Yaz side effects

The first week I took yaz, I had a bad stomachache, but after that I was fine. I've been taking it for three months now with no side effects at all.

I have just recently began taking Yaz and am starting to experience side effects. I am in my third week, and am having a lot of anxiety, heart palpitations, mild headaches and shortness of breath. Sometimes I feel dizzy and I take them at night so that I do not experience the nausea that I know comes along with bc pills. I am on them because of my hormones being out of whack but I think I would almost rather deal with that than all of these symptoms. I think it's time to contact my OB/GYN and get off of these things...

I have been on Yaz for eight months and absolutely loved it at first...about three months ago, my boyfriend and i broke up and i had a full blown period when i wasn't supposed to.....I just figured it was from stress. But for the last 5 weeks, I have had two full blown periods that lasted four days each and spotting every week to the point that I have to wear a tampon just so i don't ruin any more underwear...ive heard this could be from stress or weird hormone levels, but its just weird that i did so well on it for the first seven months and now this???? whats going on??

I was prescribed Brazvia (sp) and wasn't too satisfied with it, and was then prescribed Yaz.I'm 20 years old and I'm only on my second week and I can feel the effects. I have ZERO energy. I am always tired and moody and my sex-drive is non-existent. I feel myself craving food more often than I should. My hormones are through the roof. I cry over everything and anything, and I have no temper. I have basically turned into a crazy person since beginning the pills. I will continue for another month just to finish the two packs I have, and if nothing changed I'm returning to Brazvia which is bliss compared to Yaz.n

i have been on yaz for about 1 month now. i am a little scared to start my next pack. i have been feeling a little depressed and not much like myself. i figure i'm just in a rut right now. could it be from the pill? i feel tired and sad a lot. i go to the gym everyday and normally i'm pretty active. i just don't feel like me. i have tried the ring, loestrein, and the patch in the past and all of them gave me nausea and weight gain. so far i don't think i've gained any weight and i don't feel sick but the depression has got me curious. if anyone has experienced this please let me know. i don't know if i should stop the pill or not.

Hi I am 33 and has had a bilateral tubal ligation (cauterization) and I a have stopped having a regular monthly cycle for the last 2 years My doctor prescribed this BC for me over a year ago, however I did not fill the prescription. But about a month ago my period finally came after being absent for about 4 months. It was very heavy, bleeding through my clothes and feeling weak. After having my period for about 2 weeks I decided to go to my obgyn to get some help, she gave me provera for 5 days to stop the bleeding and said that I should take the yaz to regulate it. The provera stopped the bleeding for 3 days then I started to bleed again. She said that was normal. I started the yaz about 9 days ago, and began to feel very sick. I wanted to vomit all the time, my head hurt like crazy, I became very moody, restless in the night when its time to go to bed and ends up staying up all night. I ended up missing days from work and when I did go in I would leave early. I decided to stop taking it and for the last two days have felt better. However I have started bleeding again. I really don't know what to do but I don't think I want to continue taking any form of BC.

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Thank God i saw these postings. I'm 44 and I'm on my third month of taking YAZ, i thought i was loosing my mind. I have been unmotivated, no energy, depressed, do not feel like doing any of my normal routines, I have not worked out for 3 weeks because i'm so exhausted. I feel like a different person, not my self. I am getting off of this pill today. Can anyone tell me what a good alternative pill would be?

Ahhhh -- I am so happy this is here -- I felt so crazy! I just started school again and I thought it was a transitional thing. I get angry at the drop of a hat, and then thing that made me look this up is that I just started crying and couldn't stop. It is the weirdest feeling -- like you don't have control over what you feel. I say things I don't mean. The first month on Yaz was hell. I had my period for 23 days. It stopped, and i felt fine and then I got it again because I finished a pack. It was normal for the second month basically and this month has sucked! A LOT! Thanks everyone for being so open! This has sucked and I am hoping to fix this problem asap!

I've been using Yaz for about three months now, and towards the middle of the first month was when I began to experience a few mild side affects. I became irritable and emotional, and so far I've gained about 5 pounds, but I learned to control it by month two. Now I'm at the end of month three, and new symptoms have emerged. If I'm hungry, I feel nauseated and lethargic. When I eat, the nausea becomes worse, and I actually ended up vomiting recently because I felt so sick. I've been bleeding every day, and have had difficulty becoming aroused even when sexually excited. I definitely do NOT recommend this medication. As soon as possible, I plan on seeing a doctor and switching to a better one!

