http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823 Hello, I read about how YAZ birth control pill affects the body and psych and I am now scared. This is my 2nd day of YAZ (I've never been on birth control pills ever and I am 27 years old), it's all new to me but after reading all these negative posts ab Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:38:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2090 HI-I am on day 9 of my YAZ and so far evrything is going fine. The only thing I have noticed is I am a little more tired and have less of an apetite. I think the most important thing to remember is that we all react differently to medications-some are more http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2090 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:40:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2124 To be honest I do not feel any concerning side affects yet, I am in my 7th day of YAZ and it works for me. It cut some of my increased appetite - I lost like 4 kg, I don't retain that much water anymore and I have an increased sexual drive [my husband is s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2124 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:39:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2171 i am the same way with my hormones im 29 too, and i take wellbutrin rather than yaz because i found that the hormonal problum was pmdd! Look into it and request it instead of yaz! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2171 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:19:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2174 I can't take Wellbutrin because of some kind of regulations they have for military spouses. If it was over the counter I'd run right now to the pharmacy to buy it but .... still, if I'd take this drug which mostly helps relieve major depression it would co http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2174 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:13:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2178 Most of the people who had problems seem to have no problems before hand so I wouldn't sweat it. I have PMDD and am already on antidepressants for post partum depression which doesn't help my PMDD so keep your head up, take it for a couple of months and se http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2178 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:19:34 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2202 I agree :o) http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2202 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:14:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2666 I need to know if Yasmin is right for me.. I wanted Yaz but my doctor gave me Yasmin. I went on it the birth control for prevent acne, moodiness, headaches, and any weight gains. My question is which birth control is better to prevent these things.. Yaz or http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2666 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:20:40 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2804 YAZ DOES MAKE YOUR SEX DRIVE GO AWAY. I have been on it for 4 months and I have had the worse side effects. I have been angry and mad and then sad. I feel bi polar and it really is hurting my relationship. My b/f and I have having a lot of problems bec http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=2804 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:40:00 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3023 Well, my symptoms were also similar to many of you gals initially when I started taking yaz birth control pills (which I ordered from http://www.mybirthcontrolstore.com on my friend's recommendation) but to the lesser extent. In my view these are initial s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3023 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:30:02 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3268 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3268 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:30:18 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3269 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3269 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:38:35 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3270 I was taking yaz for a few months when I developed a horrible side pain that sent me to the ER. I had multiple blood clots in both lungs and the doctors said it was from the pill. They said I was very lucky I got there when I did because I would have died http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3270 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:14:24 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3400 i have been taking YAZ for 2 months since i skipped the second month cause my face was breaking out and i had headaches. I also noticed that i can't stop eating and almost felt pregnant w/ the eating and nausea but never threw up. I also feel down and ou http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=3400 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:44:45 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4064 this is a guy posting on what i see it did to my g/f. she has been on it for a little more than 2 months. 17 years old she is. about last week she just snapped... and everything went down hill. she is extremely sad now, not happy, and doesnt want to do any http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4064 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:20:41 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4139 From everything I have read on boards about Yaz, for people who do NOT have PMDD, it seems to cause the exact symptoms of PMDD: Severe mood swings, loss of interest in sex, migraines, muscle aches and pains, nausea, insatiable appetite (particularly for ca http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4139 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:34:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4237 I have been on YAZ for 7 months now and just started getting heavy spotting and break through bleeding. It lasted several weeks. I was on regular bc pills for 17+ years and they gave me hormonal migraines and night sweats. I tolerated it because my cycle http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4237 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:19:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4349 I was thinking about starting on YAZ soon because on the commercial it says you can kick the irritablility, mood swings, and all the other things i am experiencing because of the Nuvaring. I have been on the nuvaring for about a year and a half and am sta http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4349 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:57:13 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4357 I am so happy to have found this site. I have been on Yaz for about 4 months and my energy level is continually declining, I have migraine headaches again, my period seems to last for almost 2 weeks, my moods are uncontrollable those days leading up to my http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4357 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:04:24 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4381 I HAVE BEEN ON THIS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW..IT WAS FINE AT FIRST BUT NOW I HAVE HAD NO PERIOD IN FOUR MONTHS AND I FEEL REAL BLOATED AND HUNGRY ALL THE TIME AND I TOOK A PREGNACY TEST EVERY MONTH AND ITS NEG..IM STARTING TO GET WORRIED. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4381 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:05:45 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4392 I have taken YAZ for 4 months now with no weight gain..I also dont have migraines any more since beginning YAZ..I don't feel any more hungry then usual..my period is little off. I usually don't start it until after I have already started my next pack.. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4392 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:12:53 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4393 the one thing i have noticed is the inability to control my moods..sometimes i cry for no reason and i get really angry at my fiance it usually starts around the week i am supose to start my cycle other then that things are fine we all react different to m http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4393 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:15:28 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4437 I have PCOS and have been on Metformin for several years. I recently went to a new OBGYN and he said that I should have been put on b/c right away, so he put me on some. I have not started them as I just finally started my period again after 3 months. I http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4437 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:46:47 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4469 hello everyone... im 15 years old and im looking into differnt types of b/c. Yaz seems to eliminate all of the side effects i dont want, but from things i've read, it also sounds really scarey. I dont know what kinds of b/c there are out there, although im http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4469 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:39:00 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4545 I have been on Yaz for a month now and so far I haven't had any problems except for one-my libido has taken a huge dive. I did alot of reading on Yaz before I decided to take it and I will say that I was terrified too. There were so many negative postings http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4545 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:03:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4980 I would like for you to know that my 18 year old daughter has been through numerous test..(echocardiogram,holter monitor,glucose testing,thyroid tests,ekg.s)we are now scheduled to see a cardiac specialists and then to a Neurologists. She has been having e http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=4980 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:23:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5257 I just switched from Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo to Yaz and it's TERRIBLE!!!! I am STARVING constantly and have gained 4 lbs in 3 weeks! It's causing major mood swings and I feel exhausted. I'm switching back. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5257 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:03:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5477 OMW!!! I've had an IUD for 4 years and it came out a week ago. I called my Dr and asked her to put me on Yaz.....I bought it today.....NO THANKS!!! Now i'm terrified! I hate Birth control pills, I'm getting another IUD! Thanks ladies! You may have saved so http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5477 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:59:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5492 i am 21 an i have never taken birth control before until recently ny gyno put me on it because of endometriosis an i started out on loestrin 24 but it was making me so sick an i was having bad headaches so now hes trying me on yaz has anyone else experienc http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5492 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:50:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5514 so far ive taken yaz two days, thats its. and ive been so nauseous and bloated. its hard to be positive because of all the negative posts, but hopefully everything will even out and be okay soon http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5514 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:20:36 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5845 I would just like to mention that YAZ is a horrible horrible pill. Within days of starting, I slipped into a horrible depression, with mood swings, change in sexual turn-ons, and really crazy death-related thoughts. It was a horrible experience, and it too http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=5845 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:40:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7218 Its mine and my best friend's first year in college and we started yaz at the same time over last christmas break. She loves it and has no problem with it at all, but since I've been on it I cry all the time. I cry almost every night and i'm just not the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7218 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:26:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7276 I've been on Yaz for 2days. The first day I woke up the next morning in a sweat & was nausious. But the 2nd day (today) I was ok. I've heard a lot of good things about Yaz...this is the first sight i found that there are a lot of Neg reviews. I was on Yasm http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7276 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:18:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7277 I have been on Yaz for almost 4 months now. I actually have noticed a decrease in appetite so don't worry about weight gain. I've actually lost 11 lbs in about a month in a half with no problems. Yaz has shortened my periods and helps me a lot with blee http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7277 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:59:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7416 i have been on YAZ for about a year now and it has been a nightmare. night sweats, terrible migraines, excessive bloating, weight gain, and very low labido. i complained to my doctor after two months and he told me to give it a little more time. i'm glad t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7416 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:32:13 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7768 I will finish my first pack of Yaz in 2days and I heard mixed reviews about it. I haven't had any side effects, except I felt nauseous the first 3 days, I am waiting to see what happens when I get my period. After reading all these comments I am very confu http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7768 Thu, 01 May 2008 23:18:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7832 I suffer from PMDD. I'm on my 5th day on Yaz. On day 2, I experienced a very weird tingly painful sensation beneath my right jaw that leads to a vicious, one sided headache. Same thing every night. I've never felt such a thing. Could this be Yaz? I' http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=7832 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:58:25 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8110 I use to take tri-cylcin lo..it was excellant protection and never had any acne while i was on it. The problem i was having was severe depression and mood swings along with bloating while only on that pill. My doctor switched my to YAZ. Its not as strong a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8110 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:45:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8197 I am just writing this in the case that it might help someone else. I went on Yaz about 3 weeks ago and about 3 to 4 days in I started experiencing constant fatigue. I could not stay awake. I then started having hot/cold spells. I would wake up and my clo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8197 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:38:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8343 I been on yaz for 7 months. I HATE these pills. I have sweats. I gained 11 pounds in a month. I have no sex drive. I been bleeding for 2 weeks now. