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.

Wow this was posted a long time ago, but I can't believe I found your posting!! I have been dealing with the same thing!! I started out on Yaz and it was like so many woman say "a miracle to help with my PMDD" it was a life saver! I was always stressed and anxious on top of dealing with major PMS and this saved me. I became normal again. I have been on it a year and have been dealing with extreme fatigue. My doctor has done like every test and cannot figure out why I am so tired. I feel like it is getting worse by they day. I am newly married and before I started the pill I was always just as excited as my husband about "bed time"..now I would rather sleep. I hate it. I have never been like this. Not only that but I have been getting really depressed lately. Mornings are the worst. I cannot get out of bed. I almost cry everyday having to get up and come to work. I have never been like this. I have an wonderful brand new home I am so in love with my husband life is Good. I have nothing to complain about. I have also been to the doctor about my stomach. All of a sudden i have issue with lactose, wheat..everything! I have been researching all the diff food intolerances and stomach issues. I am so bloated all of the time and gassy and I am so sick of it. I don't remember ever having issues like this. My doctor gave me IBS medicine but that gave me insane migraines and I had to quit taking that. Plus I don't think that is what it is. When I found this post I could not believe it. I was so relieved. It just confirmed everything for me. I cannot believe how much time I have spent trying to figure out what is wrong with me. OH and I almost forgot. I have been on the pill exactly a year this march (2009) I have gained 20lbs on this pill. Within the first 6 mos of taking it. I even excercise regulary and have cut my calories to 1200 a day if that. All healthy foods. It is so frustrating. I am getting off this asap and going to try the NON HORMONAL "Paragard" IUD. It is like Mirena but without the hormones. For some reason I believe the hormons in bc makes me gain weight. Maybe because my body is in pregnant mode and I gain alot when I'm pregnant no matter what. Ok anyways It feels good to share and relate even if these are really old. Maybe it will help another person? Hope so!

So I decided to come downstairs to research comments about Yaz and found this site. I am glad I found it. Right now I have a headache. I have been on Yaz for about 4 months. It is not working out. I, too, have gotten a problem with acne or I should say my problem with acne didn't get any better. Oftentimes this past month I have gotten nausea, vomitted a couple of times. The only good thing I have noticed is it stopped my painful ovulation. I also have these long slow periods that seem to never stop. I am going back to the doctor Thursday. I think I am going to request orth-tricyclen. I was on that pill back in college.

I started taking Yaz back in October 08, by December I was waking up every morning with severe headaches and was also nauseated. I got to the point that I seriously started to think I had a brain tumor. About 2 weeks after the first headache, the first hot flash occurred. It was horrible! I was sweating and miserable in JANUARY. I decided at some point that something medicinal had to be causing it, so I stopped taking all my meds and within a week the hot flashes and headaches vanished. I was SO relieved. Thinking it was maybe caused by a vitamin or something and not by Yaz I went back on it in May of 09. I have been taking it this time for 2 months, and again, the hot flashes, headaches and nausea are occurring, this time accompanied by stomach and arm pain, gas issues that were SO embarrassing and complete b*tchyness. I feel stupid for not thinking of it sooner, but once it occurred to me that maybe the Yaz was at fault I immediately stopped taking the pills, flushed my system with a TON of water and felt better almost immediately. The most interesting part of this whole mess? Yaz doesnt make you feel horrible at first. It seems that as it builds up in your system you start feeling worse and worse. I have come to the conclusion that the way these pills keep you from getting pregnant is by making you really mean, angry and gassy, therefore ensuring that no one will want to be around you, lol. These pills are poison, PLEASE dont take them. Seriously, just don't get pulled in by the hype, YAZ IS POISON!