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I am 41 years old; I've been on several different birth cont...

Posted at 11:20 PM on Mar 22, 2008 by 1pita, #28271
I am 41 years old; I've been on several different birth control pills since I was 19 (never had any problems with any of them). I took a break for 2 years recently while trying to get pregnant. After two miscarriages, I decided to go back on the pill until the genetic tests come back. I am into my 3rd pack of YAZ pills & all I can say is they are by far the WORST birth control pills I have ever taken. After reading all of the side effects that are posted, I am discontinuing immediately. It also eases some of my worries that I am not the only one suffering. These are the side effects that I have experienced since starting YAZ: 1. Daily migraine headaches. 2. Throbbing pain in my head if I turn too quickly. 3. Sensitivity to light. 4. Frequent cramps in my feet. 5. Clouded vision & sharp pain in my eye sockets. 6. Sinus pain. 7. Constipation. 8. Ringing in my ear. 9. Insomnia. 10.EXTREME mood swings. 11.Depression. 12.ZERO sex drive. 13.Fatigue, along with constant neck & back pain. 14.Painful cyst-like acne on my face. With all of the birth control pills out there, there is no reason to have to take YAZ. It is the only pill on the market that contains drospirenone, which leads me to believe that drospirenone is causing the side effects I am experiencing.
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Reply 5 months ago on May 09, 2008 by hayleysmayley, #8126

I started to take my first pack of Yaz 3 days agao and suddenly I started to feel very very tired, cloudy mind, I just couldn't think straight! I'm on ADHD meds and they are a stimulant. I was,nt understanding why I felt soo spacing and my memory was shot.After the third day I decided I wasn't going to take the Yaz anymore especially after reading all of these posts. I just felt sick and fluish and completly not myself. I was more depressed than before! I thought it might have been the zoloft I started taking as well but then I realized that all of these horrible symptoms started right after starting Yaz. It was really scary how I was feeling. I felt like I was dieing! I didn't think only taking this stuff for three days would effect me like this but I'm hoping since I stopped taking it that I will start to feel like myself again! This is seriously scary stuff!

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