I Have Some Questions About Yasmin Posted: 06-25-07 18:22pm
Hi everyone.
Well since 2001, I have been on
Diane(mainly for acne) and the only reason
I stopped it was because it became way too
expensive for me so I had tried a three
month trial of Alesse but it didn't clear
up my skin the way I would've liked and
not only that but it feels like I gained
some weight from it but then again, it
could also be from the hot, humid weather
we've been getting lately.
I was told that Yasmin is good for acne
but after reading about it, the whole
thing about it possibly increasing the
potassium in the blood scares me. Can
anyone who's been on it tell me what they
think of it and what's the chances of
having the potassium increase on me?
Also, can this pill make my acne worse?
Are there any other pills that anyone can
recommend to me?
Thank you.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-25-07 20:45pm
Usually, most severe side effects are
rare; that's why the drug is legal in the
first place. If most women got high
potassium levels, it wouldn't be on the
market
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Red_Rose
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Posted: 06-26-07 11:44am
Eiri
wrote:
Usually, most severe side
effects are rare; that's why the drug is
legal in the first place. If most women
got high potassium levels, it wouldn't be
on the market
That's good.
What about other side effects like weight
gain, irratic mood swings, acne, etc.? I
was looking through this forum and I seem
to hear more bad then good about this
pill. I've even read that some women have
even lost some hair because of it!
Perhaps I'm being too paranoid.
Aside from Yasmin, Diane and Alesse, are
there any other BC's that help with acne?
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LuzAradia
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Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 22
Posted: 06-26-07 12:57pm
I tried Yaz which is a lower dose, read
what I wrote about Yaz in a few forums
below this one. My face was soooooooooo
disgusting, I forgot to mention in my
other forum, it cleared up my face like a
miracle, I switched to a generic bc and my
face isn't as clear as it was when I was
on Yaz. Watch out for moodiness and
depression though, I got those side
effects, however I lost weight and gains
some boobs so that cheered me up. haha.
But as for the side effects I got,
everyone is different but my face cleared
up within a week and my face was terrible,
I mean terrible, I even tried Proactive
and that didn't help. It's worth a try. I
am very sensitive also so you may not
experience anything.
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Red_Rose
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Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Canada
Posted: 06-26-07 16:44pm
LuzAradia
wrote:
I tried Yaz which is a lower
dose, read what I wrote about Yaz in a few
forums below this one. My face was
soooooooooo disgusting, I forgot to
mention in my other forum, it cleared up
my face like a miracle, I switched to a
generic bc and my face isn't as clear as
it was when I was on Yaz. Watch out for
moodiness and depression though, I got
those side effects, however I lost weight
and gains some boobs so that cheered me
up. haha. But as for the side effects I
got, everyone is different but my face
cleared up within a week and my face was
terrible, I mean terrible, I even tried
Proactive and that didn't help. It's worth
a try. I am very sensitive also so you may
not experience
anything.
That's great to hear! I'll go look for
what you wrote.
Aside from the serious side effects, the
one that I really don't want is the
weight gain. Now if it all goes to my
boobs then that's perfectly fine by me!
lol Maybe I'll be fine with it. If I can
handle the Diane 35 then maybe Yasmin will
be okay. I've heard that a lot of people
had bad reactions to the Diane.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-26-07 17:18pm
Red_Rose
wrote:
Eiri
wrote:
Usually, most severe side
effects are rare; that's why the drug is
legal in the first place. If most women
got high potassium levels, it wouldn't be
on the market
That's good.
What about other side effects like weight
gain, irratic mood swings, acne, etc.? I
was looking through this forum and I seem
to hear more bad then good about this
pill. I've even read that some women have
even lost some hair because of it!
Perhaps I'm being too paranoid.
Aside from Yasmin, Diane and Alesse, are
there any other BC's that help with
acne?
Online is a great place to her one side of
a story, and that's what you get in a
place like this. You're only hearing the
bad side ^^
As for other pills that help with acne, I
was personally put on ortho tricyclen lo.
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LuzAradia
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Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 22
Posted: 06-26-07 18:20pm
Well, I have been having a HUGE problem
finding the right birth control meathod. I
am very very sensitive. Although Yaz gets
me emotional it is nothing compared
everything else I tried becuase I
experience NO side effects. I started it
right after I took my IUD out and had a
regular period on the first month without
any breakthrough bleeding. Remember that
everyone works differen't I am speaking
only from my experience, I am no doctor
but I have tried so many differen't types
of bc I am a pro by now. Ha-ha. But you
should try it and if you don't get any
side effects you should do well. I
seriously had my face clear up sooooo
quickly and I didn't realise that a
hormonal imbalance was why I broke out so
badly but Yaz fixed it right up. I am
going to get Yaz again this month becuase
the generic cramp I tried this month is
horrible, I already have a pimple on my
chin today too. Haha
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LuzAradia
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Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 22
Posted: 06-26-07 18:27pm
Also this is Yaz not Yasmin. Just in case.
Yaz is a low dose version of Yasmin and it
is also known to work well with hormonal
imbalances. My doctor recommended it to me
because I have huge hormonal imbalance
that has developed cysts in my ovaries but
it worked well for my acne even though
that is not why I was taking it. IF you
don't want the sickness go for Yaz, also I
have read in a lot of forums that it
decreases people's appetite which makes
you lose weight, it doesn't make food not
fun but I noticed I couldn't finish that
second plate of lasagna anymore. haha.
Good luck! Give it a try. Yaz not Yasmine
if you don't want the sickness.
Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Posts: 29 Location: Pennsylvania
Posted: 06-27-07 11:24am
Personally I've been on Yasmin since SEPT
2006 and I love it, I haven't had ANY
weight gain, my boobs grew a little which
is to be expected with the hormones, I
don't have severe mood swings by any means
and yasmin is one of the only birth
control pills that has a dieretic in it
which is suppose to prevent bloating. I
recomend it very highly!
