Yaz for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)

• per...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 12, 2021

"Last month, after one of the worst PMDD episodes (ER trips, overdrinking, breakdown, rage), I decided to just start the pill and give it a go. A month later and I'm cautiously optimistic and very confused. Started my period today and scratching my head as I've got barely any stomach cramps, no back pain, no migraines in the week leading up to it, so I'm rather confused. Felt rather sad the last few days, been watching sad commercials and crying and feeling somewhat guilty, so I was expecting this to be the start of my horrific PMDD setting in, only to find - I started my period today, lol. My boobs are fuller (no complaints there at all, yay!), rather perplexed. Having suffered from PMDD since I was 13, it feels like a total new experience, this must be how normal people felt getting their period?! I was going to go for the coil, but I wanted to go for a less invasive procedure first. Wow. All I can say is wow, and I hope this continues to work for me. I really recommend at least giving this a go!!"

• jul...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 9, 2022

"I was honestly terrified reading the reviews before talking to my Dr about Yaz, but we came to the conclusion that this is the best possible option for me. I mainly got on Yaz for my PMDD and acne and have seen a significant improvement for both. My acne is practically nonexistent on my face now, and I have very minor PMS symptoms. I saw many reviews saying weight gain can occur, but I lost 20 lbs so far. I do have extreme cravings but have gotten pretty good at suppressing them and eating only in moderation. My breasts have grown probably a whole cup size and are extremely tender, however. Despite that, Yaz was a great option for me and helped me significantly when antidepressants couldn’t."

• coc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 25, 2022

"I think it's important to share my experience on this birth control since I was initially so, so scared to take it. I LOVED Yaz! I took it to ease my PMDD, which gave me terrible mood swings two weeks before my period to the point where I felt like I was ruining my relationships. I noticed a difference like halfway into my first pack. My mood was in the normal range during my PMS days, and for the first time, I actually felt sane and clear-headed. It was absolutely amazing. Plus, I lost about eight pounds (I think related to bloating from PMDD), and my boobs looked great. I did notice a decrease in sex drive, but the positives of this birth control were just too much to care, and it didn't strain my relationship at all. Unfortunately, I have to stop taking Yaz because of migraines with aura and a risk for stroke, I technically wasn't supposed to take this birth control at all for that reason."

• Nat...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 9, 2021

"I've been taking Yaz for 7 months already. It saved my life as for the past 2-3 years, I have had really bad mood swings. It started when I was 28. I've never had menstrual pain that intense as well. Yaz helped me a lot - no more mood swings, I don't cry anymore, and I don't have any menstrual pain or breast pain. It also helped me to recover from depression I've experienced for the past 2 years (I started feeling better after therapy and thanks to tranquilizers, but Yaz helped me to adjust after I canceled my meds). I don't need painkillers anymore during my period. I haven't gained weight, and my skin is the same as it was before, but I have 2 side effects as well. First, I almost lost my libido. I don't have any sex drive. Second, the rare times when I do, I have problems with lubrication."

• Lou...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 28, 2021

"After 4 days, I'm giving this a miss. Prescribed for PMDD and perimenopause symptoms. Terrible nausea and anxiety. I'm not looking to make things worse than they are. One day off it and feel better already. I'll just have to keep enduring these terrible periods until I am blessed with menopause."

• Nop...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2021

"Never felt this way on a BC. It was only my 4th day on the generic version of Yaz. I got a terrible headache and then couldn't sleep at all until 3 a.m. I stopped taking the pill, and the day after, I still had a headache. My mood went down really bad and anxiety came back. I only had mild anxiety on NuvaRing and heard Yaz helped with PMDD. My PMDD was way better without taking these pills. I am also taking venlafaxine for my anxiety, and maybe the combination of the drospirenone and my dose was too much. I started getting cystic acne that I never got before. My face was pretty clear with a tiny pimple or two. On this for only 4 days, and I woke up with acne marks that hurt so bad. I scar easily, so I couldn't continue this BC. I'm happy it worked for everyone else."

• Viv...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 8, 2019

"I was a happy, straight-A, popular, physically active person in high school. Being active led me to not have a period for 8 months. My mom took me to a doctor who prescribed Yaz. That summer, I gained over 30 lbs and entered a warped reality of extreme withdrawal, depression, and self-loathing. I missed 6 weeks of school, almost didn’t pass 11th grade, and suicide became a very tangible idea. The next years of life were blurry and involved lots of doctors to find out what was wrong. They suggested antidepressants because they thought Yaz—a drug to treat PMDD—actually CREATED it in me. The truth is, while I’m generally a happy and positive person now, I’ve never felt mentally as sane as I did in 2006, and I believe Yaz is 100% responsible. With my experience and with the many other experiences I have read (including death), I am beyond appalled that this drug is still on the market. I encourage you to do your own research and live."

