Yasmin Wearing Contact Lenses, Definite Connection, Birth Control, Medication, Birth Control Pills
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Has anyone else had problems wearing contact lenses with Yasmin? I've been on it for about three years now -- about a year ago my eyes started completely rejecting my contact lenses. I'm at the point where I can't wear them anymore. I'm thinking of ... more »
Has anyone else had problems wearing contact lenses with Yasmin? I've been on it for about three years now -- about a year ago my eyes started completely rejecting my contact lenses. I'm at the point where I can't wear them anymore. I'm thinking of changing to a different medication to see if that helps, but I don't know if it's just my eyes, the Yasmin, or all birth control. I know there is a definite connection, I've done some research. Has anyone else experienced this side effect?
J8599111 - Yes, I have had this same problem. I realized that it does say on the prescription information that Yasmin can cause problems with contact lenses, it doesn't say why. So I think that it is a side effect of Yasmin specifically, and not all birth control pills. Prior to Yasmin I was on Monessa and had no problems with my contacts. I am considering switching brith control as well, but just filled another three-month prescription, so I will have to wait.
Suze12 - i've been on Yasmin for 8mths. and my contacts have been dry and iritate my eyes... i was trying not acknowledge it a a side-effect and i just keep putting eye drops, but after reading all these posts i think it prob. is from the pill...
Dsoto - My eyesite has become very blurry and I can't focus very well, I read on another site http://www.createforum.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=1&mforum=yasminsideeffec sorry I don't have the exact link to the post, that one woman's eyeshape had completely been changed from round to a rugby shape.
Roxanabanana - I have been on Yasmin for two years and recently got contact lenses. They were very painful and stopped wearing them. I stopped using the birth control pill and tried my contacts one week later. I can wear them now with no problem.
I read that the birth control pill can can liquid retention in the cornea of the eye and change the shape of it, making it difficult to wear contact lenses. I read that this is due to the hormones in the birth control pill.
Melissa1974 - HA! Finally someone else with this same contact lense problem. I am calling Monday to get a new pill as Yasmin has made it impossible to wear contacts.
Thank Goodness for the Internet! Thanks for your posts
Bwitstwists - oh my gosh...your comment just made me realize why my contacts have been bothering me! i just switched to this brand and its been killing my eyes when i put contacts in.
is it because of the pills??
Aprilduggan01 - My problem hasn't been with contact lenses, but with eye twitching and i don't even want to begin on the "insane hormonal imbalance i've experienced. I have stopped and and i am happy to be "back to normal".
Other side effects i've experienced: not able to concentrate
very high strung, cranky, depressed, blurry vision, burning eyes.
Aduckisaduck - I think I may try Nova Ring I read on another post that someone tried it and has no problems with her contacts now.
I know I had to be re-fitted for new contact (gas permeable) and that cost me over $400.00! It was because my corneas had changed shape and my contact were essentially laying flat on top of my eyes instead of on the shape of my eyes and actually scratched one of them. I don't know if it's just Yasmin or just birth control pills but I know it's the hormones in it.
Even after getting new contacts a year later I'm having the same problem, wearing my contacts are hell.
Ny_shopping_lover - Has anyone switched birth control pills due to contact discomfort? If so, were your contacts more comfortable after the switch and what pill did you switch to?
My contacts are extremely uncomfortable and I am thinking about going off of the pill for a month and see if it makes a difference in the comfort level.
Kahill - i've been on the generic Zovia birth control for about a year and a half now and have been unable to wear contacts for about half that time. when i do wear them it can only be for about five hours and my eyes are bloodshot and watery for the next few days. i've recently been thinking that it may have to do with the estrogen in the pill i'm taking so i'm switching to a progesterone only pill - it is less effective but well worth not wearing glasses every day! i'll let you all know if it solves the problem
Alynmc - I have a different problem. I just stopped taking Yasmin and now my contacts/eyes are dry. I have taken Yasmin for about 5 years without any eye problems. I stopped about a month ago and my eyes are dry and blurry. I just had an eye exam and the dr. said everything looked fine. Anyone else have this problem?
Cassper14 - i think it has something to do with your tear glands...i had dry red itchy eyes and rarely wear my contacts and my optometrist told me my tear glands were clogged up ans she told me it was caused by my past pregnancy but it started when i restarted Yasmin so maybe it's cause by that...
the pill does fool your body into thinking it's pregnant.. so maybe it could give you the side effects a pregnancy does...
just a thought I'm no doctor lol
By the way Yasmin=BAD
NO to Yasmin!!!!
Cassandra
Kayc - I've been on Yasmin for 5 years straight I find it impossible to wear contacts, they dry out and fall out of my eyes, as soon as I put them in.
My lens is -3 so wearing contacts is something I won't give up. Although I only wear them on weekends and use disposable ones. (dailies)
Has anyone changed there pill and not have this problem anymore. I really don't feel like changing my pill and having my body adapt again to a new birthday control pill!
Help!
Inchll - try to read MIMS and you will see there that most of the OC's really have side effects such as contact lens intolerance...
Josiah1 - yes, i'm glad i saw your comment bcuz i've been experiencing the same problem. Ever since i switched my birth control i haven't been able to wear my contacts either. When i put them in they're ok for the first 2 or 3 hours, after that they start to hurt and turn red. So, im switching over to a different pill and hopefully this fixes the problem. I've been going thru this for a few months and thought it was just my eyes until i saw that not being able to wear contacts was a side effect to the pills.
Kk12 - I was on Dianette and almost right away found contact lenses really difficult to wear - the first day of using a new pair of monthly lenses would be fine, but then trying to put them in the next day was agony! So I changed to Daily lenses (more expensive) but that was fine for about 2 years. Then I was taken off Dianette as it is one of the more high-risk pills, and put on Cilest. I have now been on Cilest for a year and have been back to using monthly contact lenses with no problems. (except if I am tired and put lenses in its really sore as eyes are quite dry, but tbh I dont know if that is my eyes being dry due to tiredness or the pill!).
Unfortunately I'm now getting some intermittent bleeding with Cilest and have been prescribed Yasmin; I'm worried it will affect my lenses again but I guess it's different for everyone so i'll give it a try and see what happens.
So just to let you guys know that changing your pill can make a difference :)
Emeretia - I starting taking the pill in January and had dry eye problems later that month. I've been wearing contacts for 5 yrs at least 10 hrs everyday and never had any issues with dryness. I took an omega 3 supplement everyday and used eye ointments to fix the issue. It worked for the most part but i still had a few severe episodes of the dry eye. I got fed up with dealing with the dry eye so i stopped the pill in June and now it has been 3 months and my eyes are worse than ever!!! I haven't worn my contacts in 3 weeks now. When i put them in I end up taking them out a few hrs later because they start getting red and stingy. The eye drops ointments and fish oil supplements are not helping at all anymore. Im worried that this may not go away because its been 3 months since i stopped the pill and now my dry eye is even worse than before.
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