Side effects of YAZ birth control pills

Billy · Site Admin Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 296

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This pill made me have upset stomach, nervousness, anxiousness and about made me think I was losing it. I was tired all the time. I never felt like this before. I went to the doc they wanted to give me nerve pills, which just made me feel worse. I then went to another doc who took me off of everything, and I feel better, not 100% yet but on the right track. Some docs just want to throw pills at you. Find one that wants to help. He is going to test my hormones and see what I need, and then prescribe something to help with my cycle. Which is why I was taking them in the first place

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Originally, my doctor put me on Yasmine because of PCOS symptoms and issues. After a year on that medication, he switched me to Yaz because it was supposed to be the same but a lower dosage. I have been on Yaz for about a year now, and I am going to be switching back to Yasmine because the side-effects of Yaz were too much for me.

At first, I had spotting/bleeding throughout the entire month. I figured that perhaps this was just my body getting used to a new medication, but I found that I had the same spotting/bleeding on-and-off throughout the year, not just within the first few months of using the medication.

The worst side effect is certainly the mood swings. Again, I tried to dismiss this in the first few months, but it remained in the long-term. Sometimes I would feel down or depressed for no reason whatsoever, and other times small things... would get me irritated, angry, sad, etc. with no real rationale behind it. I -knew- that there was no good reason for me to be upset to the point of crying over stupid little things. I really felt like I was losing control, or losing my mind, because I never knew how I might react to little unexpected things in my life.

This medication has effected my relationship as well, because my husband has had to put up with all the moodiness. However, Yaz has also killed my sex-drive more than any other birth control I've been on. I generally don't feel aroused more than twice a month.

All-in-all, while I understand that some people may have positive results with Yaz, I don't suggest anyone who is experiencing negative side-effects to stay on it longer than four-months. I stuck through it an entire year, and I regret it.

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I have been on yaz for about a year and i haven't noticed anything bad about it, i didn't have any breast pain, my periods start like clockwork on the last white pill day, they last for 3-4 days of very light flow... the only thing is this period I'm on day five and it is much heavier, i'm not sure if it has to do with the pill not working or my starting exercising on a more regular basis and stress levels have gone up at work. My mood swings before taking the pill were insane and terrible and so were the cramps (like falling on the floor screaming my head off painful!!) now it's sooooo much better.

lessm · Newbie Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3

I am currently on Yaz and am in my second month. I took my second white inactive pill today. I'm suffering from backaches and a bit of nausea. I was wondering if anyone has experienced side effects while taking the inactive pills, perhaps from a change in estrogen as such? I am also convinced I am pregnant, just as I was last month, but this may be normal as I have not been on birth control for very long. I've considered changing my prescription since Yaz, while it helps with some things, has quite a few negative side effects, just as most birth controls do. Any information is appreciated!

lessm · Newbie Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3

I am currently on Yaz and am in my second month. I took my second white inactive pill today. I'm suffering from backaches and a bit of nausea. I was wondering if anyone has experienced side effects while taking the inactive pills, perhaps from a change in estrogen as such? I am also convinced I am pregnant, just as I was last month, but this may be normal as I have not been on birth control for very long. I've considered changing my prescription since Yaz, while it helps with some things, has quite a few negative side effects, just as most birth controls do. Any information is appreciated!

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I went off birth control years ago because I wasn't having sex and couldn't afford it at the time. Before, I had been forced to change bc every year because my body would adjust to it and then proceed to have two periods each month. I was first on ortho-tricyclin (which helped me gain about 15 pounds!) then switched to Lo-Estrin then went to Seasonal which lasted about a year and a half. Before I started any birth control, my periods used to be horribly heavy and anywhere from 5-8 days. Cycle was at least regular on about a 5 week schedule. After I went off birth control, my hormones seemed to have adjusted so that I had regular periods of about 4-5 days of varying strength.

My nurse practitioner (at the OB/GYN) wanted me to go on Yaz because I suffer from bad anxiety in about a 10 day build-up to my period. During that same time frame, I also having increasingly worse night sweats where I wake up because of rivulets of sweat are running down my body. I frequently had to change my pyjamas, put a towel on the bed and occasionally even take a shower. After about 4 days of this, I would get sick from being so dehydrated. (I couldn't drink enough during the day to replenish that much liquid!) When I spoke to my primary care doctor about it, she also wanted me to try Yaz, so with two recommendations in hand, I gave it a go. I've now been on Yaz for somewhere between 3 and 4 months.

I had an adjustment period the first month - a lot of headaches especially, but I expected to have something while my body got used to it. However, I am planning on talking to my doctor because I have felt blue to almost depressed now for a month. I have ZERO libido when I used to have a pretty healthy sex drive. I also find it a little disconcerting that I only have my period for one day, and even then it's pretty light.

The Yaz did reduce the night sweats to about 2-3 nights about a week before my period and has mostly done away with the anxiety. However, the absolute lack of a sex drive really bothers me and while my boyfriend is trying not to take it personally, it can't help but cause a little bit of trouble. I don't even really care for kissing now. My friend had shared Xanax with me before I went on Yaz for the worst days and that had really worked for the anxiety, but the doctor didn't want to give me a prescription for it. The lessening of the night sweats is a godsend, but the constant sadness and frequent fighting off of tears plus no sex drive is not a good trade off.

Side effects of YAZ birth control pills

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