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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | headaches, libido low , depression | F | 31 | 1 years | 5/31/2009 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | for lighter periods, acne | BAD: major weight gain, horrendous mood swings GOOD: acne cleared up, periods were significantly lighter | I read the comments before I took this and I took a chance. From the beginning I had felt light-headed and dizzy, but stayed with it. In the past 2 months since taking it, my boyfriend has been hit with the worst mood swings ever! I'm surprised he's lasted through this. I'm very irritable and on edge. The weight gain has probably been the worst. I have never gained this much weight so fast (except when i was pregnant)and been unable to get rid of it (i've always been small.) I have already called my doctor to get me on something else. I am done with this pill. | F | 31 | 3 months | 4/9/2009 | 1 | Endometriosis | Extreme moodiness, fatigue, crying, blurry vision when wearing contacts | I seriously do NOT recommend this pill! The side effects were very bad and I couldn't figure out why.Well...duh.Should have researched before trying. I am so happy I stopped using it after 3 weeks. The side effects are terrible. Acne outbreak on my face and back,fatigue,serious mood swings,depression.I also experienced blurry vision which is now prompting me to go get my eyes checked.That's fine if the doctors tell you it takes 2-3 months for your body to adjust, but no thank you! Hopefully it won't take long to detox and get this out of my system. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 4/5/2009 | 5 | PMDD | none that I'm aware of | This really is a magical pill for me. I have severe PMDD and it made it SOO much better. What I gather from the ratings... don't take this if you don't have PMDD as it will pretty much give you it.. but if you have it, it will cure you (that is, as long as you're on it. I went off the pill for a week and all my symptoms came back). YAZ saved my life, I'm back to being my old self again. But don't take it if you don't have PMDD! | F | 19 | 1.5 years | 4/3/2009 | 1 | prevent pregnency, heavy periods | Depression, emotional mood swings, change in personality, severe bloating and weight gain. | Horrible! This pill caused severe weight gain, no matter how hard i would diet and exercise nothing would come off. Also caused depression. My doctor put me on anti-depressents, no one told me this pill caused depression until i did my own research and found out for myself. I was a whole different person for 2 years! Almost ruined my relationship. Research needs to be done on this medication. | F | 21 | 2 years | 3/30/2009 | 5 | PMDD | large increase in breast size (I consider this a negative), some anxiety, some weight gain | Despite the small side effects I experienced, this pill saved my life-no question. I had severe depresssion, muscle aches, fatigue, debilitating migraines. Doctors had put me on every medication imaginable and I never noticed a thing. Within a week of starting YAZ I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. | F | 36 | 2 years | 3/29/2009 | 1 | reduce the size of a cyst | weight gain, moody, severe depression, no interest in sex | I don't think the pharmaceutical company did any research on this horrible pill. It completely changed my personality-I went from being a calm person to someone who could barely keep her emotions in tact. It also made me gain weight- I'm very waif like and after being on this pill for a few months I developed larger arms, a belly (no wait a BELLY) and cellulite in the back of my legs. To top it off, I was taking this pill to reduce the size of an ovarian cyst and it did the exact opposite-the thing doubled in size in a matter of 9 months. This pill is awful and I don't recommend it to anyone. | F | 32 | 9 months | 3/24/2009 | 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 | pmdd | I had breakthrough bleeding everytime I started a new pack and after about 8 months I developed a blood clot in my leg and several in each lung. Not a smoker and was in great health. | F | 41 | 8 months | 3/17/2009 | 1 | Prevent pregnancy | anger, depression, horrible anxiety the week before period, chronic bacterial vaginosis infections! Horrible pill. | F | 25 | 3 months | 3/11/2009 | 3 | heavy periods | some mood swings but it seemed to control the heavy bleeding and heavy periods. | no weight gain. | F | 38 | 6 months | 3/9/2009 |