Yasmin Side Effects

Side effects and experiences with Yasmin by users like you. Post Yours Now.
  1. link Ejr
    YAZ and eczema breakouts on face!
    Hi girls, I myself have noticed a possible link between the Yaz Pill and eczema. I never had eczema as a kid, it only developed when I started taking the Estelle birth control pill at the start of last year. I took a trip to a dermatologist, asked th - 71% more...
    Ejr- 7 months ago - in Yasmin
  2. link Kay21
    Yasmin muscle cramps, heart rate, hair loss, blood pressure, acne
    Post your symptoms since stopping Yasmin!!! Hey everyone it's Kay21 here and I just wanted to post my 3 month off Yasmin update. Because stopping the pill is a hard decision, I figured we should all post are updates here to help/support those who are - 87% more...
    Kay21- over a year ago - 105 Replies - in Yasmin
  3. link Crangel
    Was on Yasmin for 5.5 years, stopped taking it about 5-6 months ago. Nothing major at first; I got some acne, but we must all understand that this is actually kind of good -- a sign of the detox process. I was on Yasmin for the birth control, and had - 88% more...
    Crangel- 11 months ago
  4. link Crangel
    Was on Yasmin for 5.5 years, stopped taking it about 5-6 months ago. Nothing major at first; I got some acne, but we must all understand that this is actually kind of good -- a sign of the detox process. I was on Yasmin for the birth control, and had - 86% more...
    Crangel- 11 months ago
  5. link Goldteapot
    I forgot some other symptoms after being off it: extreme constipation in the first week and now frequent and loose bowel (it's been a month almost), greasy face/hair, some hair loss in shower, sore nipples, some cramping. I have read that these are b - 40% more...
    Goldteapot- over a year ago
  6. link Nicnic23
    Hi, just thought I'd report back to let people know that the pains I was so worried about do go. It took a good couple of months but I have now been off Yasmin for about 3 and a half months and I am now pain free. Its the acne I am cursed with now th - 54% more...
    Nicnic23- over a year ago
  7. link Trinishalom
    Hey, I have been on Yasmin for about 3 yrs now for hormonal imbalance, PCOS. I never had a problem with Yasmin it worked great, my skin cleared up, my weight was controlled however facial hair remained the same. I noticed about a year ago that the fa - 65% more...
    Trinishalom- over a year ago
  8. link Map
    how long does the nausea last?
    its day 5 of yaz and im feeling terribly nausea ,the feeling is disturbing me here at work. how long do i need to take them for before i can be normal, or what do i need to do?
    Map- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Yasmin
  9. link Marissamcs
    it has more hormones thats why its making you sick. you really shouldn't take yaz or yasmin(which is the exact same thing), its not safe. and theres a handful lawsuits due to deaths and other serious problems.. also depo provera isn't a good choice e - 38% more...
    Marissamcs- over a year ago
  10. link Vixedcat
    Yasmin help
    Thank you so much ladies for making me feel not so awful about what I'm going through. Came off Yasmin in November; didn't notice any immediate effects for 3-4 months and now a massive difference. No skin problems since I was a teenager (ow 31) and a - 50% more...
    Vixedcat- over a year ago - in Yasmin
  11. link Supercute101
    I can not believe the side effects!
    I had previously taken Yasmin for years. I would get night sweats every single night, to the point where I was sweating so much, I would have to change. On the "off week" of pills, I had such horrible headaches and nothing I took for them h - 74% more...
    Supercute101- over a year ago - 5 Replies - in Yasmin
  12. link Jen0417
    Hi everyone. After reading many countless stories and testimonies about the side effects of stopping yasmin, I have finally decided to share my story. I am 23 this year, and started taking the pill when I got married (got married very young at 18). I - 80% more...
    Jen0417- over a year ago
  13. link Tess43
    yasmin and heartburn, indigestion, hot flushes and fluid
    Tess43 Hi i have been taking yasmin for 4 years now and have been taking it for 84 days at a time without coming off of it until then so i only have 3 or 4 periods a year as a treatment for endometriosis. The last couple of years i have been getting - 84% more...
    Tess43- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in Yasmin
  14. link Solisa
    DIANETTE & YASMIN: frightening
    Well where do I start? I was prescribed DIANETTE at 16 (I'm now 21) for mainly acne which it cleared. However, I remember a lot of weird things that happened to me during that time which I hadn't linked to the pill, but it makes me wonder ... I remem - 89% more...
    Solisa- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Yasmin
  15. link Brynn27
    ruined the last year of my life!
    For those of you that have suffered greatly from this horrible pill... I feel your pain. I was on yasmin for a total of 8 months and had some side effects such as slight anxiety, depression, inability to fall asleep at night, numbness in my foot, and - 80% more...
    Brynn27- over a year ago - in Yasmin
  16. link Sam_h
    my experience on Yasmin
    Ok, so 2 months ago i was on depo provera for 9 months i went from about 65 to 80 kilos, it stopped my periods which i enjoyed for the time, but i noticed i was getting alot of bladder infections id never had one before i started this 3 month needle. - 69% more...
    Sam_h- over a year ago - in Yasmin
  17. link Shorething
    Yasmin birth control pills, hunger pains, rheumatoid arthritis, joint pains, hypochondriac
    I have been on Yasmin for over 5 years, and just thought that I was a hypochondriac. After starting Yasmin I experienced severe nausea and unrelieved hunger pains. I saw a gastroenterologist who performed an EGD and Colonoscopy at the age of 20. It w - 76% more...
