girls: yasmin pill help

haylz24
haylz24 Posts: 225
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm to start the Yasmin pill when my next period is due. Now I've been on it before a couple of years back and it made me feel sick and couldn't eat. I read that it can cause weight gain and water retention. I don't want this! Has anyone had experiences with this pill? Plus its the only one that doesn't give me spots so I'm not trying others again! Thanks
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  • Scoochie1
    Scoochie1 Posts: 121 Member
    You try Microlite?
  • Heatherbelle_87
    Heatherbelle_87 Posts: 1,078 Member
    I loved yasmin, Many BC pills are different types of hormones Yasmine (and the shorter period YAZ) are the ones that didnt make me moody, didnt cause gain, and conpletly controlled my irrregular periods
  • Sgriffin2382
    Sgriffin2382 Posts: 360 Member
    I was on Yaz for a few years and liked it. My hormones just went crazy a few months ago and I had to switch to Apri, which is a higher dosage. Nothing against Yaz, my body just changed and needed something different. But I never noticed any water retention or weight gain. I mean, I had weight gain, but it wasn't because of the pill ;-)
  • ElizabethObviously
    ElizabethObviously Posts: 380 Member
    Yaz is what made my sister get blood clots in her lungs and have a miscarriage. Just be careful what you do choose.
  • ambermichon
    ambermichon Posts: 404 Member
    I loved YAZ but had to get off at my dr.'s recommendation due to the fact that it was damaging young women's livers'. ;-(
  • HannahPendrigh
    HannahPendrigh Posts: 147 Member
    most forms of contraception are said to make you gain weight.. and every one affects people in different ways, you just need to try it out and see if it works for you
  • Vhovell
    Vhovell Posts: 286
    I loved yasmin, Many BC pills are different types of hormones Yasmine (and the shorter period YAZ) are the ones that didnt make me moody, didnt cause gain, and conpletly controlled my irrregular periods

    Same for me...no moodiness, no spots and well i don't think i've really gained weight though i've only been weighing myself for a month so not sure the different from when i started on it. I love it though :o)
  • krystlpierce
    krystlpierce Posts: 71 Member
    Did you every try taking it with meals or before bed? Sometimes that helps with the sick feeling :)
  • cNhobbes
    cNhobbes Posts: 235 Member
    hey hey. I was on yaz for a long time until all the warnings came out about MORE increased risk of clots, heart attack etc (moreso than other pills). So my doc switched me to loestrin 24 just to be safe. i've found it works great. granted i don't have PMDD, bad acne or the other things yaz was supposed to treat, just week long death periods. loestrin 24 has been a good switch.
  • mandahq
    mandahq Posts: 88 Member
    I tried yasim but got extremely sick and some sorta rash all over. So I had to stop it. Now im on seasonal and love it. I get extremly bad cramps where im useless for days. all I can do is lay down and try to sleep to avoid pain. any moment hurts. so only getting my period once every three months is a blessing for me.
  • haylz24
    haylz24 Posts: 225
    You try Microlite?

    No whats that one?
  • haylz24
    haylz24 Posts: 225
    Yaz is what made my sister get blood clots in her lungs and have a miscarriage. Just be careful what you do choose.

    Oh :/ sorry to hear that. There's a risk with everything though. Ugh its so hard!
  • Tracy184
    Tracy184 Posts: 74
    I was on Yasmin for a few years. I gained a lot of weight, but I suspect that was due to eating junk and not exercising, since I also gained weight before and after the Yasmin. I think it messed with my potassium (a known side effect), because I felt strange while taking it. I prefer Loestrin 24, but everyone is different.
  • haylz24
    haylz24 Posts: 225
    hey hey. I was on yaz for a long time until all the warnings came out about MORE increased risk of clots, heart attack etc (moreso than other pills). So my doc switched me to loestrin 24 just to be safe. i've found it works great. granted i don't have PMDD, bad acne or the other things yaz was supposed to treat, just week long death periods. loestrin 24 has been a good switch.

