YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

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Active Ingredients:
Ethinyloestradiol (20mcg), Synthetic Oestrogen, and Drospirenone (3mg).

Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose, maize starch, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, purified talc, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red.

4 placebo (non-hormonal) pills per pack
Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose, maize starch, povidone, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide.

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August 4, 2009

Pros:

My skin has cleared up, my boobs have grown, I have lost weight, and cramps aren't as bad as they usually are!

Cons:

TERRIBLE dreams! I dream all night long and feel so unrested when i wake up in the mornings. =[ It has caused a few leg and foot cramps. Also, my vision has been a little blurry.

Even though it has a few negative side effects, the positive ones def. out weigh the negative!
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July 17, 2009

Pros:

Regular period cycles, bigger boobs

Cons:

Nausea, Still having breakouts

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.
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July 17, 2009

Pros:

Has helped with the severity of my cramping, sort periods, lighter periods than when I was not on b/c. NO BABIES!!

Cons:

Number one con: HAS HAD A RECALL, VERY SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS!! DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS, IF SO, PLEASE LET US ALL KNOW!! Still cramp up for a few days during period. less of a sex drive. expensive w/out insurance. period is off by 2-3 days

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...
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June 17, 2009

Pros:

Not pregnant. PMS/PMDD has decreased.

Cons:

Never had acne or random pimples until starting this pill. Weight gain.

I switched to Yaz after being diagnosed with PCOS. So far so good just some major cramping from time to time. Just letting my body adjust to these hormones. Hopefully in time the acne will go away. I'm just glad that I have a regular period again but I could do without the weight gain and acne.
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April 13, 2009

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

I just finished my first full month on YAZ. I went on it just to make my face clear. WELL it has now made my face the worst it has ever been in my life! : ( And now instead of a period that lasted two days like normal, my period lasted 12 days!

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.
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March 12, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up skin, helped A LOT with PMDD. Prevents pregnancy too...duh!

Cons:

If you stop taking it for longer than 4 days you're off the pill, you're acne sometimes comes back.

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!
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February 4, 2009

Pros:

? i didn't notice any change in my pms symptoms.

Cons:

I had so much break through, that i wasn't sure that it prevented pregnancy. i have a 4 month old daughter now. at first i thought it was me, that did something wrong, until my friend told me this morning that she's pregnant.

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.
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January 28, 2009

Pros:

effective birth control, no pms, better skin, less cramps, light/short periods

Cons:

took a while to get used to it

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.
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November 26, 2008

Pros:

Prevents pregnancy!

Cons:

Made my acne worse (and I'm almost 29!) and I felt like my hormones were out of whack. My appetite was bigger too. This doesn't do half of what the ads say it does!!

Liked Yasmin better.
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October 27, 2008

Pros:

It definitely regulated my crazy period. It took away perimenstral cramps, and definitely made me less emotional. Turned my moderate acne into mild... still there though!

Cons:

Bled for the first month straight through. Hasn't completely taken my acne away. Caused extreme anxiety to the point of where it is affecting my job. Beat red face, blotchiness, you name it. Also causes bad panic attacks.

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..
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