Yasmin and dianette experiences...

[Pipppco]

Hi everyone,

Please can you share positive and negative experiences of these OCPs?

I get terrible PMS, period pain, have hirsutism and hair thinning. I diet and exercise to keep my weight under control and take supplements as recommended but still have these symptoms really badly so considering the pill as a last resort.

I have heard yasmin can actually cause hair loss?!? Any experiences of this?

I use Vaniqua and minoxidil topically.

Thanks in advance!

x

[Hartley1]

I was on yasmin and Dianette for perhaps close to 10 years...dianette better tolerated...Yasmin caused break through bleeding sometimes. Both were ok...I had hairyness and acne generally pill helped them.

[Pipppco in reply to Hartley1]

Thanks so much for your response. Did they impact weight? How did they impact hair thinning?

[Hartley1 in reply to Pipppco]

Weight ...not much but bigger boobs didn't affect my hair...but I'm generally hairy everywhere

[Pipppco in reply to Hartley1]

Well I think hairyness is better than hair loss on head! That’s interesting that you preferred dianette. Are you on any meds currently?

[Hols969]

I love yasmin and only came off it last year as I was 50 and no longer allowed to stay on it. Take 3 months of pills on the trot to ease the symptoms further. It shouldnt cause hair loss, it is often the lack of oestrogen that causes hair loss and the combined pill has both oestrogen and progesterone in it.

I had no issues weight wise, in fact I found it much easier to lose weight while on it.

[Glondon1]

I was on Yasmin for just over a year to help regulate periods which it did a bit. Didn’t affect my hair on my head but I also have hirsutism and pcos. It did help with pms as I get it really bad and also helped to clear up my acne alongside my antibiotics. I did gain weight however, a bit on my hips and thighs and my boobs which I didn’t mind.

Initially I had headaches but they continued after I stopped taking it so that could be related to something else.

Will be going back on it as I’ll be starting Roaccutane x