I am so glad this site exists! I thought I was losing my mind with all my side effects. I really didn't think to blame my birth control but all the side effects kept adding up! Enough to make me google search them! I'm 25 years old and have been on YAZ for 13 months. I have experienced the following side effects: NO SEX DRIVE! Even when I try... I "dry up" quickly! =( Breakthrough bleeding(which can be three weeks of spotting). Headaches. Sinus pain. Breakouts. Fatigue. (I can sleep for more than 12 hours at a time!) Anger/rage issues (resulting in physical violence). Emotional mess! I was prescribed YAZ because I was getting very painful ovarian cysts. Prior to YAZ I was on Ortho Lo which made me a crying, screaming, hairbrush throwing lunatic. But at least I has a sex drive! I noticed how different I felt when I was on a week long prescription of antibiotics for an infection of my foot. My YAZ wasn't working and I felt like a million bucks. I obviously need to be on some form of birth control for the cysts but I will be contacting my doctor asap to get this changed!!

I have posted my symptoms for about a week, I am HAPPY to say that I have only been off of YAZ 12 days and have already experienced some improvements. Im am sleeping again, and eating normally, the emotions have calmed down a little, I am still experiencing the cloudiness in the head, and a lil anxiety, and my stomach is still messed up occasionally. however I am able to get through the day without feeling like I am a completely Crazy person. I was only on it for a month, and I have never felt this way in my life, I heard that it will take about two months to completely leave your system, so everyone experiencing the effects of this EVIL drug, hang in there it will get better with time, you all are in my prayers. God Bless

Yaz blows. I started taking it on Day 1 of my period. That was 2 weeks ago today and guess what? The pill that is supposed to give you shorter periods still has me bleeding...two weeks of constant bleeding!

I was happy at first because my period was WAY lighter than normal. I was expecting it to go away after 4 days. It did not. I was expecting it to go away by at the very most, day 7 (my periods are normally 7 days). It did not. I expected 'breakthrough' bleeding that would occur at random times in my cycle. What I have gotten, however, is two straight weeks of bleeding. Enough for panty liners changed out a few times a day, not enough for a tampon (this bothers me, I'm a tampon kinda girl!)

Also...about 2-4 hours after ingesting the pill, I get severe nausea for the next 8-10 hours. I'm talking like, the kind of nausea you get when you are pregnant.

My mood has been TERRIBLE. I get VERY angry at the drop of a hat, without provocation. I do not like the rage I have experienced since starting this drug.

I've also developed insomnia since starting Yaz.

I will not be refilling my prescription next month. At $45 a month for a drug that doesn't come in generic, the price, as well as the consequences, is too much. I started Yaz to get rid of my periods, not to have a constant one all month long.

Yaz increases your potassium levels, SO DO NOT eat anything with Potassium or take any medications that will increase your potassium. You will over load your system and make it even worse on you. You really need to read the enclosed brochure that came with Yaz from front to back to ensure you are fully aware of what you are taking and all the risks and side effects you will get. I had the same issues with my calves and it was not normal at all. Since I have stopped taking Yaz all my symptoms are gone and physically I feel normal again. I have not gotten my period yet, which I thought would come when I stopped taking Yaz, but nothing yet. I experienced anxiety attacks whenever I tried to climax so I understand what you are talking about. Yaz lowers your testosterone levels which drives your sex lfe, so there may be no hope for it to be normal again as long as you are on Yaz.

Hi all! I'm 22 and will be starting on my 3rd Yaz cycle...I have noticed a few things about this drug...My PMDD symptoms have seemed to decline quite a bit-although i still get very emotional. My acne has slightly cleared up and my periods last 4 days the most with minimal cramps. I have been experiencing muscle spasms in my calves but this may also be from not having enough potassium in my diet. My biggest concern however, would be the decrease in my sex drive...Yaz was the last thing my boyfriend and i thought it could be but the more we read about it, the more we are convinced. I literally went from having sex a few times a day to not wanting to be bothered with it. this is lame, i'm young and enjoy being fun and playful and spontaneous with my boyfriend but no matter how hard we try, I can't reach climax (something that was never a problem before). since this is the only oral contraceptive I have tried that hasn't given me nausea or headaches, i am hoping this libido change will go back to normal. if it doesn't by the end of this cycle i will have to try something else. any ideas?

