Drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol for Menstrual Disorders User Reviews (Page 4)

• Pl24
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 9, 2016

Loryna (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I would recommend this to anyone wanting to control hormones. I was very depressed, anxious, gained a lot of weight due to constant cravings. It's good for acne, my face was clear as it was with Yaz. I had to get my insurance to prior authorize this only to have bad side effects. Was on this for approx 8 months and gained 20 pounds from not wanting to leave the couch and bad depression/anxiety. I thought it was something else until I stopped taking it. I can't take generics, always a problem. I'm going back on Yaz, was never an issue for me, even lost weight."

• mhitc...
• October 10, 2009

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I have only taken Yaz for 1 month. I was having really irregular periods and so my doctor put me on Yaz because I had liked Yasmin in the past. My period that had lasted for three months nonstop ended immediately when I started Yaz, so I was excited. But, I began cramping everyday, for the entire month. For the first three weeks I had bad attitude and was depressed. I started breaking out, and I became very tired all the time. After reading some reviews of other women I decided to call my doctor to see if things were norm. He decided to switch me to a different brand. Use with caution and talk with your doctor if you begin to notice these same things."

• Anonymous
• January 29, 2010

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I loved almost everything about Yaz. My heavy, 7-day periods turned into light 3-4 day ones. Skin cleared up, and the reason I took it was to get rid of my horrible cramps - which it did a fantastic job of. Unfortunately, it affected my sex drive and I felt my personality clouded over. I decided I'd rather feel like myself and try my best to deal with cramps and heavy days without medicines."

• Anonymous
• November 30, 2009

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I was put on Yaz because I was having irregular menstrual cycles. I just finished my first pack. The entire month I have had nausea, vomiting, acne and horrible cramps. I think that I would rather have my period for 20 days each month rather than take this pill."

• lpet
• June 11, 2015

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I started Yaz a few months ago and so far the results are unimpressive. Primarily I went on the pill the regulate my extremely heavy and long periods as a bonus I was using it as a contraceptive. Contraceptive wise it was a dream, but it did absolutely nothing for my periods, the pain was still there and instead of being 8 days they are now 10 or 11. I also got horrible mood swings, and I suffer from depression so I really didn't think I would get any 'lower' but on this pill I really have. My emotions are just all over the place. If you are going to go on this pill I would definitely do proper research. I have decided to stop taking it."

• Anonymous
• September 28, 2009

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I have really bad cramps on my period and usually end up taking a day off of work each month. Since I've started Yaz I now have almost all the symptoms of PMS/PMDD which I hadn't had before. I had bad cramps and bloating for a couple of days during my period, sure, that's normal. But now I have mild cramps, bloating, headaches, irritability, muscle aches and trouble sleeping EVERY DAY since I've started! The doctor says it may take 3-6 months for my body to get used to the hormones but if this continues after 3 months I'm getting off them! The only bonus: my period is regular unlike before."

• Anonymous
• January 7, 2010

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I do not tolerate birth control pills as a general rule and I found Yaz extremely tolerable. I didn't have any side effects on it to start with it helped my heavy menstrual bleeding and as an added bonus my skin was much clearer. I was only on it a short time, however, because it did cause an increase in the severity and frequency of my migraines. I had the worst complex migraine I have ever had while on this medication. I would recommend it for the most part, but maybe not for migraine sufferers."

• Leyla
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 29, 2019

"I started taking generic Yaz for anxiety (including social anxiety), acne, heavy bleeding, and depression. I'm in the middle of month three and here are the results- slight positive effect on acne, reduces bleeding but I'm still getting a seven day period (still better than it was!), and has helped A LOT with anxiety/depression. After taking Yaz for a few days my anxiety completely disappeared. I think my anxiety was caused by hormonal imbalance, and Yaz corrects this. There was a one week period where I didn't have Yaz and I slipped into a depression. Started back on the next pack and the depression disappeared. Lower libido and pretty bad heartburn are the only side effects I have noticed. But I can live with this since my mental/emotional state is so much improved and so stable. Overall, I would definitely recommend this birth control pill for treating anxiety."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 17, 2016

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I was taking this pill for pcos..i was fine for the 1st 24 days...after the 4 days of not taking it i then resumed and i started bleeding but the pain that has come with it is unbearable im now going onto my 5th day of intense pain..i too have taking myself off this pill and i hope the pain subsides soon."

