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I've been taking Yaz for about 3 months now and I have been very angry and stressed, and at my last physical my doctor told me that my blood pressurePressure ulcer was too high, which I never ever had a problem with and my cholesterolCholesterol Cholesterol and diet Cholesterol producers Cholesterol test Coronary risk profile High blood cholesterol and triglycerides was also very high, which i never had a problem with. I have also gained a few lbs and despite changing my diet and exercising I have not lost 1 lbs. And now after reading all of these posts i'm definitely quiting tomorrow. Now my only worry is the side effects of getting off of the pill.
i knew it may happen too from the pill...my bp today was 153/83 and that is sorta creaping up.....so i have cutCuts and puncture wounds out all salts in my diet and that may lower the bp a bit too, it can help to lower it.
i know for me exercising, aerobicAerobic exercise exercise lowered my blood pressurePressure ulcer in the past.....to be honest i have been on Levora for one week now and my pants are very very tight i think i am holding a lot of fluid from the pill, i can feel it and yes i hate it and get angry too...but i will try and drink water, sleep, exercise, and cook from scratch
My 18 year old daughter has been on Yaz for 4 months now. Last night she told me that she thinks this pill is making her angry and stressed. She has been fighting with her boyfriend and having very depressing thoughts. I did not think it was related to the pill until I read your post and talked to one of her girlfriends who had the same experience. I think I will talk to her about switching brands. Good luck to you.
I just began taking YAZ two weeks ago. I was on ortho/lo but it was giving me mild mood swings, and making me feel violent so my doc switched me to YAZ. After hearing the commercial I was actually excited about starting YAZ, the first week was fine, no side effects what so ever, but the begining of the second week, a lot began to change. I started feeling very depressed and alone, I was taking EVERYTHING personal....every little thing has me in tears. I'm at work right now almost in tears over small stuff. I've never been this depressed in my life, I've had many suicidial thoughts. I've been with my partner for a year now...but my partner has left me for a week to prevent us from fighting over something stupid...my partner also took the gun so I couldn't use it..
I just feel so angry, anxious, depressed, suicidal, extremly tired, severe headaches, I don't feel like myself. I miss the old me. Today I'm starting to not take them and praying I can have the old me back.
I have been taking yaz for 6 months. It made me depressed and angry. I had a problem sleeping. I had a heartattack. It made my blood clot abnormal so a clot got caught in my artery. What saved me is, I use to excercise everyday for 20 to 30 minutes. Beware when taking yaz. I am 35 years old and had heartattack.
I am 15 years old, and I had been on YAZ for 3 months a while back for Acne, but did not get a prescription for it after the 3 month trial because of the physical required. I have been thinking about getting back on it lately because my acne has gotten much worse, and it seemed a little better when I was on it. But after reading all of these messages I think I will look into another option. I am deppressed enough as it is lately, I don't need YAZ helping me get worse. Thanks everyone =]
I have been on Yaz for a year now and thought that I was just battling depression. I have felt increasingly alone, even though I have been with my boyfriend for way longer than that and has been with me practically everyday. I've been told by him that he thinks I've changed, and I know I've changed as well. I take everything personally now and seem to feel constantly attacked and incredibly depressed.
I recently found out that many people have had to be taken off this because of the mood swings and feelings that come near the time of your period. I've realized, by rereading my journal for the past year, this is what is happening to me. It's during that time that thoughts of suicide come and I had tended to start a petty fight with either my boyfriend or friends and have it blow-up way out of proportion.
I'd recommend that if you are considering using Yaz; Don't. Yes, it helps with acne and there is a chance that you won't have these side effects, but honestly, it's not worth the risk. It's changed who I was for the past year and it was one of the worst, most depressing and angry years.
I've been off it for two months now and feel like a different person, I have my life back and the depression/ mood swings have vanished, without using depression pills or any of that.
I recently had a baby and my doctor prescribed YAZ to regulate my periods. I have been taking the pill for 3 months and I have been miserable. I have started having violent outbursts for no reason, emotional breakdowns, I feel so alone and depressed. I yell at people for no reason at all and every morning I wake up with a nasty headache. I have recently started feeling sick in the mornings (almost like morning sickness and there is no way that I am pregnant). I started having spotting and I was in the middle of the pack. My baby would scream for hours at night and I would have fits of rage and have to put him down and walkaway in fear that I would have a serious meltdown. Anyone who knows me knows that I am an outgoing, fun-loving person who enjoys life and loves my kids more than anything in the world. Since I have started taking the pill, I have become more irritable with my 3 year old and "lost my cool" a time or two. I have never been one to yell at my son and I did the other day and I have no ideal why. I urge anyone with kids who have been prescribed this pill to stop taking it NOW! It has had an impact on me as a mother and not for the good. My children deserve the best side of me that they can get.
It amazes me that after reading all these negative comments that the drug companies havent looked into this situation deeper. The FDA seems to approve drugs anymore that only cause more harm than good. The Government allows testing of different things that cause cancer, everyday its something new and rediculous. "The color of your toliet paper could be linked to cancer, tonight on our top stories". Instead of throwing away billions of dollars to find "farout" links to the cause of cancer, start using those billions to test the drugs that are already out on the market.
Has anyone had any problems with severe sweating due to taking Yaz? The smallest activity makes me sweat and I can't figure out what has changed other than the pill.
I need to have everyone that has dealt with me for the past 2 weeks read this-as they don't think its my birth control. I am usually a very happy and joyful person, it takes a lot to bring me down. But the past 2 weeks I have felt on the verge of depression, I have cried myself to sleep every night, I have cried over some dumb things, I am crying now over reading this, I have snapped at people, I have been miserable. I can't take it anymore I am switching birth controls as this is ridiculous. I was excited to start this at first as my gyno was all about and talking about how wonderful it is.
I'm 16 yrs. old and I have been on Yaz for 3 weeks and a day. I haven't stoped bleeding since I started. I have craps all the time and my back is always hurting me. I have been depressed more than I have every before and I'm have really bad head aches and I can't even keep my balance.
I've been taking yaz for five months and i've been getting increasingly sick every morning. i have severe headaches and i have very bad depression now, and i have anxiety problems that i've never had to deal with before. i never even realized that yaz could be making me a different person until i read this blog, and realized that every single symptom that other people posted, i have been experiencing too. for anyone that is wondering if they should take yaz or not, DO NOT TAKE IT!!!!!
What a Godsend this page has been!!! I thought I had totally lost my mind! I am almost done with my second pack of Yaz, after reading this and confirming the side effects I am DONE for good!!! In the past month I have experienced, anxiety, depression, nausea, yeast infection, weight gain (there I didn't need any help!!), anger issues, extreme feeling of stress, MOODY, headaches, feeling empty inside, the list can go on and on as you all are well aware....WOW....all from 1 little tiny pill. Who would have thought?!?! My question is how long does it take to return to 'normal' after you stop taking the pill? I would like to return to being an asset to fmy amily instead of a ticking time bomb!! I'm sure my husband would greatly appreciate it as well!!! ;o) Thank you all so much for sharing/posting all of your experiences, I feel better already knowing that I'm not having a nervous breakdown or alone with my feelings. I wish you all the best!!
Jamie
I have been on YAZ over a year, the first month or two I was depressed, but it got better! I LOVE it!! Its made my skin so pretty, and my periods only last three days and are very light, i don't have cramps, etc, etc, etc! Just give it time...maybe people who are still depressed have depression or something? Or maybe its just different for different people? I just know that its the best for me! :)
I took Yaz for 7 months before I got pregnant with my son and I loved it. It gave me shorter lighter periods and I lost a little bit of weight. Then after I had my son my Dr. put me on ortho/lo, but it made me have abnormal bleeding while taking the pill so we swapped back to Yaz. I still like being on it. It seems to curb my appetite so it is easier for me to diet. But I know that different people have different effects from medications and Yaz is not for everyone.
I just switched from Yasmin to Yaz 3 weeks ago.Ever since I started this new BC I have had sever stomach pain and nausea.Everything I eat I get sick.I have lost about 14lbs in last 3weeks. I haven't had the depression yet.I can't go on like this anymore.My Dr.'s have run so many test on me this month and they did not even rule out my new BC.Im going to switch back to Yasmin on Wednesday.
I have been on Yaz for a month and two weeks. This past week I have been having chest pain, and I am 26. It also has made my acid reflux worse. I am going to the doctors tommorow to get a check up and ask about this. Also, since taking this pill I have been eating like a pregnant girl- that's the best way to discribe my wanting to eat. I have never been pregant, but no I think I know the feeling of just wanting to eat. Let me tell you, I have not felt like this since I was in high school, so its a no brainer that its the pill. The only real reason I am taking this pill is for my face, so I can stop breaking out. But seriously the chest pain is just not worth it. I think I am not going to take this pill anymore.
Just to let you know. I have been on YAZ for about 7 months now and I love it. At first it was difficult because I was constantly bleeding. I cant say I have any more anger or depressing feeling s than a normal person would if they were upset. I feel great, along with exercise and diets I have lost 18 pounds and these pills are not making me gain a pound. I have only had high blood pressure one time and I have been diagnosed with Migraines. Maybe those experiencing some of these other symptoms should talk to a doctor about these so called side effects actually being something else. Just my opinion. Thanks for letting me share this with you.
I have been following this forum for quite a while and have decided to add my 2 cents. My 34 year old daughter had a massive stroke on August 26th. Due to her medical and physical history the doctors all agree that this was caused by her birth control pills, YAZ. She has NEVER smoked, has ALWAYS excersied, and eats a very healthy diet. No history of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. etc. During the year prior to her stroke she had become extremely depressed, angry and anxious for no apparent reason. Well, since they took her pills away (because of the stroke) she is no longer depressed! To those of you who think that this pills is OK, I hope you never have this happen to you. It was not immediate with my daughter, things progressed over time. Not 1 of her physicians had ever made the connection of the pill and depression, but I saw it all first hand. This had been so bad that she is sadly calling her stroke, her "stroke of luck" because she now has her life back!!!! I am just glad she still has a life and feel lucky to still have her. She now has a non-hormonal IUD and can never take hormones again. BE CAREFUL you are playing with fire!
I have been on YAZ for almost a year now (march 3 will be 1 year) and until i read the comments on this website i never connected anything to my birth control pill. Since taking YAZ i have gained 15 pounds, have heart burn, sweat ALL THE TIME for no reason and have an annoying discharge. my periods last for 5-7 days and they are heavy until day 3 or 4. I am 21 years old, I am active, i work out, i eat decently, i rarley drink. After reading these posts I have started to make a connection to these problems that I have been having. Unfortunately I do not have an Doctors appointment until march so I have to put up with this, but I am definately going to ask to be switched to something different. Thanks for the help!!
I have been on YAZ for 7 months now. I was on Orthotriclycling before i got pregnant. I decided to change BC after i gave birth to my son. I noticed that i get angry very easily , the smallest things annoy me. Also, after I had my baby, i started losing weighed very fast and was a lower weight than i was before i got pregnant. A couple of months ago i started gaining it all back. I am only 20 and have been a small eater my entire life , therefore i know thats not the problem. I am very tired all the time and didnt even consider that YAZ could be causing all these problems.
I have been taking Yaz since I was 16 years old to help manage my extreme periods. I recently stopped taking the pill for a while due to moving which caused me to skip at least a month of the pill (because of perscription problems) after being off of the pill for about two months I started retaking it. I gained about 20 pounds over a few months and it has killed my sex drive (even when I want to I cannot become aroused). Also, my exercise increase in exercise has not at all helped with the weight. Another problem I have experienced is the first two yeast infections I have ever had and a UTI. I didn't know where this was all coming from because I had been on yaz for such a long time but now thinking back I realize that all of this occured around the time I started retaking the pill. Does anyone else have a similar story? I feel like my body is not my own anymore and I'm afraid to stop taking this pill and take another one because i'm afraid to gain another 20 pounds!!!
I have only been on Yaz for a week. I quit taking BC pills in Nov. and went to a barrier method of bc. I thought I had become pregnant and had a m/c because I had tons of prg. syptoms (symptoms) and bleeding "stuff" for 3 weeks. I found out I had an ovarian cyst and endometriosis and something else (test not came back yet). Cyst can cause preg. symptoms. Dr. put me on Yaz and said it would help all of my problems. I had all of the extreme moodiness and emotions that everyone talks about BEFORE the pill. I feel better now as far as that goes but I have beeen suffering from extreme migrains. I have had three already this week. I will certainly watch for other syptoms (symptoms) though. I quit taking the pill before because I had NO sex drive whatsoever and I was tired of hormones. Now Dr. says I have to take them to make me better. Frustrating!
I have been taking Yaz going on 3 weeks now. I promise, its my last! I have had sensative nipples, crying for no reason, and snapping at my boyfriend I guess because hes breathing...I dont know whats going on! I used Desagen for 10 years and had no problems (mentally) but my skin had mild breakouts. My dermatolgist said to change bc and thats when EVERYTHING has changed. I tried Yasmin, NO WAY! I tried the NuvaRing, NO WAY! So, when i tried Yaz, I was so excited because I had no side effects my first week besides nite sweats. The next week, I noticed a rage of anger once or twice towards my boyfriend, but still nothing serious. Now Im in the third week, and all I can think is poor pityful me! I take everything so perssonal, already yelled at Trent for NO REASON, and now I just feel alone and depressed with sore nipples. This stuff is awful! I dont know what to try next? Im nervous about trying anything new after all this! Whats next, a messy diaphram? Lost and confused, Thanks for listening!
I just finished my first month of Yaz and this has been one of the hardest few weeks I have ever experienced in my life. I just got off my depression medication a month ago and I started Yaz in an attempt to control mood swings and depression due to pms. This month all my symptoms were worse. I became extremely angry at anyone and anything, I had more cramps than ever before, and I had very depressed thoughts daily. On top of all that my period lasted two weeks, and last night I had a migraine so intense I thought i was going blind. Reading this page helped me realize Yaz was probably the cause of all these problems, and I'm very happy this page is here. Thank you.
My doctor just started me on Yaz. I havent started it yet but after reading this I dont know if I am going to. I am on 2 anti depressants for my depression and my anxicity. I dont have bad skin all I have is pain from my endometriosis. So if anyone could help me with a good BC to use that doesnt case wild mood swings and no weight gain please email me and let me know. ivys_mommy***@****. PLEASE help me.
Shelly- please know that birth control is a very personal thing. I was on Orthotricyclin LOW and its effect on me was awful- as scary as some of these posts. My husband and I almost divorced because of my emotional state- and I was the one pushing for it!!
I've been on Yaz for six months, and I couldn't be happier. My mood has been stable, I don't have any of the pms craziness that I got on the OT birth control. I would give a try to what your doctor prescribes and go from there. The good thing about BC is that there are so many out there, they all work, and they all react differently depending on your chemistry.
Oh My God! After reading these...I know it was the Yaz thats been making me crazy since May. It took me forever to realize that since I've been taking it, I have been the most down in the dumps person I have ever been. I was never like this, I was that happy loser girl who did everything because it was fun....since May, when I started on Yaz, I became the EXTREME opposite. My sex drive decreased, I snapped at everyone, including my mother, who is my bestfriend, I get angry with my boyfriend over absolutely nothing, and the worthless feeling and suicidal thoughts are just a whole other category...I just switched today to Loestrin 24, hoping that the low dose of estrogen can help me.I gained an extreme amount of weight on Yaz, when I started it I was within normal weight range for my height and age. I was 138 lbs, now, 8 months later, I am over 150 lbs...I have always been a self conscious girl..and gaining weight so rapidly killed me....I never would have linked the 2 together if my sister hadn't asked me what pill I was on...Just the other night i saw the new commercial for Yaz, where they talk about how the FDA wanted to clear things up...I am just trying to warn anybody who does not experience SEVERE PMDD or PMS symptoms to not take this pill...I swear it has reverse side effects on people who have "normal"-so to speak- periods....really talk to your doctor if you or your daughter is thinking of going on birth control...because I don't want anyone to have the same side effects I had, and realize that this pill made you feel this way, before it was too late. Good luck to all the women who gained weight on this pill and felt as worthless as I did. Be strong ladies.Hopefully you'll be beautifully back to normal soon!
i actually love Yaz....its makin me lose weight...my face is clear...i get minor side effects just like anyother pill....you cant take someone elses advice for a pill that you have never taken because every body reacts different. im very happy with yaz!