Has anyone experienced hair loss due to taking Yaz?
I feel like I'm losing a lot more hair than normal these days. (I'm 34).
A ton of hair comes out after a shower, but quite a bit during the day as well. HELP!!!!

My 14 year-old Daughter was prescribed YAZ for her acne. After the first 48 hours daughter began to have severe leg spasms, mood swings, anxiety attacks, numbness in hands and feet, heart palpitations, and migraines so severe that she had to miss school for 1 entire week. At first I didn''t put it all together but by day 5 I took her off the pills and waited....the symptoms went away but did leave her with a 3-week period.

This is a bad, BAD medication. When I was a teen girl I was on traditional b/c pills and I never, ever had any kind of reaction like this.

I contacted the FDA and filled out a complaint report.

Trottmann - don't feel allow with your thoughts. I would think its the Yaz that is making you have these thoughts, and truly not what you are wanting to do. PLEASE do not continue taking Yaz, it is not worth it. The first day without taking Yaz, I was a physical wreck, so please be prepared. I was dizzy, shaking, sick to my stomach, and could have cried at the drop of a hat. Today, I feel like my old self, I have my appetite back, my stomach is no longer hurting, my mood is calm... just everything is good! If you stop taking Yaz and continue to have the thoughts of hurting yourself, PLEASE see your doctor or talk to someone that you can trust. You may be experiencing PPD (since your baby is only 4 months) and not even know it due to the Yaz crazy train we have all been riding on... it masks so much, you don't know if you are coming or going half the time! Please take care of yourself and if all else fails, I would be happy to talk with you if you needed someone to talk to that knows how you are feeling.

I didn't want to put this at first because i was scared, but I too have suicidal thoughts. I have never acted on them because deep down I know I don't want to harm myself. Yeast infections are prevalent as well

I was just about to start my 4th month today, but wanted to do some research after going to the doctor the other day. I have had "loose" stool ever since I started taking this pill 4th months ago. I never associated my problem with the pill until my doctor had mentioned it and looked it up in the side effects. I have also felt like my head is cloudy and could'nt figure it out. I will get so angry at my husband for absolutely no reason - something would just set me off and I went on a verbal rampage. I bought my pack for this month but now I have decided to just throw them away and go back on ortho tricyclen. I did have mood swings on ortho right before my period, but they were not nearly as brutal as being on yaz. I have also felt depressed. I just had a baby in April and just chalked it up to that. After reading all of these posts though I whole heatedly believe it is yaz.

Since my last post I have decided to stop taking Yaz! The majority of the side effects have faded, but the emotional rollercoaster is still very much active! It is killing my relationship and making my life a living hell. My poor family must think I have lost my mind! I started taking this medication to help my PMDD and it has done nothing but make things worse for me and my family. I want to thank everyone for being so open and being so honest, this has helped me beyond belief. I wish everyone good health!

I started Yaz about 3 weeks ago and stopped it after only a week. Two days into taking the pill I experienced flu like symptoms which for me typically includes shaky, vomiting, hot/cold flashes, & weakness and lasted for a day. At the time I thought it was the flu until I began experiencing similar feelings after another 4 days and the following day I had a sore stomach, similar to a stomach ache but it wasn't my typical stomach ache (I have irritable bowel problems and have to carefully watch my diet so I know a stomach ache when I get one!). Needless to say I stopped taking it after it was ruining my family reunion and everyone told me to stop. Only two days after stopping it and after only being on it for a week, I got my full blown period again only it was much darker and much heavier than normal, and lasted just as long as my normal period. It threw me all out of wack as I had JUST ended my period when I began taking it only the week before. Now that I have been off of it for a few weeks I have noticed my nipples are extremely sensitive--which they never have been like this before..I am blaming it on the Yaz. Will start new BC pill shortly...Hopefully you all have better luck than I did, I was excited until I got pretty much all the side effects! Haha!

This is my second week on Yaz, i was fine the first week, in fact i felt great...yesterday i almost passed out on the subway, i had extreme dizziness, lightheadedness and was disoriented. Today i am very nauseous and have a pretty bad headache, has anyone had a similar experience? or am i just being paranoid?

