I was on Yaz for about 2 years or so. I decided to take a break f...

I was on Yaz for about 2 years or so. I decided to take a break from it and then decided to look up the side effects. I found this site and another one like it. I can't believe I didn't know all the problems I was having could be from this pill. After reading about all the side effects I decided to get off it completely. At first when I was on it, I was great. My major adult acne FINALLY went away. No other B.C. pill worked for that. My moods right before my period were so much better. I had been depressed a lot and this pill seemed to help a great deal. Then about a year into the pill, I developed major food allergies. I figured out I can't eat anything with soy (or only very small amounts). I had always been lactose intolerant, but now I can hardly eat any milk products at all. Dairy and soy products completely dry me all up. I can't breathe anymore. My eyes are always dry now, especially when I wake up in the morning. I sleep with a humidifier and the Breathe Right nose strip every night now. My chest is a lot tighter and my upper back hurts a lot now. Not sure if that is related to Yaz or not. I also have asthma, which was well controlled for years, but now it seems this pill has made me a lot worse. I also had heart palpitations, dizziness, and severe fatigue. The fatigue seemed to come on in the last year. I could still go to work, but got so tired easily. When I got home I just wanted to do nothing. If I slept all night, it still felt like I didn't sleep at all when I woke up in the morning. My sex drive in the last year was piratically nothing as well. That among other things ended my long term relationship. I thought all these things were due to getting older. I'm only in my late 30's. I also had severe headaches all the time. I thought my head was going to explode. I've only been off the pill for just over a month, so I hope things improve. I feel my energy is slowly coming back and the headaches are getting less frequent. Thanks for all of you on this site and others I have read. I think it has saved my life.