Comments on: Yaz and Yasmin Blood Clot Risk

By: ashley

ashley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:34:28 +0000

ok I am 25 and was taking yaz. one day I saw spots like lights and then my in my left eye I began to see a dark circle. I have taken test and found that I have no peripheral vision in my left eye. They found no blood clot but my doctor told me to stop taking the pill. I became pregnant within two months which we desided to start trying soon after I stoped taking the pill. now a year after taking Yaz I still have eye problems and tend to not use my left side as much as I use to. The doctors I have seen say that it was there all along and I just started to relize it now. But I am not sure after all I have heard about Yaz. I don’t want to keep spending money if they are right but I would like to know what is going on.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:03:50 +0000

I was also wondering- Have the doctors done anything to help anybody or is all of this just something that we all have to deal with from now on?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:27:27 +0000

I started taking yaz in feb. of 2009. At first it seemed to do what it says. My pms seemed better, my periods lighter, other than that no change. About three months into it I noticed that I was very fatigued, extremely moody and horrible migranes. Which was what the bc was supposed to take care of. I’m not sure when it started but I also started having pain in my gums. I really just blew it off until it got so bad that I couldn’t even eat. I went to the doctor and they just said it was stress, and gave me some pain meds. After a few more months of it I decided to look it up online. The first thing to pop up was Yaz as the problem. I immediately stopped taking it. That was at the end of November 09. I starting feeling better almost immediately after getting off of it. Now I am dealing with passing out, or coming very close to it. After the last time I decided this is just to much and went to the doctor. He had my blood drawn, an EKG test done, and I am on a heart monitor for a month. They called with the results from my blood tests and everything came back normal. This is when my mother told me about someone else that had problems linked to Yaz. So I’ve been reading all of the horror stories realizing this is probably what is wrong. I guess I will see. I can’t believe this pill is still on the market. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Hopefully someone will step up and do something about this being so available and pushed on to people as if there are no problems with it!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:04:12 +0000

Hi there, I am from London in the UK and have been on Yasmin for around a year. Yesterday, I suffered a stabbing pain in the left index finger. I began to see the vein swell blue in the finger, and a blue tinge began to radiate through the finger. After a few mins, my finger started to swell and turn red (apart from the blue tinge). The veins in my left arm started to swell and I had pains in the chest, near the heart. the finger became extremely painful and my left hand started to go numb. I rubbed my finger under hot water for about an hour, and the blueness/redness and swelling started to go away. I attended my GP today, who fails to recognise this maybe a reaction to Yasmin, despite the lawsuits against Bayer; and has stated, this is only an issue for 1 in 1,000,000 women, and they all probably had other problems or were taking medication to counteract the Yasmin. I have never suffered from anything like this before, and am otherwise healthy in this regard. I noticed however, on taking the Yasmin, I developed heart palpatations during the last year. If I knew yasmin was such a problem, I would not have taken it in the first place.

By: samantha

samantha — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:06:18 +0000

After reading every post, I can’t believe this stuff is still on the market.I’ just turned 20 this past July. I went on Yaz approximately two years ago and used the trial. After the trial I stopped because I switch my gyno. I went back on it this past July because I didnt seem to have problems with it. I didn’t gain weight, it helped the cramps so it seemed to work for me. However, December hit and I was out of breath over simple tasks. I thought it was just my asthma kicking it but it became a lot worse and I began having chest pain. I went to the ER and they diagnosed it as costochondritis. I’ve had a doppler done on my legs to rule out a blood clot but just recently the chest pains have been extremely bad. Just yesterday, I was driving and felt..almost like popping or stretching in my chest and the pain has been unbareable. I went to a cardiologist and he strongly recommended I stop taking Yaz asap. I didn’t feel as well emotionally either but I thought I could handle it but the chest pains are so bad. I go for more testing next week and I’m praying it’s not at such a bad case yet. I stopped taking it the day I went to the cardiologist. When I look back though, after the trial pack I had dizzy spells and migraines, fatigue,loss of appetite. My doctor at the time diagnosed it as vertigo and soon figured it was mono. Maybe that’s never what it was and it’s been the Yaz ever since casuing all of these problems. I wish everyone the best, it’s so horrible to read this many women have these problems but it’s also scary to know so many other women are having the problems and not knowing it like I didn’t as well as more women going on it and not knowing any of these problems can occur.

