Could Yaz birth control be causing my extreme moodiness?

[lfb]

I have been having extreme mood swings lately.  One minute I am on top of the world with a ton of energy and the next I want to climb in a hole.  I started on Yaz birth control about 4 months ago.  The last two months my moodiness has been worse than usual.  After reading other people's experiences with yaz, I am starting to think my feelings are linked to this pill.  I want to stop taking it and my husband is in support of that.  Has anyone experienced similar feelings while taking Yaz?  If so, how soon did you return to normal after stopping the pill?

[D1EHL]

umm.. all of my friends at school have been telling me ive been super moody too, i was wondering if it was my birth control too, i am on yaz, HELP,

[adriennec22]

I actually had anxiety attacks before taking YAZ, but only once in a blue-moon when I was really stressed.  I just started taking YAZ about a week ago & have been having crying episodes every single day over really insignificant things- most of the time I cant even recognize what I am anxious about.
There must be some kind of link.

[suezeee]

My daughter has only been taking YAZ for two and half weeks and has begun calling me every night from college in tears.  She doesn't know what's wrong.  Just feels like crying all the time. Also had an episode where she became so dehydrated that she fainted last week.  I don't know if either of these things can be attributed to the YAZ, but I plan to call the OB/GYN tomorrow to check.  Will post what I find out.

[Jerzeegal]

My daughter stopped taking Yaz because it made her moodiness 10X worse.  Talk it over with your doctor and perhaps try something different and see if that affects you as well.

[JSGeare]

I see from the MedHelp drug database that Yaz is actually prescribed sometimes for depression -so that can only mean it does effect your emotions. I think this is a doctor question, so I hope you will ask about it -and tell us what you learn.

Medhelp has a very thorough drug database. To get to it, enter the name of any drug in the search box at the upper right of your screen and click "Go." At the top of the page that appears you will see various references to other links in which the drug is mentioned. Toward the bottom you will see the drug name itself as a link. Click that link, and it will take you to information about the drug itself.

I hope this helps.