I have been taking Yaz for 2.5 months and I have to agree with most of these posts that it has been killing me emotionally! I feel like crying at the drop of the hat. I can just look at people and want to start crying. I am police officers and I come home from work and sleep for 12 hours and I am still tired. I can never seem to get enough sleep. I have horrible cramps when I do have a period, which is a hit and a miss. I thought for the longest it was just stress but from what I am reading it seems to be the pill. I would not recommend this for anyone, it is miserable!!

I have been having horrible panic attacks, dizziness, feelings that things aren't even real!, clamy hands, numbness feelings in my arms and legs, and even sometimes my lips! I has made me so depressed, I am so scared everyday from what is happening to me. I am stopping today, my doctor thinks it is the pill. This feeling has disrupted my life so bad and I hope to feel better as soon as the pill is OUT of my system.

It is 5 days since coming off of Yaz, after my "stroke" symptoms, ending up in the ER, and blood being clotted up, like sludge.
I finally am feeling better today. I woke up early this morning, feeling so good, that I realized how slow and bad I had felt when I was on that stuff. I was getting 8-9 hours of sleep each night, and still sluggish. Going to bed early, and having trouble getting up. When I think about how my blood was, while I was on Yaz, it make sense that i was so sluggish. And that now that I have been off of it, and taking an aspirin every day (to thin out my blood), I finally feel like my blood is running through my veins.
Please be sure to check with your doctor that this is not clotting your blood! I had no idea what to look for. I was only on it for 5 and a half weeks, and nearly had a stroke, with how clotted my blood was!

I have felt over the past month, (the first time i have ever been on the pill) that I was losing my mind. I have had anxiety, depression, mood swings. I have also been clumsy, forgetting everyday things, feeling like I was in a daze, tired, oh its been horrible. I just hope this stuff leaves my system and I get back to normal.

I've been on Yaz for 6 weeks. The first month was fine. Just a little nausea. I started my period after the first month's inactive pills. I'm now two weeks into the second month and I'm still on my period. It's very light but I've had cramps now for two weeks as well. I've also noticed that I'm more depressed than I think I've ever been and I've had a hard life. I cry all the time now and don't have the energy to get out of bed. I've wondered if I'm going crazy or was just stressed out, but now I'm re-thinking this pill. I've got other friends on it who have no problems, but I don't think I can handle it anymore.

Coming off of Yaz, about 3 days after my "near stroke". Started my period, of course, Only 2 days after stopping. My blood is like SLUDGE. It is very dark and so thick. It makes me sick to think this has been in my system like this, and i have been trying to function normal, and active. And my blood doesn't "flow" through my veins. And hearing some really scary stories of women who, weren't as lucky as me, taking birth control pills.

I have PMDD and have been taking Yasmin for about a year with wonderful results. It's like I got my life back. On a whim almost 2 months ago at my yearly exam I asked if my Dr. had any samples of Yasmin because I was nearly out. She didn't and said I could try Yaz which she had samples of. I took them for 1 month and 1 week but I had to stop...I felt so irritable and hateful, I cried at the drop of a hat, I want to eat everything in the house, I'm exhausted and have lost what sex drive I had. The only positive thing about it for me was the 2 1/2 day period with no cramps. But I was miserable with anxiety and mood swings. I have stopped taking it about 4 days ago and am slowly feeling more calm and will go back to Yasmin However...every body is different and what works for one may not work someone else so I'm not saying Yaz is bad...but these affects are happening to some of us out there sp it may not be right for everyone!

I posted for my 14 year old daughter a couple of weeks ago. I am happy to say that we stayed off of the YAZ after going to the hospital 2 times, sonograms, cat scans.... worried about spleen rupture ~ pains in the side, back, shoulder, throwing up THE WHOLE SHABANG! pretty much every side effect there is listed for this horrible drug she had. Well...turns out she had mono/epstein barr a couple of months ago so it kicked it up again after it was getting better. DOCTORS PA's....push push push meds. We need to be more informed about what we take into our bodies. MEN WOMEN CHILDREN just because they prescribe it doesn't mean we should take it. we are the guinnea pigs here. Yes there will probably be a law suit and it will like the patch be taken off of the market. But where will we be??
So my thought on this drug is that doctors need to be taking blood tests of a variety of things before saying ~ yes it is ok for you to take this. Because there are some (I say SOME) people who aren't as sick as others... some people drink booze so their liver will be elevated some people have dormet problems that will cause this pill to reek havoc on your system... everyone needs to get a grip on taking meds.... it is whats causing havoc on our bodies. we take all these pills. its crazy.

