Skin Problems - Yasmin Pill?

Question

Dear all,

I have recently started getting little bumps on my cheeks and forehead and not sure why? I went to my doctor and she changed my pill to Yasmin as she said there were good results for the skin with this pill. I have been on it for going on 2 weeks and my skin has irrupted and now instead of just little bumps I have loads of proper spots on my chin and jawline. Very upsetting...

Any comments or thoughts? Has anyone had the same effect with this pill?

Thanks and look forward to hearing from you!

Answer 1

You are probably describing hormone related acne. Only one OC is licensed to treat this, Dianette. However I suspect that your own GP, (who sounds very switched on by the way!) like me, prefers not to use it as it has double the VTE (clot) risk of other pills.

Although Yasmin has no acne licence, there is indeed some evidence that it will improve acne in some patients so it was an excellent idea to try it. However all OC including Yasmin can make acne worse, and you seem to be one of the unlucky ones.

If your acne came along only since you started contraception, you could try changing pills once more, or finding another form of contraception. The alternative would be to get separate acne treatment.

Answer 2

I feel really sorry for you but I would stick with Yasmine for a while longer, sometimes these things get worse before they can get better.
I haven't had this effect on the same pill but I imagine it affects everyone differently. Keep taking it for another month at least, then go back to the Docs if its no better.
Keep doing all the other things to help with your skin, eat lots of fruit and veg, drink LOADS of water, take Zinc, Vitamin B and E, and also Oil of Evening Primrose is meant to be excellant.
On individiual spots dab some fresh lemon juice, it dries them out but don't use too much as you'll then have problems with dry skin!
Best of luck, it will get better.

Answer 3

i am thirty and still have acne. about 6 months ago my dr put me on yasmin and i have seen a great improvement (i was originally on dianette but became immune). Maybe your skin had to get worse before it got better? i would stay on it for 2 months and if there is no improvement ask to change tablets. people react differently to medications.

Answer 4

raw unpasturized apple cider vinegar..
the following 2 testimonials can be seen at http://www.earthclinic.com/cures/acne.ht...
Angelina O, has found that applying ACV topically to her face several times a day (4 or more times) has cured her of a "very bad complexion". She reports that she applies it straight and that while it burns her skin a bit, it still works like a miracle!

you can get it at the health food store, or in some super marktet health food sections. i use bragg vinegar..
good luck
Cheryl writes, "My daughter developed a case of moderate acne, and after trying a number of different things for over a year which helped very little or not at all, she started drinking 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar three times a day and applying it topically once at night. She has been acne free for two months. It took about three weeks to clear up."

you can also steam clean your face, heat 1 qt water, add 3 tbpsns acv, drape towel over the pan and your head, let it steam your face, then dab acv with a cotton ball to remove loosened dirt, repeat 2 more times, steaming, then cleaning. then take chilled acv and water, dab it on to tone and close pores..do this weekly..

if you mix it with apple juice, instead of water, to drink, it tastes like apple cider..

Answer 5

hey i changed ta yasmin, my face stayed the same but i got terrible boils on my shoulers and upper arms i was mortified ! they went within a couple of weeks and now my skins fine .

Answer 6

Sounds like peri-menopause, or premenopause to me.