YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

Had been on a cheap bc pill standard 20 milligrams for 4 years. Doc offered me this to help with acne that won't clear up not terrible but very oily clogged skin and moods. Was awesome for the first few months skin cleared up massively and then it got overly dry my hair was really dry as well. Hair started falling out alot more than normal I waited it out for about 6 months and then decided to go back on my other pill. The hair loss hasn't really stopped. There are many things that could have caused the hairloss but I really think that it was such a coincidence and with the other sde effects it really seems likely it was this. Sad because I had so much hair now less than half as thick and I'm only in my early twenties..

*** 02/2017-- I'm leaving my original review from July 2016 at the bottom. I went off Yaz in September 2016, and that time it was for good. I never had any mood problems while taking Yaz, but when I stopped taking it I developed full-blown Panic Disorder. I'm talking about panic attacks everyday, and the constant feeling like something bad was about to happen. My heart rate was a constant 110-120 beats per minute. My life was hell for 3 months until December when it started to go away. DO NOT go on this medication, it SUCKS. I almost had to drop out of my last semester of nursing school because of it.*** July 2016- I do not have PCOS, but I have elevated DHEA-S (twice the normal limit) and slighty elevated Cortisol. I went on Yaz after Ortho Tri Cyclen and 50mg Spironolactone stopped working for me. I've had no bad side effects or adverse reactions. It cleared 95% of my breakouts. I also have a history of migraines with aura. I only had 2 of these migrianes, and they were 5 years before I started Yaz. I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because when I tried to go off it, I had the WORST break out imaginable. I quickly went back on again.

I went on this birth control after I had a bad reaction to a generic brand of loestrin fe 24. My Gyno recommended it since the generic would be free under my insurance. Worst mistake ever! I never had skin issues. The occasional breakout during my period or from stress. Well the fillers in the generic brand did not work well with me body at all. So I made my first appt to the dermatologist (I'm 25) to see what the heck I could do to get my skin back to normal & she suggested yaz, being it's FDA approved to help with acne. Once I started yaz the first month I broke out even worse! Cystic pimples on my jawline and by my mouth! It was horrible. My dr told me I needed to give it time & it was normal so I stuck with it. The 2nd month my skin cleared and looked decent. Well now I'm on the 2nd week of my 3rd pack & I wanna flip sh*t on my dr for telling to stick it out! My face has never looked this bad. I feel so self conscious & cry to my fiancé. I also have had some stomach issues & problems wearing contacts since starting yaz. Stressing from it does not make it any better! I decided to stop taking the pill TODAY. I don't know if I wanna go back on any bc. I want my hormones to balance out back to normal! Hopefully this clears up soon before the holidays. It's hard to deal with painful cysts on your face when you never had acne before! So my suggestion to anyone going on this; do not do it! If anything get your hormone levels tested before choosing any birth control to find the perfect one for you.

I had moderate acne and I started taking this in December of 2009. Within 2-3 months my skin was completely clear. I wasn't even getting an occasional breakout. It was amazing. It made my skin a lot smoother. I did not have any of the negative side effects such as mood swings, anxiety, or depression. The only negative side effect that did happen was that it bothered my stomach a lot. It caused be to have a disease called Ulcerative Colitis, and I wound up in the hospital. I had to stop taking it immediately. I'm not sure if this is common or not. If you are planning on taking this BC, do your research! And if you start having any weird symptoms, stop taking it immediately!

Teen daughter was put on this by an OB/GYN for acne and it is terrible! All you hve to do is Google "Yaz" and "side effects" and ou will see the list is long and growing longer everyday...the FDA has quite a few complaints already. Skip this and try anything else for your acne.

I went onto Yaz after a year on Dianette because my acne was reduced to very light and breakouts weren't very frequent. Plus I was scared about being on Dianette for so long! After two months of Yaz I was having major breakouts on my cheeks where I had never had acne before. Eventually I just gave up and broke down so I'm back on Dianette despite the risks with Clindamycin to try to clear up existing acne. Yaz is primarily a form of birth control and its "effect" on acne was stumbled across randomly and as far as I can see, the clinical trials for Yaz and acne are far and few between. After going through hell on this pill I have decided to take the Dianette risk again for the sake of my skin and for the sake of my psychological well-being!

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

Day 1. No side effects. Day 2. Gag at the sound of my boyfriend brushing his teeth. Day 3. Was awake at midnight for no reason. Not in the '˜mood'. Day 4. I have to pee every hour. I feel dehydrated and am drinking a ton of water. Up again around midnight. Still not in the '˜mood'. Day 5. The smell of food causes me to gag. I'm throwing up all this water I'm drinking so I'm getting dehydrated, but I still have to pee every hour. Still not in the mood. Day 6. Up all night throwing up and feeling awful. My boyfriend didn't even ask for it. Day 7. ***** I QUIT TAKING THIS BYAZ! ****** Going to bathroom every hour to pee and denied boyfriend sex again that night. Day 8. Still feeling rough, but not throwing up and I slept the entire night. No sex. Day 9. Gagged at the smell of cooked cabbage *but honestly, who doesn't* Slept all night. Day 10. Feeling like an entire new woman! Jumped on my boyfriend when he came home that night. Slept the entire night!

give it a try, but it could be the wrong hormone structure for you.

I used this for 2 months and could not take the joint pain anymore. It was unbearable, to the point where I felt I could not walk. Additionally, it made me feel like my blood was not flowing, which I know sounds strange but I have low blood pressure and this pill made it feel like my blood was circulating even less. This led to the aforementioned joint pain. After approximately 3 days of using this pill, I developed severe comedonal acne all over my face, which persisted throughout the course of my Yaz regimen. After the two months, when I quit using the pill, the comedonal acne went away within a week. During my usage of Yaz, I also had a horrifying, terrifying emotional breakdown. I was inconsolable, crying endlessly for an entire week. Before this major breakdown but while using Yaz, I would have random, inexplainable periods of distress, usually a day or two, here or there, when I just felt sad and anxious for no reason, and would usually end up crying and feeling stressed out. Since ending Yaz treatment, I have had no such mood swings. I'm back to being happy. I did not have breast tenderness or enlargement, yeast infections or any other notable changes. For others, this pill works WONDERS. I guess it just doesn't work for me.