YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

Just finished 2nd pack of YAZ. I know I'm supposed to wait 3 months before any "real" signs of clearing up acne, but I'm still having cystic breakouts without sign of clearing. However, I am now trying to incorporate healthy foods like fruits and veggies and swearing off soda. This should help, I hope.

First and foremost, i just heard about the recall and extremely severe side-effects and am very nervous about it. I have been on the pill for quite some time now and have loved it, except now I wonder if it is safe. It is considered by public health conservatives (people who want to help the public) a DO NOT USE drug, which frightened me considerably. My problem is that I have extremely severe cramps without the pill and this pill is specially made for women like me, with these problems (while I have never been diagnosed, my ob-gyn just put me on pills and never tried to diagnose the problem). So I am very greatful for this pill for this reason. While I still get cramps on this pill about 2 days out of my 4-5 day period, they are no where near as severe as my cramps with out the pill. But because of the recall I am considering switching... I was hoping to find some infor on what other girls are doing about it (if anything) but did not find it hear, Hope I have been informative...

I don't know if this just takes a long time to work or what...but if it doesn't get better in a month or so I am getting off of it. I cry for absolutely no reason, not just around when my period comes either like it used to be. It has not helped my face, it has made it 100 times worse! I have cystic acne around my chin which I hardly ever had before. I also have a lot of little tiny bumps all over my face that I really had never got before starting this. My face looks absolutely horrible, so much so I don't even like going outside anymore :( That is how bad! And my period lasted for 12 days. It usually it only 2 to 3 days at max. And I even had cramps for the first half of the period too. I wouldn't recommend this birth control for any reason.

Everyone is different!! There wasn't a single drug store/department store/OTC treatment that could help keep my skin clear for more than a few weeks. Yaz is for PMDD which is worse than PMS...like I couldn't leave my bed for days and would pass out from my cramps. It's for more moderate/severe acne too...be careful because you're getting different horomones over a longer period of time, which for some people can be too much of a good thing. READ THE INFO PAMPHLET! Using Yaz, along with Murad's Energizing Pomegrante Cleanser (not the acne treatment which is way harsh), and an occasional steam facial is the only way to keep my from breaking out. Chances are for most people it's not going to be a one step quick fix, you're going to have to find a combo of treatments to help clear up your skin!

Maybe i didn't take it long enough, but i got pregnant on Yaz. I swithced from Yasmine to Yaz, because of the intoxicating commercial. lol. there was really no reason for me to stop taking yasmine. My girlfriend did the same thing, switch because the commercial sounded cool, and now, she's currently one month pregnant.

when i first started taking this pill, i had a few anxiety attacks caued by it. but now everything is fine---i started to break out again, i think mostly because of stress---in the beginning, it was more effective at treating my acne, but i've started to break out agian.

Liked Yasmin better.

Give it a try. Different pills are hell for some people and wonderful for another. But I'd probably try another lower estrogen higher anti-androgen to clear up acne before you try Yaz. Don't get hooked on the TV ads just yet..

about a month after i started taking yaz my skin started to clear up, then 2 months after that the acne that i had on my face (a few cysts on each cheek, probably one or two around my chin) was healing but I could really tell that there was nothing else going to form. Now it is a month from when that happened and i havent gotten one cyst. I restarted minocycline around the time i started with yaz as well and i have drastically changed my skincare routine too. I think these have helped with my amazing results. I reacted very well to minocycline the fist time i took it and going off it was why i got severe acne on my cheeks again. also, i am not completely sure of what i pay for it, my parents usually get it for me.

Give it a shot, I didnt experience any negative side effects, and it didnt necesariliy make me break out worse, it just didnt make my skin any clearer, consistently.