YAZ Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.2 (250 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare YAZ with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR YAZ | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | HEAVY periods, mood swings | very light to non-existent periods, no moodiness | I was on it for a year - for very heay bleeding, mood, etc(symptoms of PMDD) and it definitely helped. I had no complaints. When I went for my annual check up in November 08, the nurse practioner said that I could skip my periods all together by starting the next pack when I should take the white, inert tablets. She said that I could do this for three months and then let myself have a period. I thought this was great. I started this and had my first period in late January 09 and it is the usual light kind I was used to. So I stared my next pack after the 4 white pills and the next 24 days were fine. As I stared the next pack, I started to have lite bleeding. I thought it was normal, just break through. But it kept up all month. I skipped the white pills again and just started the next pack on 4/9/09 - and I am now having heavy bleesding ( clotting, etc) like before Yaz. The moodiness has returned as well. There has been a noticable change in me in the last month. I am very bothered by this, since the only recent change was to let my body have a period. After reading some comments here, I am also realizing that the depression I have been dealing with over the last year, may now be related to this pill. But that I am not sure about. I will be seeing my doctor this week. This pill worked wonders for me until this last month - so I am worried about taking something else. I just don't want to go back the periods etc I had before Yaz. | F | 41 | 18 months | 4/12/2009 | 5 | pms, cramps, heavy periods | Happier mood, clearer complexion | I just started yaz this month (I switched from necon 7/7/7), and am already so much happier. I am in a much better mood, my skin looks almost perfect (I was breaking out really bad from previous bc pill), and my stomach/waistline is already a little smaller (pants are looser). I am assuming this is due to the diuretic properties of Yaz. Would highly recommend to give this a try. | F | 33 | 1 months | 4/23/2009 | 2 | Birth Control | ANXIETY 3 Weeks Per Pack | I thought Yaz was meant to uplift and clear skin. I still experienced cystic acne but the worst part was the ANXIETY - I had never experienced it like that before. The week before my period was a PERSONAL HELL being on Yaz. I could NOT figure out why - until it finally dawned on me that it was the same time each month and then started to slow down. My mind would race and I was very upset one week out of the month. I am not on TRINESSA 28 and hoping for a better month! | F | 30 | 2 years | 5/8/2009 | 2 | acne | I was on Yaz for only 4 months from switching from Ortho-tricyclen which I had been on for about 5 years. I took this because Ortho made me feel moody and crazy and I wanted to be done experiencing this. 4 months later my skin was aweful whiteheads everywhere and I was so bloated that I kept taking pregnacy tests because I couldn't believe how popped out my stomach was. My mood was better compared to the ortho, but still not 'normal'. I quit taking Yaz and in only less than a week my skin cleared and I have been off of it for a month now.. no break outs. Not one pimple! My clothes fit normal again, I don't look like I am 4 months pregnat! | I think this affects all of us differently. I am actually glad I didn't wait the symptoms out. I think 4 months was long enough to give my body to adjust to this pill. | F | 28 | 4 months | 5/15/2009 | 1 | prevent extreme cramps | Mood swings, depression. | This pill scared me to death. Before taking YAZ I was always in a good mood. Once on the pill I was easily annoyed, tardy, and just didn't care. I was always moody and constantly arguing with my friends. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 5/25/2009 | 3 | contraception | slight depression, down, anxious, not my normal upbeat self. | yaz is the first and only bc pill i have taken. i was on it for about a year and a half. i was forgetting to take pills and was doubling up a lot. i decided to go off of it just to see how my body would react. i feel as though a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. on the pill, i felt like every task too so much effort out of me. i didn't feel like my normal self. however, yaz did help with my previous pmdd symptoms which were extreme mood swings. i did experience slight weight gain, but i hear most pills do. and since going off the pill my headaches and migraines have disappeared. i plan on talking to my doctor about another pill to try to replace yaz. if other pills don't work out for me, i wouldn't mind going back on yaz. | F | 20 | 1.5 years | 5/29/2009 | 3 | acne | headaches, libido low , depression | F | 31 | 1 years | 5/31/2009 | 4 | pregnancy prevention | potassium levels increased; nausea | I had very few issued with this pill. The nausea I experienced, I managed by taking the pill each night before bed time as my Dr. suggessted. The only reason I got off this pill is because I was not longer sexually active. I was thinking about switching due to my potassium levels being elevated but after researching my other options, I'm gonna stick with it. | F | 29 | 2 years | 6/11/2009 | 3 | acne | At first i was depressed for a week or two and wanted to die. yaz DOES MAKE you feel like SHIT. then it went away. Cramps did not go away - I think I even had a tad more. But acne cleared up! my skin became way way less oily - which is why zits stopped ruining my face. BUT! the worst f all - it happens after about 5-6 months. My nails started cracking. I have no nails at all now, and what I have left - is also all in splits and layers, and it goes on and on and on. I stopped Yaz for a month - nails became healthier! (but acne came back too). So I picked the lesser evil and said bye bye to nails. :( | F | 29 | 6 months | 6/15/2009 | 2 | Moodiness, Irregular cycle | After two months of taking Yaz I started having severe stomach cramping which seemed to occur after lunchtime (I took the pill in the AM). As each month passed, my stomach issues increased so much that I thought I had irritable bowl, celiacs disease, etc. After 8 months of complete discomfort and severe diarrhea I had a colonoscopy. The results of the colonoscopy came back with perfect results and the next step was an upper GI series of tests. I decided to go off of the Yaz because I suspected this could be the cause of my stomach issues. Two days after stopping Yaz my system was back to normal and I had no further discomfort or diarrhea. Yaz was absolutely the problem with my bowel problems -- I really hope this information helps someone else. It was a pretty miserable 8 months with a lot of scary symptoms. | F | 40 | 8 months | 6/16/2009 | 1 | pregnancy prevention | anxiety/panic attacks, sadness/depression, loss of sex drive, lack of lubrication, frequent urination, the need to drink a LOT of water, breakthrough bleeding | I had a horrible experience with Yaz. I was anxious all the time and started having random panic attacks. I felt sad and depressed for no reason, and started having thoughts of self-harm. There were days where I didn't feel like doing anything. My sex drive basically disappeared. It was my first time on the pill, so I waited it out for three months before I decided it was time to try something else. I switched to Loestrin 24 FE and so far things have been great! I feel a LOT better and my sex drive is back. I would say if you're having significant side effects with ANY pill, you should try something else. Different people react differently to different pills. But Yaz was NOT for me. | F | 28 | 3 months | 6/17/2009 | 1 | mail order rx sent it by mistake | uncontrollable weight loss, dry cracked skin, facial breakouts, SIGNIFICANT HAIR LOSS, red freckles | This is a scary product, and unfortunately I didn't do my homework before taking it. My mail order sent it to me by mistake, and I didn't have time to get it changed to Orthotricylen which I had been on for 10 years with no problem. First I started losing weight, which was great, but then it didn't stop and people told me I looked drawn and sick. Simultaneiously my skin appeared to be aging FAST. I thought it was from either winter cold or from the weight loss. Then... the worst happened, my hair started falling out. So I called my doctor and she asked about any new medication and that's when it dawned on me. I switched off of YAZ immediately, but the damage is done. I am actually considering a hair transplant and am seeing a dermatologist for skin issues, and I've become depressed. I had always been fortunate with great skin and hair, now I am a mess thanks to this poison. | F | 39 | 1 years | 6/28/2009 | 3 | PMDD | zero sex drive | Even though it helps with PMDD I'm sure I would have been fine on other pill. This pill definitely shortened my periods from 6 days to 1. I switched to Femcon Fe begining of May but I've been off the pill for about 4 weeks. Two months and still no period. What I hated about Yaz no sex drive. My dr told me it's a big side effect of this pill. It was so bad to the point that wouldnt even think about sex..ugh. | F | 29 | 10 months | 7/3/2009 | 2 | PMDD, acne, prevent pregnancy | bad: ACNE! even worse than b4, never had pimples so freaquently and deep, sex drive basically gone! not able to stay wet during intercourse. feel like eating all the time in the 2nd and 3rd weeks, yeast infections. good: no pregnancy so far. cramps are gone and very light periods. | F | 20 | 2 months | 7/10/2009 | 2 | cramps, birth control | complete loss of sex drive | This drug completely killed my sex drive. It was awful. | F | 22 | 1 years | 7/13/2009 | 1 | birth control | nausea, weight gain, headaches, moodiness, sleepiness | i started taking this after my daughter was born b/c other pills weren't working to my satisfaction. this one was the WORST. it made me feel so horrible in the first few weeks i actually thought i was pregnant again and took three tests in three weeks to confirm a negative. i also gained 10 pounds in 3 weeks. i couldn't keep taking it for the remainder of the pack. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 7/13/2009 | 1 | contraception | depression, sadness, loneliness, anxiety, pimples | Been on this drug for a month and I have not felt this terrible for a long time. I am constsntly snapping at everyone, angry, low self esteem, cry about 20 times a day, and dont feel like my life is worth living. Have made an appointmeat today to get off this crap. Anything has gotta be beter. | F | 27 | 1 months | 7/20/2009 | 4 | for acne /pregnancy | weight loss | I started taking yaz become i was braking out a little bit also i was very moody after having my daughter ...yaz worked great for me my face was so clear and my mood swings went away i only complain about loosing so much weight i lost about 15 pounds | F | 23 | 1 days | 7/22/2009 | 4 | Contraceptive, menses supression | No side effects. | I have been on numerous b/c pills over the span of the past 20 years. I've had problems with all of them until this. Clearly, by reading the other comments, everyone has a different experience. Hormone pills are tricky - and work differently with everyone. My skin looks great, my mood is good, my sex drive is great, no issues with lubrication, and best of all...no periods! The only downfall is that it's expensive with my medical insurance. | M | 37 | 18 months | 7/27/2009 | 3 | birth control | vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive, irritability, depression | This pill had no drastically bad side effects as I was afraid it would, however, it did totally rob me of any desire for sex whatsoever basically defeating its own purpose. When I did have sex it was painful and uncomfortable due to the dryness. I have been depressed since before starting the pill so I don't blame it for that, however, it did intensify the feelings of sadness and apathy greatly and made it harder to get over them. This pill still has positive qualities and I would probably recommend it over others. I used it for 4 months with no other form of protection(in an exclusive relationship) and it did its job perfectly. | F | 19 | 4 months | 8/4/2009 |