I switched from Yasmine to Yaz around May 2008. I just recently stopped taking it 2-3 months ago. After reading all of your comments I realize that I too had symtoms from YAZ. I'm not sure about the depression, I had a lot going on at the time. I'm sure the YAZ didn't help. I do recall having a lot of clotting when I wasn't supposed to be having my cycle. Also, I noticed that after I stopped, my night sweats completely disappeared. My problem now is, I think my body is trying to normal itself ( I hope) from being on bc for 3-4 years. I cramped for a while and still do occasionally. I am having a horrible time losing weight. In fact, I feel like I've gained since going off the BC. In addition, one of my breasts is noticeably larger than the other and SUPER sore. I'm thinking and hoping that it's just my body trying to normal itself after being on BC for so long. Anyone else have these issues after stopping BC?
I've been on Yaz for about 6 months now. At first I hated it. My breasts were sore for the first 3 months, I ate everything in sight, then I noticed 3 weeks into the pill pack, I would become extremely depressed. Most of the bad things went away after 3 months. I think most of you need to give it a try. Start keeping better track of your mood swings- I was tracking mine by making mental notes. I have noticed a drop in my sex drive but I still get aroused with I'm with my boyfriend. Everyone is going to react differently to it. I do have to admit its cleared my skin tremendously and that my periods are much lighter and cramps are less. I don't think I'll be trying another pill any time soon cause I'm happy after adjusting to it :)
A month ago my dermatologist placed me on Yaz to control my acne, and I've always been hesitant to go on birth control, but there were no other acne pills for me to use that I hadn't already used.
At first everything was OK, I didn't even notice anything different. However, I have been on Yaz for a month, am due to get my period and a) My period's not coming and b) I have been "spotting"/bleeding for the past week instead. On Monday I woke up with AWFUL stomach pains that didn't feel like cramps, but I presume it was? And today, I am also suffering from INCREDIBLE stomach pain, neck pain, nausea, headache, and light-headedness. I am not on any other medication and nothing else in my life has changed aside from this pill. Prior to this I had normal periods that weren't unbearable, and I was not walking around feeling like I'm dying - the way I've felt for the past few days.
I realize now that I too have been suffering from night sweats, the only side effect that I've had the past few weeks - at first I thought my apartment was too hot or that I slept with too many covers; but every day for the past few weeks I've woken up with a damp shirt. It must be the Yaz!
I'm done with this pack and not getting another one, it's not worth it!
This pill changed my life for the worst! It turned me from happy and vivacious to depressed, anxious, lonely, suicidal etc. My husband noticed the difference immediately. After one week of discontinuing this pill I already feel that I am on my way back to normalcy! I no longer cry myself to sleep each night or feel like my husband hates me for nothing at all!
WARNING... YAZ and YASMIN can be extremely dangerous! Be very cautious when taking this form of birth control! I wouldn't return to this pill even if offered $10,000,000 to do so! Who cares about a few zits, this is emotional stability we're talking about, relationships affected, lives ruined. DON'T DO IT!
I'm sorry this is so long but PLEASE READ IT. I was on Yaz for about 2 years (I started taking it when I was 21 and I'm 23 now). It was great at 1st but after about a year of being on it, I started to notice the side effects. I had NO idea what was causing the side effects (never thought it was Yaz), so it really took a toll on my emotional health. For the longest time I thought I had a brain tumor. I couldn't think straight and seemed to suffer from memory loss. If someone asked me a simple question I couldn't come up with a good answer - I felt stupid! I could have a conversation in the morning and forget about it by evening..which was embarrassing when it was brought back up. I had extreme pains in my head. They weren't headaches or migraines, just a strange pain in the right side of my brain...which is why I thought I had a brain tumor. When I asked my doctor he said he was going to "categorize it as a headache" although I told him it was NOT a headache - and he charged me $80 to tell me that! I was in Target one day and started feeling very strange. I saw a bright light, got a really bad pain in my brain, felt like I was going to pass out, and started crying. I grabbed my boyfriend and he took me to urgent care. He looked scared to death when he saw me. The doctor there tried to give me a shot and some Tylenol but I didn't take it because it wasn't a headache - even the professionals couldn't help me. I had absolutely no sex drive. In fact I didn't have natural lubrication anymore. I was so dry that it was painful to have sex - I know this is personal, but people need to hear this. I suffered from night sweats every night accompanied by terrible nightmares. I'd wake up soaked every night, which is something I'd never done before. It eventually got so bad that I was having suicidal thoughts - I couldn't sleep, I thought I was going crazy, I was dangerously depressed, I had terrible pains in my head/brain, I had no sex drive (I'm only 23) and no one seemed to have an answer. There were a number of times that I wanted to jump out of a car, slit my wrist, or shoot myself. I know this all sounds crazy, but it was all caused by Yaz and if I can get just one person to listen to me it's worth the embarrassment of saying this. Before Yaz, I was always happy and optimistic - it turned me into a negative, bitter, unhappy, mean person. I stopped taking Yaz two weeks ago after I read about so many other women that have had the same side effects as I've had. The first week, I only had night sweats one night. This week, I have had none - I even tested it by wearing thick sweat pants and a sweater to bed...I didn't sweat at all. I still have headaches, but they're not as bad. I'm hoping they'll go away eventually. I'm SOOO much happier. My sex drive is back (which makes my bf happy) and my natural lubrication came back after about a week. I can watch "Who Wants to Be a Millionare" again and get questions right! My memory is slowly getting better - I don't know if Yaz permanently damaged my brain, but if so I would love to sue the **** out of Bayer. Ladies, I know Yaz seems wonderful at 1st, trust me I loved it, but PLEASE STOP TAKING IT! Some women experience the bad side effects right away, but it took a long time for me and I'm afraid some of them may be permanent. It blows my mind that Yaz is still on the market. I guess it's going to take a death before anyone listens. I was very close to ending my life....how many girls may have killed themselves already because of this drug? This is a serious problem. Please tell everyone you know about the bad side effects of Yaz. The word needs to get out.
Oh, also, when I had to go to Urgent Care after what happened in Target, I couldn't explain the situation thoroughly to the doctor. I really couldn't think clearly enough to tell him what happened 5 minutes ago! He looked at me like I was stupid.
I am 25 years old and have been on some form of birth control since I was 17 years old. First I started with Ortho, but then thought it would be amazing to switch to the Depo shot...hey no period so I was all about it. Until I turned 23 are realized I wanted a period, my body is supposed to have one so I should. After a few months of not taking anything I went back to Ortho, but was suffering severe PMS and dreadful cramps the first day of my period.
So, at my yearly physical (Sept. 2008) I told my Doctor, she switched me to Yaz. Since Sept. 2008 I have not had a period and take a pregnancy test every month because I am so freaked out. Not to mention that I have been crying over nothing, getting upset about things I never get upset about...I start fights with my boyfriend constantly about nothing. It has gotten so bad that it has put a huge rift in our relationship. It was not until I thought the other day, maybe its the pills. They are the only thing that has changed in my life recently. So I found this website and read everyone's responses. I felt like I wrote every single one. I am so relieved that it is not me! I thought I may be bipolar or something.
As for those who wish to take this pill for acne....it is not worth it. This pill has almost destroyed the most important relationship in my life. This pill has made me hate myself and my life. I never ever felt that way before. I have always struggled with acne, but went to a dermatologist who has helped me so much. Also, I gave up on wearing all types of foundation and blush. Any make up I wear is only on my eyes and lips. I do not care if my skin does not look flawless, its looks better then it would with foundation hiding obvious pimples and even worse creating more.
Ladies, thank you so much to all of you! I have been on Yaz for five months, and they have been some of the worst months of my whole entire life. I have absolutely horrible mood swings: I get angry and sad in the blink of an eye. I barely even sleep anymore, I can't concentrate, and all I want to do is just sleep on my couch for the rest of my life.
No one could figure out what the deal was. I am usually such a bright, happy person, but I'd turned into this horrible monster. I was convinced that it couldn't be the Yaz, but it looks like it was! I just took my last pill today, and will never pick up another EVER. Thank you all so much, we really need to get this website some publicity so that more women can find out what they really need to know about Yaz.
After reading through the comments, I noticed very few people mentioned experiencing chest pains. I have been on Yaz for approximately a month and a half and have experienced on two occasions severe chest pains and shortness of breath. These symptoms literally last for hours and they are quite scary (and annoying). I have never had this before and correlated them to be a result of YAZ due to the timing of when I started the medication and began experiencing these pains. Anyone else experience this?
I would advise you to get medical attention now. Severe chest pain and shortness of breath could be a sign of a blood clot in your lung. Please consult a physician or get to an emergency room ASAP and be sure to tell them you are on hormonal birth control.
I hardly ever post on these sites, but I really appreciate everyone's feedback. This is helping me to realize I need to switch Rx's! I started on Yaz 3 months ago after my Dr. told me "it was just like Yasmine." It's not. I was on Yasmine for 3 years, and don't recall having the same side effects. I now feel anxious all the time. I also agree with the writer who said their sex-drive decreased. It now takes far longer to reach an orgasm, then before I started on Yaz. Can anyone else tell me if they felt Yasmine was better then Yaz? Thanks.
I am 26 years old, and was taking Yaz for several months. It made me VERY depressed, emotional, angry, and just not myself. And caused very irregular periods, spotting throughout the month...I thought maybe it was life circumstance (my husband joined the military and was away training for 5 months, and then deployed to Iraq). When he was sent to Iraq, I got off the pill...and magically started going back to my normal self :). A few months later I decided to get back on the pill to be prepared for when he comes back for R&R (two week Army leave). And sure enough, the same changes in my temper occurred. It was AWFUL! I thought that it was just me...but I now see that this is common. Stay away from YAZ Birth Control!!!!!!
I am disturbed by how many people are having the same exact problems I am with Yaz. I have been on it about a year and a half. Over the course of this time, I thought it was working great. I lost weight, had more energy, my skin looks great, I have no periods, no cramps...great right?
Well over time I have noticed (and now my friends and family are noticing it NOW) I am very angry and VERY depressed and anxious. The only thing that I take is this pill, I was never depressed in my life (I am almost 40). I cry all the time, feel so alone, have fits of anger....this isn't like me. Towards what would be my period, I am at rock bottom, I have thought of suicide!! A man I was seeing for a while told me that I was like 2 people: so sweet sometimes yet I would get so angry he didn't recognize me. I would get mean and say cruel things. My therapist told me she wants me on antidepressants, that is what caused me to do the research on this & I found this site as well as many others. Should this pill still be on the market?
I am on my last pill pack, I have about a week and a half to go. When I am done with my active pills I now know I have to look out and watch my moods, behavior and anxiety. I cannot wait to get this out of my life. I am kicking myself about how long it took me to realize the connection. I understand not everyone's body works the same, and some people will love this pill. But it sounds like people are having the same issues: depression. Keep in mind, it took a long time for me, my friends and my family to see signs in me, well over a year.
I have been on yaz for three months. The only side effects i have are going from an A cup to a B. Not complaining :) I used to have crazy pms where I would go into a rage for no reason or cry uncontrolably but all that has changed. My husband can now stand to be around me! I have to agree with the one poster whom said that if you don't have pmdd then you shouldn't take it. maybe it does have an opposite effect for people. There is no magic pill that everyone can take and have no side-effect. If you don't believe me google other forms of birth control and you will see horror stories for them all. Its about find what works for your body, not the latest pill on the market. but for those of you who have EXTREME pms symptoms I would at least give it a try. Also for those who had recently had a baby with serious depression talk to your doctor because it might be postpartum depression.
I am so glad I came to this forum. I have been on Yaz for about 7 months and have become extreemly depressed and angry, which I am the complete polar opposite of. I do not want to get out of bed in the morning, I have been sleeping for 9-10 hours each night, I have major sweating problems, horrible death dreams, thoughts of suicide, confusion, memory loss, zero sex drive and the one thing that made me research the side effect of Yaz was severe sporatic pains in the right side of my brain, and vision loss is my right eye. I have yet to go to the doctor about this as the vision loss has just occured. Someone else wrote a bit about the pains in the right side of her brain as well in this forum and that really startled me. As of today I am stopping all birth control in hopes I will return to NORMAL and checking in with my doctor!
Thank you so much every single woman that has posted about Yaz. I myself thought I was also going crazy. My boyfriend has completely changed because of how I've been acting. We're still hanging in there but this has definitely made things that much harder. I've had the worse headaches I've ever had in my life, and I used to never get headaches. My doctor put me on a muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory but never told me it could be caused because of the Yaz. My cholesterol also went up, my blood pressure has been okay though. I never put two and two together, just thought I was in a depression and was trying to deal with it. After reading these posts I am quitting birth control all together. It shouldn't be this difficult. I have a great boyfriend and this is making me be mean and overly emotional. It's not worth loosing who you are and possibly losing people you love because of how you behave when on Yaz. I've been fortunate that he has been putting up with me for the past 5 months because I have been a totally different person. Just today before reading all of this I was going to begin counseling. I still might because now I have to start doing repair for our relationship. If you decide to use Yaz please jsut use caution and if you notice changes in your personality quit right away. It's not just mood changes, it literally changes who you are as a person. Luckily, I haven't thought about suicide, I'm not the type of person to be depressed so I think that helps to not fall that far but this is ridiculous. Just like another woman posted on here, I also have been different, as in shorter with my daughter and that is not fair to her. If I would've known it was Yaz I would've stopped a long time ago. Lately, I've been feeling like I'm a horrible mother when deep inside I know I'm not. All in all, I am a different person and I love who I used to be. Now I'm hoping I can get that back soon and maintain the relationships I have in my life. My boyfriend and I used to spend every night together now it's down to about 3 is that. Taking birth control (YAZ) was the worst decision we ever made and I regret it. That's probably the first thing in my life I've said I regret. Anyway I could go on for days about this…please just be aware of who you are and if it changes while on Yaz STOP IMMEDIATELY.
So, after reading all of these posts, I can't believe I didn't see it sooner.I'm a freshman in college, and last semester was a breeze. But over Christmas break I went on Yaz. After coming back to school I started not going to class, taking everything personally and crying over nothing. My friendships and relationship suffered. So now I have fewer friends, no relationship, and I am probably going to fail a class, and I hate it. My mom was so worried about me and was thinking I was depressed, because I told her I missed who I was and I feel like I don't know who I am anymore. Well tonight she found this site and I am not starting my third cycle, at ALL. It never crossed my mind that this was all from Yaz, but it seems that's exactly why. I am hoping after a few weeks I'll be back to where I was, or at least close, it seems everyone realized I had changed except me until recently.
Ladies thanks so much for posting yas experience. I have never been on bc b4 & for the past month I have been having swelling & pain on the left side of my abdomen. One day it was so bad i had to go to the hospital & have a ct scan b.c my doctor felt it & thought either i have a blockage or an ovarian cyst that had burst. THe test found nothing but i saw a gastro doc & he did a colonoscopy and found nothing. I went to the obgyn doc & she gave be yaz. I hesitated at first but she said that bc was the only thing to help regulate my hormones that may cause the cysts. THe first week i had the WORST headache I have ever had. I took aleive, Motrin, and Tylenol and I still had it the next day but not as strong. Lately I also noticed that I have been having extreme mood swings but mostly anger. I even yelled at a poor kid who called me by accident. I’ve never been a negative person but this stuff is making me into a different person. I also have noticed that I have been having alot of body twitching. IT is now keeping me awake at night. My body twitches during the day & night and affects every muscle including my eyes. I did not see that as a side effect & i am thinking about talking to the obgyn doc about that and the other side affects as well. Has anyone else noticed full body twitching on this medication? This is only 2nd week on it.
