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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November 20, 2009

Pros:

Larger breasts. Effective in preventing pregnancy.

Cons:

I never had acne and now my skin is breaking out. My face always feels hot and itchy. Im a very cheerful person but now feel a bit depressed. Even if my breasts augmented in size they hurt all the time.

Yaz is about the 5th brand I try. All have given me very unpleasant side effects from nausea to spotting, to feeling completely emotionally unbalanced and unhapp, to acne breakouts and chest pains...Im getting discouraged.
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November 11, 2009

Pros:

i didnt get pregnant

Cons:

didnt clear up acne, still got period for 7 days, still got horrible cramps, still had mood swings.

It didnt work for me. No wonder its being DISCONTINUED!!!
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June 3, 2009

Pros:

I'm not pregnant. My boobs gained a whole cup size.

Cons:

Haven't noticed any difference. not even a slight difference. I'm emotional and even more depressed than I was. I'm dry down there.

My face is finally clearing up. Finally. but honestly it's probably not the Yaz. I've been on Yaz for two months now and nothing, but as soon as I went on Doxycycline two weeks ago my face cleared up instantly. I'll keep taking this Yaz since i paid for it. I'll give it another month.
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January 24, 2010

Pros:

Shorter period
No weight gain
No moodiness

Cons:

Made me break out A LOT more than usual
The progesterone component of this pill (and Yasmin) has a higher risk of causing blood clots and liver problems, etc. than other pills
After about 3 months I started feeling sick every time I would take the pill

Yaz was okay for birth control and PMS for me... other than that it was a pain in the butt. It made my acne a lot worse than it was! Here's a tip for everyone starting on this pill... if your acne actually seems to get better when your on your period. Then this pill isn't working for you. Plus the adverse effects are just nasty, I was reading about many women who had to be sent to the hospital with pulmonary embolisms, and blood clots or who's liver was damaged, and they had been on other birth control pills that had not caused those things. Thats just scary! Everyone's body is different, Yaz apparently just hated my face :( Hopefully it works better for others!
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April 10, 2009

Pros:

birth control

Cons:

none that i have expirienced so far.

i have had horrible acne since 8TH grade & i have been on accutane THREE times. i am currently finishing up my third treatment, and my skin right now is very clear, love it! every time i end accutane, my acne comes back almost immediatley, i've tried everything you can even immagine. now im trying birth control, and i chose YAZ, i've only been on it for about a week, and i havn't seen any pro's or con's. i'll keep you guys posted.
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February 1, 2009

Pros:

prevents pregnancy

Cons:

- Increase of mood swings and depression
- nauseated
- breasts increased in size and were very sore, i am already a D cup so i have no desire for larger breasts.

The side effects that occured so shortly of trying it really made me not want to continue. My breasts were too painful and just felt very swollen. I also like most normal people, prefer not to be nauseated at night.I was suprised that i didnt feel bloated or gain weight especiallly with the breast problems. I wouldnt reccomend this bc for those with bigger breasts or if you have stomach issues.
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April 17, 2010

Pros:

light periods
no cramps
consistent periods
breasts are more firm

Cons:

occasional breakouts during periods

does what's it's suppose to, but I don't know about the acne management. I had acne before the pill and thought I might give it a try. Yaz did little to no difference with my acne, but I thought i be on it anyhow to practice safe sex. I am going on YASMIN next month. It's has a little bit more estrogen than Yaz and is suppose to help with acne, so hopefully this goes well.
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October 7, 2008

Pros:

Lost a few pounds; that's about it.

Cons:

Depression & irritability. Sleeplessness--always tired. Did nothing to improve my menstrual symptoms. No improvement on acne.

Different people react to different medications. My best friend is on this, and loves Yaz. For me, there was nothing good except I lost a few pounds. I felt low throughout the month, and always tired. I couldn't sleep. I was also irritable. Isn't this what Yaz is supposed to prevent? The lack of sleep was the worst of it. I wonder how many women have this as a side effect and don't realize it's from the birth control. I had the same problem with Yasmin. To top it off, it didn't calm down my period or improve my acne! I expected to at least have that covered with this stuff. Nonetheless, birth control is odd; you literally have to try it to test if it's for you. It's just not for me! If birth control just doesn't settle well with you, don't be surprised if Yaz isn't any better. I think it was the worst of any I've tried.
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October 18, 2008

Pros:

none that I can think of

Cons:

Irritability, low libido, cramps, nausea, spotting 3rd week before period to begin, fatigue etc etc etc

This didn't work for me, I actually had a sex drive after the baby was born, this killed it...I am currently on Alesse - which is not really any better...(doctor gave full "samples" of both Yaz & Alesse so it didn't cost a thing yet...)
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December 9, 2009

Pros:

Benn on it for about a week, seems to be helping, and i don;t feel sick or any different really.

Cons:

I had a headache for two days, that's about it.

hoping it helps [:
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