Reading these posts has been so relieving for me. I have been on Yaz for about 6 months and that past couple of months have been hell. I've been so irritable and depressed that I'm pushing away all of my friends. I cry myself to sleep almost every night and feel empty and hopeless. I also saw and was sold by the commercial because I thought that this was going to be some miracle pill. I'm going to stop taking them today and see what happens. I'm so sick and tired of feeling down all the time...I hope that my mood improves soon! I was so depressed that I didn't even decorate for Christmas this year because I just "wasn't feeling it" I hope that a pep for life comes back. Does anyone know how long it takes for yaz to get out of the system and a normal mood to come back? I'm 21 and this is the only form of BC I've ever taken, and I only have been taking it to regulate my periods...I'm not sexually active. Does anyone know of an alternative that won't make me a depressed psycho? Thanks, and reading all of these posts has given me hope.
I am currently battling the depression that I got on the pill...I was fine on it (micrgynon) for 2.5 years then all of a sudden BAM. I felt terrible! I am usually a very happy 20 year old, at university, with an amazing family and boyfriend...what did I have to be sad about??!
I started being sick everyday so decided to quit the pill altogether.
I has been 8 weeks tomorrow and I am still not right...I know it can take a few months so leave your system but this has turned my world upside down. I have ended up moving out of my student accommodation to live back with my folks. I've had anxiety, funny and numb feelings about not loving my bf (I do dearly...it's all in my head) Insomnia...lots of dreams that leave me tired due to lacking deep sleep! Just generally lack motivation to do anything...which is not me at all. I know it won't last forever but my god it is so hard.
I'm taking allsorts of vitamins, trying acupuncture and just generally chilling out and trying to shake this off.
Any success stories to keep me going?!
Thanks in advance xx
I started being sick everyday so decided to quit the pill altogether.
I has been 8 weeks tomorrow and I am still not right...I know it can take a few months so leave your system but this has turned my world upside down. I have ended up moving out of my student accommodation to live back with my folks. I've had anxiety, funny and numb feelings about not loving my bf (I do dearly...it's all in my head) Insomnia...lots of dreams that leave me tired due to lacking deep sleep! Just generally lack motivation to do anything...which is not me at all. I know it won't last forever but my god it is so hard.
I'm taking allsorts of vitamins, trying acupuncture and just generally chilling out and trying to shake this off.
Any success stories to keep me going?!
Thanks in advance xx
i have been on yaz for over 8 months and am just now realizing that my depression and anxiety are because of this pill. My boyfriend and i are on the rocks because i have been picking fights and just completely miserable. i keep a journal and noticed i started becoming depressed about a month after i started taking these pills. i immediately discontinued taking the pills and am now hoping i can mend things with my boyfriend. i am 27 years old and have never had depression or anxiety in my life. these pills are so self destructive!
I have been on Yaz for over a year now and I'm just now realizing the horrible mood swings, depression, and psychotic feelings are from the pill! It is horrible! I had an appointment with my OB/GYN at the beginning of this month and she put me on prozac. She also gave me samples of BeYaz, which I've been taking for about 2 1/2 weeks- every second of these past 2 1/2 weeks has been a nightmare. I am EXHAUSTED! I can barely get out of bed in the mornings and then at night I can't fall asleep because I feel so much anxiety. When I wake up in the morning I don't even know what day it is because I'm so out of it. My stomach hurts a lot and I just don't feel well. I get tons of exercise and should feel great. I ran a half marathon in February and I'm running another one in less than a week. I have noticed that suddenly I'm not interested in doing things I used to like. I told my husband that I don't even want to run this marathon and I was so excited about it last month. Something is definitely off and I want to stop the yaz immediately. I'm going to wait until I run the race, so I don't have to deal with a horrible period so close to race time. I'm relieved to read about so many other people experiencing the same things I am...I'm officially not crazy! Another strange thing- my face suddenly broke out horribly about 2 weeks ago- right after I switched to the BeYaz. I know the BeYaz is supposed to be exactly like Yaz, but it has been a nightmare. I don't like Yaz either. Good riddance to both!