I am in the military and I started taking Yasmin Sept 07. Now March 1st, 2009 was the first day of being off of Yasmin or anything like Yasmin forever. The first couple months I experienced horrible discharge that was like a yeast infection, while it was "supoosed" to be normal (thicking of the Uterus lining). For me personally, I had never had any kind of abnormal discharge or smells or anything like that. I was in and out of doctors trying to rid this effect. Finally, I guess after being on it for a couple of months my body got adjusted to the pills hormones. After about 8months on this pill I was overly emotional-cried, sensitive about everything involving my fiance, felt alone, cornered and my fiance now husband was in for it with my mood swings. I started experiencing light weight breathing problems and he would ask me if I was okay because I would hold my chest and stop for a second. I couldn't connect why I was experiencing these symptoms, at all. Along with being emotional, as the months went by I started feeling nauseated and thought I was pregnant. The night before or two I had been drinking Alcohol so I thought it may had been the alcohol (yea, ok). Soon after I started having pretty bad stomach aches but didn't notice because my tolerance for pain is: tolerate it. Christmas Day 6AM, 2 days after my husband and I got married I woke up in sweats feeling like I was going to throw up but nothing came. Soon my body couldn't take anymore and I finally blew. I had nothing much in my stomach but kept throwing up about every couple of minutes until I was horribly dry heathing uncontrollably and could not stop throwing up. My husband didn't know what else to do so he rushed me to the ER. As soon as I arrived there I felt horrbile, could barely walk, could barely sit and was was in cold hard sweat that my thick hoody was drinched by the time I removed it. After spending 3 days in the hospital (dont forget our FIRST Christmas married) the doctors kept giving me the run around and kept making me take CAT scans and every kind of scan you can think of, just to tell me all they see is "thickening in my small intestines" and to stay a little longer to see if I can finally hold food down. At the time, we assumed and thought that I caught the holiday crud but as time has passed and all these adds and added side effects to these birth conHELL's that they failed to enclosed is all clear that it WAS the birth control. I almost lost my life had I not went to the emergency room that Christmas morning. After doing research online for what Yasmin and YAZ contain, it showed that it creates higher Potassium levels which can be dangerous and cause gastrointestinal issues. EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THAT DAY. My husband did not believe it was the birth control pills but I know my body. I am athletic (very), 5'5 and WAS 138-140 pounds.... now ladies, I am 153. WOW... who would have guessed. I am really into being healthy and no health problems and this past year was real BAD health wise for me. I dont want to see or hear of anyone dying from this drug. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.... STOP taking it. Even if it does not cause you problems now; it didn't for me either at first until later, IT WILL CATCH UP to your body whenever your bodies say "Enough, I cannot take anymore". So please, if you or a loved one is taking these pills encourage them to STOP. I am only 23 (soon) and we have one life, one body and one heart, I feel this pill almost stopped mine. TAKE HEED WOMEN. TAKE HEED
I've had horrible cramps since i was 12 years old (I'm now 25) I finally found a doctor who instead of putting me on the pill to try and help found out what was really wrong which is endemetrosis and cycts. They put me on yaz to regulate my period before i go in for surgery to remove my growths and I feel like i'm loosing my mind! I was diagnosed with PMDD when I was 14 but have been handeling it without medication. I thought that this may help but I fell worse than ever! I go to school full time, work 2 jobs and my husband is currently surving in Afghanistan so this added emotionl burden is horrible. I only have to take it tilli have my surgery then no more and I will never touch it again. but this helped so much cause I thought that I was loosing my mind with crying all the time, i'm always tired and want to sleep. I hope this helps!
I am just finishing my 3rd month on Yaz, and I wish I had googled the side effects earlier on. I am a complete mess, beyond myself. I am feeling very irritable, depressed, lonely, anxious, and nauseated. I have been having the strongest thoughts of suicide for the past two days and I am crying myself to sleep. I often have horrible nightmares. My days are so different, some days I cannot sleep and other days I have a hard time staying awake. I often feel like I am pregnant with morning sickness, sometimes actually throwing up. I think the worst case scenario, am picking fights with my boyfriend for no reason. In fact, I am afraid he is going to break up with me today because of my paranoia and irrational thoughts and behavior last night. I always think he's doing something wrong when there's no reason to. My mind is always racing on people who might be conspiring against me or talking about me. I am very angry and lash out at my kids and our new kitten all the time. I have gained 5 or 6lbs and cannot seem to shed them. I am breaking out with blackheads all over my back and even on my eye lids! Ugh! Something I have never experienced! I absolutely hate this pill and will stop taking it immediately. Why on earth did my ob/gyn not tell me about these possibilities?!?! I am also replacing her!
Ladies, be careful in taking Yaz! It might be okay for some, but it's definitely not okay for a lot of women.
I am Blown away at everything I am reading! I thought it was just me...2 years ago my OBGYN changed me from Yasmin to Yaz... I had been on Yasmin for 5 years and honestly never had any problems at all...I LOVED IT! Then when I changed to Yaz, I bled for 3 months with my OBGYN saying it would stop and I had also gained 15 lbs in those 3 months... I was always down and depressed! I got off of it and she changed me back to yasmin. I continued to gain weight at a rapid pace...even though my diet had not changed at all...I dieted, and could NOT lose weight! I ended up gaining 80lbs total and a couple of months after I got off of the YAZ I ended up with a blood clot in my leg! Thank God it wasn't a Deep Vein, but it was VERY painful! Because of that I can't get on Birth Control, and I was on it because of Horrible cramps. I had surgery and have lost my weight, but I advise all of my friends not to take it! It is WAY to dangerous! It's not worth your life!
I am so glad I found these posts and I am so shocked that this drug is still on the market. It is a very scary thing! I have been on Yaz for almost a year and did not notice severe side effects until about my 9th, 10th month. During this time I felt extremely tired and run down all of the time. I was moody and snappy almost 3 weeks out of the month. This past week has been one of the worst of my life. I suffered an extreme panic attack (never had one before). I've had pains in my chest, extreme heart rate, and everytime I try to sleep, I awake in panic. I have been crying everyday because I am feeling so anxious and panicky and do not how to stop it. I went on the computer to search my symptoms and was absolutely shocked and I have to say a little relieved to learn that other women were having the same symptoms. I have stopped taking Yaz, but my mind is still not at ease. I am terrified that it has done permanent damage (more anxious behavior). I pray that I will soon feel like my old self again!
I have to say I am also so relieved that I found this website. I thought I was going insane. I switched from Yasmin to Yaz in June 2008 because of acne and I was getting married soon, so I wanted clear skin. Well, for one Yaz didn't really deliver on the clear skin thing. I had the best skin when I was taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo about 4 years ago. Since switching to Yaz I have been constantly bloated, constipated despite taking fiber supplements and eating a very high fiber diet. I also can't lose weight and feel as though I'm gaining weight despite being a very active person--long distance runner, mountain biker, snowboarder. I run at least 5 miles every day and lift weights every other day, yet I'm developing a gut and am losing muscle tone! I though I was pregnant due to my increased appetite, daily headaches, constipation, bloating, cramping, spotting, extreme fatigue, and moodiness. I had elevated cholesterol at my last check up--I've always had SUPER low cholesterol. My doc even told me I could sell my cholesterol levels on the black market they were so good...prior to taking Yaz of course. I also have night sweats, chest pains, stomach pains, bad dreams, am constantly anxious, angry, annoyed and don't feel happy and optimistic like I used to be. It's scary to know so many other women are having the same symptoms and they are definitely side effects of Yaz b/c I didn't have 99% of them prior to taking Yaz. This is for leighton704--on New Year's Day 2009, I woke up and there was this intense pain behind my right eye and my vision in that eye was blurry, but I've had better than 20/20 vision my whole life. Whenever I moved my eye it hurt so bad I would instinctively cover it even though the pain was behind my eye. I went to an opthamologist who looked at my optic nerve to see if it was inflamed--a sign of optic neuritis. It wasn't inflamed, so I had to get an MRI of my brain b/c the doc thought I might have MS!!! Waiting for the results (which were negative, thank God) was the most stressful week of my life!!! The eye pain eventually went away, but the opthamologist couldn't come up with a diagnosis or explanation for the pain. I now blame Yaz after reading I HATE Yaz. I fully blame it for everything. I am quitting it today.
I am 45 years old. I began taking YAZ 1 and 1/2 weeks ago to help with my ovarian cyst problems. I do not smoke. For the first 2-3 days I was fine but after that, the FATIGUE set in. I have been sleeping okay, except for waking up soaking wet from sweat. I have never experienced night sweats before, and I am not going through menopause--yet. I have felt like sleeping all day. I barely have the energy to go to my college classes and feel like I am falling apart. I wake up exhausted and have some body aches. I have difficulty concentrating and feel withdrawn from my friends and family. I have decided to stop taking YAZ and hope I get back to feeling like my old self again. I wouldn't recommend YAZ to other women.
I've been taking yaz for about a year and 4 months. I've gotten such an increase in cellulite it's crazy. I read before that you're more prone to get cellulite when on yaz because it blocks the fat and stores it in you're legs and booty! I stopped taking yaz for a week and noticed a decrease of cellulite in my legs. I had to start taking it again cause you know, it's birth control! But yes. I've noticed the same side effects as most of you, the depression and anger issue. Yaz is evil :(
This lawsuit info. just came to me via e-mail and I have to say I am very lucky that nothing that serious happend to me, if I would have not stopped taking Yaz almost a month ago however, who knows what my sever pains in the right side of my brain and vision loss in my right eye would have escalated into! Very Frighting! I posted a message back in Feb. if you would like to read my side effects.
About a year ago I stopped taking Yaz after I had taken it for 6 months. During those 6 months I became irritable, suicidal, moody, anxious, and super depressed. I also managed to gain 40 pounds! A year later, I am still dealing with depression and anxiety. I am a laid back person, and I have never been diagnosed with depression or felt these feelings before. I am 23 now, and all through out high school I was on Orthotricyclen and though I was somewhat moody (could have been normal teen hormones) my weight stayed 100 lbs (I'm 5'2") and I didn't experience any health concerns. When I was 19 I had the depo shot and gained 10 lbs immediately...I also had food cravings like I was pregnant. Needless to say I never got another shot after the first. I have sworn off all birth control pills, and I highly suggest that NO ONE takes Yaz!!!
Hello, my 17 year old daughter was started on Yaz 1 month ago, due to multiple ovarian cysts. First few days, crying, very angry and deprressed, I thought, well, she needs to get used to the hormones and I did nothing about it. She continue to take it and finished 3 weeks and 2 days of pink and was left with one day of pink, before stating whites, before symptoms escalated.( she became angry, isolated, and suicidal. Told me she wanted to jump off the balcony in her room and or/ crash her car with her in it. She began c/o of headache, which was not relieved by any of the over the counter meds, her eyes became quite sensitive to light, her eyes were covered by a black sleeping mask, and a hat, she could not even see daylight in a room, and the headache was on right side of head and in eyes area. I rushed to see an optomitrist, who said it was all good, no eyes problem, ( pupils were dilated) she was miserable. She them developed a fever,and nausea, I then took her to see her GP, who immediately thought Viral meningitis, although she did not have a rash, or nuccal rigidity, but the light sensitivity scared him, he ordered blood work, cbc and sed rate looking for infection or imflamation these came back normal, so the viral meningitis was ruled out, then he bagan to look for other things and said nothing fit, He said he never seen such a extreme case to light sensitivy. He send her to see an opthalmologist, who again dilated her pupils and told us, (thanks the lord) that there was no sign of imflamation, or adenopathy in her eyes, and no sign of hemorrage. But the h/a did not let up, she was given ultram, it did not work, then next day went to see MD (GP) again who this time said blood work was good, and gave her tylenol #3 for the h/a this help a little, recommended lost of water, and rest. Categorized as a migraine, but also ordered an MRI, to make sure no other problems were casuing this. I waited for 2 days and was going nuts, my poor baby was still in a lot of pain, and nothing seems to work. I told him the only thing different thing my daughter was taking was YAZ, he told me to call GYN, I did. She was out that day. MRI came back negative, :) I was once again relieved that there was no tumor, or hemorrage or blood clot which is what I thought from the get go, due to her s/s. Finally got hold of
GYN said she had other cases with h/a for multiple days,(other patients on YAZ) and to give her motrin 6oomg 3x a days, lots of fluids, rest and dark room, we had been doing all except for the motrin, then I found this site, and Relief, becasue at least I see that other people have had similar problems, and my poor baby is not going nuts. The motrin helps but the only thing that takes th edge off is Percocet. By taking a percocet my daughter was able to sleep a couple of hours at the time. Also constant ice packs, ( take a small towel soak it with water and put inside a plastic bag, once frozen put on head it is flexible enough that you can shape it. Sorry had to tell you that. Anyhow today is day 6 of her headache. it's been 5 days since she stopped the pill, and she has not have her menses yet. It should have come 2 days ago. I hope once it comes the h/a will get better. Now the H/A on day 6 is on the right side of the eye. before was 3-4 days on right side of head, then moved to frontal, side and back, and now is localized on the front. I have been trying multiple baths, warm compresses for the back of neck, candles and everything I can think off, to help her relax. Soft music, also I read about Magnesium, rivoflavin (B2) vitamin and feve Few, and ran to get her that. It seems that the magnesium has also helped her relax. Yaz, tends to increase potassium so the MAG counteracts it. also relaxes muscle. Ask your MD. I am at my wits end, It kills me to see my little girl like this. Becareful when starting a new med. Hope this post help other people. Just know it is always safe to go to your md and look for answers, at least I know what it wasn't, I WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO START ANOTHER PILL, we will deal with the cyst, in another manner. Hope this help other women, I will keep you posted when H/A gets better.
Thanks A. C.
I am so glad I stumbled upon this forum. I started YAZ just 3 weeks ago and have always been a healthy upbeat person- I have noticed the following side effects:
-Pain behind my eyes
-Low grade Headache that won't go away without narcotics
-Very dry mouth-constant thurst
-Depressive feelings
-Easily angered with little patience/tolerance for anyone
I plan to go off this med ASAP. Affraid to try something else....
hello. i'm 30 and i started taking yaz 2 years ago because of bad pms. Since then i've been much better, no breast tenderness, almost not cramps, better mood and on top of all i lost weight, 35 pounds so far without changing my eating habits. the first few months were a little different but once my body adjusted all i saw was beniftis, Very happy
I dont even know where to start. Im dumbfounded by all of the posts on here. 10 minutes ago before I decided to look up "side effects of Yaz" I was lying on my bed half crying. Wondering why..why am I secluding myself from everyone and why arent I happy? Even the boy that Ive been <3ing for the past year is just starting to come around and act interested and all i want to do? Is be alone..I go through spurts, up and downs of black and white, happiness and sadness. This is not me I said! Im a lover of life! I love sports and people and being a social butterfly! But Ive been on Yaz for well over a year and a half. I took a break about 6 months ago, for about 2 months. My skin got horrible. It is horrible. Always has been horrible, and always will. They only time i feel good about it is during my period. Ugghhh. Sure. I have pushed all my friends away. My loneliness and depression I assumed was from just moving out and living on my own for the first time this past Nov. Im 28. I was ok when i first did. But its not just the blues of lonliness taking a toll. This medication needs to be addressed. Its not safe. Now I need to answer that question. Whats more valuable? Semi-clear skin? Or my life? Please take serious time to consider using this drug. Your doctore wont tell you. Also note that the mental side effects may not come into play until many months of being on this. Thank you everyone.
wow.... i am 15 years old and i have been taking yaz for about a year now, i don't know were all of these symptoms i read about here come from!!! I guess that every ones body is different and you need to keep trying until you find the right one for you... Yaz has actually worked wonders for me, it has controlled my breakouts, no cramps, shorter period, no mood swings or none of that bad stuff ( i naturally have mood swings, its a learned behavior from my mom).My period is actually regular now, it uses to be one month yes one month no, and sometimes twice in a month! I do have to admit that the first pack or two i would get some stomach aches, which are not common in me, and also i have more discharge and it's pretty annoying having to always put on liners, i think it's bad enough wearing pads, but overall i am happy.
I can't really comment on any other pills because i haven't tried any, like i said i'm only 15.
I would recommend it to teens out there!!!
I went to see my doctor because I was suffering of PMS. Exactly a week before my period I would have one or two days when I was moody, depressed, angry. She (the doctor) gave me Yaz and told me that will help me with PMS. I am taking YAZ for 2 weeks now and I haven't stopped bleeding, and I am extremely angry, depressed ( every morning I wake up and cry), I have menstrual pain (never had them before), and I have never had a day in these two weeks with regular bleeding. I am very tired. My feel my head throbbing. it's worse than those two days of PMS that I was familiar with. Hence, I called my doctor and she said it will take about 2 (two) months to get used to this pill!!!! I can't sacrifice two months waiting for the Good to happen. I'd rather go back on my birthcontrol method and take roots of valerian pill to calm me down during my 2 days of PMS! Now that I read all these here, I am convinced to give up on YAZ. Thank you to all women who have posted here! Do you have any advice on how to calm PMS? It's getting worse with the age (I am 39). Thanks, Ladies!
