Now she is off the nightmare YAZ, how do we stabilize her symptoms?

I have just taken Yaz for a full year. it's good to know that all these crazy sypmtoms I have is just the pill cause i just took myself off of it. I was always clingy but had absolutely zero sex drive, which drove my poor husband nuts. it made everything seem like a big deal, I was stressed over nothing. every time we did have sex every single time i would have a panic attack. i have tract infection that won't go away because of the pill and i can't stand it anymore. all of my insides are always sore.I have a new gyno i'm going to see next month but until then i'll never take yaz again.

Thank god I am not going nuts!!!

I was seriously beginning to think I was going crazy!! I was on it for about 2 months before I REALLY started getting hit with panic attacks and depression!! I was grouchy and snapping at people at work, I started having to avoid any kind of confrontation for fear of bursting randomly into tears!! Seriously, the simplest somment and I want to run and hide!! My poor boyfriend is beginning to think I am nuts!! Something that I would have laughed at a month ago now makes me cry!!

I figured it had to be the hormones in the birth control about 2 weeks ago, and fortunately told him that...So he's trying to be understanding at my random crying fits. It's just so bloody embarrassing!! I'm not an emotional person and I feel like I have completely lost control of my mind!!!

I'm about to cry at this moment, just cause this is making me panic!! argggg!!!

thanks to all for posting. I called my doctor, since I can't get in to see him and am going to get off YAZ ASAP!!!!

I also took YAZ for about 2 years, before that I was on approximately 3 other types as they all gave me mood swings and side effects. I stopped taking YAZ after I was no longer in a relationship and sexually active on a regular basis.

I noticed within the following months that my personality had gone back to how I was before taking the artificial hormones. My best friend even said that I was back to normal. I was not having the mood swings, lost some weight, and was myself again. My skin did break out a bit, but I switched cleansers to all organic and organic moisturizers.

I am totally against subjecting my body to artificial hormones as I saw first hand how much it really did affect my personality and well-being. When I was on birth control I was emotionless and not myself.

Now that I am off of it and in a serious relationship, I have been using the 'rhythm method' (tracking my ovulation days and abstaning from sex one week prior to this. I also mega dose on vitamin c (2,500-4,000 mg every 4 hours) in the last week before my expected period. I have also added 350 mg of Dong Quai to this last week, in order to induce a miscarraige/discourage the embryo to attach in my uterus. I have been doing this for approximately 10 months now and have not gotten pregnant.

I would advice people be cautious when taking birth control pills. They completely changed me.

To ALL concerned about going off of yaz / birth control and having withdrawal symptoms...
I am writing to tell you about my girlfriend. She has been on birth control for about 3 years....each one eventually giving side effects that many complain of when referring to birth control... flashing lights... spotting on the skin...mood swings... etc.
the most recent type was YAZ. After headaches, and deciding it was too expensive to continue using...and having limited birth control options, we went the route of a copper IUD. On a side note, it has been GREAT, and IUD's are very common in europe ..considered safe...and no...she has never had a child.
Anyway, back to my point, once she had the IUD in place, the YAZ was no longer needed, and in the garbage it went. Almost immediately she started having withdrawal symptoms... headaches, feelings of despair, irrational crying, and other general mood swings- dramatic mood swings.
After reading about it, I suggested birth control withdrawal and hormone imbalance was the cause of her problems, and read more on helping the body to stabilize hormone levels, since that is a major part of what birth control pills do. The one thing that kept popping up was SOY.
We talked about it, and went to the store, and bought a soy protein powder $16.00 for a large container of the powder...maybe 30 servings ( its really good for you health wise, so there is nothing to lose in trying it) You can mix this with any variety of things, but we also used soy milk with it.
OK, sounds crazy I know, BUT... her headaches lessened almost immediately...maybe 1 or 2 days. The intensity also subsided dramatically. She was drinking a full recommended dose of it daily, and I swear its true, it has been about 2 weeks and she has not once started crying... she has been a lot better, and she intends on taking the soy protein powder daily for the next month to avoid those dreaded mood swings and general feeling of despair.
Please, anyone who wants to and tries this, please pass it on...feel free to copy and paste what I've written here if it works for you. If anyone has any questions, email us ask for Jim

