Yaz for Birth Control User Reviews (Page 5)

• Zuni
• June 8, 2019

"I started taking Yaz one year ago after the birth of my first child. The whole time on it did prevent conception but I used to remain agitated, angry and confused. Last month before quitting I started having silly obsessive thoughts with considerable anxiety and low mood. Whole time on it I had excessive tiredness. I wouldn't suggest any woman to take Yaz if she has mood issues."

• Layne...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 10, 2017

"I hated being on Yaz. It caused me to gain a lot of weight, so much so and so quickly it actually scared me. I was incredibly depressed and sad all the time finding myself crying nearly every day whereas I am normally a person who almost never cries or gets overly emotional. I had difficulty breathing and felt like my chest was weighed down. Anxiety and panic attacks became my daily norm. Another strange thing was it gave me little red bumps all over my face that weren't acne but just texture. I have been off Yaz for a year now and I still have the red bumpy texture all of my face "

• ZuSa
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 17, 2013

"I started on Lo Loestrin FE for Polycystic ovarian syndrome and then changed to Yaz since my insurance didn't cover Lo Loestrin and besides that it was giving me acne and I was on a emotional roller-coaster. With Yaz, I was feeling way better, slight acne, no weight gain, BUT yeast infections. I'm switching to Yasmin."

• joyaz...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 4, 2015

"I was on Yas a few years ago and I stopped. I had no problems with it and it did clear up my acne, which was mild anyway. When I started it up again, there are two things I don't like about it: 1. normally my periods are very heavy on day two and taper off at a five, they also pushed back every month by about a week. With Yaz, my periods are much lighter to the point where I'm only spotting but then I'm spotting for almost a week and a half and even though I'm on the blanks, my period does not start now until almost the second week of my new pack. 2. My breasts are extremely tender ALL.MONTH.LONG! At first, I didn't mind because my breasts grew by almost a full cup. I can hardly hug people! I don't know if I'll continue or at least take a break."

• Good
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 21, 2024

"I took this for a long time, around 7 years. It has been great until around 7 years the drug pretty much shut down my thyroid (which apparently happens more often than I thought). So then I had to change quickly to an estrogen-free alternative. So my advice: Take the pill, but make sure to have regular blood checks so that you notice if the pill starts giving you problems."

• Marinds
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2017

"I'm on Yaz for 18 days now. I struggled with a sudden constant acne breakout on my chin (hormones). Doctor prescribed Yaz, especially to help with the acne. I am very happy with how the pill improved my skin. I've noticed I can't drink the pill on a empty stomach (otherwise I am really nauseous). The only side effect I experience is the constant swelling of breasts. Some days it's very sensitive other days not. Yaz workers differently for every person."

• tulsa
• June 25, 2009

"I've been taking YAZ for over a year now and I'm proud to say I have nothing negative to say about it. Everythings been well, I've got lighter and shorter periods, which I love! No abnormal things happening like mood swings or hairloss like other are experiencing. I think it really just depends on the person whether this pill is right for you, no 2 girls are the same in that area. I recommend it."

• Lala
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 1, 2019

"Taking this birth control was the most awful decision I made. It made very emotional, I cried every night and had disturbing thoughts. I couldn’t eat and barely had any energy to get out of bed. I was waiting because it says that this is normal for the first three months, but things got worse. I started having skin rashes and my hair started thinning (a lot). That’s when I decided to stop taking this medication. Please be careful with this birth control, in my opinion is not safe or at least not for everyone."

• Kate
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 15, 2021

"I’ve been on Yaz for almost a week now and I feel great! However I’ve definitely noticed my sex drive go UP. I can’t go 2 hours without wanting my fiancé. So I’m not sure how much of an issue that’s going to be (I’m only on this pill to regulate my cycles). But other then the extremely high libido I feel amazing. I also do suffer from PCOS."

• J2509
• July 16, 2009

"I have had horrible mood swings and have gained weight. I never know when or if I'm going to get my period and my poor husband has had to deal with my mood swings. I was on Ortho-Tri-Cyclen-Lo for 2 years before this and never had a problem. I'm changing back."