I, too, am so happy to have found this site. I just stopped Yaz about a week ago after being on it for 3.5 years. Slowly and over time, I started experiencing increased anxiety, annoyance and irritability. Like many others, I had recently been questioning my marriage to my husband, and blaming him for me not being happy with him. I have felt very unloving and uncaring towards him, and just numb and emotionless. Yes, we have been through a lot of difficulties in the last 2 years, but nothing to warrant my behavior towards him. I started feeling like I didn't love him anymore and made him the source of all my moodiness. Yaz did help with making my periods last only 2-3 days a month which was the main reason I switched from my prior BCP and i never really thought about how much my libido decreased. I thought it was just due to getting older and that in your late 20's it decreases compared to you early 20's, which is probably still the case, but maybe not quite as much as mine did. It was only over the last couple of months that I've become more in-tune with my body and noticed that for the 2-3 days that I have my period, even though I physically feel terrible, my mental state would improve greatly. I had so much clarity, it was like a cloud had lifted and I felt really good. I was already planning on stopping the pill next month, but I felt so good for those couple of days that I decided to just get off it now. And over the last couple of days, I have felt so much love for my husband, much more than I felt for him in months, over a year. I just can't believe how much better I feel and I feel so bad for putting my husband through all this. And I feel so much happier all around. As far as future protection goes, my husband ended buying me the female condom as well as some spermicide film strips to try out for us. I'm going to give those a try and don't plan to go back on a pill for a long time. I have been on BCP for 10 years straight and it's just time to take a break.
Do not take YAZ if you had depression before. The crappy doctor hear prescribed Yaz for me and after a week my depression was getting back. I contacted her again and she said this is the case with all hormon contraceptive medications and did not even suggested I should stop it. Her only comment was that I was only on the pill for a week. Stupid!
I repeat my self: Do not take this sh*t if you have had depression before. Those who have not had depression before do not understand this and do not take it seriously. Now I am going to stop taking it and hope that the symptoms go away by themselves.
I am the same way. I have talked to some people who used to try YAZ and they had to get off of it due to the same issues and you and I are having. I am calling my doctor tommorow. It is about to ruin my engagement! I think everyones body responds differently. I have been on it 2 years and about 8 months ago i started experience depression and not wanting to have sex with my fiance. I want to sit at home all the time. I am just no myself.! Go see the doctor... it is not worth losing love over a pill :)
Do not go on YAZ! For the first 5 months i felt fine, i hadn't put on weight and my periods were regular..however i've now been on it for a year and i feel like i am ruining my life! I've had deep depression for about 5 months, constantly anxious when i go out, moodiness and crying at literally anything. All of which is unlike me. I never cried before YAZ! My relationship with my family has almost been completely broken and i feel as though i'm beginning to ruin my relationship with my amazing boyfriend-who has also seen a massive change in my personality. I always feel upset and dissatisfied about my body, although weighing almost the exact same than before i started YAZ. Not to mention i've had thrush about 4 times whilst being on it. I am stopping YAZ today. I want to feel alive, full of energy and most of all, happy again. Doctor's have not done their research on YAZ, all you have to do is read through the dozens of pages with hundreds of girls' horror YAZ stories. Don't put yourself through this hell, choose a different contraceptive!
Thank you all for posting. It's so hard sometimes to realize my own patterns of behavior, so reading everyone's experiences has helped so much!! I started Yaz six months ago, and it did give me lighter periods and less pms, but at great cost. I've fallen into a severe depression and am in a constant state of anxiety that I didn't realize had been mounting. Sex drive is now completely gone - I feel angry about everything - even when I wake up, I'm irritated. I also feel lethargic, weak and often short of breath. My family has a history of strokes/blood clots so my breathing difficulty really makes me concerned.
For me, the side effects were insidious because they started so slowly that it took six months for me to realize my own intensity, and that it all started with Yaz. Needless to say, it was taken a serious toll on my relationships. After reading this forum I stopped taking my pills yesterday. I'm drinking water like crazy to try to flush it all out. I won't take hormones again - I'd rather deal with painful periods and feel my joy of life and energy return. Maybe smoke a a little weed now and then... ;}Take care, all you ladies!
Thank you all for posting. It's so hard sometimes to realize my own patterns of behavior, so reading everyone's experiences has helped so much!! I started Yaz six months ago, and it did give me lighter periods and less pms, but at great cost. I've fallen into a severe depression and am in a constant state of anxiety that I didn't realize had been mounting. Sex drive is now completely gone - I feel angry about everything - even when I wake up, I'm irritated. I also feel lethargic, weak and often short of breath. My family has a history of strokes/blood clots so my breathing difficulty really makes me concerned.