Thank you all for writing about your experiences. I have been on yaz for about 3 years..and slowly noticed that I was becoming more and more apathetic to things, to people...not being excited or happy when I knew I should be...and finally things got so bad and hurt people that I loved that I really decided the cause must be the yaz. So I decided to go off of it (been off it for 1 month)..but since, I've done a total 180. Now I'm depressed, sad, paranoid, feeling worthless,etc. And I couldn't imagine what was causing this..so out of intuition I looked up yaz withdrawl and found this site..which has been a great encouragement to me..I just hope the people around me will be patient with me as the yaz works its way out of my system. Thank you all for letting me know I'm not alone.
-Andrea

i am going to be thirty next month. i have been on yaz for 3 years now. i recently have been going to the doctor for headaches and panic attacks as well. 2 weeks ago my doctor stopped my yaz and prescribed me effexor. i know realize that is is hard to be on the pill and i am done with it. thank you and i can't wait until i get back to normal as well. the company should be sued for making people feel like their life is falling apart for no reason.

i have been on the pill yaz since december and i have been really depressed. i have also had a couple of anixity attacks in the past month. i have stress related seziures and have had them under control for a while then i started taking yaz and now i have at least one a day. what is so weird is nothing is different in my life since i started taking the medicine to make me stress out. i have also dealt with mood changes i can be watching tv and be fine one min and the next depressed or bitting someones head off. i hate this feeling because i am a very sweet person even my fiance says he has seen a big change in me since i have been on yaz. i have also had trouble sleeping at night and end up sleeping most of the day and i never use to do that. i have had severe headaches also. i definately would not reccomend anyone to take this birth control, esspecially if they have a history of depression or anxitiy.

are there any birth control pills that are good to take?

I am so relieved to read all of this from everyone. I did not even realize what yaz was doing to me. I have been having panic attacks for the past few months and i have never had anything like that before in my life. I did not even relate it to the yaz, I just thought it was something I was developing as I got older and it has really been scaring me. Everything that I am reading is making me realize that I have had the same symptoms and feelings. I have pushed away so many friends, I feel so negative about everything, and I don't want to do anything. I have never been one to just sit at home on the couch on the weekends, but thats all I want to do now. Again, I did not even relate this to yaz, i wasn't even sure what was going on. I stopped taking yaz in october, and like many other people, I had one normal period, and I have not had one since. I took 3 pregnancy tests and they were all negative, so I'm sure that I'm not pregnant. The only reason that I went off of yaz was because I have heard that it is not good to stay on any birth control for more than 5 years, so I just decided to stop taking it, and now I am very glad that I did. I really hope that my body gets back to normal soon and I wish everyone luck with this aweful problem. Thanks for all of the helpful comments!

I am so relieved to read all of this from everyone. I did not even realize what yaz was doing to me. I have been having panic attacks for the past few months and i have never had anything like that before in my life. I did not even relate it to the yaz, I just thought it was something I was developing as I got older and it has really been scaring me. Everything that I am reading is making me realize that I have had the same symptoms and feelings. I have pushed away so many friends, I feel so negative about everything, and I don't want to do anything. I have never been one to just sit at home on the couch on the weekends, but thats all I want to do now. Again, I did not even relate this to yaz, i wasn't even sure what was going on. I stopped taking yaz in october, and like many other people, I had one normal period, and I have not had one since. I took 3 pregnancy tests and they were all negative, so I'm sure that I'm not pregnant. The only reason that I went off of yaz was because I have heard that it is not good to stay on any birth control for more than 5 years, so I just decided to stop taking it, and now I am very glad that I did. I really hope that my body gets back to normal soon and I wish everyone luck with this aweful problem. Thanks for all of the helpful comments!

