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Re: Severe PMS -- HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » Roo

Posted by Chloe on March 7, 2002, at 20:13:13

In reply to Re: Severe PMS -- HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chloe, posted by Roo on March 7, 2002, at 16:08:37

> How interesting about yasmin! Do you think it
> significantly reduces the irritability associated
> with PMS? (that's the symptom that bothers me the
> most).

Yes, I would have to say it does help me with irritability. I find I have several really good days, then I might feel a little snappy. Then what do you know, I had a little break thru bleeding. So I think my irritable mood was hormone related. It quickly passes and doesn't last more than a few hours. Nothing like the days of pms!

> Do you think for people who have more of
> a PMS than depression that it might be enough to
> do the trick without having to have the AD as an
> add-on?

Yasmin has a very unique progestin, that is new to the market called drospirenone. It seems to have a slight diuretic effect that lessens some of the fluid retention and imbalance. Hence, I think it relieves some of the "tension" that women experience right before their periods (ie, breast tenderness, bloating, irritability). Yasmin is being marketed as an alternative to AD treatment for pms and pmdd. So, yes, it is possible it could be the sole treatment for pms.

> Also--some BC pills lower your sex drive--do you find
> that to be the case with Yasmin?

That is a tough one. When I first started Yasmin, I had a low drive, but it is not an issue now. I think it takes a while for the body to adjust to a new hormone regime.

I really like Yasmin. It's the only BCP I have been able to tolerate for more than a day or two. I found it calming when I first started it. It was a nice change from the intense anxiety I felt on all the countless others BCP's...

I hope this helps. If you have anymore questions, I will be happy to answer them.
Chloe


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