What is the difference between Yaz and Yasmin?

What is the difference between Yaz and Yasmin?

Pharmacist’s takeaway advice. Yaz and Yasmin are very similar birth control pills. The main differences between them may be use and side effects. Yaz is approved to treat PMDD and acne as well as to prevent pregnancy, while Yasmin is only approved to prevent pregnancy.

Does ethinyl estradiol cause weight gain?

Does Drospirenone Ethinyl Estradiol Cause Weight Gain? Very few women experience weight gain when taking Drospirenone Ethinyl Estradiol. Drospirenone Ethinyl Estradiol has a diuretic effect, meaning it helps shed water from the body.

Is Eloine the same as Yasmin?

Is Eloine the same as Yasmin? Eloine and Yasmin contain the same hormones, but in slightly different amounts that work in the same way. If you have tried one of these pills and found it worked for you, the other one may be suitable too.

Does Yasmin make you gain weight?

Weight gain has not been shown to be a common side effect of Yasmin. Although weight changes may be a side effect of birth control pills in general, you likely won’t gain weight with Yasmin.

Is Yasmin high in estrogen?

Each person responds differently to medications. But for the same active ingredients, the side effects should be the same. The two drugs, Yaz and Yasmin have the same dosage of progestin/progesterone and Yasmin has higher estrogen.

Does Yasmin reduce weight?

Does the Yasmin birth control pill help with weight loss? No birth control has been designed for or scientifically proven to cause weight loss. But one of the hormones in Yasmin, drospirenone, can act as a diuretic. That means it may lead to less or no water retention, giving the illusion that you’ve lost weight.

Does Yasmin make you fat?

Does Yasmin cause weight gain? Weight gain has not been shown to be a common side effect of Yasmin. Although weight changes may be a side effect of birth control pills in general, you likely won’t gain weight with Yasmin.

Are Eloine and Yaz the same?

Yaz has been discontinued. We offer its sister pill, Eloine, which contains the same ingredients and works in the same way.

Does Eloine cause depression?

Some women using hormonal contraceptives including ELOINE have reported depression or depressed mood. Depression can be serious and may sometimes lead to suicidal thoughts. If you experience mood changes and depressive symptoms contact your doctor for further medical advice as soon as possible.

Is Yasmin banned?

Yasmin is on the list of banned drugs for national and international competitions governed by USOC, national federations and the IOC. Side effects related to increased potassium may be subtle or non-existent. As with other combined hormonal contraceptives the occurrence of blood clots are rare.

Was Yasmin taken off the market?

Rather than taking the drugs off the market, the FDA decided to change the labels for Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz and Safyral to warn patients and doctors about the increased risk for developing blood clots.

What should I know about Yasmin 28 before taking it?

Tell all of your health care providers that you take Yasmin 28 (ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone). This medicine may raise the chance of blood clots, a stroke, or a heart attack. This medicine has the hormone drospirenone.

What is Yasmin used to treat?

YASMIN contains 3 mg of the progestin drospirenone that has antimineralocorticoid activity, including the potential for hyperkalemia in high-risk patients, comparable to a 25 mg dose of spironolactone.

What happens if I stop taking Yasmin 28 (ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone)?

If Yasmin 28 (ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone) is stopped, your doctor will tell you when to start taking Yasmin 28 (ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone) again after your surgery or procedure. This medicine may raise the chance of blood clots, a stroke, or a heart attack.

What are the ingredients in yyasmin?

YASMIN provides an oral contraceptive regimen consisting of 21 active film coated tablets each containing 3 mg of drospirenone and 0.03 mg of ethinyl estradiol and 7 inert film coated tablets.