I took Yaz for approximately a year. I had severe anxiety attacks at the beginning. I would worry about the littlest things and would have constant negative apprehensions. After about two months, I was fine...loved having unprotected sex with my boyfriend. We broke up this September, so I stopped taking it. We then got back together two weeks later. I didn't feel like filling my prescription and figured it would be good to give my body a hormone break. That is when the depression and anxiety really hit. Basically for the next three months, I completely withdrew from sports, had an incredibly difficult time focusing in school, started eating sh*t food and got stressed beyond belief. Nothing could cheer me up. My body was in shock, in hormone withdrawal. I never want to experience that again EVER. It was HELL on earth. I completely transformed as a person, repelled people away from me, turned into a crazy person. Even though I was still doing well in school, I completely undermined myself and hated myself. I stopped caring about my hygiene...I stopped everything. It's been five months since I've been off Yaz, and I'm finally feeling like my old self again. I have a clear mind, I'm happy, I appreciate the little things. My boyfriend and I are no longer together (no kidding...I was a psycho for four months). I really wish men understood this stuff more. Hormones can really f**k a girl up... Sure, my skin was flawless, I had very light periods, no PMS, no cramps..the birds were chirping and the sun was shinning. BUT as soon as I withdrew from the pill, my heaven turned into hell. Artificial hormones not only throw off your natural hormone chemistry, but they completely alter your sense of self. I would say give it approx. 4 months to be normal again. Never again am I consuming those toxic little things. If you hate condoms, and have a steady partner, save the amazing sex for right before you get your period or right after you finish your period (when ovulation is not happening).
I have been taking Yaz for almost 2 years. I have been experiencing headache, fatigue so often. I often feel sick of life, as if though there was no purpose. I had showed no excitement to events. I became easily irritable by everyone around me. I just felt like being alone and doing nothing..
What's worse is that my partner does not understands me getting emotional. At times when I felt paranoid and emotional, he would leave me to cry, even when I was hyperventilating. He would even make mean remarks at me, eg. Serves you right for starting this. He did not understand or showed me support or comfort me. ( he thought I was being ridiculous and dramatic) I wished that men would understand what Yaz can do to the female body.
Before getting on Yaz, I was cheerful and less emotional. I am thinking of discontinue Yaz, just afraid of the discontinue side effects. My partner has been supportive of me discontinuing it. He is a nice man, except he hates dramas.
Hope this helps ladies out there feel that you are not the only one facing these side effects.