A side effect of yasmin is that you may notice you lose weight a little bit. However, because yasmin is a diuretic, you lose water weight instead of actual body fat. And its minimal, maybe only a pound or two.

A side effect of yasmin is that you may notice you lose weight a little bit. However, because yasmin is a diuretic, you lose water weight instead of actual body fat. And its minimal, maybe only a pound or two.

I had headaches everyday from this pill terrible.

Many women suffer from water imbalances due to the fluctuation in hormone levels. The reason Yasmin may cause you to lose weight is that in increases the Potassium concentration in the blood which leads to a balance in the sodium level. When the sodium level is brought to normal, the water retention ceases.