WHATEVER YOU DO DONT TAKE YAZ! I am only 22 years old and went on yaz after my dermatologist recommended it. It seriously almost reuined my life! I never thought a simple birth control pill could do such a thing. Iv been takig birth control since i was 16 and never had problems until now. I was on it for about 8 months and during that time, i LOST ABOUT 1/3 OF MY HAIR! I also became SEVERLY depressed and EXTREMELY emotional, about everything. I was always stressed about everything too. I used to be an overwhelmingly happy person, i sometimes think that i didnt even know what depression was because i was always in a good mood. That all changed after i started taking yaz.
Im a skinny girl already, im 5'8 and weight about 125. After taking yaz, i lost 15 pounds and was down to 110, which is horribly skinny for my height. I was eating the same too, which was the weird part. I never wanted to lose weight, i already thought i was skinny. Although, i noticed that sometimes i was soooo depressed that i wouldnt eat all day, which is not like me at all, normally im a pig! I seriously have had emotional mood swings and SEVERE depression from this stuff. I also experienced really bad chest pains and had a hard time breathing. I went to the doctors and they found out it was all from my yaz. I found out that i had mitro valve prolapse, which was what was causing my heart pains. I knew it was from the yaz because it was the only medicine i was on at the time!
I also had a friend who was on this for the same time i was and she ended up developing a tumor on her liver because of it. They had to remove half her liver and the doctors traced it back to the Yaz. Very sad considering she is only 23 and now she has a foot long scar across her stomach from something as simple as taking a birth control pill. Im not trying to scar anyone, but everyone i have talked to who has taken this drug has had extremely bad problems. I can definitely see it getting pulled off the market in the next year here because too many people are having problems with it.
Good news is, i stopped taking it about 2 months ago, and i notice that im returning back to my old self again. Im much happier and my hair is growing back again. I WOULD AVOID TAKING THIS DRUG AT ALL COSTS! it seriously had a horrible impact on my life as well as my health! Hope this helps some people out!
I am on Yaz currently and am almost done with my first pack of pills, so it is quite new for me. Before being prescribed Yaz I was on Junel which made me have the WORST side effects. It was to the point that it made me feel like I was pregnant when I definitely was not. The first two and a half weeks of taking Yaz I didn't really notice any side effects but last Friday I got a migraine headache. I do not have a history of bad headaches (although my mom does). I thought it was just a hard day at work or that I was over-tired, but then Tuesday night I was at my night class and I got ANOTHER migraine which has continued through today. I read about some side effects of Yaz online today thinking that it could possibly be causing my CONSTANT headache. I'm glad that I did. One website i went to said that if you are experiencing any of these severe side effects stop taking it and call your doctor right away. Well, one of those side effects was worsening severity of headaches/migraines. I called my doctor right away and left a message for her nurse saying that I keep getting migraines and they are Extreme. I workout almost everyday and I'm a very healthy person. I take daily vitamins and watch what I eat, and I never get headaches that won't go away with using advil or tylenol. I have had this headache for three days straight now and it is driving me crazy. I have extreme sensitivity to light, and the pain just continues on and on.
Here's the twist. After reading most of these comments this afternoon, I finally decided to call my doctors nurse and she called me back not too much later and told me that my doctor said that headaches are not associated with Yaz and that I should continue to take the pill. I was very upset after this because I do not want to take it anymore. I am seriously considering stopping it today, and switching doctors because I am so frustrated with mine right now!! If it wasn't for me reading these posts I would not have any information about Yaz's side effects. Any Advice I would love to hear it! thanks!
I continued to take my pill last night and woke up with extremely BAD chest pains this morning. I once again have put a phone call into my doctor's nurse and am waiting for a return phone call. If she tells me that chest pain is not a side effect you can imagine how upset I'm going to be.
Ok Ok Ok.... People honestly need to talking **** about this pill. I think the main problem here is that all of you don't know how to research something before you decided to start taking it. YAZ was created to treat women who have PMDD. I think it's a joke that it's being prescribed for acne, regulating periods .. etc. It's make-up is to treat servere emotional and physical problems that women have during their menstrual cycle. If you don't have these problems, then don't take it because it was not designed for you and of course it will give you problems. Every woman has different amounts of hormones in their bodies. YAZ is meant to balance the woman with PMDD. If you don't have that, it's going to throw you out of balance causing your mood swings and such. This pill has been a miracle worker for many women, so please quit nagging about it. If it's not right for you, than fine.. quit taking it. Just don't bash it just because you didn't take the time to research it before you took it and now you're paying the consequences.
coonrapidswoman, as you may know, Yaz was MARKETED to young women to "knock out" mood swings, get rid of acne, cramps, etc.(did you see any of the commercials???). They just released a new commercial stating that "You may have seen some Yaz commercials recently that were not clear. The FDA wants us to correct a few points in those ads." Along with clarifying that the contraceptive pill won’t maintain clear skin or treat PMS, the new ads also point out the potential health risks associated with the drug, which were downplayed in previous ads. The whole thing comes across like an embarrassing, “Oops! We messed up big time!” apology from Bayer. "We’ll put up the new commercial as soon as we can! Hope we didn't screw up your life!" Plus, our DOCTOR'S were prescribing it to us. I didn't have PMDD, my doctor knew that, yet he prescribed Yaz (he's the professional). So yeah, maybe we didn't "do our research", but it wasn't until recently that Yaz came out with THEIR mistake!
I took Yak for 19 days and developed anxiety, depression, nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea, and a severely decreased appetite. I have lost 15 pounds. I stopped taking it on March 29th The days after I stopped my anxiety and depression went away, but I still cannot eat and bought protein shakes today.
I started taking Yaz four months ago for PMDD and I have gained weight and feel suicidal. For someone who is recovering from an eating disorder and a has a history of depression, you can imagine how this affects me.
I went back to my doctor last week and she recommended increasing my cymbalta from 60 mg (the highest dosage) to 90 mg but continuing with the Yaz.
There are those of us who are taking Yaz for what is meant for and still having the negative side effects. But I continue to take it because the doctor recommended it - said my body just has to "get used to it." Is it worth it? We'll find out soon enough...
I have been on Yaz for a little over two years and have started experiencing what I think might be side effects in the past several months. I have not had a normal period since Sept. 2008, often having pms symptoms each month but little to no bleeding. Went to the gyno in Sept and was told Yaz can cause phantom periods because of the low dose....FYI because of little to no period I have been taking preg. tests every month just to be safe. I have been having spouts of depression, crying for no real reason, major lack in sex drive, staring fights with my husband over little things, having occasional nausea and headaches. After reading previous comments from other users I think I will switch. Has anyone else experienced symptoms so far into taking this pill???
I was on YAZ until my doc prescribed Yasmin. The pharmacy compounded the problem by issuing the generic. Ladies I have NEVER been so sick in my life. After about 8 months of taking Yasmin I am iron deficient, B12 anemic, suffering from heart palpatations and if I didn't realize it was the pill that was making me sick, I think I would've been on here telling you, I too, had a stroke or heart attack. My absorption of essential vitamins and minerals has been extremely compromised. I also relate to the woman who was experiencing head pain and memory problems. I have been off Yasmin for two weeks, but my functioning is only slowly improving. I haven't experienced a rapid recovery although I do see subtle improvements in my functioning every day. I really feel like becoming an advocate for NO MORE YAZ OR YASMIN. I truly felt like it was about to kill me! I was literally swallowing the thing everyday that was making me sick. There are also night sweats and swollen legs which landed me in the hospital too. I could go on and on. We really need to do something. No woman I know will ever take those pills if I can help it. NO MORE YAZ PRESCRIPTIONS!!!
This is my third month on Yaz. I met with my doctor a couple of days ago and she has switched me to Alesse due to my side effects: very sore breasts (growth was a positive thing for me), constipation, short breath causing me to yawn a lot and having difficulty doing so, chest tightness, nausea and feeling light-headed.
My period is fine, but the side effects are very uncomfortable. My doctor tells me they are all symptoms of too much estrogen in my body. I'm sitting at my office desk right now drinking ginger ale after taking Tums and wishing I didn't have to do a "clean switch," fully completing my pack of Yaz before starting Alesse (which I hope will be better for me).
Apparently many people have died from the pill as a result of not paying attention to their symptoms (according to my doctor) and so girls need to be very careful and conscious of their bodies when playing with their hormones on birth control.
Good things were no weight gain and breast growth. Aside from that, I just don't feel well and so I'm glad I was able to share it with my doctor before getting any worse (especially since I'm getting married this year and need to make sure I'm okay with whatever I'm on)
I started yaz due to the fact that I hadnt had a period in 9 months. I wasn't pregnant so they ran a bunch of tests and determined I should start the pill right away so that it would give me periods. After, a couple days of taking it, I began fighting with my boyfriend constantly, the fights were my fault, I was extremely moody, depressed, kept to myself and even had a couple suicidal thoughts. Everyone around me could see that I was changing for the worse but I thought I just needed more time to adjust to the large dose of hormones being pumped into my body. On the 16th day of taking these horrible pills I had stayed in my room all day crying and my mother was worried about me and came to talk to me and I freaked out at her! My mom immediately thought of the pills and took them and threw them out then made me go to the emergency room. The doctor gave me some relaxers and told me to quit taking the pills ASAP! Although I didn't experience any physical pain these pills were absolutely horrible. They toy with your emotions and these kind of side affects aren't something you should have to get "used to." I later found out that someone my mom knew took this birth control as well and experienced the same side affects as I did, so when she saw her doctor they ran some tests and discovered her hormones were at the level of a pregnant womans! What does that say...Anyway, I'm now on microgestin and I'm a million times happier. I wouldn't recomend this birth control to anyone. Be careful and good luck!
OMGosh - I have battled with depression and anxiety before, but not for a long long time & since I started taking YAZ about a week & 1/2 ago I have been getting headaches, I got a yeast infection, & have been dealing with TERRIBLE anxiety & depression in the last three days. I really thought I was going insane. I think that God definitely answered my prayers when he let me stumble on to this page. I have been on other birth controls before & none have ever effected me like this one. YAZ IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE. I am going to quit taking it immediately. Thank you all for posting about it.
I am beside myself. Im so glad i found this website. I took yasmin for about 6 months then switched to yaz for the past 8 months. I have NEVER felt this bad in my life! I really thought I was losing my mind. SEVERE fatigue-I could sleep all day. Depression, anxiety, irritability, sadness, just not me. I had some of these a little with yasmin but it never occurred to me how much these symptoms worsened with the timing I started the yaz. I've gained almost 20 pounds. I feel horrible. I've already stopped taking yaz and pray every day I get my old self back-my poor husband and kids have been putting up with a monster. I would never recommend yaz to anyone.
I was wondering if anyone can tell me how long it took for them to return to feeling more normal after they got off the pill. I'm a little nervous because I was having such bad anxiety and depression & trouble breathing that I quit taking it in the the middle of the pack & although I feel much improved, I am still a little anxious & feel generally just kind of strange. I've only been off for a little less than 2 days, and I told myself that I should give the hormones 3 - 7 days to metabolize out of my system?
peri1118, I've been off Yaz for about 2 months now (I quit taking it right before Valentine's Day 2009) and I still have very bad anxiety. After a month off of it, I had night sweats only during my period (I was having them daily). This month I only had night sweats on the 1st day of my period so that part of it is getting better. I'm still depressed and kind of suicidal but not as bad as before. I've read blogs that said it takes about 6 months to get back to normal. I'm hoping it won't take that long! Good luck!
Im an 18 year old girl who was diagnosed with endometriosis (causes extreem period pain to the point of being hospitalised) about a year and a half ago. After surgery i was put on a range of different pills which helped with the pains but still made be vomit violently. I saw my doctor and she changed the pill to yaz. At first i thought it was a god send!
Yaz was perfect for the first 2 months, but i did get the occational mind grain or severe head achs. Eventually i started getting a dry mouth, feeling nausa every time i ate and getting massive dizzy spells/light headed. I thought i was going through a violent flu or something so it didnt worry me too much. This continued for about 3 weeks and i ended up losing 6 kg from being to anxious to eat.
I found myself afraid to leave the house, anxious about every thing and not eating. Eventually i went to see my doctor. They didnt know what was going on with me at all. I was getting so frustrated! I have had 2 blood tests done, an ultra sound and massive amounts of physicals. When i was consulting my doctor, my mum mensioned how depressed i was. I didnt take much notice as i had just finished school and thought i was going through a transitional phase but when i really though about it i was getting angry over nothing all the time! I pick fights with my sisters and feel like everything is an attack on me. I am so worried all the time that my boyfriend is cheating on me or is going to break up with me for no reason and i cry for reason at all. I am no longer the happy teen who just wants to party. I am now a hermit, wishing i could die for the stupidest of reasons.
i have also been getting spotting half way through the month and my breasts are constantly sore! My neck feels like it was hit with a cricket bat and im getting a consistant soreness around my eyes which then goes into the worst head achs!
Im seeing my doctor tomorrow and hopefully i can figure all this out. I want to say thank you to everyone because i think i finally understand why i feel so sick. I go on a holiday to Cairns on Sunday, I'm hoping i feel better by then.
I just got on Yaz about a week ago now and so far so good. I'm noticing only the subtle side effects like Nausea and mood swings varying from combativness to Bliss in the matter of a few minutes. Another thing I noticed is I'm starting to break out and my period won't stop with severe cramps. Mind you the cramps aren't as bad as when I was off the pill but it still hurts. I'm going back to the doctor to see what she suggests when it comes to relieving my nausea and cramping. I've been on Tricyclen before but I don't think it did much besides cause mood swings and clear up my face. Weight loss so far hasn't been noticible besides what I'm doing myself, exercising. Still too early to tell if it will get better or not. Here's hoping.
All pills have side effects. A woman's body may react differently depending on the type of pill. I chose Yaz, because it is weight neutral, clears skin, and is a combined-type pill. I have noticed slight changes in mood, but that is expected when I am altering the chemical make-up of my body.In addition, the older a woman gets, the more alternatives you should look to. Older bodies (30+) are not in a physical state to handle the hormones which cause strokes and heart attacks. All women are different and each will respond differently. My doctor advised allowing three months for my body to adjust to YAZ, then make a decision. Yaz may not be right for you, but don't let the negativity in these posts sway your mind about the drug. Keep in mind, you will see more people speak out about negative experiences than you will with positive ones--there is more motivation. Good Luck!
I was put on Yaz three months ago. My first two months were fine; I noticed myself becoming more a bit more emotional, irritable, and slightly depressed but I attributed all of these to being short-term effects of the pill. In the past month I started having severe headaches, nausea, and extreme insomnia. I eventually began waking up with headaches (on the nights that I actually was able to sleep) and feeling nauseous every time I ate something. I also noticed myself starting arguments with my boyfriend over nothing when normally I am a very mellow person. I developed anxiety and had my first panic attack. I also suffered a yeast infection, which had never happened to me before. Every time I would call my mom, she would tell me that I sounded as if I was on the verge of crying, but she thought that I was simply stressed about school and would tell me to try to relax. I began laying in bed constantly because I was so exhausted and depressed. Eventually I began considering the chance that the Yaz was affecting me negatively. I called my doctor, who immediately advised me to stop taking the Yaz. I officially stopped taking it yesterday, and I already feel so much better. Today is the first day I have woken up without a headache in weeks, and I haven't experienced any nausea or headaches throughout the day. I was able to concentrate without feeling exhausted, as I actually slept last night. I even feel more upbeat and hopeful, and less negative and anxious. I would recommend to anyone taking any medications, especially birth control, to consider the effects that chemicals and hormones may be having on them and their bodies.
I recently realized that I was suffering from PMDD, which is the severe form of PMS that Yaz is meant to treat. About 2 months ago, I started using one of those sunlight lamps for 15 minutes a day, and it helped tremendously. I was still wondering if my symptoms could be even better if I combined the light therapy with the Yaz pill, so I asked my doctor about it. My doctor told me that Yaz would either make things much better or much worse. I said I would give it a shot.
