I was also very emotional and weepy which is not normally like me. I had my doctor check for a hormone imbalance and just as he thought my hormones were all off. He precribed Yamin, which I have been taking for 3 weeks now. The anxiety is gone but I am still dizzy and very nauseated. I have also started getting rashes /hives on my arms and legs which usually go away within 1-2 hours. My breasts are also very tender. Does anyone know how long I should expect for my body to get used to this? This is the first time I have ever taken the pill

On the issue of weight gain...
I have been off Yasmin for two months now (I stopped due to severe anxiety, heart palpatations, and rashes on my body) and I have been gaining weight rapidly since stopping the pill. The other side effects are slowly going away but I feel bloated almost all the time and have gained about 7 pounds. My diet and exercise have been constant so I am guessing it's water retention. Also, I have had awful gas and digestion issues, along with oily skin and no period at all. I'm trying to give it time to work itself out before trying another pill. I'll keep you posted as time progresses. Hang in there everyone and thanks for the posts. It is nice to know women are being proactive about their health and seeking help from others.

Itching!

I started taking Yasmin in June 2004 and by August 2004 I had the itchiest skin EVER - especially on my shins. I had blood tests to rule out anything serious and all the tests came back normal. The doctor said I should stick with the pill longer to see if it stopped. My skin was still so itchy, it just didn't get any better - I don't have sensitive skin, am not allergic to anything, and I didn't have any rashes or anything, just phenomenally itchy skin! I was convinced it was Yasmin so I came off it at the beginning of March 2005 and started taking Marvelon. Guess what. NO MORE ITCHING!!!

I just got off yasmin , and now am on alesse. I tried to get off yasmin to x,s before, and actually had extreme headaches and insomnia. I somehow got viral meningitis last summer, just after getting off yasmin,(I had been taking it for a year) . I have no idea if this is relevent or not. I also had bad folliculitis on my inner thigh, and rashes. On yasmin my cellulite would appear much worse. I am only 110 lbs, and 5'5. Now off of it , my cellulite looks better(a lot less) . I am having trouble adjusting to my new pill, I guess because of the hormonal shift. I have insulin resistance , so I am very prone to side effects.

I was only on Yasmin for 7 days. I broke out with a rash all over my body; constantly itching it was so irrating, I was exhausted by 4:30 pm. I teach kick-boxing and kept wetting my pants. I looked aneroxic. I went off of it after the 7th day. The rash immediately went away, but then, all of my hair fell out and experienced panic attacks after going off of it. I used to be on Micronor because I have endrometrosis and which is an all progreston pill. I never even felt my periods coming at all.

I'm 18 years old and I have uterine fibroids that were causing my periods to be almost unbearable. So my gyno put me on the pill in August. I never had any negative side effects except weight gain, but I'm not even positive that was from the pill.
But my fibroids have grown so my doctor switched me to Yasmin. I'm in the third week of my second pack of pills.
In the past month or so I have had the worst migraines of my life, frequent loss of appetite, terrible nausea (but no vomiting) and a rash that appeared to be an allergic reaction (because my face was swelling also) but I didn't do *anything* different so I can't imagine what I was allergic to. I've also had terrible leg and foot cramps and the worst mood swings. One moment I will be so depressed I can't stand it, and then a short while later I'll be in the best mood ever. I'm also not as interested in sex as I normally am, even though I'm in a very new relationship.
I never thought that any of this was due to yasmin until I discovered this forum and now I realize they are probably all due to yasmin. I'm going to the gyno soon and I am going to tell him I'm not taking this pill anymore.