• Maris...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• January 6, 2016

Loryna (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "Age 15 before pill, now 21. Pill was originally called Gianvi. Before starting, periods were painful and heavy. I was unable to wear tampons, and had to change pads almost every hour. I had moderate acne, the type that never "turned white". Large cyst-like zits on my forehead. Back was broken out. This pill completely cleared my skin, and made periods manageable. Instead of bleeding for an entire week, I would bleed for a few days, and not as heavily. I got my period at the same time every month. Unfortunately, I did loose 2 cup sizes. I began a relationship with my boyfriend shortly after starting the pill and have never gotten pregnant. Recently stopped the pill to try the patch, because I am forgetful. Big mistake."

• Emily...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 7, 2014

Gianvi (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I started this medicine mainly to regulate my period and help with cramps (it was initially very helpful with the cramps but got less effective over several years). It also helped clear up my skin. I had pretty positive results with Gianvi all around. Unfortunately I was switched to Vestura, which seems the same but it is really hard to swallow the pills. Their edges are sharper than Gianvi."

• Lily
• December 13, 2017

Yasmin (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I was prescribed Yasmin for my extremely painful periods and adult acne. I can honestly say that in terms of my period, Yasmin has been life changing. Before I was crippled and taking a combination of 50 pain relief tablets over a 5 day period, waking up in the night in pain and also struggling to work. Now I have basically no period pain at all and have to take zero pain relief medication...such a difference! My period was always pretty light but now it’s almost nothing! First month I had lots of break through bleeding but now nothing. In terms of my skin, I can definitely see a big improvement. It’s working much slower for his however (I’ve been on it 3 months). Otherwise no real side effects- my mood is good and no weight loss or gain."

• bread...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 24, 2016

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience with Yaz. I am 20 years old, and have been suffering from Endometriosis for about 7 years. Yaz was the first medication that was used to treat my condition (for 2 years), and it actually increased my pain. The goal of the medication was to stop getting my periods completely (skipping the white sugar pills) so that I would avoid the painful cramps, and to slow down the growth of the uterine lining growing outside of my uterus. #1: I kept getting my period every month regardless of skipping the sugar pills. #2: I was SO nauseous while taking these pills. #3: The pain was CRAZY. It either did not help the pain whatsoever or made it worse. My advice: NO"

• sav
• November 3, 2015

Loryna (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I love Loryna! I've always had extremely heavy periods, and the pain was so overbearing for years. I used to go a week to two weeks. I had them much more so than the average period... like I would go 10 days after I stopped bleeding and then start for another week or so again. I've tried several different pills and they've either made no difference or managed to mess me up more. Loryna is wonderful though! my doctor told me the first month may not show improvement, which was true.. but she said after the second month it should work and it did! my periods are so light, I honestly feel like I spot throughout the whole thing. AND they only last 6 days at most which is a huge improvement for me. I rarely cramp and when I do it's nothing.. :)"

• Anonymous
• July 12, 2017

Gianvi (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I've been taking Gianvi for about three years, and have never experienced any negative side effects. I've noticed my periods have gradually become shorter and lighter, decreasing from about 4-5 constant days of heavy/moderate bleeding to 2-3 days of moderate bleeding and another day of light spotting. Additionally, prior to taking Gianvi, my periods were fairly painful for the first two days, but this medication seems to have helped dramatically with my cramping. Now I typically only experience one day of cramping, and sometimes it's so light that I don't need to take painkillers. Finally, I always know the exact day my period will begin. Gianvi has made my periods so much more manageable, and as an added bonus, my acne cleared up too!"

• megan
• October 10, 2016

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I've been on Yaz for about 3 years now as my period was very irregular and sometimes even got it twice a month...Yaz has absolutely changed my life it's been controlling my menstruations it's perfectly on time according to my pills I've never had any weird side effects and it's also helped with the cramping a bit but not as much as the control it offers over your period.! Very happy!!"

