Comparing Junel Fe 24 vs Yasmin

For Birth Control: Junel Fe was my first birth control and at first it worked really well for me. However, I soon noticed that it made my acne terrible. My periods started to get more irregular, they almost never came on my placebo week. It also made me cry almost daily for no reason, I was just really sad all of the time. When I stopped taking it my acne decreased and I didn’t feel the urge to cry all of them time. Works differently for everyone, but it wasn’t terrible compared to other birth controls I’ve taken.

For Birth Control: I started taking Junel Fe almost a year ago. I always heard horror stories on the internet and through friends about birth control pills. For the first few months it was fine, my periods were regular just did not last as long and were not so heavy. About, 4-5 months after taking it I missed 3 periods in a row. Then I got my period again for the next 3 months, and it was super heavy and was lasting 8 days or more. At first, I brushed it off and did not even think it was the pills doing this. I’ve also gained almost 20lbs. When I started to realize it could be because of my BC, I brushed it off because I tend to be a hypochondriac/overthinker. I didn’t realize what this pill was doing to my anxiety/mental health until my best friend, family and boyfriend noticed. I’ve always been a super happy, no stress, easy going person. I was lashing out on people for no reason and had the craziest mood swings. It works for a contraceptive though!

For Birth Control: I started taking the Yasmin pill two months ago because I saw how clear my friends skin got and because I had problems with acne but it wasn’t that severe. Within the first week of intake my mom could already see the difference in my skin and I got compliments from people which really did make me happy, until the 7 day break it was torturous endless anxiety, depression, confusion, mood swings I just wasn’t great company and it did have an effect on my mental health. The worst part is that you need help but from where will it come from because your mind is a war zone. Pretty hurts.

For Birth Control: I've been taking a generic version of Yasmin for the past 4 months (almost 5). I've had issues with breakthrough bleeding before and Yasmin resolved that issue completely on the 2nd month. However, starting towards the end of month 2, I noticed that my hair has lost a lot of volume and I have bald spots in areas that were once full of growth (I have naturally thick curly hair that grows quickly). I've also heard of a lot of people losing an incredible amount of hair once going off Yasmin but for those people Yasmin was helpful in promoting hair growth.