Reviewer: Amy, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I switched to Yaz because I heard that it helps with acne and I heard women don't gain weight while using it. It did help with my acne and I didn't gain weight but my anxiety increased substantially. I never had anxiety attacks until I started Yaz. I also experienced more mood swings with this birth control pill then any other. I used nordette prior to using Yaz. I switched back to Nordette a ... Show Full Comment

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I switched to Yaz because I heard that it helps with acne and I heard women don't gain weight while using it. It did help with my acne and I didn't gain weight but my anxiety increased substantially. I never had anxiety attacks until I started Yaz. I also experienced more mood swings with this birth control pill then any other. I used nordette prior to using Yaz. I switched back to Nordette and my mood swings and anxiety stopped after 30 days! For me there's a definite connection between taking Yaz and increase in mood swings and anxiety.
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Reviewer: Allison, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Yaz was the first birth control I had ever been on so obviously I was nervous. My doc recommended it to me to prevent pregnancy and to help clear up some mild acne. Upon taking the pill, my acne DID get a lot worse and didn't clear up till about my 5th month taking Yaz. I was extremely discouraged due to how bad my acne had gotten (instead of better) but I gave it a couple more months and it did w ... Show Full Comment

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Yaz was the first birth control I had ever been on so obviously I was nervous. My doc recommended it to me to prevent pregnancy and to help clear up some mild acne. Upon taking the pill, my acne DID get a lot worse and didn't clear up till about my 5th month taking Yaz. I was extremely discouraged due to how bad my acne had gotten (instead of better) but I gave it a couple more months and it did work. My face was spotless and I never broke out, even around my period. It also prevented pregnancy which was a super plus. I read a lot of bad reviews about the pill and the law suits against it, but every birth control effects every woman differently. I had no serious side-effects. I eventually did switch to a different birth control because my periods were still extremely heavy and my cramping remained unbearable.
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Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Pros: it prevented pregnancy and was easy to take. Cons: Took it for 2 months and I already had mild acne that I was trying to clear up. My acne got worse and I started getting huge painful continuous cysts underneath my skin (I had never gotten cysts before). It took 2 to 3 weeks for each one to heal. My blood pressure was abnormally high when it's usually pretty low, (got it checked twice), I go ... Show Full Comment

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Pros: it prevented pregnancy and was easy to take. Cons: Took it for 2 months and I already had mild acne that I was trying to clear up. My acne got worse and I started getting huge painful continuous cysts underneath my skin (I had never gotten cysts before). It took 2 to 3 weeks for each one to heal. My blood pressure was abnormally high when it's usually pretty low, (got it checked twice), I got a swollen painful lymph node, swollen lip, swollen painful eyelid, soreness on my ribs, which all went away on their own. My second period was literally non-existent which can be a good thing for some people but was bad for me. I also went through a period (3 days) where I was extremely emotional and wasn't myself. These were all things that I've never experienced before. I'm off of Yaz now and am back to how I was so there's no doubt in my mind that it was the birth control. It wasn't worth taking because of the symptoms I had in just two months time. Just watch out if you take this medication and note different/abnormal changes in your body and mood.
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Reviewer: Jljack, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been on SEVERAL different types of birth control over the past 15 years, and Yaz has been the VERY BEST ONE of Any of it!!!!! Cleared up my skin, no mood changes, no lowered sex drive, light periods, etc. the ONLY downside was spotting between periods. But I can handle that!! I LOVE this pill! Been on it 5 years!

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I have been on SEVERAL different types of birth control over the past 15 years, and Yaz has been the VERY BEST ONE of Any of it!!!!! Cleared up my skin, no mood changes, no lowered sex drive, light periods, etc. the ONLY downside was spotting between periods. But I can handle that!! I LOVE this pill! Been on it 5 years!
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Reviewer: soporific, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had extreme weight gain when taking Yaz (I've also tried Ortho Tri-Cyclen, which I hated but at least that one didn't make me gain weight). I think overall I gained close to 15lbs on it (without changing my diet at all). Otherwise, Yaz did not affect my mood whatsoever.

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I had extreme weight gain when taking Yaz (I've also tried Ortho Tri-Cyclen, which I hated but at least that one didn't make me gain weight). I think overall I gained close to 15lbs on it (without changing my diet at all). Otherwise, Yaz did not affect my mood whatsoever.
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