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Posted at 9:42 PM on Sep 11, 2008 by nomorepills, #34402
I started taking Yaz 2 years ago after my son was born. I didn't have any side effects for a long time and was generally happy with the pill. About a year after being on Yaz I started getting horrible anxiety and depression. It was really beginning to interfere with my life. I always felt on edge, my heart was constantly racing, I felt down, starting binge eating, etc. I also started noticing that my blood sugar was out of wack. I became hypoglycemic and had to eat little snacks every hour to keep myself from having my blood sugar drop too low. I sometimes even had to take a glucose tablet. My thoughts were always racing. I felt like I was going crazy. After going to my PCP and a psychiatrist and not getting any relief from the way I was feeling, I took it upon myself to stop taking Yaz to see if that made a difference. Well, since stopping Yaz my anxiety, depression, and hypoglycemia has completely disappeared. I feel happy again, normal and healthy. I have gained a few pounds and my skin is an oily mess, but I would much rather deal with that than the hell I was dealing with before. I'm not big on taking medicine unless I absolutely have to and this experience has only made me feel stronger about that. I think I will go back to using condoms and give my body a break. (forever)
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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 14, 2008 by volleyball13, #12343

How long did it take after stopping Yaz that you felt like yourself again? My daughter has been off of it for 7 days because of depression being the side effect. she still does not feel like herself. Thanks for any info you can give me.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Sep 14, 2008 by nomorepills, #12344

A few weeks and the anxiety and depression was gone. I noticed a huge difference in my overall health once I went off of it. Scary to think such a common medication can really be damaging and so many woman are on it. I hope your daughter gets better soon. I'm sure she will. Give it another couple of weeks. She may not get a period for awhile. I haven't gotten one yet and I stopped in June.

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