Hello! I'm 31 and I started Yasmine in August 2017 and from then until I stopped taking it (end of October) I was anxious and at times depressed. I would have complete mood swings. I went on Yasmine to help my skin and for contraceptive reasons. It made my skin worse, giving me cysts all over my jawline. The reason I'm writing this is because when I got so bad with anxiety/panic/depressed/insomnia, the only thing that gave me comfort was reading forums in which other women described similar experiences. When I stopped taking Yasmine, the mood swings continued for about a month and a half as I think it took a while to fully leave my system. But when I was having the anxious swings, I was scared that was just how I was. But it wasn't. It was the strong, unnatural hormones from Yasmine. It is strange that doctors give it out so easily when the side effects are so horrendous. Please if you are reading this and are feeling in any way similar and have made the link that it could be Yasmine, stop taking it now! Also while I'm here, I started taking starflower oil and also started using the brand le Roche posay (sorry if spelled wrong!) facewash and moisturiser. I'm not sure what's working but my skin is much better. I have a few scars on my cheek from Yasmine spots but they are are fading thankfully. I suppose they will always remind me that I got through the hard times that Yasmine gave me!
I’ve been on Yasmin for almost two months and I’m so depressed. I had an abortion two months ago and I’ve been bleeding/spotting since. I am suicidal. I always want to be alone or sleeping or in the dark. I cry all the time and before these two months I was never this bad. I really should stop this pill before I actually harm myself. I want to so bad today. I keep thinking over in my head how I want to just grab a knife and stab myself. This is the craziest stuff I have ever experienced and I wish I was never going through any of this. I want to live but the way I’m feeling is what I want to stop. I can’t stop balling my eyes out all day
Hi there, I have just come off this pill for reasons similar to you. Did you find that things came right and if so how long did it take?
How long does it take to get Yasmin out of your system?
Completely? And for you to return to normal - i.e. back to having normal moods if you suffered depression/anxiety on it, your skin back to normal if it was photosensitive, etc?