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8343 Fri, 16 May 2008 17:36:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8357 I am 15 years old. I am taking Yaz and Im 216 pounds and only 5'5. If anything Yaz has helped me loose weight I have lost weight sense I have been on it. And sense I have been on yaz i only have a period every 3 months. I love yaz and I think it could http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8357 Wed, 21 May 2008 13:41:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8484 i've been on YAZ for 4 days. its the first birth control ive been on. i've lost my appetite and have really bad cramps. my acne hasnt been too bad. its just better if you take it with food cause it makes you feel less sick. my libido hasnt gone down or http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8484 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:02:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8960 I am 29 years old have been using Yaz for almost a year. I have been going through a lot of difficulties in my life and I noticed an increase. I looked at everything and thought it was stress. I would cry at everything, moody, snap at any little thing, hai http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8960 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:52:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8988 So I am just now finishing my second pack and I don't have anything bad really to say at all. My appetite didn't change, I haven't gained or lost weight, I will say though, cramps are not as bad & i don't get bloated now which i abolutely LOVE! But w/the s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=8988 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:34:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9036 I am getting so nervous reading all these horrible things about Yaz. I took my first pill last night. I feel a little bit dizzy but I'm thinking maybe it is just in my head because I have read so many awful things. It's very disconcerting to find so many http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9036 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:36:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9037 Has anyone had a positive experience they could share?! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9037 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:46:43 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9077 I just took the first pill yesterday and I woke up this morning feeling fine :) I actually am in a better mood than i usually am in the morning even though I just finished reading all of these horrible experiences... I took Ortho Evra about two years http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9077 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:33:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9215 this is my 5th month on Yaz. The first 3 months i had a week of breakthrough bleeding and then my period right after. Last month i had about 2 days of breakthrough bleeding (very light) and then my period the next week.. while on the sugar pills. I have NO http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9215 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:07:29 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9294 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9294 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:12:37 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9295 Hello, i have been on yaz for a little over a month. Things are not bad but not great either. For the most part my month has been ok. My biggest complant.... NO SEX DRIVE. None at all. Will this get better because i was told to wait 3 months and see what http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9295 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:03:50 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9480 I have been on Yaz for over a year and now reading these posts I have finally figured out what has been going on with me!!! I always just thought it was me but now I see it is the pill. I have completly lost my sex drive and I am a newly wed so this is som http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9480 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:31:19 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9617 I have been on YAZ 10months now and I have noticed since I have been on YAZ I have this burning (like a bladder infection). I have taken antibiotics for bladder infections and it still won't go away. It is almost like having a burning from a yeast infectio http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9617 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:34:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9618 I have been on YAZ 10 months now. Since I have been on it I have had a burning sensation like I have to PE. I have taken antiboitics for bladder infections and still doesn't help. It almost feels like a yeast infection. Has anyone else had this problem? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9618 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:33:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9620 hi. I have been on yaz for 2 months now. My first like 3 weeks were miserable. I was moody and I would get headaches and very tired. So I called my doctor and she told me to wait it out and that my body just needed to get use to the new hormones in my body http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=9620 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:01:07 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10320 ive been on it a little over a month and pretty much everything is good. no weight gain or crazy headaches, although i am somewhat more sad and depressed than i used to be. also my boobs have grown! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10320 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10436 I have been of Yaz for over 2 years and everything has been great until about 4 months ago. I've been real moody ,up and down, nausea with no vomiting my period doesnt usually come until I start a new pack so every month I think I'm pregnant.Me and my BF http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10436 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:52:18 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10484 I have been on yaz about 9 mo. I just finally figured out tonight what is wrong w/ me after reading blogs on this website. I have extremely bad migraines all the time and they are usually always on the same side and in the same spot on my head. I also h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10484 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:19:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10560 I started taking Yaz about a week ago. I had been off of my other birth control for about 2 to 3 months prior to taking the new meds because I was on different rounds of antibiotics. I was diagnosed with chronic migrains when I was about 12 years old and http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10560 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:24:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10714 Eat Right for Your Type (Dr. Peter D'Adamo) and the Liver Cleansing Diet (Dr.Sandra Cabot) worked wonders for my weight problems. Both Doctor have websites - check it out! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=10714 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:28:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=11707 TAKE YASMIN, NOT YAZ! i am a married 22 year old. i have been on Yasmin for 4 years. i noticed a little weight gain and headaches on Yasmin but mostly just normal PMS symptoms. I had seen commercials for Yaz and decided to switch to it 3 months ago becaus http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=11707 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:18:28 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=11951 Hello - I never was so confused until YAZ. I have been on yaz for 2 months and then took 1 pill of the 3rd month and decided to stop. I didn't get my period at the end of the 2nd month and thought I was preg. I am not preg. From what I gather pe http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=11951 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:10:56 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12084 Hey there.... I am searching on the yaz websites for ways to let women know about yaz. I just came across your posting. despite of the other problems you may have do not take Yaz. It is a poison you are putting into your body. My sister was on Yaz and she http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12084 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:56:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12777 I am so sorry you are going thru this..if you don't mind me saying...I have a feeling the family doc is simply putting a bandaid on your problems. has the doc run blood tests to rule out thyroid problems..have they done an accurate hormone test to test http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12777 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:29:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12792 i'm having MAJOR anxiety problems on YAZ after being on it for one year. i've had all the other symptoms mentioned above too. i feel like i'm going crazy and it's traumatizing! i'm getting off tonite and expect for some side effects to kick in and make http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12792 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:39:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12884 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12884 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:39:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12885 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12885 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:45:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12886 I have been on all types of birth control pills. I am now currently on the YAZ pill, after recently having the MIRENA taken out because of serious moodiness. Any birth control pill gives you all the side effects listed above. There is not one perfect one f http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=12886 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:14:57 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13022 My daughter has been on YAZ for 3 weeks now and all I can tell you is that she is a different person!!! She has been really tired, pissy and really sensitive. I don't think I've seen her cry so much. Ever little thing bothers her. She complains of migraine http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13022 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:09:35 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13415 I would recommend that if you are on Yaz, that you GET OFF IMMEDIATELY!! I started taking Yaz in March 2008, and was admitted to the hospital for pulmonary embolism (blood clots in both lungs) on August 22, 2008!! Thank God I was treated immediately with http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13415 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:11:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13416 I would recommend that if you are on Yaz, that you GET OFF IMMEDIATELY!! I started taking Yaz in March 2008, and was admitted to the hospital for pulmonary embolism (blood clots in both lungs) on August 22, 2008!! Thank God I was treated immediately with t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13416 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:12:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13417 IF YOU ARE ON YAZ, GET OFF IMMEDIATELY!!! DO NOT LET YOUR OB/GYN TELL YOU THAT YAZ IS THE BEST BIRTH CONTROLS, YOU WILL END UP IN THE ER FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE!!!!!!! LISTEN TO THESE POSTS!!! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13417 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:20:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13657 I have been taking Yaz for 1 1/2 years now, and just stopped yesterday (after I finished my last pack, of course). I haven't had any serious side effects at all. I'm 27 and in pretty healthy shape. Yaz completely took away my period... I got it maybe 4 tim http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13657 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:40:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13698 i have been taking yaz for a while now after i stopped taking the shot... the shot gave me migranes... but the migranes were nothing compared to the ones with yaz... yaz also makes me very tired, moody, and just not myself... after reading this i really do http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13698 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:04:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13701 I have been taking Yaz for about 3 weeks now. My period is not due to start till next week, but the spotting is horrible. The spotting has lasted for 4 days, and I have had constant cramping just like having my period. I have no sex drive and my breasts ar http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13701 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:14:32 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13747 I am so glad I found this website. I have been taking YAZ for about 7 months now. Since then I am always tired, never happy, always cranky, never feel like doing anything!!! I am so different then I use to be and I never figured out why. Also my anxiety ha http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13747 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:14:33 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13839 I started Yaz birth Control almost 8 months ago and it has been fine with me. When I started it, I couldn't feel a difference and I did not have any symptoms. I have not had any weight gain and my appetite actually decrease a little in the first few months http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13839 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:28:14 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13936 ive only been on yaz for 4 days and i feel like it is destroying my life im 21 adn this is my first time on birth control, adn my doctor put me on it to try and help with my cramps, as well as to regluate my period since i dont get it every month. its http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13936 