Contraception Reviews
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Contraception Reviews
Combination birth control pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown61644
🇺🇸 US
  •  10th Dec 23
Yaz birth control pill  
•  Stopped using

Yaz hit me like a freight train. Only lasted a month. Anxiety, panic, isomnia, dizzy spells and nausea and loss of appetite, and oh my god I peed like every 30 minutes, and felt my bladder was filling back up as it was emptying. A lot of pelvic pressure. I was tested for UTIs and got to a point where I made ultrasound and urologist appointments for my bladder, I had no idea what was going on. I did end up finding out I have a small bladder, so the diuretic effect of Yaz just hit me very hard. Do not recommend. The anxiety and insomnia hit hard and two weeks after stopping everything is normal, but those anxious thoughts at night needed ongoing cognitive behavioural therapy to get through.

Mood

Very negative

Skin

No change

Sex drive

Reduced

Weight

Lost weight

Bleeds

No change

Mood

Don't know

Skin

Don't know

Sex drive

Don't know

Weight

Don't know

Cycle return to normal

I don't know / can't tell
While using
 Sweating more than usual
 Discomfort wearing contact lenses
 Nausea or vomiting
 Period like cramps
 Dizziness
 Headaches
 Lower back pain
After using

No side effects provided

No experience provided

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