8-| I have been on Yaz for 2 months. My doctor told me it would relieve my PMS symptoms. Ever since I started using it, the PMS symptyms got worse. I'm irritated, edgy, depressed and have a ZERO sex drive. I Suddenly, for the first time in my whole life, I struggle with sleeplisness. I just feel ugly and useless. No compliments seems to pick me up out of my depression. I've stopped using Yaz completely (for 4 days now) and I starting to have panic attacks. How long will this last? Can anyone please give me advice. I'm feeling SO depressed. How on earth can any dr prescribe Yas to his patients. I think someone should investigate this matter. There is something behind this. Ingnorance or ???

Hi everyone, i am 17, and i took yaz for 4 months. i got off of it and now im always tired, always sad and crying, multiple panic attacks daily. i hate everything and just want to cry. im so depressed. its been three months. hoe long does it take to feel better? :[ I used to be so happy :[ :'( :'( :'( o.O I've even fainted, and thrown up from theses symptoms.

WOW. I am so glad to have found this forum....
I had no idea Yaz had all of these side effects.
I have been taking it now for about 4 years, and I'd say about 3 years ago I started developing VERY bad panic attacks... I had no idea it could have something to do with the Yaz. I've seen numerous doctors, been on many prescriptions for the panic, go to a therapist regularly, it has been effecting my job, etc etc.
I definitely want to go off Yaz now. I am making an appt with my OBGYN to discuss going off and staying off. Fingers crossed that I get this out of my system ASAP!

I am convinced Yaz made me experience semi-frequent panic attacks. I would experience extreme anxiety, nausea, pounding heart, sweaty palms, dizziness etc. Having lived for more than twenty years without ever having a panic attack, I can tell you I thought I was losing my mind.

I have read enough posts on enough discussion boards to know that there are many, MANY other women who have dealt with this very serious side effect from Yaz that it seems NO DOCTOR DISCUSSES before you start taking it. Why are so many women completely shocked, confused, surprised about the panic and anxiety that develops from Yaz if doctors are doing their jobs?

To those contemplating Yaz…Please read and re-read all these posts. Yaz is not telling the whole story.

To those recovering from Yaz…I stopped Yaz and started therapy, yoga and anti-anxiety medication. I still deal with anxiety, but the panic attacks have almost stopped completely. Don't hesitate to seek help for panic. See a medical professional. They can help you too.

OMG...you have NO idea how much better these posts are making me feel! I thought I was going crazy for a second or something really bad was happening to my body! I have been experiencing all of these symptoms & have been for about three weeks now. I've been off Yaz for almost four months, but the symptoms didn't start until recently. I can't wait for all of these to be over!

I have been searching the side effects of Yaz because of my sister.  She and I always were very close.  Not only sisters, but best friends.  She took Yaz for a couple of years, and started experiencing physical problems, even having to have surgery.  She had debilitating migraines and her doctor took her off of it.  Long story short, she and I had an argument (like all sisters do from time to time) a couple of years ago.  I did say some things I shouldn't have said, but I did apologize more than once.  She has not spoken to me since.  She calls our mom crying hysterically.  She told her that she couldn't get past it.  She even said that even though she wouldn't committ suicide, that she can understand the feeling of not wanting to live anymore.  Everything she knows about me, she turns it into something bad.  She is telling people things about me that are absolutley untrue.  It hurts, but I love her so much.  I have tried to understand why she is holding onto this anger.  She was always the peacemaker in the family.  Has anyone else experienced this so long after being off of Yaz?  I am worried that the emotional effects are permenant.  Someone mentioned to her husband that they were very concerned about her hormones, and he became very defensive and denied it.  I just would love to hear if anyone else has had permanent emotional effects of this drug.  I want my sissy back :(