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Q: sudden Yasmin side effects ?

asked by: candyjanney on June 13th, 2008

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Hello! I'm 27 and I've been taking Yasmin for probably 7 years and never had a single problem. My weight stayed the same, my periods got VERY regular, to the DAY, and things were ok.

Starting about 3 months ago I was on my honeymoon and decided to skip my period that month which I do a few times a year and Yasmin never let me down! Anyways my period came anyways and not only that, but I spotted an extra week after! It was most noticable in the mornings after having sex. It was just brown and yucky. Then I didn't have a period the next month, only 24 hours of brown and this month I had a regular one. On top of that I've suddenly gained 5 pounds without changing ANYTHING. I wonder, can Yasmin suddenly screw me up so many years after I started taking it? I hear horror stories about Yasmin but I only see it from women taking it for a few months or maybe a year? It was always so good to me. What's going on? The weight gain terrifies me too because I so easily gain weight and I've been trying so hard to eat well and I feel like it's been pointless. It ticks me off more because I have to pay $50 a month for Yasmin even AFTER insurance pays 15, and now I think it's messing my body up too.

I have a OBGYN appointment in a few weeks and I'm going to talk to her about it and see about getting on a new pill anyways for price reasons, but do you think all these weird sudden symptoms are from Yasmin? Can you reccommend a pill? I can't afford to gain anymore weight. I just can't...

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Dr. Nikola

replied on June 16th, 2008

Doctor

I believe that your first symptom (irregular periods) was due to skipping the period. Body needed some time to establish normal cycles/periods.
The second symptom (weight gain) could be due to the birth control pills but you should be aware that pills only indirectly can increase the weight by increasing the appetite. Excessive food is the real and direct cause for increasing body weight. Five pounds is not so much so that you can notice great changes i9n your appetite.
All types of birth control pills have the same side effects.

candyjanney

replied on June 17th, 2008

New User

Well I'm confused because I've skipped a period with Yasmin at least 2-3 times a year for the past 7 years and it never gave me a problem. It stopped my period in its tracks and the next month my period would always come regular and right on time.. Also when I tried to skip my period that one time a few months ago, Yasmin actually did NOT stop it, it continued for two weeks. that's what worried me. It didn't stop my period like it was suppose to and it extended my period twice over.. As for the weight gain, my appetite hasn't gotten bigger. I've actually been on a minor diet in that I've been counting my calories and have been taking fewer so I don't see how my appetite could have gotten worse. It's 5 pounds recently but it's more like 10 over the past 4 months.

Well, either way I'll be switching in a few weeks to something more affordable and cross my fingers that I do not gain any more weight.

Dr. Nikola

replied on June 18th, 2008

Doctor

There is no guarantee that you can always manage to skip the period by throwing out the placebo pills and starting a new pack right after finishing the active pills from the previous pack. From the other hand, if you use to practice this "period skipping" very often the risk for irregular bleeding is higher.
You can wait to see what would the next periods look like. If the next periods are also prolonged (menorrhagia) you can consult some gynecologist to check if there is some organic reason for this (infection, tumor, endometriosis etc.).

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