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:22:31 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13971 Don't ! If you are feeling this way now it will only get worst! It ruined 7 months of my life and I am now taking prozac! I am telling you do not go through with it it is not worth it. Tell your doctor you can't do it anymore. That is my advice.... http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=13971 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:55:33 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14236 I guess everyone has different reactions to different pills. I personally need to be on birth control for endometriosis, and I also experienced para-ovarian cysts and fibroids back in high school. I was first put on Ortho Evra at 16--NIGHTMARE. I gained http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14236 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:13:40 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14350 Ive been on YAZ for 4 months now and only thing I have had are headaches. But my last pill i had headaches and very irrregular periods. Only thing that i havnt liked so far about YAZ is that my periods are pretty much skipping and not coming at all. But my http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14350 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:44:10 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14454 As for weight gain...and how exercise doesn't work..you have to RUN, watch what you EAT, and work out at LEAST 4 days a week, you WILL see a difference, if you don't check any other medication you may be on or go see a doctor... Don't make excuses for your http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14454 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:09:26 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14565 I have been on YAZ for almost 5 months. I have experienced no weight gain, and I really haven't noticed a change in the way I act or feel. I am the same person I was before the pill. I know things affect everyone differently, but many times "YAZ disaste http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14565 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:04:43 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14619 Hi girls. Ok, well here's my story. After being on YAZ for the past 6 months, i just stopped taking it 3 days ago. I had my first baby this past March. At the end of April, my ob/gyn put me on YAZ. I immediately went home and googled it to see if i could f http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14619 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:49:55 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14860 Hello, I started reading all the posts on here and thought some of you would like to here my experience with Yaz since I have been on it for a year and a half. I first decided to go on a birth control because my periods were unbearable with all the crampin http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=14860 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:42:36 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15408 I was on Yaz for about 5 or 6 months. I had absolutely NO sex drive. I finally went off and returned to normal in a few months. I can't really remember any other side effects. I will not be using this pill again once I have my baby and return to using the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15408 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:59:20 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15559 I have been on it for over 3 months and it does the trick for me!!! a lot of people have negative side affects but i am better in a whole than with my last prescription. I used to get so mean that i didnt even act like myself, it was interfereing with my r http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15559 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:05:13 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15603 is yaz the same as yasmin? because I take yasmin and I know I never wanted to be on yaz. Some websites say it is some say its not like I got this email that scared me and they called yasmin and yaz the same. This one right here http://www.ackthree.com/yasm http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15603 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:08:28 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15632 I am 36, three healthy kids, tubes tied, thermal ablation 2 years ago, non-drinker, non-smoker. I have no need for BC. I have been super edgy and easily irritated. Even noises would get me upset. My kids are afraid of my moody swings. My doctor prescr http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15632 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:07:53 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15668 I am 44 years old and began taking Yaz about three months ago. I now have a very high level of Potassium. I have very bad stomach aches after eating or when any thing is in my tummy. I have had all kinds of test from Scopings to CAT Scans and nothing wa http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15668 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:52:45 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15677 Birth control making people gain weight is just a myth. It might increase ur appetite but that doesn't mean you have to eat. The girls who gain weight gain it because they choose to eat excessively. It's called self control! Without it yes u will gain weig http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15677 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:44:13 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15727 I have been on Yaz and wellbutrin both for 6 months. No wonder my bras are getting tight! I didnt realize that was a side effect!! I have been evened out by this reg. I am happy when I should be, sad when I should be, and freakin mad... when I should b http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15727 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:23:13 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15737 I think Yaz will affect different people differently. I have PCOS and was put on Yaz as the best B/C for my condition. I'm also taking Spironaldactone. I've read all the post, and many are very negative. When I was put on Yaz, I was stressing so much, http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=15737 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:51:25 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16294 I have been on YAZ for about 7 - 8 months now. I knew something was wrong with me and went to my doctor and had her do blood tests. Everything came back normal. I had gained 40lbs since I have been on the pill and have absolutely no energy anymore. I a http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16294 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:56:25 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16309 I am currently on ortho-tri-cyclen-lo and am looking to switch. I gave it a good go... a year and a half, but the side effects are too aggravating. I work out at least 4-5 times a week for a solid 1-2 hours of cardio and wieght training which I have been c http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16309 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:15:59 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16319 Please help I have been takin yaz for 2 days on the first day I was so dizzy and had horrible pains in my stomach then I got a fevet of 110. I felt like I was gonna die then the next day I still had the sympotoms