Dyazide and pills

When I started on Yaz, I took in the morning and experienced nausea all day. Now I take it at 6:30pm, and I have no nausea. I feel less irritable with Yaz vs cheaper pills, have far less acne vs no pills and my breasts are less tender around PMS time vs no pill.

I've been taking Yaz for about a year now, and I've noticed that I am not as irritable as with other, less expensive pills. I also have experienced reduced pre-menstrual breast swelling vs no pill, and my mild acne has disappeared. I did encounter nausea when I took it in the morning, lasting for about 8 hours. I addressed this by taking the pill at night, and I either do not experience nausea at all or maybe I just don't notice because I'm sleeping. Taking it at 6:30pm every day works well, though it is harder to remember it. I set my cell phone alarm.

I have been taking Yaz for six months now, and I'm stopping after I finish this pack. I've been on it this long because I thought at first the side effects caused by it were just the beginnings of aging for me (I'm 25), but the acceleration of my problems has been so noticeable that I can't be in denial any more! Basically, here's what I have:

-thinner hair that comes out more easily and doesn't grow back as fast (it would be nice if this were restricted to "unwanted" hair, but this actually includes my eyelashes, eyebrows and head hair, which have all gotten noticeably lighter and thinner)

-CELLULITE, which I never had before...not only on my thighs but on my bum and CALVES, I didn't even realize it was possible to get cellulite there!

-spider veins on my upper thighs, again, never had this before

-very decreased sex drive

-thinner skin with less elasticity

-memory problems

-much increased vaginal discharge

Now, it's not all losses...my boobs are bigger when I actively take the pills, and my skin has become less acne prone...but is all that other stuff really worth it??? I think not.

I have been on Yaz for about a year now, and during the last couple of months I have been experiencing HORRIBLE mood swings and absolutely NO sex drive whatsoever. When I first started taking it, the first night I had the worst stomach cramps I have ever experienced in my entire life. I was tired all the time and really irritable. I have just decided to change pills because Yaz has made me depressed, and EXTREMELY moody. My boyfriend has suggested on numerous occasions that I am manic depressive because I'm so up and down all the time... the littlest things set me off into a fit of rage =( Ugh!

My gyno prescribed Yaz to regulate my periods since they were really heavy and lasted over a week causing me to become anemic. The 1st month was alright, I got no side-effects. During the 2nd month on this pill when my period came I had severe cramping, and my periods became even heavier! This time, it lasted over 20 days. Thank god I'm switching pills!

I am at the end of my first pack of pills, YAZ.

I have a condition called Chiari and I also suffer from hormonal migraines. I started getting migraines on Thursday before I was to start my period on Sunday.

The difference is, not only did I get my typical migraines, I also became extremely nauseous. I was violently ill on Thursday night after taking my migraine pills (a common, weekly occurrence). I made it to work on Friday but ended up going straight home at 5pm.

I spent the entire weekend on my couch, with a cold wet washcloth on my face. I used a spray bottle to wet my hair to keep my head cool. The nausea never went away until I actually started Sunday afternoon.