Comments on: Yasmin and Yaz Problems Highlighted by NY Times

By: Ellyn

Ellyn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:54:43 +0000

My 15 yr. old daughter went on Yaz after her gyno prescribed it for her PMDD. She was also excited to read that it helped with acne. No blood tests and two months later the PMDD came back with tremendous anxiety and she lost 20lbs. She was onlly 100 to begin with. She is not seeing 3 specialists for anorexia and her boyfriend of 1 1/2 years left her. This is torture. She is an honor student and has always been a good kid so she is having a tough time trying to understand why some medication can take over her brain and make her terrified to eat. After we figured out that it started when we started the Yaz, we stopped and we think we are finally making the slightest improvement in fighting this monster of a disorder. If she doesn’t stop losing weight by tomorrow they are considering putting her in an in patient center. I can’t believe something like this happened to her from a med meant to help PMDD!!! I have heard other horror stories but this is ridiculous. I don’t even recognize my daughter anymore. She is just skin and bones.

By: dana

dana — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:57:15 +0000

My 20 year old daughter is an unusually healthy and active person .In June 2009 she was given Yaz for b control and acne correction. Early august one night.i received a call from her friends that her face appeared twisted. Horrified…i ran to the hospital ..and her face and hands were grossly twisted. she could not speak. The doctors were convinced that she was having anxiety. This could not be. It appeared as a stroke and she remained this way for hours.They said her pottasium levels were low. After care, She improved briefly. After a few days this event occurred again. She vomited every half an hour. She lost 8 pounds in a few days. Now..she stopped eating. I called a center for anorexia. This was all bizarre.She had pain and was now hospitalized with a kidney stone and diagnosed with GERD as well .These side effects are on the Yaz list.Three hospitalizations later all in the month of august and with every doctor claiming “anxiety”…I just knew this was not my daughter.She begged us to let her die. “Ignore her for a while”..they said. I returned her to college with fear. They put her on pain killers and anti nausea meds. I called her 3x a day. She was hiding in her room and could not function.I told her to get off the pill. Suddenly…after stopping Yaz…she improved started eating and was HERSELF again.There was CLEARLY a connection…and I am filing a lawsuit.I have all the hospitalization records …but I will not be defeated. I could have lost her.

By: Yaz User

Yaz User — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:06:00 +0000

Anyone who takes Yaz or Yasmin is warned about these side effects in the manual enclosed with the pills from the beginning. However, my first doctor put me on Yasmin which is stronger than Yaz before testing my potassium levels in my blood and checking my medical and family history with me. He warned me not to smoke and that was all. The Nuva ring has similar chemicals to Yaz; and this doctor tried to push it on me even though that product wouldn’t work for me. I switched doctors and requested blood tests and the lower dosage (Yaz) and I am alright. This pill does alter my emotional state to a healthier state during my cycle. It is the doctor’s faults for not educating these women and testing before prescribing any form of birth control. I also understand that these pills are not for everyone.