Donottakeyasmin
UpdatedBeing on Yasmin was the worst 6 months of my life!! I've read a lot of forums where people have attributed hair loss, acne, leg pain, fatigue, blurred vision, irregular periods, depression, moodiness and weight gain to the pill. Now there's also a lawsuit because, amoung other things, Yasmin is being found to cause blood clots, stroke, pulmonary embolisms and premature death.
I haven’t been on yasmin for a while so I don’t remember many of my symptoms, maybe I didn't know what to look for at the time and didn't notice or think it was the drug was causing side effects. What I did get was OUTRAGEOUSLY depressed and moody. Every time I had a drink with friends I ended up crying because I simply could not control my emotions. Each time there was something that set me off, but they were things I was previously able to ignore. I felt so depressed all the time that I dropped out of university for a year. I would get so angry and frustrated over the smallest things that I’d lash out and I felt like I was losing myself. I turned from a very patient, logical and caring person to a PMS monster. My friends didn’t want me around anymore if I planned on drinking. My family avoided me at all costs and my little sisters who loved me to death, and whom I loved more than anything, were scared of me. They were scared of me!
Since being on Yasmin every few months I have a period that’s extremely long, like 10 days+ long. I’ve taken a variety of BC pills since and these periods will arrive at any point in the packet. The first one went for 13 days, was sooo heavy and didn’t show any signs of stopping so the doctor intervened with some meds. Whatever you do DO NOT take Yasmin. Yes there are girls out there who take it and are fine with no side effects, but there are so many out there that aren’t and some girls notice problems only after a few years of taking it. There are so many other pills on the market. Find one that’s not in a lawsuit for dangerous and fatal side effects.
