YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

EVERY girl is different. we all react different so give it a shot and see what happens

helped mood swings, induced my period within 3 weeks of taking it and i hadnt had one for 4 months. no mood wings. did not expect my period as i usually would.

This pill was the best of both worlds. For most of the month my skin wasn't very oily and I had little to no acne. However, before my period I would be noticeably oilier and I would break out A LOT, like about 8-10 pimples at a time. Not to mention the time it would take after my period for the pimples to heal... ALSO, I recently stopped using this for a month because I noticed over the past two months or so I was spotting all the time (I had to wear panty liners every day), and I just noticed that the hair on my face was much more intense. I have blonde hair so it's not too terrible but I've become very self conscious of it. I don't remember it being a big deal before. All of this considered, I plan on starting up on Yaz again after my next period. Luckily, my boyfriend said he'd split the price with me this time around so why not :). Birth control sure does spoil you when it comes to condoms -- we are safe though!

I am 32 years old and was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst which required surgery. In order to prevent another one, my OB/GYN advised me to start a birth control. I chose Yaz because of its reputation for skin clearing effects and mood control. My skin was always fairly clear with a break out around my period, but now I have cystic acne on my neck, jawline, chest and back. I saw a dermatologist this morning who recommended a prescription acne treatment. I started the Yaz 3 weeks ago and I noticed symtpoms within about 9 days. It's probably rare, but I am thinking about switching to Loestrin. It has a different hormone, which I hope will help my skin go back to its original clear form.

never again. i will never take yaz. i cleared up instantly after i got off it.

i left Yaz for a while because my insurance didnt cover it i had taken Yaz for about 7 months and it cleared my face completly with no weight gain after Yaz i got on Trinessa it was horrible it made me breakout severely gain weight and bleed for a whole month !!! but know im back on Yaz ive only been taking it for about 3 weeks but his time ive gained a little weight and my acne hasnt cleared completley but im going to give it time i did take it for a long time before so let see what happens

Pros outweighed the cons. I want to go back on it! I'm currently on TriNessa and it's horrible!! It is giving me the worst acne I've had in my life and I've been on it for 6 months (switched to TriNessa b/c Yaz was expensive), so I think I've given it a fair shot at improving my acne and it seems like it isn't going to do the job!!! I know BC pills affect every woman differently, but I think Yaz is a great pill and I want to go back on it! Wish my copay was cheaper, but it's worth it. It's also worth the breakthrough bleeding--sometimes taking it at same time every day helps prevent the bleeding, so we'll see. Good luck, all!

For me it has been working already very well for the skin!

I would reccomend. (: Worked for me. YAY!

I hardly had any pimples at all and swapped from Diane to Yaz just to make my skin slightly better. I have never been as moody and depressed before in my life. I've been on the pill for 2.5 months, everyone says to give it 3 months but honestly it's not worth the chronic mood swings and silliness. I'm going to the doctor asap to swap, this has done nothing for my skin. I intially had some many painful breakouts around the chin and jaw, they've gone now but now my face is just covered in non-inflamed acne bumps and NOTHING will make them go away! They just keep getting worse and worse and worse and it is making me so depressed. I HATE this pill, it's made the last two months of my life a living hell. I'm sure it works great for some, but honestly this was the worst decision I've made in a long time.