YAZ Reviews (DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL)Average Rating: 2.2 (250 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare YAZ with similar:
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| 1 | Periods | Passing out every 2 hours! | I have used contraceptives for years and was taken off of Ortho Evra due to the blood clot warning and put on Yaz. Everything seemed fine the first week then this horrible side effect appeared! I am completely healthy and don't smoke etc and was experiencing episodes of dizziness to completely losing consiousness and even landed in the hospital! I googled Yaz side effects as I had not changed anything in my lifestyle and it came up with causing blood sugar levels to drop. (That's what it says I swear!! But it was more than a simple drop!!!) I had to drink Coke every time I started to feel sluggish or I would pass out-after discontinuing it took 10 days for the symptoms to fully disappear and I am fine now. The thing is when I talk to every female around me they are all taking Yaz! Beware! | F | 28 | 8 days 1X day | 3/23/2012 | 5 | I'm taking yaz for pmdd | I don't have any side effects! Yaz has saved my life! I was literally incapacitated every month, and for over 6 years, I haven't had anything. At 1st, when you start it, don't get upset. It takes up to a month to work. What seems like a side effect, is just you're body adjusting. I'm allergic to over 50 meds, so I know difference between side effects and adjusting. Try it before you listen to the bad stuff! | F | 37 | 6 years 1 a day | 3/22/2012 | 1 | Contraception | Fatigue, Depression, Panic Attacks, Numbness, Headaches, STOMACH PROBLEMS, Dizziness, Started Getting Sick all of the time, Allergies, Libido Problems, Palpitations, Hair Coming Out, Hives, Muscle Pain | This pill put me through hell for 2 years. I finally put the pieces together after having doctors deny that it could be causing any of these problems. I was completely healthy before this pill and became VERY ILL with numerous problems while taking it. My personality and mood changed dramatically and I became very depressed and unlike myself. Once coming off many of the symptoms went away, but I have been off for 2 years now and I am still not 100% back to myself. I am getting there slowly though. This pill is horrible, PLEASE do not risk your health by taking it. | F | 22 | 2 years 1X day | 3/13/2012 | 1 | acne | Eye vision problems, headaches, breast tenderness, nose bleeds, coughing blood. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 3/11/2012 | 2 | doc switched me from yasmin | acne(never had it b4), always hungry, already gained 3 pounds in a month and a half, breasts got bigger, sex drive increased drastically, and always queasy! And to top it all off haven't got a period yet since being put on it and I've been getting headaches EVERY night! I hate this pill and ill be switching back to yasmin!!! | F | 21 | 2 months | 3/10/2012 | 3 | ovarian cyst & pregnancy prevention | THE GOOD: clear skin, prevention of ovarian and breast cyst recurrence, No weight gain THE BAD: mood swing, low libido, depression, inceased appetite, Migraines during inactive pill week | Was on Yaz for 6 months. First 2-3months were ROUGH!. experienced mood swings, depression and a huge drop in libido. I decided to stick it out through those symptoms because I thought my body just needed to get used to medication. Should have quit from the beginning but I suffered from mood swings and low libido even before Yaz so wasnt certain if it was the pills or just me. Mood swings and depression got better after about 3 months. Increased appetite and low libido remained. Didn't gain weight on this pill, but i work out and weight lift regularly. Months 3-6 started getting migraines during the inactive pill week, headaches disappeared 1-2 days after I start a new pack of pills. Doctor thinks I have estrogen-withdrawal headaches from Yaz. switched me to Mircette which I will start tomorrow. So thats goodbye Yaz for me, hoping mircette is better. | F | 31 | 6 months 1X day | 3/6/2012 | 5 | period regulation | None. | Now that docs are not allowed to perscribe it, i have had to switch to another drug, which I am not as happy with. | F | 44 | 2 years 1X day | 1/20/2012 | 1 | Contraception | Anxiety, Depression, OCD | I posted back on 9/15/10. I stopped Yaz on 9/18/10. When I got off, I noticed is that my depression peaked and I lost a ton of hair. I switched to Levora the week after and stayed on that until the end of February 2011. My anxiety and depression lessened, but not enough, so I switched to Zovia. I stayed on that from the beginning of March to the first week of April. I was still having panic attacks and was emotionally numb (even though it was a lot less severe than when I was on Yaz), so I stopped taking the pill altogether on 4/7/11. I'm almost 8 months off hormonal birth contrrol and I have to say that getting off was the greatest decision that I've ever made. The first few months were tough as my body went into withdrawal and my hormones were out of whack - I lost a lot of hair, I had breakouts, and I still had some depression and panic issues. As time went on though, things got better. My depression is now completely gone and I had my last panic attack in August - took my last Xanex then and haven't needed it since. I also see a naturopathic doctor who figured out that the pill had depleted some vitamins and that I had a hormonal imbalance as well. I'm on an all natural regiment to rebalance my system. I still suffer from mild anxiety, but I'm hoping that with time, I can ease out of it as it's gotten significantly better. If you have problems on Yaz, contact your doctor and stop taking it - don't wait! Think about the damage that these drugs can do to