YAZ Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)

Average Rating: 2.2 (250 Ratings)

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YAZ  (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL):  This medication is a combination of 2 hormones: an estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) and a progestin (drospirenone). This product is used to prevent pregnancy. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. This medication also may be used to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) or moderate acne if you have chosen to use birth control pills as your method of pregnancy prevention. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, and decrease your risk of ovarian cysts. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 2006-03-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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 5  irregular periods, acne the only side effect i got was sore breasts. it didnt last long and wasnt very severe at all. i love yaz! i know that people are getting sick and whatever but that doesnt happen to everyone so people just need to talk to their doctor about it. yaz helped my acne so much and i never got bloated or gained weight with it. i have been taking alesse for a few days and i hate it. i have already gained atleast 5 lbs and im feeling sick all day. i was on yaz for like 3 years and i miss it now that i stopped it.:( the only negative thing i have to say about yaz is its expensive... even with insurance it was $50 a pack. F 3 years
10/1/2009
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 2   Anxiety and depression 1 days
1/8/2013
 1  PMDD, acne weight gain, depression, anxiety, tiredness would not recommend this drug. Used it for PMDD and acne (not sexually active) and I've heard good reviews about it. Ended up being always tired, had constant depression, gained weight + constant bloat, and made my periods irregular and heavier. F 3 days
1X day
10/18/2016
 2  heavy periods i still have a heavy flow is this normal? F 15 26 days
1X day
5/6/2010
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 3  possible endometriosis none i found this has helped a lot, my acne isnt a problem, my periods arent debilitating any longer, and it just works F 16 4 months
11/5/2009
 1  Bad Periods Throwing up green bial daily Everyday I would take Yaz at the same time, about 20-30 minutes later nausea hit me like a brick. I'd throw up green foamy stuff (bial) and then i'd feel great. So i thought it was just a bug, but then it never ended. So school began and I still took it at the same time everyday and the throwing up didn't end. So I went to urgent care before the first day of school. Then i threw up and felt great so every doctor always thought i was faking and even told my mom i was, so i went to a doctor that didn't prescribe it to me and said that she said it was very common at took me off of it F 16 5 months
1X day
9/1/2010
 1  irregular periods Anxiety, panic, dizzy, short of breath, head pains Moms do not let your daughter take this pill. We spent lots of money trying to find out what was "wrong" with my daughter she was so anxious all the time. She is a new person after being off BEYAZ for a month. F 16 1.5 years
1X day
7/25/2012
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 4  contraception Possible increased moodiness, growth in breast size, reduced period pain, lighter period. Little spotting. I haven't been taking yaz very long, but the only sizable side effects have been lighter periods and breast growth. I was susceptible to mood swings for a while, but I was also suffering from a virus which could have contributed. I've noticed no change in my sex drive. F 17 3 months
1X day
7/13/2011
 3  prevent pregnancy, irregular period VERY BAD MOOD SWINGs AND Weight gain!! My mom was about to wring my neck..Decreased sex drive, lost my boyfriend, Just wasnt normal, wasnt myself at all I had very bad anger problems, i wouldnt think about things before i acted and most of the time i majorly over reacted. My sex drive went out the window, sex wasnt a big deal to me anymore and thats not good when your in a relationship and sex is a very important thing to a healthy relationship. I stopeed taking my yaz pills and my ob and i talked and i mentioned ORTHO TRI CYCLEN LO and i have heard great things!! Many of my friends have taken it and i start my pills the next period i have and im very excited!!! Since being off the Yaz i lost my weight F 17 5 months
3/17/2009
 1  birth control extreme moodiness, severe migraines, breast tenderness, fatigue, breakthrough bleeding and just feeling depressed and crying all the time. Did not gain any weight. M 17 3 months
11/26/2008
