Thread: Problems with Yaz?

While I was on the pill Yaz, everything was great. My migraines, cramps all went away. It was great. When I stopped taking the pill after 4 months of being on it, the following month I developed cysts again and missed my period. Last month I had a normal period on time with minimal cramps, no headache at all. A week after my period I had additional bleeding with no cramps or signs. This month I have not had a period, but had horrible migraines and some cramping but very minimal. Anyone else had anything similar or could give me some advice. I have an appointment with my doctor but it's not until Sept. 14th so I still have some time to wait. I'm 24 years and healthy, not over weight, had one child vaginal with no problems. I have had cysts since I started having periods however when on Yaz I had none.

Did your daughter or does your family have any history of diabetes? I just found out that having diabetes can cause complications with using Yaz like blood clots. I have diabetes and my mother is a diabetic taking insulin shots so I am too concerned now that I have taken Yaz without a doctor asking me if I had any diabetes history. My doctor should know my medical history before prescribing any medications. I am going to check with my doctor's office to make sure I marked diabetes on the medical history form but a good doctor would have asked more questions. My doctor just said lets try Yaz because Ortho causes my migraines to increase.

I had the same problem your having. Its the birth controll. I almost lost my boyfriend over it. He thought i was not sexually attracted to him and i very much am! Stop taking it and try taking another one.
--Kenna :]

YES YES YES..... I was on Yaz to help me regulate my period.....before I had to have my DNC done, YAZ made me bleed just like that, I was messing up my clothes, my bedding.... EVERYTHING! I had bloodclots that size of silver dollars..... I understand what you are going through, and I can tell you that much that, that is NOT a common side effect, regardless of what anybody tell you. I have been through it and I needed a freaking DNC in order to regulate my periods, and I am still trying to get pregnant.

I've been taking Yaz for about 2 years now. It has cleared up all my symptoms of PMDD(which were so severe that I couldn't function for at least 10 days before my period). My stomache would bloat to the point that I looked 5 months pregnant, I was so irratable that noone could stand to be near me, I was so fatigued that I would nod off even during driving, and I would break out with acne(which is unusual being that I was 45 years old). I don't know what to do since hearing about the law suits against Yaz claiming that Yaz has caused 50 or so deaths do to heart attack, stroke, and clots in the lungs. Iv'e looked up the ingrediants in Yaz and have discovered that it is the only pill that contains the Progestin called Drospirenone. This progestin increases potasium levels which could have fatal side effects. I have had decreased labido and am dry during intercourse. My 20 year old daughter also has PMDD and takes Yaz and now I am so worried. I want to off of Yaz but dont know what other pill to take that will help with PMDD. Has anyone with PMDD had any luck on another pill. Please Help!!!

I have heard some pretty frightening stuff about Yaz regarding blood clots, and it doesnt necessarily have to do with just women with diabetes. From what I understand of it the company that made this pill is using some weird variation of progestin rather than just the progestin itself. It's jacking up the potassium levels in the blood stream, which makes blood clotting more likely.

The FDA also made Bayer re-do a bunch of the ads for Yaz because they didnt really mention all the dangers.

http://www.fda/downloads/Drugs/Guida.../UCM143477.pdf

I would avoid Yaz personally.

Angel, I wouldnt even bother finishing the packs you have now. The Swiss medical regulatory board is investigating the death of a girl who was eighteen from a pulmonary embolism. She had been taking Yaz for about nine months.

Plus there have been about fifty deaths reported to the FDA between 2004 and 2008, and for birth control pills thats a really high number.

Yaz Pulmonary Embolism Death Leads to Investigation by Swiss Regulators - AboutLawsuits.com