    Shorething- over a year ago - 2 Replies - in Yasmin
  18. link Jx2
    I am 40 and I had female problems for years. I have a 15 year old and 10 year old twins. I started on Yasmin at age 34 for pms, endo and ovarian cysts. I thought it was great and I was thrilled to have it helping me. However, I have had all of the pr - 87% more...
    Jx2- over a year ago
  19. link Sunshine9
    Hi There, I seen your post and thought it would be a good idea to let you know whats been happening to me since I came off Yasmin. I came off Yasmin in September 2010 as me and my husband decided we would like to start a family! One of my side effect - 88% more...
    Sunshine9- over a year ago
  20. link Lacygirl4
    Yasmin scalp pain, bald areas, losing my hair, bald spots, medicine for migraines
    I took Yasmin for 2 years and about 6 months after starting Yasmin I started getting migraines at least 3 x per week and sometimes 5 x per week (before not even really getting many normal headaches). I thought it might be my birth control and saw my - 81% more...
    Lacygirl4- over a year ago - 14 Replies - in Yasmin
  21. link Abby56
    Hello, it's been a year and 5 months since I stopped taking Yaz and a year and 3 months since hair loss began. I've been shedding normal amounts of hair for the last few month and also seeing re growth. But like you, it doesn't seem like it's enough - 79% more...
    Abby56- over a year ago
  22. link Clean62
    Hello, Can anyone tell me that they've had hair regrowth after stopping Yasmin, PLEASE??? I was on Yasmin for 2 years. I was prescribed it because I had an ovarian cyst (a big one to say the least but it was my first and only one ever and no I don't - 88% more...
    Clean62- over a year ago
  23. link Ellaumbrella
    anyone else on yasminelle?
    I started taking Yasminelle (its dosage is much lower than Yasmin's) about 5-6 months ago; the side-effects I endured during the first two months keep coming back as soon as I start a new packet. Side effects such as nausea during the first week of t - 67% more...
    Ellaumbrella- over a year ago - 13 Replies - in Yasmin
  24. link Ghal
    Ghal: I started yasminelle 4 months ago. Sometimes I get some nausea but not much. My main problem is the mood swings. I get very nervous and sometimes cry with no reasons ! Have to see my doctor. The good thing is that my breasts got bigger :-)
    Ghal- over a year ago
  25. link Kitter
    Yasmin, Mircette, Anxiety
    I had been taking Yasmin for about 7 years, but developed migraines and eventually decided to stop taking the Yasmin because I read that it can be a cause of headaches. I read about the withdrawal effects of coming off Yasmin, and during the first co - 91% more...
    Kitter- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Yasmin
  26. link Kadiebug12
    I had a VERY similar experience. Was on Yasmin 7 years - went off it, and bam, was hit with a wall of anxiety attacks. (I am 32 and had never had anxiety in my life). I knew it was hormonal becaus it came around the same time every month. I suffered - 77% more...
    Kadiebug12- over a year ago
  27. link Understandingyaz
    Yasmin hormonal issues, good god, couple of days, girls, ortho tri lo
    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 - 61% more...
    Understandingyaz- over a year ago - 55 Replies - in Yasmin
  28. link Mbarnett3783
    I am on my second month of Yaz. I liked it at first, but since I've been on it I've been itching everywhere too! I am still waiting to hear from the dr to see if they will take me off. I am on brithcontrol because about 8 months ago I found out I hav - 49% more...
    Mbarnett3783- over a year ago
  29. link Bmf
    I have been taking Yaz for the past few months. I started itching all over my body (no rash) about three weeks ago. I've been itchign constantly and having pricks on my skin continuously for the past week. It's horrible. I can't sleep and wake up cry - 42% more...
    Bmf- over a year ago
  30. link Ellaumbrella
    Yasmin taking the pills, breast pain, queasy, nausea, birth control
    I started taking Yasminelle (its dosage is much lower than Yasmin's) about 5-6 months ago; the side-effects I endured during the first two months keep coming back as soon as I start a new packet. Side effects such as nausea during the first week of t - 67% more...
    Ellaumbrella- over a year ago - 20 Replies - in Yasmin
  31. link Joanne10
    I have been on Yasmninelle for about 6 months now. However I am getting severe migraines lasting upto five days, I am bleeding for approx 2-3 days longer than before I went on the pill and I have noticed mood swings and being very teary and sensitive - 6% more...
    Joanne10- over a year ago
  32. link Featherbullet
    a few years on yasmin now
    so here is my experience with yasmin. ive come to this site to see if anyone can relate to the effects. I have had really really bad acne my whole life- when we finally figured out it was a hormonal issue, it took trial and error with many different - 78% more...
    Featherbullet- over a year ago - 4 Replies - in Yasmin
  33. link Featherbullet
    hi there, hopefully the nasuea goes away for you. it seems like it only lasts for about a week into the month for me. I do have loose stool almost daily though..but it may be related to something else. its so hard to know! Ive learned to control the - 75% more...
    Featherbullet- over a year ago
  34. link Cherise
    I've been on yasmin for a week
    I'm 16 and was told to take Yasmin by my doctor for really bad period pain, i would vomit, get very weak and get bad cramps only for the first day though. I took Yasmin on the day i came on my period since then i've had mood swings and belly aches th - 51% more...
    Cherise- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Yasmin
  35. link Shannon224
    Hi Cherise~ I'm now 34, yet when I was in my teens and early 20's [before I was married and had children], I would also get strong cramps that had me vomit sometimes and it was worse the first day. I found some things to ease them [I listed them belo - 81% more...
    Shannon224- over a year ago