"i&#039;ve taken yasmin for probably the last 3 years, but i&#039;ve been using other birth control pills for 12 years and the pill i was using made me gain about 7-8 lbs of water weight. that&#039;s when my doctor put me on yasmin, in a few days i lost the water weight, i don&#039;t get cramps, no mood swings, my periods last for 3-4 very light days and i only have them every 3 months, so if your doctor says you can take yasmin i highly recommend it."