    I'm in the UK so not sure If some of these pills are available. I'll make a note of them and if I get problems I'll see if I can switch. Amazing what an innocent looking pill can do
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I stopped taking Yasmin when I saw those commercials about health problems. However, I was on it for years and had no problems.
  • haylz24
    haylz24 Posts: 225
    Did you every try taking it with meals or before bed? Sometimes that helps with the sick feeling :)

    At night! Then I felt crap during the night and felt sick at even the thought of food.
  • eruczyn1
    eruczyn1 Posts: 12
    Talk to your doctor. The hormone combination in Yaz might be too much for your body. There are so many options out there, there is probably something that they can recommend for you.
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    I am on Yasmin... have been for ages. I talked to my doctor about it after seeing the ads and news clips on increased risks. The studies done that have produced the results concluding increased risks have been seriously flawed. Unbiased research done through the association of obstetrics and gynocologists (I think this is what their governing body is called) proved there is in fact no increased risk through several studies. I will try to find links to articles and post them.
  • PrincessSparkle5253
    PrincessSparkle5253 Posts: 28
    I've been on it for years and haven't had any problems. In fact, my doctor said i can only have my period 4x a year if i want, by just skipping the white placebo pills!
  • reckjb
    reckjb Posts: 25 Member
    I was on Yaz for years. It did not cause any issues with my weight, but it did cause a heart arrhythmia that took me to the ER. There is a huge class action lawsuit going on right now against that pill.
  • haylz24
    haylz24 Posts: 225
    Talk to your doctor. The hormone combination in Yaz might be too much for your body. There are so many options out there, there is probably something that they can recommend for you.

    Thanks. I'll give it a go but will stop taking it if I get sick and ask for something else. I just don't want to gain weight when I'm trying so hard to lose it
  • haylz24
    haylz24 Posts: 225
    Thanks everyone. I just don't want anything bad to happen to me. I do read side effects for every pill I take. I worry too much lol but I don't want to gain weight cause I'd come right off it.
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    There are side effects with everything, lol. I personally went with Depo (the shot) and while I am spotting between periods its the only side effect so far. I can stand to gain a few pounds so I'm not worried about that aspect. Every birth control has some risks...it's all about choosing what's best for you and if something doesn't work quite right you try something else until it does work. Also, weight gain from birth control is minimal...if you excersize and eat right...you should not gain much. BC is not a crutch and many women use it as one.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I am on Yaz and I have been since 2008. I have never noticed weight gain because of the pill. I have gained weight since taking it, but I have also eaten more, eaten :bad" foods, and exercised less. I know this and acknowledge this. I could have placed the blame on the pill, but that would have just been a lie. When I am concentrated on losing weight, I clean up my diet eating less foods and less fatty sugary ones, and I exercise more...and this has always lead to weight loss like usual.

    The only issue I had with it was when I was taking it when I woke up I would get bad headaches. I switched to right before bedtime, and I don't have that issue anymore.
  • littleleisha
    littleleisha Posts: 98 Member
    I used to be on yaz but I gained a lot of weight and it also messed with my head and made me crazy, so my doctor took me off of it. now I use Reclipsen and it's the best pill I've ever taken!! good luck though, I hope it doesnt make you crazy!! :)
  • springtrio
    springtrio Posts: 429 Member
    My experience? I had a 4 month old and a late period...13 months after the birth of my first, my now 4 year old was born. LOL.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    I'm 9 days into starting Yasmin and so so worried its going to make me gain weight!

    I got it to help my skin, and a change from Marvelon

    My mood has been a total roller-coaster, but I think its settling now. Its also extended my period for the 9 days!


    Hopefully things will soon smooth out
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    The pill doesn't cause you to just magically gain weight. You have to eat more or move less. They are hormones so they may make you feel hungry when you aren't.

    I've been on a lot of pills and never experienced weight gain that wasn't the cause of MY ACTIONS.

    Give your body time to get used to it. It usually takes 3-6 months to get an accurate look at how it will affect your body. Don't use it if you smoke (but that's the same with any birth control pill).
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    But I thought the little pill pixies came and injected you with fat during the night?

    What a let down :(
  • KareninCanada
    KareninCanada Posts: 962 Member
    http://www.yazontrial.com

    http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/EdmontonHome/20100310/birth_control_100310/

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/01/yasmin-birth-control-pill.html
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