your body... | F | 26 | 2.5 years 1X day | 11/30/2011 | 3 | hormonal contraception, PMDD, acne | PMS worse (in terms of being weepy and easily upset); amenorrhea after 1.5 years use; leg cramps; slightly worsened depression and anxiety; extremely light period (when I get it); breakthrough bleeding occurs for me if I am lazy in dose scheduling (and say take a pill 3-4 hours later than yesterday, repeat for 2 days = breakthrough bleeding). So you need to be very consistent with dosing at the same time (within 2 hours of previous dose) to prevent breakthrough bleeding. It sucks having 2 mini periods/month. | Read that it caused migraines, but I had them way before Yaz, and I didn't take it continuously through 2010, and stopping the drug didn't decrease migraines. I like Yaz because I do not get the water retention evident from other pills I've tried (Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo, Alesse, Yasmine). Of all of those pills, Yasmine drove me the most crazy - mood swings, irritability, extreme anxiety, constant panic attacks, depression, crying (all sudden onset and all during the 12 days I took Yasmine). Yaz has been the best, as I hate weight gainer drugs, and it seems to keep water weight off well in me (perhaps the increased potassium levels? dunno). I'm planning on taking it until I try to have kids in several years | F | 28 | 3 years 1 pill 1X day | 11/15/2011 | 3 | Avoid pregnancy | I got on it at age 14. Super young but I was sexually active & didn't want to risk getting pregnant. YAZ was great! No weight gain. No mood changes. No hair loss. No anything!!! I am now 19 & gained a few pounds. I'm 5'8 & 138 pounds. I'd like to be 10 pounds lighter. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE WEIGHT. My calorie intake is 700 & I exercise. The YAZ doesn't allow my body to lose weight & worst of all I recently got severe cellulite. I feel that being on a birth control for so long has changed my body. I never had cellulite & now it's all over my butt & thighs. I am getting off in a week to see how things go. I would recommend it but only for a short period of time. Do not exceed a few years like I did. | F | 19 | 5 years 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 1 | PMDD | Severe depression, suicidal thoughts, increase in PMDD | I was prescribed YAZ last year due to the fact that I suffer severe PMDD and no SSRI's seem to have worked for me. When I first started taking it I thought I had found the miracle drug. I had light periods, no cramping, and best of all.. no pmdd or pms symptoms at all. I loved it. After about two to three months things slowly began to change. I noticed I was severly depressed ALL THE TIME. About absolutely nothing. I was like a walking empty shell. I couldn't feel happiness, sadness, joy, fear, excitement, NOTHING. I was a zombie. On top of that I was extremely tired all the time, and all I wanted to do was sleep. When I did sleep I had strange dreams that woke me in cold sweats. Finally, I called my doctor and I told him what I was feeling and he told me to discontinue the YAZ right away, which I did. It took approx. 3 weeks for my body to become back to normal after stopping the YAZ. When it did become back to normal I noticed the PMDD seemed to have disappeared as well. Months went by and I was a normal female with normal PMS symptoms. Then PMDD came creeping back slowly, and hit me like a brick wall. Its by far worse than I ever knew it could be. It intensified greatly, and to this day I am battling major depression and suicidal thoughts every month, and I have yet to find something that can help. YAZ ruined my life, and I dont suggest it to anyone!!!!!!! | F | 27 | 4 months 1X day | 10/7/2011 | 5 | birth control | lighter periods, increased breast size, controls PMS symptoms, slight decrease in sex drive. | I have been on Yaz for a little over a month and I LOVE it. It's easily the best birth control pill I have taken. I have been other pills over the years and they all have made me extremely irratable with major mood swings. This pill seems to help control my moods. I was actually taking welbutrin before to help with mild depression and mood swings and have since stopped since taking Yaz. I have not gained any weight and my breast seem to have increased in size a bit. The only negative side effect I can report is a slight decrease in my sex drive. I would highly recommend this pill for any women who have struggled with mood swings and weight gain while on other birth control pills. | F | 31 | 35 days 3MG/0.02MG 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 1 | Heavy Painful Periods | Massive HAIR LOSS, 2 Breast Lumps, Gall Bladder Issues, Psychotic Mood Swings, Cleared up acne, Short light periods, Increased cup size, Decreased libido | The first few months I was extremely irritable, violently angry, and depressed. After awhile I got used to it and felt fine, maybe even a little bit too emotionless with no libido. My acne prone skin became flawless and my periods short, light with minimal cramping. After the first year I did develop what the doctors think is endometriosis, intense debilitating abdominal pain along with gas. Not sure if this is related or not since doctors usually prescribe BC to treat endo... After 3 years I developed breast pain and 2 lumps which had to be biopsied and I still have the ugly scars 1.5years later. I started having an intolerance to fatty foods, which indicates a gall bladder issue. I could not eat icecream anymore without getting really ill. I started noticing hair loss. I don't know if it was gradual or all of a sudden, but I do know I loss over half my hair. It's been a year and a half after I've stopped taking yaz and it still has not gotten better. I am so depressed about this. It took a year+ for my