I have been taking Yaz for a month and a half. The only medication I have been on in several years.
At work yesterday, my head started getting foggy. And my perception, was all messed up. After about 15 minutes of this not getting better, I started to lose my speech communication. I couldn't finish sentences or words. Stuff was jumbling together. In my right hand, two fingers went numb, then the whole hand. A client ended up driving me to the ER. I tried to call my receptionist, but I couldn't get the words out, my client took the phone and told her I was going to the ER. By the time I got to the ER, feeling started coming back, and I could communicate, in full sentences, if I paused between. By the time I was checked in and saw the doctor, I was able to tell him all that happened. With no problem, then a huge headache came on.
He wanted to rule out stroke, so did the CT scan and MRI. The nurse had some trouble getting blood from me. She kept mentioning that the blood kept clotting. The doctor sent me home saying my brain was perfectly healthy, and to go see my regular doctor.
A friend told me it was the birth control, because she could not take it, as she has lupus, and could have a stroke. She said it causes clotting. All of this was making sense to me. I looked up the side effects I had and found the "stroke symptoms", listed as rare, on Yaz.
My opinion of what happened, I had a blood clot that ended up passing through, and it could have become a stroke.
Another thing I read, besides the clotting. Was that oral contraceptives increase the potassium in your blood. I had been eating a banana for breakfast, 3 mornings in a row (the third on the day of this episode). The added potassium, could have been related to this episode.
How is anyone to know they can't eat something like "bananas" with birth control? I certainly didn't.
I am afraid to try any form of birth control at this point.

I'm on my 3rd month of Yaz and I couldn't be happier. I was on ortho-tricyclen for a year and a half but my PMS was getting horrible and I was retaining water like you wouldn't believe (I was actually gaining 10 pounds of water!). Once I switched I get no PMS at all. No aches, no soreness (my boobs would get unbelievably sore and would sting if touched or bumped even in the slightest way), no mood swings. I didn't have any breakthrough bleeding (I'm wondering if it's because I finished my last pack of ortho and went on to yaz on schedule?) and haven't had any side effects EXCEPT for stomach pains the day before I get my period, but it's not so bad that I can't go on with my day (and truthfully, prior to yaz, my stomach gave me problems the whole week before my period -- and that has ceased.). I know some people experience bad things while on yaz, but I have to say, it's working really well for me. Everyone reacts differently to medicines. Read the sheet and report anything to your doctor.

I haven't taken BCP's in about 15 years. I recently started due to severe endomistriosis and extreme moodiness (which I believed was PMDD) I went to my gyno and she put me on YAZ. I am on my 2nd month of YAZ. My first month was fine and I actually enjoyed not having my period for the first time in a million years and my moodiness seemed to be gone. I am now into my 2nd week of my 2nd month and I have to say it sort of sucks. Im on the fence about this product. It has decreased the severity of my PMS symptoms as far as the pain goes, but I still got all of my usual symptoms (only less painful) except for the extreme moodiness. And, even though I have been consistent about taking the pill I have had a very very light but steady period for the past 6 or so days (which is actually longer than my normal periods). The other bad things about this pill is I have had a complete drop in libido and very extreme fatigue, to the point where I feel like a walking zombie. I would have to say the only thing good about it is the fact that my severe moodiness (during PMS) was completely gone, and it lightened my PMS symptoms and flow. So, I haven't decided if this is working for me or not.

I have been taking YAZ for 2 months and just picked my new pack up to start tomorrow but they are going in the trash! I started doing research tonight on YAZ for the first time searching for answers of what could be wrong with me! I have had an MRI checking for MS, blood work checking for Lyme Disease, along with many other tests to try to determine why I am experiencing NUMBNESS is my hands, arms, legs, feet and face, and mostly on the left side. After all the tests have come back negative, I have been left with confusion and sadness wondering what could be wrong. Then I looked at YAZ side effects tonight, and what a realization! I am so sorry for all the women like me that have been going through this. This drug is terrible and should not be on the market. I was just married on July 12th and the happiest time of my life has been covered with the dark cloud called YAZ. No wonder I have felt so sad and so crazy. I started taking YAZ because I wanted to be better for my husband and not make him have to put up with my PMDD. However, I have become someone other than myself, someone who is angry and sad for no reason. Thank goodness I have realized what has been wrong. Now I can get to the marriage I have waited for all my life! Please, if you are taking YAZ, stop, and if you are thinking of starting it, DON"T!