I have been on Yaz for 6 days, and feel like I have some PMS symptoms even though I am not near that point in the pack. I am moody and on edge constantly, when generally I am very laid back. My PMDD symptoms used to be bursts of uncontrollable rage and suicidal thoughts, but this feeling is more of a constant high stress feeling. My blood pressure feels like it's rising constantly. I called my doctor this morning and am going to ask that they switch me back to my old birth control mid-cycle if possible. I just wish I had found this forum before I tried Yaz.
Overall, if you suffer from PMDD, try the light therapy first. If that seems to be working, I would avoid trying Yaz.
I originally complained in this forum because of uncomfortable symptoms in my first two months on Yaz, which my doctor attributed to too much estrogen in my body. By hers and my mom's advice, I have continued to finish my third and last pack. Funny thing is, in this third month, I've been great. It seems that my breasts have stopped "growing" and are no longer painful. For the first time in my life, I have round, full breasts! Nausea and tiredness are no longer an issue. As far as mood swings, what I thought I could blame Yaz for I have realized friends who are not on birth control encounter all the time. I have learned to not allow myself to "give in" to my emotions. My fiance has been a huge support with dealing with stress, and you know what? I've realized I can't blame Yaz.
Regardless, I am still coming off Yaz and switching to the more well received and common Alesse. Yaz was just too much of an estrogen shock on my body. It seems that this BC seems to be pretty hit or miss with a lot of women. I am fortunate to be able to take care of period cramps with an Advil or two, so I can't speak for anyone who suffers from any serious association with periods. I just hope that for those searching for something that will help them, please be careful. :)
I was on Yaz for almost two years, and for the most part had no side effects. That is, until the last 6 months. At first I just attributed it to being stressed out and getting a little too dependent on my poor boyfriend. Then over the past three weeks (in addition to actually being really sick), I started becoming more irritable than I ever have been in my life, and jumping all over people for nothing. I pushed my boyfriend of almost a year and a half to the brink of giving up when I began personally attacking him no matter what he did. I got depressed (something I have never been in my life) and suicidal, which scared the hell out of me. I also began intentionally wandering off for hours at a time and getting lost . I had no appetite, problems sleeping, constant anxiety, and a really short fuse.
I have been off of it for 3 days, and while my body is reeling a bit from going cold turkey, I recognize myself again. The suicidal thoughts and depression have stopped and my impulse control is returning. I was literally a different person on this pill, and neither myself nor anyone else liked it. While I do think this pill can work for some people, I am not one of them, and I do truly wish that I had been more alert to what it can do to your mental state and had connected the dots more quickly.
Thank god someone else took two years to notice. I was beginning to think I may have been stupid. It took a few of my friends over a year to experience problems with the pill (all have subsequently quit taking it and are back to themselves). Best of luck!
I have PMDD and since I started taking Yaz I feel great, no more mood swings. My life was a constant drama on the week before I had my period, depressed, angry, irritated, crying all the time, paranoid. So for that Yaz is great.
But of course there are side effects, I have constant headaches and my gradually have been noticing loss of libido.
I dont wanna stop taking Yaz because it made my day by day easier, but at the same time it has been interfering in my sexual life.
Is there anyone else in a similar situation? I would like to hear how you are dealing with it...
I started Yaz in Jan of this year. I was on it until april when I stopped it I was so depressed and felt ill, anxiety, nausea, yeast infection, smelly discharge, weight gain, anger issues, extreme feeling of stress, MOODY, headaches, feeling empty inside.
I have been off of it almost a month and thought I would feel better but I still have shortness of breath, fatigue, sever thirst and urination along with pounding heart after my classes, still smelly discharge, Hurts when i urinate and my breasts hurt and tiny droplets (milk maybe? I never have been preg so I do not know) come out when I squeeze them. Has anyone else had this problem??!!!
I have taken BC pills successfully for over 10 years then mine kind of quit working correctly on me so I switched to Yaz and I have had tons of the Yaz side-effets too. Night-sweats, discharge, severe depression, mood swings and recurrent BV infections...But since I stopped it about 2-3 monthes ago I've had other problems I believe to be hormone related from taking the Yaz for about 6-8 monthes. The depression and mood swings stopped however. I gained 20lbs since stopping it and my acne/break-outs have been out of control. I haven't been on any kind of birth control pill since because I'm scared of what it will do to me and I want all that out of my system but I don't know if I need to get back on some kind to get my problems under control.
I have been on Yaz for about 3 months. My husband has had a vasectomy, but I chose to stay on bc to help with mood swings and regulate my periods (when not on the pill, they are only 3 weeks apart). I knew when I got it home and read the insert, I knew that I shouldn't be on it. I even called the doc to question it, and she told me it was fine. It says not to take it for treatment of PMS. I haven't so much noticed my mood being worse, but my husband has, and thinks its the pill. What I HAVE noticed is chills and a bad taste in my mouth, like I'm getting sick. It never turns into anything serious, and has happened every 2-3 weeks for 1-3 days at a time. Now I'm really thinking it could be the yaz. I had a blood test this week and everything came back fine. HAS ANY ONE ELSE HAD CHILLS, FEVERY FEELING WITHOUT A FEVER, OR BAD TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH? Could it really be the pill?
this pill is terrible, if you are on it get off as soon as possible!! i have only been on it for 7 months and i was always a happy outgoing person, now i'm irritable, angry, depressed, upset all the time and i cannot stop crying. i am set off my anything and everything and i have been angry at my boyfriend for no reason at all, and it is taking a toll on our relationship. I am getting off of it TODAY! good luck to everyone! i wish you well.
This is my first post ever to a forum, which may indicate how strongly I feel about YAZ. I am 46, and was suffering very heavy periods. The marina IUD disagreed with me - bad acne, spotting all the time etc - so the doctor put me on a birth control pill - can't remember which, to take for 3 months straight, then have a period, then another 3 months etc. But I spotted after 5 weeks so eventually he switched me to YAZ. I started on Yaz September 2008, also to take it three months straight, which I did for about 5 months, but the spotting was a continual problem again. I wasn't really aware of any other issues with Yaz, it seemed fine, cleared up my skin very nicely, but the spotting was a nuisance. So the doctor told me just to take it month by month as usual, instead of three months straight, and that is when the problems started. The first two months I had the most shocking PMS - could not stop crying, had to miss work, couldn't function, felt like my entire life was worthless and falling apart. Lost a life long friendship one month due to my over-reaction and anger. The third month - PMS not so bad, so I thought ok maybe the symptoms are getting less, but instead I had the most terrible migraine. I am not a migraine sufferer- never had one in my life - it was just awful, again at work, thought I was going to be sick in the office! I thought I would give it one more month but started to spot and decided I wanted my body back, heavy periods and all, and I wanted all artificial hormones out of my body. I stopped taking Yaz it about a week ago. I again got a filthy migraine when I stopped it, and my mood has been very low since, teary and fragile, but I am feeling very relieved to be off Yaz, and am hoping that the low tired tired feeling will go away soon. Everyone is different - I have thought and thought about whether it was Yaz that caused all this - I've always been happy to take whatever the doctor told me to and have trusted that, but I have had a foul time for months and nothing else in my life has changed other than that I started taking Yaz.
Hope someone out there finds this helpful, and thanks for all the other posts.
I'm 26 years old and started taking Yaz about 3 to 4 months ago. At first I didn't notice anything too crazy. Then I started getting chest pains that I thought were just anxiety related (which I've never had before). Tonight is my last pill. I have had three nightmares within the past week, my emotions have been getting more and more out of control and everything seems to be occurring exponentially. I'm such a strong and confident person and have worked very hard to be the person I love and respect. I have turned into a young women that I don't even recognize anymore. It feels like high school all over again. The only thing that has kept me somewhat sane is my rational mind struggling to make sense of this, and the act of reaching out to my mother and a girlfriend of mine. Plus, it just so happens that my sister has just recently started taking Yaz too and she's on an emotional roller-coaster and suffering from nausea.
Yes, maybe my boobs have grown a cup size, but it's not worth the nightmares, stomach sickness, sleeplessness, chest pains, sudden panic attacks with a drastic rise in adrenaline and heart rate (that just keep getting more frequent everyday). The fact that women have suffered strokes and heart attacks from this medication really scares me.
Yaz will create a living hell that starts inside of you, and that's no joke. It's very heartbreaking on an inexplainable level. My love goes out to all of you.
STAY AWAY from Yaz!
I can't believe what I have read on this page today. I am completely floored that these side effects sound just like mine. I have been taking YAZ for a month now and I thought i was going crazy. I have had terrible mood swings, feeling depressed, angry, anxious, paranoid, and completely alone. My fiance told me he thought it was the YAZ, but I didn't want to stop it because I was taking it for my cystic acne. At this point I would rather deal with the acne. I have not been able to function like a normal human being for weeks. I don't want to go anywhere or do anything and all I do is cry. Thank you to everyone who posted on this site....it convinced me to stop taking it. And if you are thinking about taking YAZ....DON'T! It will ruin your life.
I have been on birth control pills since I was 13 years old, I am now 23. For nine years I was on Ortho-Tricyclen. It worked really well. However my skin got really bad and I got terribly depressed. I was eventually diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. I am on medicine for that and it is working really well, but still the week leading up to my period I get depressed and angry and moody and my skin would freak out more. I have not formally been diagnosed with PMDD but next time I am at the doctor I will ask about it.
I got switched to Yaz 3 months ago (about to get my third period in a few days). It has worked really well for me so far. I am not moody, my skin is clear and I am not depressed (which I am sure my mood stabilizer has something to do with too). I do have some side effects, and I was just wondering if anyone else (who has had good luck with Yaz) has these too.
My cramps are different than what they used to be. They are more nausea like and I get quite burpy. I also don't get my period until the third day. I then freak out that I am pregenant, which so far...hasn't happened. (My poor, wonderful boyfriend, I take a test like every other month).
Anyway, if you have the nausea like cramps, let me know. Because right now, as usual I am worried I am pregant.
I am floored while reading this! I thought I was going crazy for the past year!
I started taking Yaz about a year ago b/c I was diagnosed with PCOS. It regulated my period just fine...however...since then I have been getting terrible Migraines. I have had MRI's, MRA's etc and the only thing that they said this could be attributed to was the birth control.
Not only this, I have been having terrible stomach pains. I again had to go for all sorts of tests, and it has diseased my gallbladder. I am having it removed this week.
I stopped taking it about a month ago, and since then I have not had one migraine. I am getting back to my old self (stress and anxiety wise)..but unfortunatly the damage was too severe to reverse the damage in my gallbladder.
STOP TAKING THIS PILL!!!
To: krist55 and anyone else who feels pregnant on the Yaz pill
I went through the same thing, the pregnant-like symptoms such as nausea, etc. I told my coworkers about how I was feeling (light-headed, short of breath, burpy, sensitive to smells and very nauseous — especially around the first week back on the pill after having my period) and they, who have all had children, told me that it's exactly what it feels like to be pregnant. Pretty freaky thought, especially for me since I don't have sex.
So all I can say is don't worry, you're not pregnant. The pill just tricks your body to think it's pregnant so you won't get pregnant and Yaz just REALLY makes you feel it! I'd say let your doctor know and switch to something else. These side effects are not worth taking Yaz.
I've been off Yaz for about a week now and my symptoms are worse than ever. I hope it doesn't take long to get all of this out of my body! For the last 2 days I was so fatigued, I could hardly pull myself out of bed. I fell asleep at odd times during the day, couldn't even stand up to get myself and my kids dressed, and lied awake until 1 am with body aches and sweating like I was having a hot flash, or something. I may send a letter to the pharmaceutical company responsible for this drug. They really should know about all of this.
Oh my gosh, like others on here...i felt that i was having some sort of a nervous breakdown....I didn't really think it could be this pill YAZ....but IT IS!!! I have 2 boys 4,and 2 and I have been yelling and having outbursts of anger at them for such little things. Then I cry later because I feel so bad for doing it...I am going to my dr. today and getting off of this ****. I have always been a happy, positive person. I have changed so much over these 2 months I have been on it, my sister has told me I need to get anti-anxiety meds because I can be such a basket-case. I have also had a constant headache for 2 1/2 weeks, I pop Ibuprofen like their tic-tacs. and i have never been one to even get headaches, which is also why I feel on the brink of sanity...I am stopping this pill today, never again-I just cant take this stress, depressing feelings anymore, and I am so glad someone started this blog. Because I thought I was actually losing my mind.
I'm 22 yrs old and I've been taking YAZ for almost a year. I can relate to the mood swings and depression. But most of all I've had weight gain. I've gained 20lbs since I've started taking the pill. I also take depression/anxiety medication to help with my depression that I've had since I was 14. My acne seems to have cleared up since I started taking the pill. My breasts have been swollen, sore, tender to touch, and I have went up a cup size. After reading many of your responses to taking the pill I am defienately thinking about quitting. I hope none of you who have thought of sucide would actually follow through with it. Trust me, I know what its like having your emotions pull you in many different directions. Sucide is not the answer.
I would just like to point out that they're are mostly negative comments about Yaz on the internet. If you have looked into it you would agree. Because of reading post after post of horrible expieriences that women had had on Yaz I was terrified to try it though my derm strongly recomended it for my acne. But finally after getting sick of my acne I was ready to do whatever it took. I was expecting to have horrible mood swings, throwing up everyday, for my acne to worsen in the first month, gain 20 lbs. ect..... NEVER happened. Nothing. No side effects whatsoever except for very mild cramping/ bloating the first week. I thought something was wrong because I wasn't expierencing any side effects! Turns out that I was desperatly needing to be put on Yaz. After 3 months my acne is gone and my skin glows, I have LESS mood swings and do not feel hopelessly depressed before my period, I no longer have 43 days between my period -32 days, and do not experience severe cramping while on my period. I also just generally feel better. If you have any of the above problems just mentioned that were helped by Yaz, it may really help you too. I didnt realize how screwed up I was until I was on it. Maybe the whole thing is if you have normal periods, no acne, and are basically emotionally stable, Yaz may ruin your life. (Probably not though). If you feel you may have mild or severe PMDD and have felt for a long your hormones may be messed up then what do you have to lose? Yaz will probably help. And as to why there are seemingly endless horror stories about Yaz, the number of women that take the time to post about them probably represents .001% of women that are on Yaz. And, with the exception of me becuase I got sick of women dissing on Yaz, most do not take the time if they are happy with Yaz to leave positive comments. But the ones that are beatchy about Yaz jump on the oppurtunity to rant and rave how bad it is. No offense to those that did have bad expeireince I would probably do the same thing. But anyway give Yaz I chance.
Good luck, I to at first had no bad side effects for a long while. My acne was much, much better and my boobs grew...not so bad either. But then the depression hit and it hit hard. I didn't even realize some of the other symptoms I was having until I heard from not 1, not 2, but 5 of my friends who had had similar problems. I too had been experiencing the HAs, night sweats, bad dreams and gained 20 lbs in less than 6 monthes!!!!!.... and my body began to not function correctly. I had a friend get pregnant and she and I were experiencing the exact same symtoms. Once off the pill some things have improved, but my hormones have yet to stabilize. My body still has not recovered. I would highly recommend you take Ortho Tri-cyclen (not the Lo, the original) it too will improve your acne without all the crazy side-effects. I took it successfully for 10 years.
Thank you so much for your posts..I wish I read this 3 months ago when I started this. Since then I have become possed by the devil..My boyfriend of 2 years has left me because I wanted to kill him just for breathing. I had no control over my emotions. I have gained 20 lbs. and have had no sex drive so he pretty much ran screaming. I am hurt and crying all the time. After I read this I was so relieved! I stopped taking it a couple of days ago and can see the light through the tunnel. My boyfriend wants nothing to do with me...Any suggestions?? Anyone who goes on this pill please be cautious. It has created a living hell inside of me...
I am so glad I found this forum. I am almost to the end of my first month on Yaz and I feel like I am going crazy. I cry all the time and have came dangerously close to committing suicide several times. I feel anxious and can't think straight all the time. I'm even starting to see things out of the corner of my eyes. This is really affecting my work and home life. I have suffered from depression before, but was fine up until I started taking the pill to control my PCOS. I was on Seasonique and loved it, but had to stop because it totally destroyed my libido. I woke up this morning with horrible cramps and back pain. It hurt worse than labor. I called my gyno today and told the nurse about how I felt and she called me back 7 hours later just to tell me the doctor said I need to give it a chance for three months and that birth control pills don't cause depression. I got off the phone and couldn't stop crying.