By: Katheryn

Katheryn — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:04:25 +0000

I have been on Yaz and am currently on Ocella. I have had 8 week long periods, thrown horrendous clots during periods, have had increased migraines, shortness of breath, weekly heart palpitations, eye twitches, chest pains, have dizzy spells, and now just found out that I may possibly be developing kidney stones. I am a VERY physically fit women with a bmi of 19% ,workout regularly, and find it irratating that I get short on breath and winded so easily when I am in peak condition. Additionally, I eat will and rest accordingly and I am always fatigued. I am a little freaked out to read all of these posts and as I am currently still on Ocella, greatly concerned in Oklahoma!!!!

By: Cindi

Cindi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:10:39 +0000

Daughter was on YAZ for a little over a year and she quit it a year ago. She has had fatique, dizziness, reoccuring headaches/migrain, numbness in arms/hands/legs at times, trouble sleeping and almost fainting. Has any one else quit YAZ and had constant dizziness and other problems?

By: Fawn

Fawn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:08:50 +0000

I am sitting in a hospital room as I type this.
I am a registered nurse. I have endometriosis for which I have been on various birth control pills and/or shots over the years. Last year I tried Depo-Provera for 6 months, which gave me incontrollable mood swings. After 6 more months of no period after stopping the depo, I started having pain again. The doctor gave me 3 months sample of Yaz, because it had “a lower side effect profile” than the other ones I have tried (usually nausea with oral bcp). I started Yaz 2 months ago. About 1 month ago, I had right jaw spasms and tingling. I thought at first it was a tia, (mini stroke) but I thought , that couldn’t be, I am too young. I went to the doctor who thought it was shingles in my trigeminal nerve that was caught so early the rash didn’t form. I was put on valtrex for a week, and the rash never came, but I had a horrible cough and bronchitis… now I think it was the beginning of the PE’s. Since then, 3 weeks ago, my cough has resoved but I had been short of breath with minor activities. I thought this was from the bronchitis or being out of shape. It continued though, and I was going to see my doctor on Wed. On tuesday night I was at church and was short of breath, then nauseated, then dizzy. I passed out. the EMTs were called, came and I was better. My vital signs were normal, so they left. I rested for a while, and then tried to get up again and became weak. I went to the ER with friends, where I was diagnosed with multiple massive bilateral pulmonary embolisms. I was admitted to a non-telemetry bed. I didn’t sleep due to worry and chest pain. The next day my regular doctor came in and said to not even flex my toes as I likely had more clots. Yet the nurse wanted me too keep getting on the bedpan instead of letting me have a foley. I called the doctor, got the foley and transferred to a monitored cardiac unit. THe echocardiogram showed cor pulmonale and mostly obstructed bilat pulmonary arteries. The leg dupplex showed no lower extremity clots, so I was allowed off bedrest and can be up with help. the foley is out now too. I am on oxygen. My doctor sent labs to Mayo to see if I have an underlying hereditary condition that would predispose me to clots, but it is unlikely. My pulmonologist said he is 100% sure it is caused by YAZ. i am 30 years old, a single mom with 2 jobs in nursing, but I don’t have any sick time or disability benefits. I will be here at least until Sunday. I may have to go to a short term rehab due to my weakness. It will take a year in the best case scenario for me to feel back to normal. I have no idea when I will be able to work again. I am still unsure where the rest of the clots are and am concerned if any more break loose. My doctor discouraged the use of clot busters, ie TPA. I have decreased appetite and get winded in conversations. I get clammy if I sit up too long. My daughter is distraught and missing school. My family and friends are having to rearrange their lives to help me.

By: Dacia

Dacia — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:07:25 +0000

Hi.
I want to first off say how horrible all this is that we are all having to go through. I’ll be praying for each and everyone of you. I took YAZ from Feb. 2007 till April of 2009. In March of 2009 I had to have emergency gallbladder surgery and had to have it removed. They said it was a hot mess gallstones size of golf balls. Then this past September I developed a horrible cough one I still have today. I’ve recently been diagnosed with pneumonia and now the flu. After reading about blood clots and reoccurring coughing, I’m terrified. I have 3 year twin boys to grow old with! Someone please give me any advice on how I can help other women get better! God Bless!

By: heather

heather — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:38:30 +0000

I used to take yasmin from age 16-20…..and at age 21 I got pregnant and during that time I got DVT………do you think that yasmin would have helped cause this??