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I have been on Yaz for over 2 and 1/2 months, and during this tim...

Posted at 7:19 AM on May 19, 2007 by elizabeth110, #21608
I have been on Yaz for over 2 and 1/2 months, and during this time I have been bloated, gassy, pain in my stomach, vomiting, diarhea, headaches, etc. I have been to the ER once and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. I get well, put some weight back on, and just when I'm better I get all those symptoms again. The only thing that has changed in my life is the addition of Yaz. My son and husband are not getting sick, so its nothing anyone can catch. All my doctor can tell me is to take Nexium. I've never had an acid problem in my life. So today I took matters into my own hands and I've stopped taking the Nexium and the Yaz. I'll update later with how I'm feeling. Thanks for all the posts validating my concerns on Yaz.
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Reply over 2 years ago on May 20, 2007 by hchammer, #163

I totally understand your situation! I was on Yaz for about 9 months and had similar symptoms (abdominal cramping, diarrhea, nausea, bloating, and dizziness) increasingly throughout my time on this pill. I JUST got off the pill about three weeks ago because my symptoms were so bad that I could not leave my house (even to get to the doctor's office). I am recovering now, but I still am fighting with residual symptoms that were most likely caused by Yaz, as I did not have such problems prior to taking Yaz. My doctor cannot find anything obviously wrong with me, so most likely it is this *&^%ing pill.

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Reply over 2 years ago on May 22, 2007 by 54322, #183

Yaz is to primarily treat PMDD. If you have serious pains and heavy flow, you should be on a higher dose hormone contraceptive. Yaz takes care of a lot of emotional and mental symptoms not so much physical. Do talk to your ob/gyn. I lived abroad where they prescribed higher dose pills which the FDA has not approved for this country and they definitely took away the pain and completely disappeared after a year of taking it.

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