I'm 25 with 1 child. I was taking YAZ for 12 months after my daughter was born and stopped taking Yaz 3 days ago, I went to my OBGYN in January because my periods were irregular and extremely heavy and lasted only 2 days with cramping that i had never had before, Also I wasnt able to lose any of the baby weight I gained, even though i was exercising and eating health on weight watchers. After January my periods seemed to dry up because I haven't had a mentral cycle in 5 months (not pregnant and not a thyroid problem-blood/urine/sonagram all normal/negative). I have been sweating and extrememly hot doing normal activities like washing the dishes, extremely angry and irritable all the time, and having stomach spasms (which made me think i was pregnant) and bowel problems. If i had known that so many people had problems with YAZ I never would have taken it for so long and wasted my money. I no longer want to use a product I cannot trust.
..also since I have taken YAZ it has decreased libido. But i can say I have not have any depressed feelings but i do seem to cry alot over anything especially happy things.. so it does put your hormones way out of whack
I too was a victim of YAZ. I tried taking the pill 1 month and 5 days. The mood swings were bad up one time and down the next. I couldn't eat but one meal a day unless it was real light. I started taking it after a d&c. I told my Dr. I felt like I need to be back on antidepressents and didn't want to go back on them. So, we said I would take a pill holiday. I have been off now for 2 days can't wait to feel better
5 months on YAZ and finally did some research on side effects. I've NEVER considered suicide in my life but I did last month during my "no-pill" days. I've been moody, depressed, lost control of my appetite, gained a few pounds and have been having heart palpitations. I have no clue why I didn't connect any of this to this pill. I will be done with them now. Thank you all for letting me know I have not been alone.
I am 16 years old and i have been on yaz for 2 months and it has given me really heavy periods :( and i have had a lot of moods swings and have been very depressed and angry at every little thing, and im not usually like that at all, my bf has noticed a change in the way i act to, i have also been getting ad cramps and very bad headaches with dizzyness too :(
I, too, just like the rest of you took Yaz birth control for 2 years and it has totally changed me emotionally and physically. This birth control makes you angry, moody and bloated. I felt so bad, I felt like I had the flu every month. I have just come off of it and it is around that time I should start pms again. I am really bloated and nauseous and dizzy. Just seeing if anyone else has felt this way???
After reading these posts about YAZ, I'm more convinced than ever that Yaz is causing my symptoms similar to yours. I'm 42, and started taking Yaz 4 mos. ago for PMS like symptoms (bloating, mood swings, etc.)
It was also 4 mos. ago that I started getting: daily low grade fevers, slight headaches, mild sore throat and feeling very fatigued and tired every day!
I have seen the doc. every month since Feb. complaining of these symptoms. All bloodwork is normal. It has been sooo frustrating to feel this way...and have no "lab work" to back up why you feel so rotten.
Just today my doc. ordered more bloodwork: a monospot test, chest xray and a CT scan of abdomen/pelvic area. I'm racking up an incredible amount of medical co-pays and wonder if it's all stemming from Yaz. I'm stopping Yaz starting tomorrow...and will see if my symptoms go away.
Anyone else have this general feeling of illness, malaise, fatigue, weakness??
Ive been on for 2 months now, I still have not had a cycle. Pregnacy crossed my mind, went to the doctor and that wasn't the case. Has anyone else had this problem?
I have been on yaz for almost 2 years due to having periods every 2 wks. I am starting to believe the side effects are not worth it. I have gained almost 20 pounds, have no sex drive and want to climb out of my skin when I pms - I have a very short fuzz and snap at my kids. I also very very tired and blah all the time. The good things that yaz does is that my period is very light and only a few days and my acne has reduced. I am going to stop taking and and see if life improves.
I can't believe I am reading all these post right now! I picked up my computer because out of nowhere I started feeling really angry and thought....this can't be right...I don't feel right. So I searched YAZ making me angry and this site came up instantly! I just started taking YAZ last week and the change in my mood is VERY bad!!! I'm seriously a pretty happy person and YAZ changed me into a complete nut after only a week! I wasn't on anything for 2 months before and I was chill, happy, and content. Now I get mad for no reason and I have had some (not ordinary) depression too. And it's all been this week only! My husband and I have been fighting this week a lot. The other day I seriously got mad and threw myself on my bed (what the heck is up with that!!! I'm 23!!) I really suggest people don't take this pill and if you do and you become severely depressed or really moody just know that it's the pill and NOT you!
i'm 19 and i was prescribed yaz to regulate my periods. i was on it for almost 6 months and it was horrible. it didn't regulate my periods and i was depressed for the first time in my life. i had dramatic highs and lows. my ex boyfriend called me a "volatile roller coaster" more than once because i had so many terrible lows that i quit trying to even keep track of them all...i'm really a happy person usually and handle problems well, but while i was one yaz i wouldn't go out with my friends for weekends at a time and i'd sit in my my dark dorm room and listen to sad music all alone....basically, i stopped it about a week ago and already feel a lot lighter emotionally. really, don't take yaz; it didn't help me with any of my irregularity problems and only caused unnecessary havoc in my life.
wow.im blown away about all these negative responses.I actually love Yaz!It is making me loose weight and my skin is so beautiful.I am a little depressed, but that it only because I am starting my period soon.I am soooo much happier since I have been on Yaz
HORRAY FOR YAZ.
I think everybody should be on it=]]
I have been taking yaz for 2 weeks and for the last 3 days I have been feeling very wierd.Today I asked my son to close the door and he done what I asked him to do and I started screaming at him I was growling like some kind of mad dog.Then I started shaking all over and was screaming what in the h*** is wrong with me.My son went over to my cousins house and she came running over by then I had beat the **** out of my bedroom wall and was crying so hard I couldn't catch my breath.I have never in my son's 7 years on earth ever screamed at him like that!!!!!!!!! I have never had a fit like that!!!!!!!! Please don't take this ****!!!! I am never taking it again........
I've posted twice above. I've been off Yaz for 4 weeks now, and finally feel back to normal. The first week off I felt terrible (see my last post). After that I had some irritation in my breasts (sort of like early pregnancy). This week I started my period w/o any cramping or the usual PMS. I'm going to stay off all BC for a while and see how I do.
I hate YAZ!! to make a long stressful story short, dont take YAZ! it made the last few months of my life full of constant worry! I had side effects: lightheadedness, muscle pain, muscle twitching all over, constant pressure on the lower right side of back of my head for a few weeks or more, crabby mood, headache on right side of head, a glare in my right eye, etc. I had so many doc apts, bills, tests, etc. I had to have a brain MRI because a couple docs thought i had MS!! scared me to death! it turned out it was sinusitis, which is a listed symptom of YAZ! so much worrying because of this horrible pill!! dont take it! finally i got a new doc who tries to do more natural things so im gonna take a progesterone cream (like bioidentical hormones), which hopefully will be a lot better. its a pretty new product but it sounds a lot better than all the horrible effects of YAZ or other birth control pills. i suggest getting multiple opinions from diff docs and be careful what drugs you're putting in your body!
I have been on Yaz for a little under a yr. At 1st it was great bc i have hardly any cramps during my period, and of course didnt get pregnant. As of the last few months, i have felt really down. i feel like my friends are never around me and no one cares about me. I have gotten into arguements with my bf over him not facing me while im talking.... then cried for 2 hrs bc of it. I feel horrible and suicidial. I have felt down before but never like this. Every book and tv show makes me cry. I didnt know if it was my BC or not, but looking @ my journal like another post said, all my blow ups have been w/in 2 wks before my period. I feel so much better reading this, since once i stop i really think i will feel better. Before i was on lo estrin 24 and had to stop bc of mood swings, 2 months later i was so much better. I cant wait to get back to my normal happy self.
Oh, i have been exercising for the past 3 months and my weight hasnt changed @ all since ive started Yaz. no gain or eveninng losing. *sigh* i hate this so much. its nice to know im not crazy.
I had that same pain in the back of my head! It scared me, but it is gone, now that I'm off of it. The con of being off of Yaz is that my face is back to breaking out. Oh well. It was not worth it!
I have been on yaz for 2 months now. Its been the worse two months of my life. I have horrible headache, my back constantly hurts, I want to hurt my boyfriend just for being there sometimes which is not fair to him. My sex drive- GONE! Im tired 24/7, I cant even make it through work some days. It made me super hungry and crave certain foods, but after i eat i feel sick to my stomach and sometimes throw up, its the worst feeling ever. I gain so much weight in a matter of a month. At 1st i didnt know what to think then I read this blog and it all seemed to make since. This is the 3rd pill i have tried and it has not worked, every pill does something horrible to me. But this pill is by far the wrost, im stopping it asap. I am a normally happy person, and im not anymore, i cant wait to get off of this mess and get back to normal!!!
I am 18 years old, and started taking YAZ to regulate my periods. YAZ wasn't my first choice, my Doctor strongly recommended it. I've been taking YAZ for four or five months now. The first few months were fine. The last few months, I've been waking up covered in sweat, having mood swings about nothing, and I've been having a odd discharge. The discharge has happened twice. Only when I miss a day of YAZ, but it still freaks me out, and likes to stick around for more than a week or so. Has anyone else had a similar problem with the discharge?
I'm not going to take YAZ anymore. Screw that sheeeit. I'ma stick to natural medicines from the Earth. Pills are lame.
I posted a few weeks ago and I stopped taking Yaz around May 25th. Let me say that I am feeling so much better. I have started to get my libido back my husband says that I am a warner person and getting back to my old self. I can deal with my kids without wanting to blow up at them. I have had some minor issues - my breasts are sensitive and I have some cramps and I still have 2 weeks before my period. We will see how the pms goes this time. My husband says he would rather see me have a period every couple of weeks then deal with the moodiness, coldness or lack of bedroom activities.
Hello all!! This was a very informative read!! thank you to all who wrote in. I just started taking Yax 4 days ago. the last two nights i havent slept well. I have Psorriasis and know that the reason its been acting up sooo bad is because of the Yaz. He is 99% sterile i am debating on just going and paying attention to my cycle. My dr. prescribed me this because i was on Depo and took myself off for the same reasons people dont like Yaz!! My fiance is pissed!! I also am trying to lose weight and gained while on Depo!! Is there a decent b.c. pill out there?? Should i just do it as naturally as i can being my fiances condition? I am just soo glad i read this today and relieved i saw it before continuing. I dont want to be depressed already depressed with my weight issues!! We checked to see if i was pregnant before taking this pill so obviously i dont have a whole whole lot to really worry about becomming pregnant, its just not worth everything that comes with this(or any other pill) depending on the effects. Its good that there are people who experience good with it but i see that that is like 5% out of all these posts. Thanks everyone feel free to reply and offer any suggestions to me!!
My 18 year old daughter has been on Yaz since 09/08. Starting in 12/08 she complained of stomach pain. The doctor said she was fine and gave her Prilosec. She continued to complain for months and I wrote it off as stress from a teenager. This past month I took the next step and took her back to OBGYN, he did a pelvic ultrasound and found nothing so he refered us to a Gastroenteroligist who perfomed an Sigmoidoscopy and and Upeer endoscopy. Again they found nothing significant. She is now on a powder supplement to take twice a day to bind her food. After my own research I am leaning towards the YAZ as the cause.
I came to this site to see if Yaz makes people gain weigh. What I found really surprised me. I actually have loved Yaz so far. I used to be a mess for the entire week before my period, but with Yaz I had no more PMS and no more period. Crazy. But now I'm really drawing the conclusion that it might also cause depression. I have noticed feeling down and out for no reason. I also find I want to be alone and also don't have a lot of energy. Although I experienced many good things from Yaz, I am going to stop taking it to see how I feel
I have been on Yaz for about a year and half. The first year was ok, moody and I would cry alot, but I'm female and that happens. But I was out last night and talking to a friend about Yaz and she said that she had pretty much no sex drive from taking Yaz. I have been dealing with the same issue for about a year now. I just thougt something was wrong with me. This has cause a major issue with my boyfriend and our relationship. But after hearing her say that and reading this blog, I feel like a weight had been lifted. I don't feel like its me anymore. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow to talk about changing pills. Thanks to everyone for all the information!
Gosh I am amazed I never googled this sooner! I'm 23 and have been on Yaz for almost 2 years now. It had been great up until these last 6 months when I started noticing my sex drive had dimished to ZERO. My boyfriend has been so great and patient but has referred to the "good old days"--I'm only 23---the good days should be happening right now! I've also noticed that I just feel...off. I am the most optimistic, happy person you'll meet but these last few months I've been unnecessarily moody and really frustrated for no reason. I've also had 3 yeast infections in the last year! My stress levels have shot through the roof and I just have no energy or desire to hang out with my friends. Instead I stay at home and get frustrated with my boyfriend for stupid reasons and then cry myself to sleep. It seems like there are so many awful things said about each pill--I don't know what to do about birth control! It seems unnatural to put fake hormones into your body and I spend so much time eating healthy and exercising taking a pill just seems counter productive. But condoms just suck! What can you do?
I started Yaz and thought I was really doing something. All I can say is beware. The doctor gave me the medicine so quick like it was okay. The first three months was great for me but by the time fall semester started, I was a emotional wreck. My parents and me were back and forth. My grades were like **** and I always felt "Alone and Depressed". I thought I was going insane. I stop taking them in Oct 2008. It is almost a year but the quitting side effects have been just as worst as taking the pills. The headaches have stopped but the mood swinging is there but slowly going away. Word of advice don't take it. I wish I could go back to before I took the pills. I was loving, happy and just out right joyful but once the pills kicked in that changed. I cried day in and out about some of the most stupid things. I didn't know at first what was going on but I realized it was the Yaz. On top of that I have gained 50 pounds so it just makes it worst. I would not use Yaz or any BC ever again.
i started taking yaz in march of this year, i would barely ever get my periods, sometimes 2 to 3 months would pass and still no period and when i did get my period, it was light and lasted 2 days the most. The first and second week i was fine, but the 3rd week, it went downhill! i was fighting with people and just kept thinking of thoughts to kill myself! i was crying that whole week, i couldnt believe it. i still kept taking yaz because i was told you wouldnt see results till months later. well after the 3rd week, i was getting better, i was happier and my emotions relax. I started running in may because i weigh 148 and wanted to lose weight, i slowly got to 138 and once i stop running, i started losing more and now im 133 because yaz has change the way i eat, i barely crave food, and when i do, i can only eat a little, i use to eat at night after coming home from work but since i started yaz i actually stop doing that, things are okay now but i recently started getting sharp chest pains where i can barely breathe and talk. And i get sharp pains on my side of my stomach, doctors say i am fine but don't know what to do to help with the pain, it comes randomly so i never know when ill get that pain. otherwise yaz has been good to me and brings my period at the end of every month, its not heavy or light and it lasts 4 days like it use too, i still get bloated though which ***** cause my stomach sticks out like im expecting twins! anyone know what i can do about the pain and what the hell is it anyways?
My daughter started taking YAZ a couple of months ago. At first things were OK, but she started changing about 1 month into it. She cries all the time. She has started to have crazy thoughts that to her make sense and scare her (although to me sound silly). She used to be a happy person all the time but now she's the complete opposite. No self-esteem. Her Dr recommended she finish her month but she had to stop mid-cycle. This also happened to one of my other daughters' friends. She was recommended to take Black Cohosh to lift her depression. We'll give it a try. Here's hoping she's back to normal real soon!!!
I am 21 years old and a little over a year ago had surgery for a large ovarian cyst. They found during my surgery that I had endometriosis, which was then removed. Following this I was given the option of taking Yaz constantly (except on the 3rd month take 4 days of placebo pills, similar to "Seasonique" or getting the Depo Lupron shot monthly. I decided to take the Yaz route since I had read so many other horrible things about Depo Lupron (different from Provera). I had no problems in the beginning, in fact it was wonderful!! I had no periods at all anymore and was treating my endometriosis at the same time. I had never had sever-mild mood swings or bad acne (that's not the reason I was prescribed Yaz). It has come to my attention in the last 6 months or so that I was been extremely moody, I will cry at the drop of a hat, wake up in night sweats, I have increased blood pressure, and to top it all off my better half and mines sex life has decreased (never had issues with this before)!! I did not realize there were so many negative side effects to taking Yaz in a normal monthly pattern, never the less the way that I have been prescribed to take it. I'm not sure what to do since I HAVE to have a form of treating my endometriosis so that my chances of becoming pregnant in the future do not decrease!!