• EG13
• December 8, 2016

Ocella (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I was on Ocella for about 10 years for PCOS. Worked great. Then I got off for about 2 years and was regular. Had a miscarriage early 2016 and went back on it. It has been horrible this time around. Horrible cramps , heavy breakthrough bleeding that starts the second week and lasts until about 3 days b4 period starts. I have been taking since Jan and it is now Dec and never improved. Gyno switched me to sprintec. Fingers crossed."

• KLani
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 20, 2016

Gianvi (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "Was started on this because of extremely heavy bleeding and also birth control. I have nothing negative to say. It's been 2 years and have been enjoying it. Took about 2 months for the bleeding to slow down, and now its literally spotting to non existence with little to no cramps."

• lovel...
• July 12, 2017

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I was on Yaz for about 4 months. In the beginning, it was terrible. I've never been so depressed, moody. I almost lost my fiancé because of it. Even now, while I'm still on it, I cry often and feel depressed and insecure. However, it didn't make me gain weight, which was my issue with other birth controls in the past. I just switched today to Reclepsin, so we'll see how it goes, but the SEVERITY of my depression on Yaz can't be stressed enough. It killed me! (And caused me to bleed out on my wedding, honeymoon, and for two weeks after... so much for sex, right?)"

• HanR
• November 15, 2017

Yasmin (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "Recommended to me by gynae to manage pain while on waiting list for excision surgery for my endometriosis. pros: Made skin & hair absolutely beautiful, cleared spots up & solved oily skin problem. Body hair grew in much slower/ thinner! Only had a period every 3 months - nice break from pain (The period I had was hellish tho ): ) cons: Severely amplified pre-existing mental health problems. I don't want to scare anyone but yeah it was so bad I had to come off it. I wish I was able to stay on it longer. So if like me you already have mental health stuff going on I urge u to take that into consideration when trying this medication. I'm not saying don't take it, just make sure u have a support network in place to help you through. Be safe and look after yourselves"

• Anony...
• September 7, 2016

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "This pill has made me extremely sick, the nausea it brings me is awful, and had made me lose 10 pounds in just a week from making me sick. It has made me vomit quite often. I used this to get rid of cramping and it brought me sickness instead."

• syd
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2020

"I have been on this pill for a few days now. I switched from Lo Loestrin Fe because it was making me break out. I went on accutane awhile go. So getting acne again was the worst thing ever for me because I thought my fight was over. I got off for a month then started this new drug. Everything is going good expect that I am very nauseous. I even woke up last night throwing up. I hope this goes away very fast because don’t know if I can keep doing this."

• magya...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 8, 2015

Yaz (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I've been taking Loryna (generic for Yaz) for about two years now. I'll preface this review by saying I'm turning 27 and I've been on some form of BC since age 20. I had surgery 12/2012 for ovarian cysts, and ever since have been struggling with weight gain, pelvic bloating, and cramping that gets worse with each passing month. When I first tried this medication, I had little to no effects. But after about 4-6 months, I gained about 30 pounds. After two years, I'm up to 40 extra pounds with no reason for it. I'm constantly bloated, hungry and moody. Not to mention my libido is nonexisstent and I never want to be touched by my fiance. I'm getting off this horrible medication and going on Sprintec this weekend."

• Bruce...
• May 12, 2016

Gianvi (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I started taking Gianvi when my pharmacy switched to it from the yaz knockoff I had been taking. My periods were out of control. Some would be two weeks, I had more periods days than non bleeding days over the course of two months which made me EXAUSTED. I gained about 30 pounds as well during the course of that time, despite walking an average 13,000 steps a day. And no. That was not muscle. I can no longer fit into most of my professional clothes, and have actually ripped and over stretched a number of items."

• Rogue...
• December 13, 2016

Vestura (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol) "I'm into my fourth month of Vestura (generic Yaz), and I'm a deeply worried. When I first began this BC, I experienced very few major side effects. A lot of people talk about the emotional mood swings of BC, but I'm a graduate student and I already suffer from undiagnosed depression, so my emotions on BC are the same as off. However, I did not expect the breakouts. It started last week, and now the right side of my face is covered in these tiny, raised itchy and sensitive bumps. I graduate next semester and I will have to go on job interviews. There's no way I can face an employer with this kind of rash on my face, in my industry, looks matter quite a bit. I think I may have to switch if this doesn't go away by the end of the current pack."