 1  Contraceptive and period regulation I was timid about using birth control at all because of the horror stories and when my doctor prescribed Yaz i asked if I could have a different prescription, but he assured me that Yaz was not any more dangerous than other birth controls. After 2 months of being on the pill I had consistent horrible headaches almost daily. I had been extremely emotional and had lost a lot of motivation and also felt tired and weak. I didn't put these symptoms together until my leg went entirely numb one day and I started shaking. I stopped taking Yaz immediately and haven't started another birth control since. I only stopped almost 3 months ago, after about a month I felt entirely normal, but another month after that I started feeling extremely stressed and extremely emotional without reason. Once again I didn't realize this was withdrawal effect from Yaz. I am waiting for my hormones to be entirely regulated again to return back to normal. F 17 3 months
1X day
7/29/2010
 1  more predictable periods, acne, pms my 17 year old had a blood clot (DVT) and lung clot (pulmonary embolism) just weeks after starting Yaz. It started with pain in back of the thigh when going up stairs. Went to the doc twice. Nobody realized it was a DVT. Then excruciating chest pain when part of the clot moved to her lung. Still, the doctors didn't figure it out until her leg swelled up and turned blue when the clot got large enough to completely cut off all blood flow. My daughter was skinny, non-smoker, in good shape and only 17. She was lucky to survive. Lung clots are about 30% fatal. 5% of American woman carry a super clotting gene that doesn't mix with birth control pills and it is starting to look like Yaz might be worse than other brands. Very few people with a super clotting gene are aware of it. Do you want to find out the hard way? F 17 45 days
1X day
4/24/2010
 5  birth control This was the first birth control I have taken and I did so to regulate my periods/flow which had interferred with my school attendance. I loved this pill, no bad side effects, but my mom has made me switch pills due to all the bad press Yaz is receiving. I switched to Low-Ogestrel and within 5 months had acquired an insatiable appetite and gained 20 pounds. I intend to meet with my physician today and I will be discontinuing Low-Ogestral. I wish I could take Yaz again, but I will respect my mom's concerns and seek yet another option. F 18 1 years
1X day
7/7/2010
 5  PMDD, Acne, Dysmenorrhea Nausea at some point during the day, however it is starting to disappear. Also breast enlargement. It's taken away almost all my PMDD symptoms completely. No bloating, no insomnia, very little mood swings, no cramps, little back pain, no break outs. F 18 30 days
1X day
4/11/2011
 3  to regulate period I do have migraines constantly, but I put and end to these easily when I begin to feel them coming on with two tablets of IBUPROFIN. Some nights i feel a little cloudy but not often. I do get more tired, but in a way i sleep better because i get so tired. It has given me a few depressive/sad night but they ware off quickly by morning. I must say since I have started using yaz my mood has lifted. I feel the need to be more energetic and I have many more happy moments than in the past, I just tend to wake up feeling like 10x happier than usual. One side effect I do not like though is I have increased appetite!=( BUT there is hope i found way to balance out my appetite with eating salmon and tuna and egg, they seem to fill me up fast and i lose that false hungry feeling. Oh one more thing! I started feeling better with yaz when i began taking the pill right before i fell asleep instead of in mornings! F 18 60 days
1X day
2/26/2011
 3  birth control RECURRENT YEAST INFECTIONS AND/OR BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS no other side effects other than the infections "down there". If it wasn't for that, it would have been a really good pill for me. F 18 4 months
1X day
2/3/2010
 2   weight gain, extreme moodiness I was very unhappy the entire time I was taking this pill. I have been on it for eightmonths and i am current switting to mircette becuase I gained ten pounds, I cried just about every day and felt like the entire world was out to get me. I also spent the first months on the pill sleeping. I got serious headaches and felt tired all the time. I hope mircette is a better choice. F 18 8 months
1/13/2009
 2  Regulate Period Moodiness, Cramps worsened, worse acne, slight depression At first I really liked Yaz because my period was regulated, however after being on it for 4 months I have experienced worse cramps, have gotten acne which I never had, and am moody and depressed a lot! F 18 4 months
11/11/2008
 1  extended periods dry skin, severe moodswings, acne the pill caused massive moodswings for me. F 18 8 days
1X day
2/23/2010
 1  Period Regulation F 18
30 mg 1X day
5/17/2010
Patient History
  

YAZ  (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL):  This medication is a combination of 2 hormones: an estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) and a progestin (drospirenone). This product is used to prevent pregnancy. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. This medication also may be used to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) or moderate acne if you have chosen to use birth control pills as your method of pregnancy prevention. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, and decrease your risk of ovarian cysts. Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 2006-03-16 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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