I took yaz for almost 2 years and I have forgotten that there was ever a day that i WASN'T depressed, angry and moody.. That's all I ever was, and my period has been driving me nuts these entire two years. I get cramps, next day I get my period, it's either extremely heavy the first two days or extremely light. the 3rd day there is no bleeding. the 4th day it comes back and is extremely heavy and then it tapers off. Omg you can't imagine how annoyed this has made me. Somehow my boyfriend of 2 and a half years has stuck with me through all the tantrums and yelling and drama that came with this pill.
I stopped taking the pill about a month ago and I've been having pretty bad stomach pain for 2 weeks or so. It comes and goes.
I don't recommend taking this pill girls. It's messed me up hardcore. Not to mention how much weight I've gained, how sensitive my eyes have gotten to light, or how I would get random pains in my legs/chest that hurt really bad but would dissapear 5 seconds later.
This is my 4th post on this thread. I've been off Yaz for several weeks, now, and am feeling back to normal. I am really upset by the fact that some of our doctors don't seem to be aware of all these side effects. As others have posted, I went to the doc with my symptoms, and was tested for all kinds of things, but never did she mention the pill could be the cause. I figured that out myself. I wrote a letter to the doctor and cc'd Bayer Pharmaceuticals. I really think they need to be aware of all this, if they aren't already. If you google Bayer mailing address, you should find a "Adverse Reactions" address to send a letter, and an e-mail address.
I am 26, a runner, and not a smoker. I started feeling anxious on Yaz. I ended up having a heart attack after being on Yaz for three months. That was in April. I still feel anxious or have a heavy feeling in my chest. How long does Yaz take to get out of your system?
i can't believe how many symptoms i seem to have that match other people's on YAZ.
I am ALWAYS tired and unmotivated to do anything. I feel like a bum, and worthless now. I get frequent migraines that put me out for hours. I have not had any sexual desire whatsoever and who knows how my boyfriend has put up with me. I guess I will be going off this demon pill and praying for the best. GOOD RIDDANCE!
Im glad it not just me! I couldnt stand the headaches, stomach aches, and the feeling of being preganant all the time every month. I was so depressed and irritated. my boyfriend hated me and still does, the symptoms are not going away in fact worse now. I had contionous spotting or prolonged periods, i have not been on my period 3 weeks how do i stop the madness?!
I just want to thank everyone for their post, I was really considering talking to my doc tomorrow about this pill, but now, NOT GOING 2 HAPPEN!!! I will try something else.
Omg! I've been having all these weird symptoms, I thought I was dying! come to find out it's probably the Yaz. I stopped taking the pill for 2 days b/c I was feeling so crappy and I starting feeling better so then I took them the day after (not thinking the way I was feeling was due to the pills) I felt like **** the next day again, after reading all these reactions I'm 100% sure it's the pills making me feel this crappy! Just threw them in the garbage! I hope I'll b ok! I've been on the pill for almost a year and never had any problems other than a headache the day before my period. Thanx to everyone who shared they're story, now I know I'm not going crazy!!! I even took meds for chest congestion and acid reflux for which I've never suffered from! I even had the pain on the right side of my head, I thought that was just me but it's not!!!
Hi to all! It has been one year this month since I almost died from taking YAZ for just 6 weeks. My posts are under June 2008 from when I was in the hospital under team77
I asked the same questions about how long does it take to get out of your system.... well, the YAZ itself will be out in about 3 months but YAZ screws up all of your electrolytes (sp?) and vitamins and minerals. I went to an integrative medicine doctor who gave me all of these IV. I immediately felt better and I am 99% better today. It took a year and ALOT of money that I am in alot of debt over, but worth it. May and June 2009 are the first months I have gone without having an attack and I am grateful. I live in NC and I went to Dr. John Pittman in Raleigh NC. HIs website is: www.carolinacenter.com If you cannot get to him, find an integrative medicine MD in your area. They understand how to check for mineral, electrolyte and vitamin problems and correct them. Tell them you took Yaz and they will know what to do. Integrative MD's understand how bad Yaz really is. Regular medicine will not do that. They just give you more medicine that really does not help. I was bedridden for 3 months and on a beta blocker, xanax for anxiety, zoloft, zofran, and 3 other meds I can't remember. Regular MD's told me to go home and try to live the best life I could. They basically dropped me. Regular MD's don't look for these imbalances, they only treat the symptoms. Nothing against reg. MD's they just can't help you well. Trust me, the IV's an integrative medicine MD gives you will heal you and make you feel normal again and stop the anxiety, heart palpitations, depression, mood swings, high BP and all! Please feel free to email me if I can help anyone back on a road to health ***@****
God bless you all! Windy
Hi, I would like to make sure a good comment gets in on this forum also. I'm so sorry for everyone who has had all these problems, and it's taken me 28 yrs to find one that works for me. I can say any LOW DOSE estrogen pill may help a lot of ppl here who are having such trouble with depression & mood swings.
I have been on Yaz for about 3 mos. It is a miracle drug for me. I have severe, disabling PMS - or so I thought that was it was ever since I first started my period at age 12. I'm 40 now. After starting Yaz, I feel like a normal person! I wondered if maybe it's working so well for me b/c I have PMDD. I read a lot about the condition & it describes me exactly. The week before is just horrible, then it ends when my period starts & the week after is the opposite. It's like Jeckyl & Hyde. But I'm not referring to even bad PMS. This is extreme moods, losing control of yourself & severe physical symptoms. It's like having a nervous breakdown & the flu at the same time every month.
I also have Multiple Sclerosis. The severe symptoms I get the week before my period make my MS flare up every month. So being on Yaz is an important treatment to managing my MS. Just this past week, my doctor's NP yanked me off the pill entirely. I'd never seen this woman before & she made this decision on her own. She's not my doctor. I was honest & told the regular nurse, as I always have every year, that I have a few cigarettes here & there during the summer. Stupid habit, but I did NOT know it was just as dangerous as a pack a day if you're 35+. If I knew I wouldn't have been doing it OR told them I was! This is so devastating. Now I'm faced with becoming very disabled without Yaz or the pill entirely because they won't even give me a 2nd chance.
If anyone out there has the symptoms I have and MS, look up PMDD and TRY Yaz!!! It could make you feel a million times better!!!!
I first want to thank everyone for sharing your experiences in honesty. Before researching my symptoms, I was scared my mental health or hormones had taken a new turn due to aging, environmental stress, or worse - an unknown cause. As a result of the physical and emotional changes I have been experiencing, I feel like I have pushed several people out of my life, put my job at risk, and am ruining a once healthy, wonderful relationship with my boyfriend of one and a half years. I felt very alone in what I was dealing with, especially having my trend-happy doctors convincing me "It is just stress, not a result of the birth control", "Hmm, that's interesting, that can't be from the pills", or my favorite, "All the girls love it! I'm surprised you don't like it".
I am 27, have not yet had children, have always had a petite, athletic body, and am generally happy with great self-esteem. I started YAZ exactly one year ago, on my OBGYN's recommendation that this bc would not change me physically or emotionally (I had two concerns: I am sensitive to certain medication, and years before, a different bc had diminished my sex drive and made me emotionally numb). It was spun to me as the next best thing; a pill that alleviates mood swings, acne, cramps and long periods, actually help to improve overall mood, and well, as far as sex drive, "None of the girls we've prescribed it to have ever complained about that! I haven't really heard of that being a side effect, anyway.". Not ever having PMS, mood swings, or other "menstrual" issues in the past, it sounded like YAZ could have nothing but positive effects. After all, the doctors couldn't say enough about it or push it off the shelf fast enough!
For the past several months, I have assumed recent life events (new job, new bf, new house) were causing physical and emotional stress. No doubt those life events played a part, but they were the catalyst, not the cause. I realized this when I realized I had endured many more stressful and difficult times in my past, and my body and mind had never reacted this way. However, with the demands of those life events, I hadn't even noticed how much my personality and mental health had changed, nor did I realize how big the gap had become between my loved ones and me. Last weekend (ironically the last month of my Rx) opened my eyes. I was in bed all day, had stomach problems that would make for a Pepto Bismol commercial, I snapped at my boyfriend all day, then either cried because he was crowding me or cried because he had given me space. Although the weather was finally 80 and sunny, all I wanted to do was stay in bed and sleep. When I wasn't crying or miserable, I felt numb, then would get upset wondering why I had no interest in life. Sex was not only off-limits, it wasn't even a distant thought. I was in constant mental turmoil for 16 hours; from the time I woke up with my period, to the time I took a sleeping pill and passed out.
I stopped taking the pill that day, after reading all of the blogs and message boards. I am starting to feel better, but for now, it has only been one week and I'm feeling it is more the psychological satisfaction or hope that I will get better and mend the personal relationships. I hope that my experience helps other woman out there and that no one has to experience what I did. I just wish my doctors and I had taken the time to research this mini ticking time bomb before I went through this. I have since found a lot of wonderful information about several bc methods and am looking into the copper IUD (Paragard) which does not contain any hormones.
Since on YAZ, I have experienced:
mood swings
bouts of anger and irritability
weight gain
physical and emotional distress
physical and emotional fatigue
random anger spurts
low-grade persistent headaches and mild dizziness
confusion, low mental clarity, inhibited decision making
anxiety, depression, insecurity, nervousness, worry
snapping at or distancing from loved ones
general disinterest in life, work, and relationships
limited to no sex drive or sexual arousal
stay away from YAZ!! I have been on it for a month and a half and I have been a complete mess! I blamed my mild depression on a breakup of a 2 week relationship....well i dont anymore after reading the above postings. I am a fighter so I really have been fighting through feelings depressed by excercising and going out with my friends and attepting to do things I really enjoy. I also noticed my hair getting thinner where my bangs are and I dont know if its related to the depression or they are really getting thinner. I am debating whether i should continue yaz to the completion and then change the brand or just get off of it cold turkey. I guess i will know by the end of the day. SO LADIES, STAY AWAY FROM YAZ!!!!
I'm so glad I stumbled upon this forum. I took yaz for less than ONE WEEK b4 deciding to stop taking them. It increased my appetite drastically and made my mind feel "cloudy". Like I didn't know what to say. I suffer from pmdd and thought this might help but it's just not worth it. This is worse than ortho tricyclen
please try and relax i know this is easier said than doen because i have a very high strung personality or i should say am very very sensitive.....
i know for me exercising, aerobic exercise lowered my blood pressure in the past.....to be honest i have been on Levora for one week now and my pants are very very tight i think i am holding a lot of fluid from the pill, i can feel it and yes i hate it and get angry too...but i will try and drink water, sleep, exercise, and cook from scratch
I just feel so angry, anxious, depressed, suicidal, extremly tired, severe headaches, I don't feel like myself. I miss the old me. Today I'm starting to not take them and praying I can have the old me back.
I recently found out that many people have had to be taken off this because of the mood swings and feelings that come near the time of your period. I've realized, by rereading my journal for the past year, this is what is happening to me. It's during that time that thoughts of suicide come and I had tended to start a petty fight with either my boyfriend or friends and have it blow-up way out of proportion.
I'd recommend that if you are considering using Yaz; Don't. Yes, it helps with acne and there is a chance that you won't have these side effects, but honestly, it's not worth the risk. It's changed who I was for the past year and it was one of the worst, most depressing and angry years.
I've been off it for two months now and feel like a different person, I have my life back and the depression/ mood swings have vanished, without using depression pills or any of that.
Hope this helps someone
It amazes me that after reading all these negative comments that the drug companies havent looked into this situation deeper. The FDA seems to approve drugs anymore that only cause more harm than good. The Government allows testing of different things that cause cancer, everyday its something new and rediculous. "The color of your toliet paper could be linked to cancer, tonight on our top stories". Instead of throwing away billions of dollars to find "farout" links to the cause of cancer, start using those billions to test the drugs that are already out on the market.
Jamie
I've been on Yaz for six months, and I couldn't be happier. My mood has been stable, I don't have any of the pms craziness that I got on the OT birth control. I would give a try to what your doctor prescribes and go from there. The good thing about BC is that there are so many out there, they all work, and they all react differently depending on your chemistry.
At first everything was OK, I didn't even notice anything different. However, I have been on Yaz for a month, am due to get my period and a) My period's not coming and b) I have been "spotting"/bleeding for the past week instead. On Monday I woke up with AWFUL stomach pains that didn't feel like cramps, but I presume it was? And today, I am also suffering from INCREDIBLE stomach pain, neck pain, nausea, headache, and light-headedness. I am not on any other medication and nothing else in my life has changed aside from this pill. Prior to this I had normal periods that weren't unbearable, and I was not walking around feeling like I'm dying - the way I've felt for the past few days.
I realize now that I too have been suffering from night sweats, the only side effect that I've had the past few weeks - at first I thought my apartment was too hot or that I slept with too many covers; but every day for the past few weeks I've woken up with a damp shirt. It must be the Yaz!
I'm done with this pack and not getting another one, it's not worth it!
WARNING... YAZ and YASMIN can be extremely dangerous! Be very cautious when taking this form of birth control! I wouldn't return to this pill even if offered $10,000,000 to do so! Who cares about a few zits, this is emotional stability we're talking about, relationships affected, lives ruined. DON'T DO IT!
So, at my yearly physical (Sept. 2008) I told my Doctor, she switched me to Yaz. Since Sept. 2008 I have not had a period and take a pregnancy test every month because I am so freaked out. Not to mention that I have been crying over nothing, getting upset about things I never get upset about...I start fights with my boyfriend constantly about nothing. It has gotten so bad that it has put a huge rift in our relationship. It was not until I thought the other day, maybe its the pills. They are the only thing that has changed in my life recently. So I found this website and read everyone's responses. I felt like I wrote every single one. I am so relieved that it is not me! I thought I may be bipolar or something.
As for those who wish to take this pill for acne....it is not worth it. This pill has almost destroyed the most important relationship in my life. This pill has made me hate myself and my life. I never ever felt that way before. I have always struggled with acne, but went to a dermatologist who has helped me so much. Also, I gave up on wearing all types of foundation and blush. Any make up I wear is only on my eyes and lips. I do not care if my skin does not look flawless, its looks better then it would with foundation hiding obvious pimples and even worse creating more.
No one could figure out what the deal was. I am usually such a bright, happy person, but I'd turned into this horrible monster. I was convinced that it couldn't be the Yaz, but it looks like it was! I just took my last pill today, and will never pick up another EVER. Thank you all so much, we really need to get this website some publicity so that more women can find out what they really need to know about Yaz.
Good luck to all of you, and hooray for no Yaz!
Well over time I have noticed (and now my friends and family are noticing it NOW) I am very angry and VERY depressed and anxious. The only thing that I take is this pill, I was never depressed in my life (I am almost 40). I cry all the time, feel so alone, have fits of anger....this isn't like me. Towards what would be my period, I am at rock bottom, I have thought of suicide!! A man I was seeing for a while told me that I was like 2 people: so sweet sometimes yet I would get so angry he didn't recognize me. I would get mean and say cruel things. My therapist told me she wants me on antidepressants, that is what caused me to do the research on this & I found this site as well as many others. Should this pill still be on the market?
I am on my last pill pack, I have about a week and a half to go. When I am done with my active pills I now know I have to look out and watch my moods, behavior and anxiety. I cannot wait to get this out of my life. I am kicking myself about how long it took me to realize the connection. I understand not everyone's body works the same, and some people will love this pill. But it sounds like people are having the same issues: depression. Keep in mind, it took a long time for me, my friends and my family to see signs in me, well over a year.
Ladies, be careful in taking Yaz! It might be okay for some, but it's definitely not okay for a lot of women.
This lawsuit info. just came to me via e-mail and I have to say I am very lucky that nothing that serious happend to me, if I would have not stopped taking Yaz almost a month ago however, who knows what my sever pains in the right side of my brain and vision loss in my right eye would have escalated into! Very Frighting! I posted a message back in Feb. if you would like to read my side effects.
