Comments on: Yaz and Yasmin Gallbladder Problems

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:37:47 +0000

I started taking yazmin in 2003. A few months later I started having severe stomach pains, they kept getting worse. I had several tests done, and in December of 2004 I had to have my gallbladder removed. I wish I would have known all of this before I started taking the pill!

By: Kerry

Kerry — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:09:33 +0000

yazmin was the very first birthcontrol i was every put on when i was 18 years old, i never had problems with my health,until i got on that birthcontrol..i was sick for over 2 years, continued to go to the doctors, with stomach problems, ovary pains, finally after 2 years of being sick i had to get my gullbladder removed when i was 21 years old. my gullbladder stopped working, i did not have gullstones, or sand in my gullbladder..it just stopped working. i could not eat anything the whole time i was going through the process of trying to find out what was wrong with me, every doctor kept teling me i was to young to be going through that many problems!later did i find out that yazmin was too strong for me to even be on, not only that,i now have more heath problems from being on that birthcontrol, and i had to have my gullbladder removed!

By: Bekah

Bekah — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:28:44 +0000

I started taking YAZ in January of 2007 after the birth if of my first son. It was to relieve my PMDD syptoms. I loved it at first, but after about 8 months I started having high blood pressure and anxiety issues. In August of 2007 I spent three days in the hospital because while at work my left pupil totally dialated on its own…still no know cause of that episode. By the spring of 2008 my BP was 158/112 on a regular basis, my hair was falling out, I was having excrutiating muscle cramps. That is when the gallbladder issues started to arise. I went through testing, I didnt have gallstones but my gallbladder only worked at 22% compared to the 33-35% of a healthy gallbladder. I changed my diet and quit the pills. I have had a few flareups since then. But now three and a half years latter, they are back…WITH A VENGENCE!! I cant even eat at this time (even fat free foods!) I just had my ultrasound today…I will find out by the end of the week if I need to have it excised. I dont care about the scars, I do however care about the fact that they will be cutting into my abdominal muscles, which take a LONG time to heal. I also care about my quality of life afterwards. Yes surgery will relieve the pain, but even with the gallbladder gone there will be months of digestive issues to deal with, more pain upon eating included.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:07:01 +0000

I have been on Yaz for years, in 2005 I had to have my gallbladder removed. Never once did the doctor tell me anything about risks.

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:07:27 +0000

I am 17 and started taking Yaz a year ago, a few months after i started having gall bladder issues and other stomach problems. I have been to mulitple doctors, appointments, and test to try and find a cause for my stomach pains. A few months ago I had my gall bladder removed and am still currently having stomach problems with an unknown cause. I have upcoming test to try and hopefully determine what could still be causing this. My stomach problems have been so severe that I have missed my whole year of school. I know multiple people who have had similar problems and were also taking Yaz, one of which was in the hospital for 2 weeks. In those cases they went off Yaz and there problems started to go away. I have just gone off Yaz although i feel that Yaz should be held responsible for not making this “low risk gall bladder issue” better known to those who are currently taking this drug, also those who may be taking it in the future. I do not believe that a low risk side effect should be affecting so many people, and that doctors and professionals should be better aware of this growing problem. I would also like to point out that none of the 5 doctors i have seen informed me that the drug i was taking could be causing my illness. My mom who works in a pharamcy heard rumors as well as myself and looked into this further. People need to be informed about this, and i feel that i deserve at least knowing that others may not have to go through what myself and so many others did.

By: shauna

shauna — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:04:10 +0000

I started taking yasmin in 2002 after the birth of my daughter. In 2005 I went to the hospital vomiting with severe upper right abdomen pain that went all the way through my back, I thought that my lung had colapsed because it hurt so bad that I couldnt hardly breathe! The next day I had to have surgery to remove my gallbladder, when I woke up I had five bandages on my abdomen. The surgeon explained to me that I had so many stones he estimated over 200 some the size of grains of sand that he had to inject me with a dye to see the stones that were in my system so they could be desolved. He gave me a estimation of two weeks I would have been dead if I didnt have the surgery! In the end Im here to say it is not natural to have that many stones in your gallbladder. Another thing that he said to me was people come in with one, two or ten stones and they think there in pain, I could only imagine how painful that was to have over 200! I will never forget it thats for sure.

By: crystal

crystal — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:38:38 +0000

I am a healthcare worker, reading these stories, and it occurs to me to check out another common birth control (Alesse) with different hormones that have been used for many many years…Yasmin and Alesse both state in the monograph (the detailed information sheet about the medication) that gallbladder disease is possible. I am not saying by any means that Yasmin did or did not cause this gallbladder problem, but that it is known that the risk is small. If i had to talk to every person about every possible side effect known to medications that I give out then it would take me forever and it often is the case that all side effects and risks are not known until years after the drug is on the market.

I have several thoughts: 1) weird that nausea and vomiting are common side effects of the BCP in general and if it occured for months and months I think as a womon I would have stopped; and again if there were several visits to the doctor, didn’t they think to switch to another BCP just on this premise alone?!!
2) If people knew all the possible side effects of drugs, would they honestly not take them when the risk is soooo low…I can think of side effects of Advil/ Aspirin/ Tylenol that if people are being honest about stopping Yasmin for a low risk gallbladder issue then they would never take ANY DRUG EVER since every medication/ herbal preperation has severe but rare side effects.
A teacher one stated: if you knew that if you took something weekly it would lead to obesity, diabetes, hyperactivity etc would you take it??? of course NO, until you found out it was M & Ms.

By: Beatriz

Beatriz — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:27:06 +0000

I took Yaz starting February 20, 2010 for 8 months and then changed, and 3 months ago on February 25 my gall bladder was removed because of stones and infection. I never thought that it was because of Yaz but i was always healthy and never had to go through surgery. One of the stones got lodged in my small intestine. I believe consumers should know about the gall bladder problems that believe it or not does cause, had i known i would of never taken it.

By: Chelsie

Chelsie — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:33:55 +0000

I was taking yasmin in 2004 and 2005. I became pregnant in May of 2005. By Nov 2005 I had my first gall bladder attack and thought it was early labor. It was horrible and I was pregnant. By the time Jan 2006 came around one week before my due date, I had a major attack that kept me in the hospital almost all night. I couldnt move, sit up, lay down or even just get comfortable. I was vomitting nonstop. I was starting to turn yellow. That morning they had to break my water and deliver the baby a week early so I could have the gallbladder removed. I was very upset because they TOLD me I needed to have an ephideral and I didnt want it. I know they were just trying to help with the pain so I could give birth! Im not sure if it was Yasmin or not, but if it was HELL ya I want to compensated!! It was HELL for the last few months of my pregnancy!!!

By: DAWN

DAWN — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:35:05 +0000

i took yaz offand on since 2006 for about 18 monhs, shortly after i stared noticing severe stomach problems, i thought it was gas, was taking hoards of gas ills trying to relieve the pain it never worked, took a fe rides to the emergency room but after waiting so long the pain would pass and i would leave. but , the problem was never resolved, it would come and go sparatically over the years, so ijust kept thinking it was gas flair-ups. finally i go to the er on 2/14/10 they tell me im passing stones. in april 2010 i have my gallbladder removed due to another flair up. i didnt pay much attention to the pains because i thought it was just gas… i was never sickly or had any physical ailments before taking this pill. the funniest thing is i was 27 when i stared this pill and never takenand brth control before then and this is the end result. my stomach still isnt right, and the pains come and go as they please.