Has it caused any serious side effects (which to me means facial hair or depression!!!) how do you like taking it so far?
2006-11-17 09:08:30 · 6 answers · asked by advicemom 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
i've been in women's health care for 10 years and have taken it off and on since it's introduction about seven years ago.
side effects are so different from person to person as all of our own personal hormones are all slightly different. & some of us are more sensitive to certain ingested hormones.
it does have an androgenic (male hormone) effect. it could, in theory cause facial hair growth in someone that already has a higher level of testosterone. (as women DO have testosterone in their bodies. just a much much lower level.) the drug "DRSP" has the androgenic effect. i love it because it helps with water retention. that's also an effect from the DRSP.
i haven't had any patients complain about facial hair. and this is a pill that you USUALLY lose a few pounds WHEN you're switching from another pill that does not have DRSP. [there's only two: yasmin and Yaz. yaz has a teeny bit less estrogen in it.]
any OCP (oral contraceptive pill) can cause depression as it is a hormone. i hadn't heard of a higher occurence of it from this pill. if you do start to have depression, it's good to have your thyroid checked, etc. most side effects (spotting, headache, nausea) go away after the third month.
p.s. all pills help with shorter periods, less flow, less cramps and clearer skin. however, only one has the clearer skin approval from the FDA. only because they are the only ones that spent tons of money researching that effect and they spent tons of money getting that part approved to put on their label by the FDA.
2006-11-17 09:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by *Christina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've only been on it for 2 weeks and it will take up to 6 weeks to notice any side effects, if any. But I keep hearing horror stories about it. I wanted to try it to help with my skin and help reduce water weight which is what I was told it did. Good Luck. Hope we do well on it. Oh and the depression thing, I heard to. I work out regularly and hope that keeps my spirits up. . . .
2006-11-17 17:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by cutiepie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took a low dose version of Yasmin, and yeah, I had lots of depression and anxiety, so I stopped taking it.
Interesting though, my co-worker takes it, and she feels more emotionally normal when she's on it.
So I guess it's different for everybody.
2006-11-17 17:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i took yasmin and it didn't do anything wrong for me
it made me have less cramps when i started my period and It helped me out on an easy blood flow
2006-11-17 17:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by babyqball176 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no side effects what so ever its great
2006-11-17 17:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by damnitjannet09 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im taking it and it seems to be just fine. but maybe you need to speak with your doctor.
2006-11-17 17:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by lupe hernandez 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