Hello, I've just recently started on YAZ for regularity. I'm on day 15 of my very first pack but I'm having some issues that I'm not sure are normal. My biggest complaint is that I'm extra moody and emotional. It is to the point that it is ridiculous. I just went on my yearly vacation to the beach and was so moody that the trip was terrible....and I would cry at EVERYTHING!!!
Also, I read that nausea is a side effect but that too is terrible for me. It starts in at about 5-6pm and will last all night long. I don't actually vomit but it's so bad that I can't eat dinner and I feel the need to have to be at home during this time. Usually pepto or a soda will help but not while I'm on Yaz. So, has anyone else had these symptoms with this YAZ and if so, did they go away??
It's been so bad that I stopped my pack yesterday....I just couldn't bear it another day. I feel 100% better today also. Should I start back next month or wait and switch to a different brand in a month or so?? Thanks ~ Catherine
P.S. I'm not having sex so pregnancy is not possible...even though some side effects as similar to pregnancy symptoms.

When I was on Yaz I was a wreck! So full of anxiety and depressive thoughts and I've always been a very happy optimistic person so I took myself off them after only 4 months. I never had any issues with nausea or weight gain/loss, mostly just messed with my mind.

About three months ago I switched for Yasmin to YAZ. I didn't have health insurance any longer and to save me money my doctor put me on YAZ because she had a bunch of samples of that but didn't have Yasmin. She said it would make my periods shorter. But I absolutely hate it. My periods are longer than they've ever been and I spot all the time between periods. I didn't notice it until recently when my boyfriend pointed it out, but I'm soooo moody and it's only been since I've been on YAZ. I also am overly emotional about everything and anything it's ridiculous. I'm depressed all the time for no reason whatsoever. I gained a lot of weight as well. I'm supposed to start a new pack on Sunday and I'm going to just so there's no breaks in between but sometime next week I plan on seeing my doctor to get a different pill cuz I hate YAZ. I thought it was all in my head, but now I see other people had the same issues with it.

That's how I was on on Loestrin FE 24 the other 24 day pill. I did get use to it after the 3rd month I was nice my moods were peachy I stopped getting sick to my stomach. Though I got use to it I would not recommend it or any other 24 day pill.

Ladies:

Just a little heads up that doctors don't tell you about: Birth control pills deplete B vitamins and alot of other important vitamins and minerals. The depletion of the B vitamins is no doubt what's causing the depression and moodiness. I found out this information through my own research and personal experience, not from any doctor. Try taking a B complex vitamin with your pill and see if it helps you feel better. I felt depressed on a pill called Brevicon (similar pill to Ovcon-35) and I started taking a B complex and I felt alot better. Good luck. :)

Oh my goodness yes, that is the worst mood killer ever... i switched to Yaz last semester (i'm in college) and i got off bc altogether in Dec. I want to get back on bc, but don't know a good one, but yaz made me so Devilish! i was mad at everyone and everything, i would cry at the drop of a hat while on that, everything upset me and it has changed my personality a little, now that i'm off, i'm still dealing with the mood side effects, it's crazy, so glad to be off of it though...

when i first started i wasn't feeling very good...hot flashes shortness of breath, major fatigue, irritability, and exteremly emotional. the physical effects have disappeared. i have not gained any weight and don't feel bloated, my moods are generally fine. the only time where i felt like an emotional wreck was when i went from placebo to the second pack, but i over lapped pills and i have a feeling i have too much progestrine in my body. it took a while to adjust, but i really like this pill among others that i've taken. i also should include before i started this i was off of pills for 7 months, so i think thats why the side effects were so drastic at first.