GYN said she had other cases with h/a for multiple days,(other patients on YAZ) and to give her motrin 6oomg 3x a days, lots of fluids, rest and dark room, we had been doing all except for the motrin, then I found this site, and Relief, becasue at least I see that other people have had similar problems, and my poor baby is not going nuts. The motrin helps but the only thing that takes th edge off is Percocet. By taking a percocet my daughter was able to sleep a couple of hours at the time. Also constant ice packs, ( take a small towel soak it with water and put inside a plastic bag, once frozen put on head it is flexible enough that you can shape it. Sorry had to tell you that. Anyhow today is day 6 of her headache. it's been 5 days since she stopped the pill, and she has not have her menses yet. It should have come 2 days ago. I hope once it comes the h/a will get better. Now the H/A on day 6 is on the right side of the eye. before was 3-4 days on right side of head, then moved to frontal, side and back, and now is localized on the front. I have been trying multiple baths, warm compresses for the back of neck, candles and everything I can think off, to help her relax. Soft music, also I read about Magnesium, rivoflavin (B2) vitamin and feve Few, and ran to get her that. It seems that the magnesium has also helped her relax. Yaz, tends to increase potassium so the MAG counteracts it. also relaxes muscle. Ask your MD. I am at my wits end, It kills me to see my little girl like this. Becareful when starting a new med. Hope this post help other people. Just know it is always safe to go to your md and look for answers, at least I know what it wasn't, I WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO START ANOTHER PILL, we will deal with the cyst, in another manner. Hope this help other women, I will keep you posted when H/A gets better.
Thanks A. C.
-Pain behind my eyes
-Low grade Headache that won't go away without narcotics
-Very dry mouth-constant thurst
-Depressive feelings
-Easily angered with little patience/tolerance for anyone
I plan to go off this med ASAP. Affraid to try something else....
I can't really comment on any other pills because i haven't tried any, like i said i'm only 15.
I would recommend it to teens out there!!!
Im a skinny girl already, im 5'8 and weight about 125. After taking yaz, i lost 15 pounds and was down to 110, which is horribly skinny for my height. I was eating the same too, which was the weird part. I never wanted to lose weight, i already thought i was skinny. Although, i noticed that sometimes i was soooo depressed that i wouldnt eat all day, which is not like me at all, normally im a pig! I seriously have had emotional mood swings and SEVERE depression from this stuff. I also experienced really bad chest pains and had a hard time breathing. I went to the doctors and they found out it was all from my yaz. I found out that i had mitro valve prolapse, which was what was causing my heart pains. I knew it was from the yaz because it was the only medicine i was on at the time!
I also had a friend who was on this for the same time i was and she ended up developing a tumor on her liver because of it. They had to remove half her liver and the doctors traced it back to the Yaz. Very sad considering she is only 23 and now she has a foot long scar across her stomach from something as simple as taking a birth control pill. Im not trying to scar anyone, but everyone i have talked to who has taken this drug has had extremely bad problems. I can definitely see it getting pulled off the market in the next year here because too many people are having problems with it.
Good news is, i stopped taking it about 2 months ago, and i notice that im returning back to my old self again. Im much happier and my hair is growing back again. I WOULD AVOID TAKING THIS DRUG AT ALL COSTS! it seriously had a horrible impact on my life as well as my health! Hope this helps some people out!
Here's the twist. After reading most of these comments this afternoon, I finally decided to call my doctors nurse and she called me back not too much later and told me that my doctor said that headaches are not associated with Yaz and that I should continue to take the pill. I was very upset after this because I do not want to take it anymore. I am seriously considering stopping it today, and switching doctors because I am so frustrated with mine right now!! If it wasn't for me reading these posts I would not have any information about Yaz's side effects. Any Advice I would love to hear it! thanks!
I went back to my doctor last week and she recommended increasing my cymbalta from 60 mg (the highest dosage) to 90 mg but continuing with the Yaz.
There are those of us who are taking Yaz for what is meant for and still having the negative side effects. But I continue to take it because the doctor recommended it - said my body just has to "get used to it." Is it worth it? We'll find out soon enough...
My period is fine, but the side effects are very uncomfortable. My doctor tells me they are all symptoms of too much estrogen in my body. I'm sitting at my office desk right now drinking ginger ale after taking Tums and wishing I didn't have to do a "clean switch," fully completing my pack of Yaz before starting Alesse (which I hope will be better for me).
Apparently many people have died from the pill as a result of not paying attention to their symptoms (according to my doctor) and so girls need to be very careful and conscious of their bodies when playing with their hormones on birth control.
Good things were no weight gain and breast growth. Aside from that, I just don't feel well and so I'm glad I was able to share it with my doctor before getting any worse (especially since I'm getting married this year and need to make sure I'm okay with whatever I'm on)
Yaz was perfect for the first 2 months, but i did get the occational mind grain or severe head achs. Eventually i started getting a dry mouth, feeling nausa every time i ate and getting massive dizzy spells/light headed. I thought i was going through a violent flu or something so it didnt worry me too much. This continued for about 3 weeks and i ended up losing 6 kg from being to anxious to eat.
I found myself afraid to leave the house, anxious about every thing and not eating. Eventually i went to see my doctor. They didnt know what was going on with me at all. I was getting so frustrated! I have had 2 blood tests done, an ultra sound and massive amounts of physicals. When i was consulting my doctor, my mum mensioned how depressed i was. I didnt take much notice as i had just finished school and thought i was going through a transitional phase but when i really though about it i was getting angry over nothing all the time! I pick fights with my sisters and feel like everything is an attack on me. I am so worried all the time that my boyfriend is cheating on me or is going to break up with me for no reason and i cry for reason at all. I am no longer the happy teen who just wants to party. I am now a hermit, wishing i could die for the stupidest of reasons.
i have also been getting spotting half way through the month and my breasts are constantly sore! My neck feels like it was hit with a cricket bat and im getting a consistant soreness around my eyes which then goes into the worst head achs!
Im seeing my doctor tomorrow and hopefully i can figure all this out. I want to say thank you to everyone because i think i finally understand why i feel so sick. I go on a holiday to Cairns on Sunday, I'm hoping i feel better by then.
Thank you
I have been on Yaz for 6 days, and feel like I have some PMS symptoms even though I am not near that point in the pack. I am moody and on edge constantly, when generally I am very laid back. My PMDD symptoms used to be bursts of uncontrollable rage and suicidal thoughts, but this feeling is more of a constant high stress feeling. My blood pressure feels like it's rising constantly. I called my doctor this morning and am going to ask that they switch me back to my old birth control mid-cycle if possible. I just wish I had found this forum before I tried Yaz.
Overall, if you suffer from PMDD, try the light therapy first. If that seems to be working, I would avoid trying Yaz.
Regardless, I am still coming off Yaz and switching to the more well received and common Alesse. Yaz was just too much of an estrogen shock on my body. It seems that this BC seems to be pretty hit or miss with a lot of women. I am fortunate to be able to take care of period cramps with an Advil or two, so I can't speak for anyone who suffers from any serious association with periods. I just hope that for those searching for something that will help them, please be careful. :)
I have been off of it for 3 days, and while my body is reeling a bit from going cold turkey, I recognize myself again. The suicidal thoughts and depression have stopped and my impulse control is returning. I was literally a different person on this pill, and neither myself nor anyone else liked it. While I do think this pill can work for some people, I am not one of them, and I do truly wish that I had been more alert to what it can do to your mental state and had connected the dots more quickly.
I have PMDD and since I started taking Yaz I feel great, no more mood swings. My life was a constant drama on the week before I had my period, depressed, angry, irritated, crying all the time, paranoid. So for that Yaz is great.
But of course there are side effects, I have constant headaches and my gradually have been noticing loss of libido.
I dont wanna stop taking Yaz because it made my day by day easier, but at the same time it has been interfering in my sexual life.
Is there anyone else in a similar situation? I would like to hear how you are dealing with it...
Thanks
I have been off of it almost a month and thought I would feel better but I still have shortness of breath, fatigue, sever thirst and urination along with pounding heart after my classes, still smelly discharge, Hurts when i urinate and my breasts hurt and tiny droplets (milk maybe? I never have been preg so I do not know) come out when I squeeze them. Has anyone else had this problem??!!!
Hope someone out there finds this helpful, and thanks for all the other posts.
Yes, maybe my boobs have grown a cup size, but it's not worth the nightmares, stomach sickness, sleeplessness, chest pains, sudden panic attacks with a drastic rise in adrenaline and heart rate (that just keep getting more frequent everyday). The fact that women have suffered strokes and heart attacks from this medication really scares me.
Yaz will create a living hell that starts inside of you, and that's no joke. It's very heartbreaking on an inexplainable level. My love goes out to all of you.
STAY AWAY from Yaz!
I got switched to Yaz 3 months ago (about to get my third period in a few days). It has worked really well for me so far. I am not moody, my skin is clear and I am not depressed (which I am sure my mood stabilizer has something to do with too). I do have some side effects, and I was just wondering if anyone else (who has had good luck with Yaz) has these too.
My cramps are different than what they used to be. They are more nausea like and I get quite burpy. I also don't get my period until the third day. I then freak out that I am pregenant, which so far...hasn't happened. (My poor, wonderful boyfriend, I take a test like every other month).
Anyway, if you have the nausea like cramps, let me know. Because right now, as usual I am worried I am pregant.
I started taking Yaz about a year ago b/c I was diagnosed with PCOS. It regulated my period just fine...however...since then I have been getting terrible Migraines. I have had MRI's, MRA's etc and the only thing that they said this could be attributed to was the birth control.
Not only this, I have been having terrible stomach pains. I again had to go for all sorts of tests, and it has diseased my gallbladder. I am having it removed this week.
I stopped taking it about a month ago, and since then I have not had one migraine. I am getting back to my old self (stress and anxiety wise)..but unfortunatly the damage was too severe to reverse the damage in my gallbladder.
STOP TAKING THIS PILL!!!
So all I can say is don't worry, you're not pregnant. The pill just tricks your body to think it's pregnant so you won't get pregnant and Yaz just REALLY makes you feel it! I'd say let your doctor know and switch to something else. These side effects are not worth taking Yaz.
It was also 4 mos. ago that I started getting: daily low grade fevers, slight headaches, mild sore throat and feeling very fatigued and tired every day!
I have seen the doc. every month since Feb. complaining of these symptoms. All bloodwork is normal. It has been sooo frustrating to feel this way...and have no "lab work" to back up why you feel so rotten.
Just today my doc. ordered more bloodwork: a monospot test, chest xray and a CT scan of abdomen/pelvic area. I'm racking up an incredible amount of medical co-pays and wonder if it's all stemming from Yaz. I'm stopping Yaz starting tomorrow...and will see if my symptoms go away.
Anyone else have this general feeling of illness, malaise, fatigue, weakness??
HORRAY FOR YAZ.
I think everybody should be on it=]]
I'm not going to take YAZ anymore. Screw that sheeeit. I'ma stick to natural medicines from the Earth. Pills are lame.
I stopped taking the pill about a month ago and I've been having pretty bad stomach pain for 2 weeks or so. It comes and goes.
I don't recommend taking this pill girls. It's messed me up hardcore. Not to mention how much weight I've gained, how sensitive my eyes have gotten to light, or how I would get random pains in my legs/chest that hurt really bad but would dissapear 5 seconds later.
I am ALWAYS tired and unmotivated to do anything. I feel like a bum, and worthless now. I get frequent migraines that put me out for hours. I have not had any sexual desire whatsoever and who knows how my boyfriend has put up with me. I guess I will be going off this demon pill and praying for the best. GOOD RIDDANCE!
Thanks
I asked the same questions about how long does it take to get out of your system.... well, the YAZ itself will be out in about 3 months but YAZ screws up all of your electrolytes (sp?) and vitamins and minerals. I went to an integrative medicine doctor who gave me all of these IV. I immediately felt better and I am 99% better today. It took a year and ALOT of money that I am in alot of debt over, but worth it. May and June 2009 are the first months I have gone without having an attack and I am grateful. I live in NC and I went to Dr. John Pittman in Raleigh NC. HIs website is: www.carolinacenter.com If you cannot get to him, find an integrative medicine MD in your area. They understand how to check for mineral, electrolyte and vitamin problems and correct them. Tell them you took Yaz and they will know what to do. Integrative MD's understand how bad Yaz really is. Regular medicine will not do that. They just give you more medicine that really does not help. I was bedridden for 3 months and on a beta blocker, xanax for anxiety, zoloft, zofran, and 3 other meds I can't remember. Regular MD's told me to go home and try to live the best life I could. They basically dropped me. Regular MD's don't look for these imbalances, they only treat the symptoms. Nothing against reg. MD's they just can't help you well. Trust me, the IV's an integrative medicine MD gives you will heal you and make you feel normal again and stop the anxiety, heart palpitations, depression, mood swings, high BP and all! Please feel free to email me if I can help anyone back on a road to health ***@****
God bless you all! Windy
I have been on Yaz for about 3 mos. It is a miracle drug for me. I have severe, disabling PMS - or so I thought that was it was ever since I first started my period at age 12. I'm 40 now. After starting Yaz, I feel like a normal person! I wondered if maybe it's working so well for me b/c I have PMDD. I read a lot about the condition & it describes me exactly. The week before is just horrible, then it ends when my period starts & the week after is the opposite. It's like Jeckyl & Hyde. But I'm not referring to even bad PMS. This is extreme moods, losing control of yourself & severe physical symptoms. It's like having a nervous breakdown & the flu at the same time every month.
I also have Multiple Sclerosis. The severe symptoms I get the week before my period make my MS flare up every month. So being on Yaz is an important treatment to managing my MS. Just this past week, my doctor's NP yanked me off the pill entirely. I'd never seen this woman before & she made this decision on her own. She's not my doctor. I was honest & told the regular nurse, as I always have every year, that I have a few cigarettes here & there during the summer. Stupid habit, but I did NOT know it was just as dangerous as a pack a day if you're 35+. If I knew I wouldn't have been doing it OR told them I was! This is so devastating. Now I'm faced with becoming very disabled without Yaz or the pill entirely because they won't even give me a 2nd chance.
If anyone out there has the symptoms I have and MS, look up PMDD and TRY Yaz!!! It could make you feel a million times better!!!!
I am 27, have not yet had children, have always had a petite, athletic body, and am generally happy with great self-esteem. I started YAZ exactly one year ago, on my OBGYN's recommendation that this bc would not change me physically or emotionally (I had two concerns: I am sensitive to certain medication, and years before, a different bc had diminished my sex drive and made me emotionally numb). It was spun to me as the next best thing; a pill that alleviates mood swings, acne, cramps and long periods, actually help to improve overall mood, and well, as far as sex drive, "None of the girls we've prescribed it to have ever complained about that! I haven't really heard of that being a side effect, anyway.". Not ever having PMS, mood swings, or other "menstrual" issues in the past, it sounded like YAZ could have nothing but positive effects. After all, the doctors couldn't say enough about it or push it off the shelf fast enough!
For the past several months, I have assumed recent life events (new job, new bf, new house) were causing physical and emotional stress. No doubt those life events played a part, but they were the catalyst, not the cause. I realized this when I realized I had endured many more stressful and difficult times in my past, and my body and mind had never reacted this way. However, with the demands of those life events, I hadn't even noticed how much my personality and mental health had changed, nor did I realize how big the gap had become between my loved ones and me. Last weekend (ironically the last month of my Rx) opened my eyes. I was in bed all day, had stomach problems that would make for a Pepto Bismol commercial, I snapped at my boyfriend all day, then either cried because he was crowding me or cried because he had given me space. Although the weather was finally 80 and sunny, all I wanted to do was stay in bed and sleep. When I wasn't crying or miserable, I felt numb, then would get upset wondering why I had no interest in life. Sex was not only off-limits, it wasn't even a distant thought. I was in constant mental turmoil for 16 hours; from the time I woke up with my period, to the time I took a sleeping pill and passed out.
I stopped taking the pill that day, after reading all of the blogs and message boards. I am starting to feel better, but for now, it has only been one week and I'm feeling it is more the psychological satisfaction or hope that I will get better and mend the personal relationships. I hope that my experience helps other woman out there and that no one has to experience what I did. I just wish my doctors and I had taken the time to research this mini ticking time bomb before I went through this. I have since found a lot of wonderful information about several bc methods and am looking into the copper IUD (Paragard) which does not contain any hormones.
Since on YAZ, I have experienced:
mood swings
bouts of anger and irritability
weight gain
physical and emotional distress
physical and emotional fatigue
random anger spurts
low-grade persistent headaches and mild dizziness
confusion, low mental clarity, inhibited decision making
anxiety, depression, insecurity, nervousness, worry
snapping at or distancing from loved ones
general disinterest in life, work, and relationships
limited to no sex drive or sexual arousal