hormones to go back to normal. My face is breaking out bad again and I'm having heavier and heavier periods. I also have a slight melasma on/along my upper lip. The doctors don't tell you about the negative effects of these pills even though some are very common and even permanent. I've been on alot of different types, most of which gave me chest pain, and one even stinky feet. STAY AWAY FROM ALL BC PILLS! | F | 24 | 3.5 years 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Debilitating Fatigue, Stomach Pain, Nausea, Hives, Shortness of Breath, Muscle Pain, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Dizziness, Allergies, Weight Gain (10lbs) | This pill almost destroyed my life. I became incredibly ill while taking this pill and doctors could not figure out why. I was constantly getting sick while on Yaz, although I had been healthy before. I was always tired, had severe stomach problems, anxiety attacks, and depression. I could barely work out and if I did my muscles would hurt. It took me a YEAR to recover from the horrible side-effects of this pill once I came off. I did however, notice vast improvements within 2 DAYS of stopping the pill! DO NOT TAKE! This pill is poison. | F | 25 | 2 years 1X day | 9/22/2011 | 1 | Heavy painful periods | major hair loss, month long bleeding | Yaz destroyed my hair and confidence. I was not on a BC before. While I was on yaz (not after I stopped taking it) my hair started POURING off of my head. I stopped when it didn't slow down. 13 months later, my hair is still falling out (100-300 per day, no lie) and I am looking into getting a wig. The hair loss is diffuse and depressing. I am only 23 and was 22 when this terrible experience began. | F | 23 | 1.5 months 1X day | 9/8/2011 | 2 | Ammenoreah | Itchy red bumps on arms, itchy scalp, increased anxiety, breast soreness and enlargement. My left breast grew faster and bigger than my right and I developed small lumps. Irritable mood. | Side effects came on slowly. First felt fine and thought this may be the one. However strange things started happening to me. My neck started itching like crazy but I was traveling and figured it was an allergic reaction. However my itchy skin continued for months and eventually headed down my arms where I broke out in small red legions. My hair line was very itchy too. It didn't occur to me Yaz was causing this because the itchying was off and on. It started getting worse and worse after a few months and after taking 1 pill both arms broke out in red bumps and my face turned extremely red and was very itchy, almost like taking niacin. That is when I realized something was wrong and Yaz must be causing this. I also noticed I was very irritable all the time and couldn't stand talking to people. I wanted to bite their heads off. I wouldn't mind putting up with Yaz's mood side effects if I didn't have the rash. | F | 27 | 2.5 months 1X day | 8/31/2011 | 1 | acne, birth control | clear skin, light period, extremely bad anxiety, sinus headaches, loss of appetite, breast tenderness. | I have no idea why I took this pill for such a long time but I just put up with it. My skin was clear and my periods were light. However, I had sinus headaches so bad that I would miss work and school at least once a week. I kept visiting the doctor for sinus infections and they never mentioned it could be the pill until finally I stopped it and a month later those headaches stopped, I mentioned to the doctor and she was surprised but did not deny the possibility. I also got such bad anxiety I thought I was going absolutely insane, I did not want to go out and I had crying spells (which I never had before that ever) My family did not even know what to do anymore and I had never been in that kind of situation it was actually really scary. The anxiety is the main reason I stopped YAZ in January of 2011 and by March I was back to myself again. | F | 24 | 4 years 1X day | 7/30/2011 | 5 | moderate acne | weight gain-then-loss-then-gain, breast size increase, moodiness, alternating hunger and nausea | I went on about 2 1/2 months ago for the second time after about a year off it. The first time I took it, I wasn't a responsible med-taker, and always took it at different times when I even remembered to take it at all. Then it was to treat irregular periods. This time, it's for the moderate acne that's been wreaking havoc on my skin lately. I was put on it in conjunction with doxycycline and retin-a micro, but I began the Yaz about a month before the latter two. It's helped to dramatically clear my skin, but with a couple pleasant and unpleasant side effects. My weight has been fluctuating from week to week, due to an increase and then decrease in appetite. I've been having mood swings, that range from absolute fury to mild irritation to deep sadness to mild contentment, but I rarely ever am very happy any longer. I hope that will improve soon, because it's doing such a bang-up job on my skin, has been useful as a form of birth control, and has increased my breast size. Unfortunately, it now puts me smack dab between bra sizes, which means I either wear a half-size too big, which gaps, or a half-size too small which gives such an unattractive muffin top effect. Still, it's an entertaining improvement, and my boyfriend is not unhappy (save about the mood swings). Overall, worth it. | F | 20 | 10 weeks 1X day | 7/26/2011 | 1 | Birth Control | Weight gain (15-20 lbs), Vaginal dryness, Chronic constipation, Recurrent yeast/BV infections, Low libido | Horrible side effects! Was not worth taking. It DOES prevent pregnancy but that's only because you constantly have yeast/BV infections so you don't WANT to have sex. Ladies, beware!! | F | 30 | 3 months 1X day | 7/17/2011 | 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 |