• Bam
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 12, 2019

"I’ve only been taking Yaz for 2 months and at first I felt great but then I started to get really tired all the time and struggled to do anything that I would normally have plenty of energy to do. The first time I got my period I had severe cramps and I have never had menstrual cramps in my life and my period lasted 11 days when it would usually last 3 and be very light. I started taking it because of my acne but my acne hasn’t really cleared up at all. I don’t feel myself, I feel so off and negative. I’m going to stop taking it today!"

• Rikki...
• March 8, 2017

"I'm 26 years old and have been using Yaz as a contraceptive for 1 year now (2016-2017). I had been taking it previously from 2013-2014 (prescribed to me 1st, for menstrual cramps and oily/hormonal breakout skin). I was completely off Yaz in 2015 after noticing extreme side effects and am sharing this to let women know they're not alone in this whirlwind of emotion this Pill brings along. I must say that it indeed cleared my skin and turned my menstrual flow into hardly anything and for 2 days only. Cramps still come... It started off with a noticeable shift in controlling anger/getting irritated really quickly. Then emotions heightening, most turning into major emotional breakdowns and then SEVERE anxiety."

• Anonymous
• November 8, 2009

"I've been on Yaz for about a year and a half and I really like it except that sometimes my periods are so light, short or non-existent, that I get anxious wondering if I'm pregnant. After reading these reviews I feel better because I realize that is one of the good and bad side effects; good that there isn't much of a period but bad because your left wondering if you're pregnant. I was put on birth control because I get cysts that don't go away but Yaz has helped keep them from growing large. Other positives: my skin is clear except for one or two small pimples around period time, my mood is more regular (prior to Yaz, I would feel like crying/emotional right before my period) and my cysts are controlled. I would recommend Yaz."

• Gwen
• September 30, 2019

"I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PILL. I was doing OK in life (regular period, no menstrual cramps, manageable mood swings, etc) except I have acne so I took this pill, replacing another pill that I thought was worse. It did not clear up my acne but worse of all in three weeks of taking this, I became from super positive person to a crazy angry all the time and so negative and gets irritated by anything every 10 minutes like literally everyday. I had bouts of sudden depression not just the ordinary sad/blues kind of thing, like literally crying for no reason in the middle of the night. It took me 3 weeks to figure what has been causing me and yes its the pill! When I decided to stop I felt better. After stopping the pills the anxiety and depression stopped. Try to read all the negative review how this pill messed up their head and eventually their life."

• Chees...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 10, 2023

"I’ve heard Yaz has worked for so many people and while it did its intended job it caused me so many negative side effects it wasn’t worth it. A few months after starting it I started getting a sharp pain in my upper stomach, constant nausea and random vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and severe weakness and fatigue. I went through several medical tests and procedures only for there to be no answers. Then, my heart also started having problems with speeding up randomly and chest pain because of it. Because of the heart problems my doctor pulled me off of Yaz and lo and behold, the stomach pain was gone. Turns out through ultrasound it was discovered that the Yaz had caused sludge build up in my gallbladder, which was the source of the pain. Maybe most people don’t have these side effects but please be on the lookout and talk to your doctor if this happens to you!"

• Hex
• January 16, 2021

"This is month 2 of Yaz. 1 year ago I was on Yaz for 9 months roughly and I had experienced heavy breakthrough bleeding, very painful cramps, and at one point it got so bad I felt I had miscarried. I hadn't but the blood was pouring out of me in gushes. Far worse than my regular heavy period. After a while it levelled out and I stopped getting my period even on my "off" days. My blood tests were normal and so was my ultrasound. After a while I went off them to try and get pregnant but never did. Periods came back the same as before and decided to try Yaz again. So back to month 2 now of yaz and I'm still on my period. I has not stopped since before I went on Yaz. (Total 4 months on period) painful cramping has started again I'm exhausted all the time, moody, in pain and I'm going to talk to my doctor about switching BC. Cannot keep living like this esp since my bleeding wont stop. Horrible pain makes me want to cry and sleep all day. 1/10 stay away from yaz"

• Anonymous
• December 28, 2009

"I used Yaz on and off for several years and the first month was always the hardest: fatigue and extreme irritability. Your energy reserves should not be spent trying to keep rage in check. Nevertheless, after that adjustment period, I leveled out somewhat and experiences some pro's: clearer skin, fuller breasts, no noticeable weight gain (though I diet like a jockey) and of course no babies. Period was mercifully light (2-3 days) and PMS was slightly minimized (but still acknowledged by boyfriend). My libido slowly started to ebb. By the 2nd or 3rd month, moderate depression. By the 4th, severe. By the time I started having suicidal thoughts, I decided to switch to a less psychologically harmful method of birth control: abstinence."

