YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

It didnt work for me, I gave it plenty of time to work, but it made my pmdd worse and gave me cystic acne instead of clearing up my regular acne.

I've been on Yaz for close to two years (since I was 16). I absolutly loved it at first! It got rid of my cramps that at one point would make me stay home from school causing horrible migranes and I have a two day long period. Recently though, I've been noticing a lot of talk about Yaz and its horrible side effects that have been making me reconsider my choice of birth control. Although I enjoy having a 2 day long period, the idea of a blood clot (which is something that is on the rise for Yaz takers) just doesn't appeal much to me. Also I found an artical stating that the FDA is considering a recall of the product. I'm calling my doctor today to switch me to a different brand, the risks outweigh the benefits.

This seems to work great if you acne is caused by PCOS or other hormonal issues. My skin suddenly started breaking out about a year ago, and after antibiotics were unsuccessful, they tested my hormone levels, which are slightly off. The endocrinologist said YAZ works great for people like me, and in my experience, it has been effective so far.

This BCP does not give me any side effects besides a minor body ache every now and then, but nothing to make me notice too much. I think Yaz works for women who are younger and healthy enough for it.. The only thing I hate is the spotting, but hopefully this will subside with time. My skin looks great.

Great idea. BC just clears up my acne. All that I've taken has done the same thing and given me flawless skin. Going off of it just is bad though. My acne comes back full force within a week or two and gets worse and worse from there.

I started taking Yaz because I have a hormonal imbalance which means I don't get my period unless I'm on BC. In addition I suffered from nasty hormonal breakouts - especially around my jaw line. My first month on Yaz was very difficult to endure. I took it at night to minimize the side effects and still I felt awfully nauseous to the point where I'd throw up sometimes and couldn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning. I decided to stick through since my acne was starting to lessen. 2 months later - my face has completely cleared and I have NO SIDE EFFECTS at all; no nausea, no emotional crying, no PMS. It's true that the nausea goes away after a while. Your body has to adjust to the changing hormone levels so be patient. My period lasts 3 days and my face looks lovely. Good luck.

The price isn't too bad and it really helped my skin which was the main reason I went on it. I get really bad monthly mood swings which did hurt my relationships and this seemed to work a lot better than other pills I have been on. I did gain a little extra 'fluff' for the first few weeks but it just gave me motivation to work out! Overall, Yaz has been great. My skin is clear, my periods are regular and light and my boobs are bigger

I've been on Yaz for almost a year and I had the normal side effects the first few months I took it, which was headaches. I didn't really notice a difference in my acne until probably about 6 months ago. The first few months I took it I did have headaches or more like a migraine on the right side of my head and I also got yeast infections but they stopped. Now everytime I'm fixing to start my period I get a yeast infection. But not everyone gets yeast infections so other than that there's nothing wrong with Yaz and I would recommend it because if you have really bad mood swings than it helps with that. I'm fixing to switch to Ortho Tri Cyclen and see if the yeast infections stop. Which I hope to God the infections stop cuz it sucks!! Remember every type of birthcontrol pill is different and will do people differently!

I never had a break out all through highschool and junior high. After having a baby my face breaks out repeatedly, it seems like as soon as it clears up it explodes again but I started to take yaz as a birth control and it has cleared up my face and kept it clear. My face was cleared up in 2 days from taking the pill.

There should be warnings on this product because I am a very outgoing and happy person, and this product made me think crazy. It made me feel sick in the morning, I felt extremely irritable, and just plain depressed. The lowest I have ever felt in my life. I would cry in the morning for no reason and see no end to any of my problems. I am also very active in exercising and it would cause my heart to beat so fast that I felt as though I was having a heart attack. I didn't even finish 2 full weeks because it made me so bad. Be very careful about taking this medication and if you have any of those symptoms call your doctor or get off of it. I finally feel like myself again after being off of it for 2 weeks. They really should re-evaluate this product.