Dyazide and medication

My experience with this drug was awful. I do not recommend it as a birth control method. My PMS symptoms were far, far worse (enough to miss a day of work!). Cramps, headaches, moodiness and ohh the nausea! I had chronic nausea that still hasn't left two months after stopping the medication. I wish I'd never taken it.

I have had panic attacks, depression and general anxiety disorder for most of my life. Sometime during my teen years I became well enough to go off medication and manage my issues on my own. Before I started taking Yaz seven weeks ago due to a recent diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, I had maybe one episode every 2-6 months. Since I started taking Yaz (or Dyazide) I have had panic attacks almost every day. I read last week that hormonal imbalances can make anxiety worse, but had no idea it would be this bad. My agoraphobia has returned- I'm scarcely able to leave the house. Today I decided to stop taking this medication. Hopefully it will take less than seven weeks to get it all out of my system because I do not know how much longer this will take.

The interesting thing is, even though the makers of Yaz say that the FDA wanted them to clear things up in their ad, they never mention this. I had never heard of a connection between birth control pills containing synthetic progestins and anxiety. My doctor never mentioned it. If I had been aware I would have asked for a completely different method of treatment, because this is unbearable. If you are at all concerned about anxiety or panic attacks, have a lengthy discussion with your doctor about these side effects.

I went off the pill 12 years ago and started on Yaz in the summer of 2007. I had pretty significant mood swings for about two weeks on the first pack. In fact, it was like the worst PMS I've ever experienced, with my anger and rage surging up for no apparent reason. The mood swings were gone after my first period, though. The only other problem was that my first cycle lasted 10 days, the second 7 days, but by the third pack my periods completely regulated to a light, 4-day cycle.

Since the "old-school" pill had made me gain weight, I was expecting to do the same on Yaz. To my surprise, that didn't happen. Also, I didn't experience any PMS at all, before, during, or after my periods. I only went off Yaz because of surgery for fibroids on my uterus resulted in a uterine hysterectomy last month.

The older brands of birth control come with many warnings of potential blood clots and other side effects and, while I am sorry for the illnesses and losses people here have experienced with same, every prescription medication has its risks. Yaz was wonderful for me!

So far so good.

I was prescribed Yaz to help with my PCOS symptoms, and I'm still working on my first pack. I was told this medication had an ingredient that helped lower testosterone, so I decided I'd try it out to slow down the growth of unwanted hair.

The first few days I was extremely tired and was having strange dreams, and I would occasionally get an uncomfortable feeling in my chest. I had stopped exercising for a couple weeks, so I began again hoping it would help. The fatigue now is completely gone, and I'm not having mood swings. I lost a lot of weight in the first two weeks, but I'm sure it was mostly water weight.

My period is usually extremely painful, but this month I experienced almost no pain (which was awesome). My period lasted longer than usual, and I'm having spotting, but it's nothing unbearable. Too much caffeine seems to make the uncomfortable feeling in my chest come back, but other than that, I have no complaints.