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Yasmin Birth Control Tablet
Yasmin is an estrogen and progestin combination used to prevent pregnancy. It may also be used to regulate the menstrual cycle, treat symptoms of menopause, or treat other conditions as determined by your doctor. Yasmin is #1 contraceptive pill
Yasmin Side Effects :- Yasmin may cause mild side effects including bleeding between menstrual periods, nausea, breast tenderness, vomiting, or weight change. Call your doctor to discuss any symptoms that persist. It's important to contact your doctor if you have persistent or recurrent abnormal vaginal bleeding, dizziness or fainting, difficulty wearing contact lenses, a missed menstrual period, headache, or swelling of fingers or ankles. Seek emergency care if you have calf/leg pain or swelling, numbness of an arm or leg, chest pain, one-sided weakness, slurred speech, lumps in the breast, sudden severe headache, sharp or crushing chest pain, trouble breathing or shortness of breath, sudden shortness of breath, yellowing skin or eyes, changes in vision, or severe stomach pain.
Yasmin Warnings :- You will have an increased change of a heart attack, blood clots, high blood pressure, stroke, or other diseases of the heart and blood vessels if you smoke cigarettes while taking Yasmin. Yasmin is not as effective when you take anticonvulsant's or antibiotics at the same time, so use an alternate method of birth control until your next period if you have to take any of these medications. Your doctor can give you more information. See your eye doctor if you are a contact wearer and feel that you have developed more vision problems. You may experience darker patches on your face when using this medication. This condition is made worse by exposure to sunlight, so limit your time outside and under sunlamps. You can still get sexually transmitted diseases while using Yasmin. If you become pregnant, do not take Yasmin and see your doctor. If you are breast feeding, you should discuss the risks of taking this medication with your doctor. Yasmin is excreted in breast milk.
Yasmin Drug Interactions :- The prescription Yasmin has sometimes caused increased potassium levels. It should not be used if you take a potassium supplement; a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); an ACE inhibitor; an angiotensin II receptor antagonist; potassium-sparing diuretic; or heparin. Speak to your doctor about any questions you may have.
Yasmin Missed Dose :- When taking Yasmin, if you forget to take one yellow pill, take it as soon as you realize. Take the next scheduled dose at its regular time. You may take more than one dose in a day with this plan.
If you have forgotten two yellow pills during week one or two, take the two pills as soon as you remember, or take three pills at your next regularly scheduled time. It's also possible to take two pills each for your next two scheduled times. There is a higher chance of ovulation, so you should use an alternative form of birth control for seven days.
If you have forgotten two yellow pills during week three, or three pills in a row, throw away your current prescription and immediately start a new prescription package if you are a Day 1 starter. If you are a Sunday starter, continue taking pills from the old package until Sunday, then begin the new package. You will not have a period during this month, but if you miss two months, take a home pregnancy test before beginning a new prescription package. Use an alternative form of birth control until you have taken seven pills in a row.
Note : Yasmin :- Triphasil is made up of a combination of progesterone and ethinyl estradiol. The two female hormones work in conception, and when taking this medication, they prevent ovulation.
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