• 123456k
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 2, 2020

"This pill was absolutely awful! It was prescribed to stop my bloating, shorten my heavy periods, and make them less painful. The first month I had all of the secondary side effects listen. I was moody, irritable, exhausted no matter how much sleep I got, had debilitating cramps, was super bloated, my skin got worse, I had to pee at least once an hour if not more times, I had breast tenderness, my breasts got larger (even though I have worked out the entire time on the pill) and I had awful headaches (I never used to get headaches and I have one almost every day)! Since the sugar pills are only 4 days, my period didn’t even start until Sunday and lasted just as long as my normal period. It was awful! I am switching pills at the end of next week, and I do not recommend this to anyone!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 20, 2019

"I’ve been taking Yaz for 18 months now and it’s been the worst experience of my life. I’ve become a completely different person. It’s made me anxious, depressed, and I feel completely numb. I just stopped taking it so I’m hoping it gets better soon. It cleared up my acne which is the only upside to it, but it’s not worth taking it."

• Anonymous
• December 27, 2014

"I have been on Yaz for 3 years now and it really helped with a lot of things. My mild acne cleared up and I have beautiful skin, and before Yaz I had very irregular periods that would last for 2 weeks at a time. Yaz controlled my period and I only have it for about 3-4 days and it is very light. I do get moody while taking the white pills (last 4 pills) and I hate everything, but I've always been like that and it only lasts a few days. It has helped a great deal in preventing pregnancy, since I don't always use condoms. I would definitely recommend this pill."

• Anonymous
• January 30, 2021

"Yaz was fine at the start for the first 3-4 months but after that I’ve been having the worst headaches, I feel constantly low which has never been an issue before in my life. My eczema began to flare up extremely bad and I’ve had tonsillitis 3 times, an ear infection, styes in my eye due to a weakened immune system all within the time period of 6 months. The only positive is my skin which has been completely cleared."

• ano
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 14, 2013

"Yaz was amazing for my life. I was on it since a teenager. I stopped taking it when all the new health warnings came out because my OB recommended it. I didn't like every other birth control after. I then had two children and went to an intrauterine device and didn't like that either. I then switched to another pill (awful) along with the Nuvaring. Then I begged to switch back to Yaz. I love it still. Although the cost is higher this time around."

• Sepho...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 30, 2020

"Decided to try Yaz after having bad side effects on Levlen, I have been on this pill not even a month and my mood swings are absolutely insane. I have very intrusive thoughts and I go from happy to sad to furious with absolutely no cause. I’m at the end of my pack now and I have stopped it completely. Safe to say I’m staying off contraceptive pills as the side effects just aren’t worth it. Not only that, it’s $93 for a pack of 3, no thanks!"

• Anonymous
• April 28, 2010

"I've tried just about every birth control in the book. Depo was by far the worst with over 15lbs weight gain in a year, horrible acne and leg cramps. Loestrin24 wasn't far behind with chronic exhaustion, zero sex drive and depression. Ortho wasn't bad, but I did experience weight gain (about 5lbs in a year). Yaz is by far my favorite, and I can say that both before having my first child and after. Yaz stabilized my pre-menstrual mood swings. I think it actually increased by sex drive post pregnancy. I've had no weight issues and no acne problems. I think all the commercials about Yaz's side effect are bogus - every birth control is going to show correlations with some disease or another. I'd recommend Yaz in a heartbeat."

• ninja...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 20, 2012

"This was my first experience with birth control. From a physical side it was great, lighter, shorter periods and no side effects. But it turned me into a miserable, emotional mess. Almost ruined my relationship with my mood swings, neediness and constant breakdowns. It took a long time for me to begin suspecting Yaz, and it was only when the pharmacy was out and gave me Yasmin instead that my suspicions were confirmed, I am 100 % happier and more emotionally stable now."