Oh hey I also get headaches before my period and when I have my period I know that it isn't from yaz, because I have had that already when I get my periods, and for the back pain and stuff I was in a car accident and that is from that, and I did have mood swings to they got better but I do get them once in awhile when I got my period, I don't want to kill myself or anything I have also PMDD and this helps that I think. So the thing I can't stand is the yeast infections do they get better once you have been on the pills? I have had yeast infections at the beginning of taking new pills to.

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Hi I wanted to know if anyone has had any good experiences on the yaz? I have had yeast infections and that is about it I just wanted to know if they go away eventually or not I have had the nausea and back pain in the beginning and I am almost on my 4th month, my periods are light, I don't have the mood swings I did in the beginning and that is gone. Just wanted to know if anyone had any good things being on yaz and about the yeast infections.

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Changes since my 7/31 post: Headaches are gone, but still have lower back pain, breast tenderness, stomach pain, eat only because I know I have to and now I think my hair is falling out more than before. I went into a fit of rage last night for NO REASON, woke up mad at the world today and then busted out crying when I was blow drying my hair. I swear you felt like you are going nuts. I was thinking what in the world just happened! I get soooo angry and that is one of the reasons my Gyno put me on Yaz in the first place was to regulate my mood and anger issues getting closer to my period. I have 4 pills until I am supposed to start my period so I am going to see if these anger and crying issues hang around or was just a fluke. I sure hope so, I don't know if a lighter period is worth the roller coaster ride on emotions!

I am so glad I found this site!!! I am 37 and I have had my tubes tied but I started taking YAZ to lessen the cramps and help with menstrual flow. What a bad choice!! I have had headaches for the past 4 days and I have only taken them for 8 days!!I am sick to my stomach and i feel so tired
I will stop today. ..I was watching a movie today and it made me so upset I called my husband...If anyone has stopped taking them Please let me know if the symptoms stops!

Wow, I am so excited to find this site. I have been on Yaz for 9 days now, & I am stopping today. I am shaky, cranky, bloated, having heart palpitations, extreme head pressure, back pain. On top of all that I feel like it is the week before my period times 10. My patience is very short & I am having angry thoughts that I have never had before. I thought it was just me. I am so glad I'm not alone. My eyes also feel pressure & hurt. My husband said that after a few days of taking it I have seemed withdrawn & in la la land. I am also very clumsy, dropping things all the time, & forgetting little things. This birth control is not good!!!!

After reading some of you stories, it makes me realize the things I've been experiencing lately has to do with Yaz. The doctor in the beginning said this is the best bc pill ever! no weight gain nothing! RIGHT! I've been eating the same my whole life and I have put on at least 8 lbs. Worst of all, I think it has something to do with my sudden hair loss in the front of my hair! I've been on Yaz for almost 4 months now and am noticing these things. Has anyone else experienced these things mainly the hair problem???

My daughter started taking Yaz 10 days ago, just a couple days after starting this pill, she has experienced a headache every day. She is sad and blue and crying, which she never does, she also complained of bad nausea and lower back pain. She also has not been able to sleep. My daughter is 27 years old. I told her to go off that pill today and she did, then at work she found this site and told me about it.

This is awful and very scary. They need to take this off the market. Please feel free to contact us at this e-mail if you would like.

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I threw the crap out after 9 days. Forget it. I went on for acne (too soon to know if it helped) but the side effects were worse than the acne. I was hungry all the time.- Not just hungry, but like I was starving! Couldn't sleep, yet tired all day long. Already big boobs got even bigger and constant headache. I've had a headache for 9 days straight. I took my last pill yesterday morning. Now I hope this leaves my system ASAP without permanently screwing me up! How frustrating. I will never artificially alter my hormones again.

I just started Yaz two weeks ago. I have been extremely nauseated since I started. I feel like crying all the time and have been extremely sad all the time. My breasts are tender and have had a period for 14 days now. They say stay on for 90 days til your balanced. Who wants to deal with all this for 90 days? Its crazy. I thought this would be a great bc but Im changing my mind, especially after reading all these notes. I should have looked at these sites before hand...the commercials make it seem wonderful.

I have been on Yaz now for about 4 months ...it was fine the first month but now it is horrible. I have severe headaches, back pain, stomach hurts all the time, and i have been on my period for two months. This is ridiculous. I called my gyno about this and they said that the first few months it would do that to just wait a little while. Well why didn't they tell me this to begin with. My advice DO NOT take this pill. I am doing everything i can to get off of it!