• pms...
• June 19, 2015

"Well, this was a last resort for my PMDD, which is pretty much destroying my life. I was VERY nervous about taking it - not interested in hair loss, weight gain, etc. But I gave it a chance. Three days in, developed a cluster of hives on my left hand, and one on my right hand. Extremely itchy. Absolutely no other changes in my products/lifestyle/food/etc. So I know it's Yaz. Also, all over burning/itchiness. Sun and showers make it worse. On day four, I realized I felt less... calm... more anxious. Also finding it difficult to sleep. Doc claimed 'unlikely Yaz is causing this.' Yeah, right. Told me to take Zyrtec for symptoms. Nope. This isn't working for me."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 27, 2022

"I had my fallopian tubes fully removed after Mirena for 11 years and deciding I didn't want more kids. My period was non-existent for the time on Mirena, so I only had my teenage years of periods to compare and suddenly, as a 32-year-old, I was experiencing similar emotional/mental troubles as I had when I was a kid: irrational thoughts, depression, anxiety, mood swings, crying constantly for no reason, hopelessness. I'd come out of this period fog and feel fine and be confused about why everything felt so dire just days before. My Dr. started me on Yaz 2 months ago, and my H cup breasts have gotten so big that none of my bras fit anymore (as if I needed them to be bigger?!). I have acne that won't clear, I've been bleeding in between periods along with uterine and vaginal pain, my sex drive is dead, hasn't made a difference in my PMDD. I called my Dr. this morning and told her everything that's going on, and she agreed this clearly isn't the right option for me and is switching me to Prozac."

• Van...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 27, 2023

"I've had really bad PMS for the past two years. I really think it's PMDD. These pills helped a lot. Just all the PMS symptoms that I've had, like depression, anxiety, headaches, fever, cramps, and fatigue, seem to have been gone. I'm amazed. I feel like myself again. So happy with it."

• Lau...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 7, 2022

"Yaz has been a lifesaver for me emotionally speaking. It helps even out my moods and makes my periods less painful. However, I seem to have negative effects from the generics that do not happen with the true Yaz. Does this happen to anyone else? At $538 for a three-month pack now (changed insurance), I'm contemplating going back on the generic, but am scared about my past history (severe anxiety and depression worsened with generic). Anyone else have this?"

• All...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 29, 2023

"I started YAZ for PMS and severe hormonal acne. I've been on it for four months now and these are the severe side effects that have not ceased: extremely emotional/hormonal (I cry once a day), no difference in acne, painful intercourse and low libido, constant chest pain, muscle cramps. I figured I'd get right to the point! Everyone is different, but this is how the pill affected me. I will say it helped tremendously with my endometriosis pain and period length, and it has slightly helped with the aggressive mood swings."

• Joc...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 30, 2018

"5 months on Yaz. Honestly, I’m on this drug because of acne, PMDD, and to prevent pregnancy. So all of it, LOL, so annoying. It gives me a light period, and I can also skip my period now! My period is a nightmare. Anyway, my skin is not better, so that sucks. It might even be worse? My boobs haven’t stopped hurting. I have to put heat on them sometimes, and some days it’s worse than others. Ugh, my boobs aren’t even bigger, and you think they would be since they are so swollen. I have very tiny boobs. It’s honestly hurt every day since I started. I don’t know if this is bad or not. It also has changed my libido. So yeah, that is my experience. Also, I have been on 3 other birth controls, and they did not do the weird boob pain. But yeah!"

• Rav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 20, 2019

"I was prescribed Yaz to stop my heavy periods that made me anemic, but in the first month of taking it, I was spotting EVERY SINGLE DAY for the whole month, which pretty much defeats the purpose. It also made my skin really dull and dry and made my acid reflux worse. Read that we have to take it at exactly the same time every day. Daily spotting just because there is just a slight discrepancy in time taken (5-10 mins off) is not worth it in my case. I am stopping it for the sake of my health."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 29, 2019

"I have hormonal acne, and my doctor said Yaz will help me to remove my hormonal acne, especially on my cheeks. But in the first month, I felt tenderness in my breast. It got bigger, but my hormonal acne got triggered. Then I got my period. But after my cycle, my acne got triggered again. So I tried it again for another month. I finished it, but my hormonal acne got worse, so I stopped and tried another pill."

• ade...
• August 23, 2021

"I just took my first one today. Never have taken birth control. I'm 33, and I think I had a 4-second anxiety reaction. I had to put cold water on my face and breathe in and out. Now I'm okay. Maybe I need a lower dosage, or I don't know if I was just scared."

• Anonymous
• March 9, 2012

"I have been suffering from PMDD since I was 13. Now, at age 41, finally Yaz dramatically changed my life."

• Ktn...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 21, 2021

"I wish I had started Yaz years sooner! Totally life-changing for me with my PMDD. I take continuously for 2+ years now - cleared up my acne & the severe moods. I've not had any negative side effects."

• ms_...
• January 15, 2010

"This is the best medicine I have ever found to treat this disorder. I would not stop taking it even if the FDA tried to recall it. I can function like a normal person after suffering for many years."

• soa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 23, 2020

"For me, Yaz was terrible. I couldn't stop crying, I couldn't do any of my work. I could barely pull myself out of bed."

• Irm...
• February 4, 2009

"Yaz has been really effective. It is my third month taking it, and my periods are normal. They last three days, they used to last nine to ten days. I'm happy with Yaz."

• Anonymous
• May 4, 2009

"I have been taking Yaz for about a month now, and so far, so good. Other than some nausea, I've had no problems. Hopefully that doesn't change."

• Ala...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 20, 2023

"Yaz honestly changed my life for the better. If you have severe PMD or suspected PMDD, you need to give this a go."

• Mom...
• June 6, 2008

"This medication has worked great for me so far. I've been taking it for three months."

• Anonymous
• December 13, 2008

"It worked great to regulate my moods and eventually my periods, but I have to discontinue because I'm getting recurrent yeast infections."