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• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking yasmin and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· sharp chest pain, coughing of blood or shortness of breath (possible blood clot in the lung );
· pain in the calf (possible blood clot in the leg);
· crushing chest pain or heaviness in the chest (possible heart attack);
· sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, disturbances of vision or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (possible stroke);
· partial or complete loss of vision (possible clot in the eye);
· stomach pain or tenderness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, or light-colored stools (possible liver problems);
· difficulty sleeping, weakness, lack of energy, fatigue , or change in mood (possibly severe depression); or
· new or changing breast lumps.
• Other, less serious side effects may also occur. Continue to take drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol and talk to your doctor if you experience
· headache or dizziness;
· changes in menstrual cycle or breast tenderness;
· changes in weight or appetite;
· water retention;
· intolerance to contact lenses;
· changes in skin color; or
· changes in blood sugar.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.