Yaz and dermatologist

Well.... i have had acne throughout all of my teenage years and i thought that yaz would be the best way to control it even my dermatologist was saying how it should clear it up after 3 months.... i took it for 2 months and i wanted to kill myself... i gained seriously 10 pounds... i was hungry all the time i couldn't stop eating and i hate being hungry... i was depressed for no reason at all ... i was getting in fights with my friends? like that isn't me at all... even my friends were like do you think it could be the pill? it got me so depressed because i had gained 10 pounds in a month and a half .. when usually at school i lose weight from just walking around campus.. i normally have a very fast metabolism and for some reason now i can't lose the weight that i gained even though ive been off the pill for almost 2 months... !!!!! i really am hoping that this pill didn't mess me up .. because that would be sooo annoying! yaz was the death of me and i also noticed how my eye sight changed drastically .. i hated it! i hated that pill! it didn't clear up my skin at all!

This is by far the worst pill I have ever taken. Before Yaz I was on Nordette, Ortho Tri cyclen and Alesse. I saw the commercials and got sucked into trying this pill. All I can say is proceed with caution. I ended up taking this pill for the unhappiness 8 months of my entire life. I had problems with other pills causing weight gain (Nordette, Ortho Tri cyclen) or acne (Alesse). However, those symptoms are mild compared to what Yaz inflicted on me.

I have always been described as happy go lucky and Yaz gave me extreme moodiness, panic attacks about my future and life, and major depression. I did have the best skin of my life and lost about 5 lbs but I was an emotional MESS! I would cry at the drop of a hat and find fault in everyone and everything. This symptom didn't start right away but each month I was on Yaz got worse. My friends coined my "alter ego" "she devil." I almost felt possessed at times on this pill. I finally realized it was the pill and not life causing these problems when 3 of my girlfriends had the same problems and got off and the problems went away.

Prior to having this experience I thought people tried to blame too much on the pill but my experience showed me just how much these can mess with your body. I switched back to Alesse 5 days ago and it's like I am a different person--even my skeptical boyfriend noticed the change. As for the acne, I am going to go to a dermatologist to address that. I will be happy to have a few zits as opposed to being a crazy woman.

Proceed with caution on this pill and watch your moods carefully. Just because you've been on it for a few months doesn't mean you're safe. The majority of my emotional disorder started about 5 months in. I do have some girlfriends that like this but most have found it to bring out "she devil".