I've been on Yaz for 1 year now. I've been in a deep depression s...

You are not alone. I gained 40 lbs in the three or four months after I started taking Yaz. I have been on it for a year and now I'm having migraines everyday. My doctor just put me on Topamax but the nurse mentioned that my BCP might be causing the migraines because it is a noted side effect of Yaz. I've been researching and I just discovered this website. Your post really hit home because I gained 30 lbs in the year that I came off of Ortho TriCyclen and then 40 lbs after going on Yaz (and I'm experiencing the fatigue, loss of libido, unexplained rage, stomach problems, etc. that everyone else mentions).

I quit taking Yaz just this past Sunday, 5 days into my third pack. Yes, I have a history of depression, and yes, I moved away from my hometown in the middle of my first pack, but things have gone well and I still found myself spiralling into suicidal depression, having super-frequent migraines, chronic fatigue, scary constant unexplained pain in my left knee, revolting stomach problems, and a DEAD libido. I can't begin to describe how angry I am that this pill that was supposed to help my PMDD put me in a pit of misery it normally takes catastrophic events to trigger. I was shocked- and relieved- to discover that I'm not going crazy. In the 8 years I've been on the Pill, I've NEVER taken one that messed me up this much! Today is my 4th day off Yaz, and I already feel ten times better- other people keep commenting on how "up" I am. BTW, I called the pharmaceutical company's customer line Saturday night to ask questions/complain, the robot said I'd hear back within 15 minutes... and I'm still waiting. I guess they're busy spending all our $50/pack payments! I know from other online comments that Yaz seems to help 45 y/o+ ladies enormously, but I wish they'd have the decency to market it to those women instead of the 20/30-something crowd that it may hurt far more.

Thank you all for your comments. I also have been on Yaz for about 2 months. I have been having very bad issues with depression and anxiety. Sometimes it gets so bad my chest hurts. I also recently started on Thyroid meds and thought that maybe that might be causing this, but I had these symptoms before I started them. I do have a lot of stress at my job right now and I keep thinking maybe that has caused the anxiety and depression, but even when I am out of work I am crying for no reason. Oh, to all this you can add I have had my period for almost 4 weeks now. I call my doctor and they said that can happen and to stick with it a little longer. So, between the non stop period, the stress and anxiety and oh forgot to mention the acne I now have, I think going on this was a big mistake. I decided to do it as a result of severe menstrual pain and now I don't know what to do. I guess the monthly pain is worth not crying and having chest pains from anxiety. Yaz has been a bad experience for me.