Does yasmin pill cause period like cramps?
How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on yasmin pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
59%
A bit
18%
Quite a bit
11%
A lot
9%
A great deal
2%
Out of the 208 reviews for yasmin pill, 0 people (0%) reported period like cramps.
Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Mar 24
Terrible terrible pill - started in in March 2023, by May 2023 had developed what I know now is POTS. Went to GP they dismissed me so thought it had nothing to do with the pill so kept taking. Constant dizziness, faintness, low BP, high heart rate - constantly felt fatigued. Passed out several times in public - GP again said it's vasovagal syncope and common in young women. Did some research, the progestin drosperinone in the pill is a diuretic and can cause this - no amount of water with salt could fix this either, water would just go straight through me which I think was affecting my BP so much. Also caused extreme dry skin and vaginal dryness, as well as pain during sex (which I think was directly related to the dryness), and emotional fluctuations - in the last few months of being on the pill I felt constantly sad, anything would set me off sobbing and it was terrible. I came off the pill early March 2024, within 2 weeks the POTS like symptoms had gone, my dry skin is slowly getting better and in general feel a lot better in myself. Have had a copper IUD put in. I am not sure if the pill caused weight gain per se, I thought the above had manifested as hypoglacemia as before starting the pill I would not eat much, and thought maybe it was related to blood sugar - I now know this is not the case, and since coming off I have gone back to eating once a day with none of the above issues. I will say it increased my appetite though and I think it made it harder to lose weight - since coming off I have lost 7kg in two weeks.
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 16th Mar 24
This was the first pill I've taken and was on it for about 5 months. When I first started it I had the worst breakthrough bleeding and cramps so bad I was bedbound but thought that may be my body just getting used to the hormones as I'd never been on the pill before. However, I breakthrough bled a 'period' every month for a couple weeks whilst not on my break. I had no weight gain or mood changes which was great. This really helped my acne!!! I've struggled with back acne for years and this has improved it drastically. However, I also developed pretty bad eczema all over my body a month into taking it which I haven't had since I was a toddler. I've been off it for a week and it has actually gone down so much.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 6th Feb 24
At first Yasmin was great and really cleared up my skin which I loved. However after 2 and a half years my mood had declined and I struggle with anxiety a lot more. Around the time of my pill break I get terrible headaches and nausea. When I start a new pack my anxiety increases massively and makes it hard to function. The worst side effect is I have no libido at all and I feel very flat.
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Yasmin pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
57% of yasmin pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
55% of yasmin pill reviewers reported tender breasts
49% of yasmin pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
44% of yasmin pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
41% of yasmin pill reviewers reported period like cramps