I started taking Yaz 1.5 months ago. During the first pack I saw little to no side effects, period lasted 4 days and was drastically lighter than before starting Yaz. Before Yaz I would bleed for 5 days and go thru a bag of super pads, with Yaz I barely bleed enough to use 6 pads in 4 days, BIG difference!

Now into the second pack I had a headache for 3 days straight, I am having stomach pain, I eat only because I know I have to or I wouldn't eat at all, I have no sex drive even though I think about sex and things excite me I just don't want to be bothered with the physical act, my breast are tender all the time, my lower back is in pain, charlie-horses in my calves and back of thighs, I am constipated, and very gassie!

I was taking YAZ for 6 months. The first few months I felt very anxious, had headaches, and no sex drive at all. Periods weren't right the first two months. The second 2 months I was still feeling very tired all the time, anxious, major headaches, numbness in arms/hands, blurred vision at times, and I was an emotional wreck, but my periods were normal. The last two months were horrible! I was having all the symptoms I wrote about above, having two week long periods, major head pressure/headaches, I noticed my hair was falling out more, and my period was lasting 2 weeks both months. I went to the Doctor, and she tested my thyroid, which came back normal. Now she is going to put me on Lo-Ovral. Hope it helps.

BEEN ON YAZ FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS....FEEL NAUSEATED AT TIMES.. HAVE VERY BAD BODY ACHES..LEGS ARE ALWAYS HURTING AND SOMETIMES ARMS, BAD MIGRAINES....LOSS OF APPETITE..I FORCE MYSELF TO EAT..I HAVE GAINED 5 POUNDS..MY FACE IS BREAKING OUT...THE FIRST 2 MONTHS I HAD IRREGULAR PERIODS..THAT NEXT 3 MONTHS HAVE BEEN SHORT AND LIGHT FOR 4 DAYS ON THE INACTIVE PILLS...THIS MONTH I STARTED SPOTTING 5 DAYS PRIOR TO WHITE PILLS..NOW WHEN I STARTED THE WHITE PILL ON THE 2ND ONE I STARTED BLEEDING...I NEVER MISS A DAY AND TAKE IT AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY.

I can't tell you how happy I am that I Googled this. Reading all of your posts is helping me determine what's going on with me! I started Yaz about 3 months ago and lately I have had no desire to do anything. Nothing has excited me at all. My mood swings have been just awful and the fatigue has taken such a toll on me. I am only going to be 30 in a couple of weeks and I just can't get a hold of what makes me happy anymore. I haven't had any suicidal thoughts but the feeling of absolute anger and depression has gotten a hold of my entire life. I used to be so happy. Everything made me laugh. Nothing has that effect on me anymore and I hate that. Since this pill has settled into my body I have been a completely different person. Reading everything all of you have posted has made me realize this pill is killing my happiness. Looks like I'll be calling my gyno tomorrow. I thank you for all of your posts, as you've helped me see what needs to be done.

I am writing for my 14 year old daughter who was put on YAZ, not for birth control as she is not sexually active but for her mood disorder, which I believe is just being a teenager in general...but her therapist told her that it would help her moods, acne and that it even would help her loose weight! cant stand doctors at this point, have no faith in the system at all. I should have had her read this site because..... since day 2, severe stomach pains, throws up every day. shortness for breath ~ pains in her back and shoulder and down her arm like a heart attack. nose bleeds, headaches and OMG moods ~ cant even express the mood that she has been in for 3 weeks. so last week I take her to the doctor ~ of course a nurse practitioner sees her instead of the doctor that is not in. and asks my 14 year old if she would like prilosec or pepsid or zantac? asks a 14 year old and then offers her naperson and tells her that she should try these along with the YAZ. when I questioned the rational of keeping her on this drug she became defensive and said we should try it out for a couple of months. I allowed her to try this way for 2 days and then said nope no more pills. Just came home from the doctors office where they immediately took blood and is sending her for a sonogram to see if she has any cysts in her ovaries. I am just disgusted with the medical doctors who push pills and pharmaceuticals who don't give a damn but to make money. Will keep my eyes out for the lawsuits now. For camp refund for all the days she has missed for taking this horrible drug. hopefully she will not have any long term problems. will always think of this pill if she does.