YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy... unless we're talking about Octomom. I think if you have ever watched a half hour of daytime tv, you would know this stuff is terrible. There is a lawsuit war raging against this BCP for sever side effects. It messed me up so badly I didn't know if I'd ever recover... I got this to help treat my moderate acne, like promised in the commercials. Not so much. I had the hugest most repulsive acne surge I've ever had in my entire life. Possibly there was some mood swings in there too, but it could have been me just being totally depressed about my gross face, chest and back. I got it free from Planned Parenthood, but I ended up paying with acne scars and a vacation photo album full of me hiding my face in humiliation....

I had mild acne when starting this pill. I decided to take it for the obvious birth control methods but also to clear up my skin. Within the first week of taking this pill, my skin got horribly worse. I now have severe acne due to YAZ. Little pimples everywhere, my chin has disgusting huge puss filled pimples, it hurts to touch it. I used to breakout only before my period and now it is all over my chin, on the sides of my nose, upper lip, and in between my eyebrows. This pill has completely ruined my face and did the complete opposite of what I was trying to achieve. I have not gone out the past two weeks of my SUMMER, because of how embarrassed I am of my acne. I have never wrote a review for anything and really wanted to share this with everyone. This pill is NOT for everyone and I would take extreme caution if deciding to take YAZ. I went to my doctor yesterday, and the first thing she said was "I'm taking you off this pill." I HATE YAZ, it has RUINED my face.

I had started taking this because of the mood swings I would get around my period and after a few months taking it my skin began to clear up. My skin was great, but my body did not like it. My heart began to beat really fast out of nowhere and I started getting migraines among a few other side effects. After getting a bunch of tests done and everything coming back fine, I though that maybe it was just the pill doing it, and it was. I now have found that I react bad to all oral contraceptives, so maybe it will help if your body does not have a problem with birth control pills.

this pill is very helpful if you want to clear up skin, i've suffered from acne on my back for years now and after taking this pill it has finally begun to clear it up and its nice to have regular periods for a change! but i've had many bad side-effects to this pill as seen above! the nausea has cleared up after the first month! but the depression is consistent and i have really heavy periods with really bad pains now! and i've started to get thrush which never happened before this! i'm not saying this pill caused all of these but they have only started since i've been on it! i hope this information has been helpful....it does clear up skin for some people but may also cause uncomfortable side effects!

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.

Very adverse skin reactions but baby free.

I started taking Yaz when I was 18 strictly for contraception purposes. I never really had acne before I started taking the pill, maybe a few pimples here and there but nothing like what I'm experiencing now. I took the pill for 5 years and the only real side effect I had was it completely eliminated my sex drive. I didn't realize this until I got off of it 8 months ago, and my libido came back full force. My body's making up for lost time I'd imagine hahah. While I was on it, my skin was pretty much immaculate so that was nice... Plus I never got pregnant so it served it's purpose. After being on it for 5 years I think my body got used to it. I started spotting in between periods, or having periods that lasted for 20-30 days.. NOT FUN. My boyfriend and I decided that after 5 years of artificial hormones, my body needed a break so I stopped taking them. My skin was okay for 2 months, it just got increasingly oily until around the 3 month mark and then BAM. ACNE. LOTS OF IT. MORE THAN I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. On my cheeks too, which I've never experienced before. 8 months later and I'm still trying to tame this beast, unfortunately it seems to be getting worse. I now have acne on my cheeks (primarily the right side), jaw, and chin. I've tried everything from oil cleansing to antibiotics. Moral of the story is... Yaz works wonderfully for some people while they're on it. But if you ever decide to go off of it you better buckle up, because it seems to be a long ride back to clear skin. I'm praying this pill hasn't caused irreversible damage to my hormones because it's already caused some scarring on my skin. Beware. The the risks do not (in my opinion) outweigh the benefits long term. If my 18 year old self had known what would happen, I would have chosen another route of birth control.

I initially went on Yaz after trying a few other birth controls to help control my ovarian cysts. Yaz is the only bc that doesn't make me nauseous, gain weight, or emotional which is great! Downside: HORRIBLE acne. I am 22 years old and I have never had acne this bad. I'm talking 6-7 cysts at a time, black heads, whiteheads, pustules, hyper-pigmentation and scars. The first 3 months were hell on earth. I went to my derm and got on Solodyn, retinol and BP. My acne only kept getting worse. Now it has been 3 months and it's starting to calm down. The only reason I stayed on it is because my doctor said I will really throw my hormones out of whack if I go off so soon. I will do 6 months more and then slowly get off it. My skin is getting better. It's really true what they say about the 3 month mark, like magic it started to disappear. I ordered The Regimen, I drink green tea and I take 60mg of zinc every day. If you take Yaz you NEEEEEEEEED to take zinc supplements. They have really helped. Overall, I do not recommend going on Yaz and I will be getting an IUD soon!

I have been on Yaz (recently switched to the generic Gianvi in october) for a little over a year. I always had moderate acne on my forehead and t-zone area. It cleared up most of the acne very well. Of course its not perfect, but there was definitely a big improvement. My boobs also grew a whole size (B to a C). I have not become pregnant. On the other hand, the mood swings and breakdowns for me are really bad. I actually feel bad for my boyfriend, who has to put up with this. I will get mad over the littlest things. Sometimes I am sad for no reason at all. I cry and get anxious and start freaking out for no reason. It's as if someone is taking over my body and I have no control over it. I know the mood swings are from Yaz because I have never experienced these occurrences before starting the pill. Also, within the last three weeks I have had this strange feeling in my left lower leg, as if there is no circulation going to it. 2 days out of the week I am on my feet for 8 hrs, but once again, before starting Yaz, I ran cross country, track, and I danced for 15 yrs of my life and have never experienced this sort of feeling. My sex drive has also decreased drastically and it is much harder to "get in the mood" . I am 19 yrs old and I don't want to be having these problems so young. I am going to make an appointment to try to switch to another pill.

Quite good. Experiencing headaches day or two before period. Some weight gain which is a big turn off for me. Skin has been perfectly clear but I keep to a good routine. Diet really affects skin regardless of what your Dr will tell you. I find that a topical antibiotic (Clindatech) along with the pill and proactiv cleanser (cleanse prior with the blue Garnier face wash to remove make up) means I never worry about my skin. I also use Clearasil ultra just on areas that get a little oily. The key is to eat well and drink lots of water. Ive been on the pill for years and although this one is quite good Im sick of the extra weight (175cm and 68kg) and am thinking of going off it altogether.....wish all of you luck!