JenJen

Hey girls,

I have been on Yasmin for one month now, and AF officially arrived today on the 4th day of the sugar pills. Guess what? Not a single cramp! Normally, as soon as it starts, the cramps get really bad and I feel like I'm going to throw up for about half a day, but this time there was absolutely nothing at all!

I also didn't have the huge mood swings that I have two or three days before, and the PMS'y acne thing was much less.

Overall, Yasmin seems to be changing a few things for the better. I noticed during the first two weeks, however, that I was really tired and moody but last week, the third week, I was fine.

My skin is slightly less oily, and the acne is a tiny bit better. Hopefully those things will improve as my body gets more used to the Yasmin.

I experience quite a bit of hairloss since the beginning of the year due to stress from a breakup and not eating well, and my Yasmin start happened at the tail end of that so I don't know how much of my hairloss has been Yasmin related and how much is due to those other factors. It's still falling out like crazy which isn't cool, but I hope that will subside as well. I'm sticking with this for awhile....

Tomorrow I'm buying the Nioxin shampoo and maybe the serum too so that I can help my poor little scalp out a little. I know that some people have had problems with it drying their hair out, but mine is oily so I would welcome a little dryness. With the Yasmin I have also noticed that my hair isn't as oily, but it is still greasy enough that the next morning it looks like crap! But I can go through the day without a total oil slick like I had late last year.

Overall, I like Yasmin....I'll update next month or if something else should change. From what I hear, my AF should be lighter and shorter so that will be nice too. I can barely believe its here without a single cramp! Whoo Hoo!

Jen