unrtill I took the pill I am engaged and i http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16319 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:37:53 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16350 I have been on Yaz for 2 months and I have INSOMNIA bad. I sleep every other night and sometimes 2 or 3 nights in a row. My sex drive is gone and I sweat profusely. My mood swings are horrible. I tried to get on birth control because I dont like condoms, b http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16350 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:40:29 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16776 I have been on yaz for 4 days now, and have noticed a slight increase in hunger. I am extremely worried about weight gain and the emotional rollercoasters most of you have experienced. this site just made me decide to stop taking yaz. thank you http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16776 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:46:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16800 Personally, i'm getting off all birth control for a while until my body is back to it's normal functioning self. Birth Control has done NOTHING good for my body. I've tried many types & they all make me extremely sad & make me want to isolate myself. Fir http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16800 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:23:16 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16988 I have been on and off it for alittle longer than 3 years, taking it for 6 months going off for 4 or 5...etc, It's been fine...I do think It does lower my sex drive a bit,..and I do get sick when I re-start after a few months being off it...gets worse ever http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=16988 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:13:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=17165 For everyone out there in need of birth control and in the process of finding the right birth control pill for your body, please do your research and MONITOR YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOODWORK REGULARLY!!! Everyone is going to respond differently to the di http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=17165 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:18:26 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=18489 I just finished reading all of your posts and now I am very confused/concerned! I am a 49 yr. old woman who is fairly healthy and about 40 lbs. overweight, who suffers with Fibromyalgia and I'm currentley on Cymbalta and Norco for the pain. My last Dr.'s v http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=18489 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:48:11 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=19802 my daughter been on yaz for about a year and she had to have her gallbladder taken out in march of this year . now we been back to the dr and hosp. because she is still having alot of pain . but all the test come back thats she okay.i just dont know what t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=19802 Wed, 13 May 2009 16:12:13 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=19806 i found a web sit that could help people that have a problem with it. go to http://yazsideeeffects.com http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=19806 Fri, 15 May 2009 19:47:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=19861 Today is my 5th day of taking Yaz. I had the common side effects, light headed, nausea, and stomach issues, moodiness. Last night after my boyfriend dropped me off at home after a movie I began to ball my eyes out. I went to my room and cried so heavily th http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=19861 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:53:33 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=20878 I have been on Yaz foe over a year now and i love it. I was first put on something 24 and it completely messed us my periods making them a week late each time. My cramps before the pill use to make me bed ridden and my bleeding was horrible. I use to get s http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=20878 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:03:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=20905 Are you sure you have checked all options? You don't have any other medical issues like maybe a thyroid condition? I wouldn't worry too much about Yaz. If you do see negative effects in 2-3 months just stop. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=20905 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:30:20 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=21235 Hhi, There: Wondering if you have had your hormone levels checked - estrogen, progesterone, & testosterone (too much testosterone causes hair growth & weight gain). Your levels can be determined w/ an easy saliva test from an online doctor/pharmacy or yo http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=21235 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:37:41 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=22223 YES IT WILL!!!!Reading your post sounds like my 16 year old, she takes them for ovarian cysts, and pcos.....you may want to ask your dr to test you for PCOS poly cystic ovarian syndrome....the hair where it shouldnt be,also losing hair the painful heavy pe http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=22223 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:36:42 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=22554 I love yaz I have lost weight and my mood is great, I am way more sexual on this pill than any other one, I naturally am anyways but others such as otho try and junel fe both made me gain major weight and be a lazy ass anyways don't be scared by other peop http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=22554 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:59:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=23207 Do not take YAZ, YASMIN, or OCELLA. They are deadly. My daughter is 19 left yesterday for WWU. She had been taking YAZ for about 2 years with no side effects, in May of this year right before her graduation she woke up with a severe migrane, then procee http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=23207 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:39 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=24266 I am a 21 year old college student who has been on Yaz birth control for about the past 4 years, and before that I was taking Yasmin. I had to start continuous birth control around the age of 14 due to an ovarian cyst that I had to have removed, it was t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=24266 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:25:07 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=24267 sue6746: I just wanted to let you know that there is a site called the "Yasmin Survivors Forum" (if you type it into your search engine it will come up in the results list) where there are many women (Including myself) who have experienced the terrible http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=24267 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:01 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=24272 I was on YAZ for almost 2 years. I am 41 yrs. old and liked the fact that it all but took my periods away. BUT as time went on I felt worse and worse. All this is in retrospect, because I never connected that it was YAZ until about 2 weeks ago. I got v http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23823?item=24272