YAZ : Oral Contraceptive

Love it, worth every penny!

I've had cystic acne on my chin appearing like clockwork a week before my period and I would spend the rest of the month attempting to get rid of it, just for it to leave a scar and another one to appear the next month. This gets rid of cystic acne very fast, within a week at the least but if you're still having problems I suggest cutting out dairy for the 2 weeks before your period-- It worked for me and I was amazed. I got changed off of Vestura to Nikki and it still works for my face. However, I have had TERRIBLE mood swings and headaches. Before I realized it was the medicine, I could not go 3 days without crying my eyes out. I'm going to ask my derm to go back to Vestura because I can't go Nikki for much longer, so if you get put on a generic and you notice changes in mood and general feeling, ASK TO BE SWITCHED TO ANOTHER GENERIC. It will save your life.

I went on the pill for the sake of birth control & my doctor prescribed this one to me because I have moderate acne. I've been on it for a little over a year and I haven't had any serious side effects but I also haven't really had any positive effects either. It hasn't done anything for period cramps- they might have even gotten worse- I've been having leg pains, and I don't think it's done anything for my acne at all (but it hasn't made it worse either). I only pay around $3.00 because I'm on a health plan covered by my school, but without the health plan it's around $20.00. To be honest I didn't do much research when I wanted to go on the pill- my doctor just prescribed this one to me- but I learned (as of yesterday actually) that there's a lawsuit being filed against the company that makes YAZ because they don't tell us that the risk of serious side effects (such as blood clots) is higher with this pill than with most other pills. This information has made me really worried! I have an appointment with my doctor at the end of January and I'm gong to ask her to switch me to another birth control pill that's safer, just to be on the safe side.

Gave me bad cramps, i stopped using!

Yaz worked really well for the first year I was on it. The last year has been a nightmare. I am angry all the time, no patience, unhappy, depressed and the worst part NO LIBIDO. I stopped taking it last month and I totally forgot that it had helped clear my skin, I am starting to break out again and it is so terrible that I have to look ugly to feel happy

If I would have known all the problems that YAZ was going to cause me from years of usage I would have told my gyno to shove it when I was 16. It helped clear my teenage acne but only because it was mild. There are better options out there (I recommend Benzoclin or Clean and Clear 5% Benzol Peroxide) in combination with over the counter hair-and-skin vitamin supplements. YAZ also gave me respiratory problems and what felt like minor heart attacks. I spent countless hours and too much money trying to figure out what was wrong with me and why it was so difficult to walk up a flight of stairs when little did I know it was the birth control I was taking! I've been off of it for 11 months now, no period (now my doctor is questioning if I can ever have kids now) and I suffered from a mild case of depression when I first got off of it. DO NOT TAKE IT.

Many women don't know that birth control can affect their sex drive. Women on birth control tend to report lower libidos than those not using birth control. The effect on me was extreme. While on yaz, I hated having sex, it was a chore to me. Within two months of being off yaz, I was an animal. My sex drive is easily a 10 and my husband can't keep up with me! We enjoy an amazing sex life because I'm not on the pill anymore. Also, I have my personality and passion back. I will never go back. If you don't mind becoming a humdrum, middle of the road personality type that doesn't want to have sex in order to get clear skin, take it. If you don't want your personality to change, find another acne solution.

Naturally it took my body a couple of months to completely adjust to the pills. With that my face cleared up, my period lasted 3-4 days. But I also got more painful cramps and I got so emotional about a week before my period. But the worst thing of all is the vaginal dryness, it got so bad i couldn't even have sex. And I'm 23 so that shouldn't be happening to me! So I stopped taking it, it's been 2 weeks now and my face is starting to break out again and I'm not dry anymore down there.

acne worsen. I take 4 hour naps & wake up tire. i feel depressed all the time.

The bad side effects are all gone now. I don't know what my cycle will be like since I just started 3 wks ago. So far so good :) I don't know what the price is since the doctor gave me sample packs. I have insurance so the price shouldn't be that bad.