For me, the side effects were insidious because they started so slowly that it took six months for me to realize my own intensity, and that it all started with Yaz. Needless to say, it was taken a serious toll on my relationships. After reading this forum I stopped taking my pills yesterday. I'm drinking water like crazy to try to flush it all out. I won't take hormones again - I'd rather deal with painful periods and feel my joy of life and energy return. Maybe smoke a a little weed now and then... ;}Take care, all you ladies!
I'm just speechless to hear so many more women suffering from Yaz. Sometimes stopping Yaz doesn't make the depression or anxiety go away just so you know. If it doesn't go away it doesn't mean that Yaz didn't cause it. I've been suffering severely now for about 5 years. I'm actually on disability it's so bad. Not every ones situation is going to be as bad as mine is but women should be warned because although my depression started within 7 days of starting it some women don't become affected for years, and as I said sometimes the effects are permanant! So you can't go back. If you really want or need a BCP try something else, otherwise try a non-hormonal alternative. Maybe an IUD, or diaphram.... But please report your symptoms to the FDA so they look into it and do better studies and warnings in the future. Also if ANY of you are still suffering even a little bit there are yaz lawsuits for mental health so you may have to look a little but find a lawyer because this drug affected the rest of your life.
I think a lot of the reason why most ladies have a bad experience from Yaz is because it for women with PMDD. You feel crazy when you take it but women with pmdd feel crazy with out it.
Do you have pmdd? Cause Yaz was made for women with pmdd.
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I think that's an easy answer to a difficult messed up medication problem. I think you're wrong. If you really on many sites about the women suffering long and short term, during and after mental illness symptoms from Yaz you'll find all different circumstances. Some start right away and some don't start until they've been on them for 3+ years. Also if you really read the warning it's kinda unclear if someone with PMDD should even take Yaz. It clearly states symptoms of PMDD are depression and anxiety and then goes on to say anyone with a history of depression or anxiety should not take Yaz.... It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard {almost}. That's one of the reasons it's important for women to notify the FDA, because if we don't demand better, clearer labels, and more though studies it's not going to happen! And their are an awful lot of meds. out there hurting people that have only been studied on 200 people for 4-6 weeks!
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I started taking yaz about 3 weeks ago within days I was feeling sad and was almost crying about any little thing. I got in a huge fight with my boyfriend that went on for several days. He wanted to know what the hell was wrong with me he has never seen me be so moody before. I tried yaz because I was told these side effects would not happen. I have not had great results with any birth control I have been on ever. So i was hoping yaz was different. I am not going to give it three months as soon as this pack is done I am off the pill for life. I almost threw up on two different occasions I cry at the drop of a hat. It has been a bad experience. I have had worse experiences on other pills. Yaz was definetly better but still not good enough to suffer through three months of crying and fighting with my boyfriend to see if it turns out ok.
I think a lot of the reason why most ladies have a bad experience from Yaz is because it for women with PMDD. You feel crazy when you take it but women with pmdd feel crazy with out it.
I think that's an easy answer to a difficult messed up medication problem. I think you're wrong. If you really on many sites about the women suffering long and short term, during and after mental illness symptoms from Yaz you'll find all different circumstances. Some start right away and some don't start until they've been on them for 3+ years. Also if you really read the warning it's kinda unclear if someone with PMDD should even take Yaz. It clearly states symptoms of PMDD are depression and anxiety and then goes on to say anyone with a history of depression or anxiety should not take Yaz.... It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard {almost}. That's one of the reasons it's important for women to notify the FDA, because if we don't demand better, clearer labels, and more though studies it's not going to happen! And their are an awful lot of meds. out there hurting people that have only been studied on 200 people for 4-6 weeks!
I'm sorry if my reply misled you, but this actually is the wife. I'm "warningwomen" my original post is above a little bit. My husband really is very supportive and takes very good care of me, despite everyone at work telling him he should grab the kids, pack up and move away the first time I was in the hospital. But good looking out! My name is Kristine, I actually woke up in the middle of the night of the 7th day of taking it and told him " I don't feel stable safe or sane". He said " You haven't been the same since you started taking that BCP stop taking it now and call your DR. in the am.". I did. And we waited for the symptoms to go away...and waited.. and they never did. I now have severe depression that's aggitated by anxiety and pyschotic features. I never needed mental health medication before this, and now I have suicidal and homicidal thoughts regularly. I used to work in mental health before this happened and I think it probably saved my whole families lives. Anyways now I'm on disability our lives have been turned upside down and other women are still suffering. It's awful! And the FDA needs to do better studies and needs to change the label in my opinion. I hope women let them know about they're symptoms because if they don't know...They don't know. Thanks.