I am so glad that so many of you have had luck with Yasmin, but I feel the need to let you guys in on this, not because I want to scare anyone or rain on your parade, but because I know how hopeless it can feel when something does not work. I have gone through it too many times, myself.
I went on Yasmin a year ago and after an initial breakout (not so bad) for the first 3 months, my face got very clear...not completely, but much better. It stayed that way for about 4 months and then I began to develop cystic acne on my chin and jawline that was fierce and worse than I had ever had.
I stopped taking Yamin this week and got my period. I will start
Demulen on Sunday because I think that the Yasmin (primarily because of the Spironolactone in Yasmin) was bringing about the cysts. (which, I know, is exactly the opposite of what Spiro is supposed to do for you) In my case, all I can say, is that my face has been horrible lately and the only reason I take the pill is for my skin.
Since stopping Yasmin, my old cysts are about half way healed and I have not developed one new cyst in a week. That is EXTREMELY rare for me, whether I have my period or am in the middle of a pill cycle. I am afraid to hope that this is working for me, because I get my hopes up as my skin gets better and then, in other cases, it gets worse again, but I want to believe I have it figured out this time.
My POINT here is this....Yasmin DOES work for many people and I am not discouraging anyone from using it....but if you seem to develop worse skin 6 months or so down the road, there are other pills out there that may suit you...you have to explore. Some people think that Yasmin and OTC are the only pills for skin help, but that's not the case. A good OBGYN will tell you that.
Good luck to all of you.
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