Yaz and Yasmin Blood Clot Risk
A study published yesterday in the British Medical Journal suggests that the risk of suffering a Yaz or Yasmin blood clot may be greater than with some other types of birth control pills and 6.3 times greater than taking no form of oral contraceptive.
Yaz and Yasmin are currently among the most popular types of birth control sold in the United States, with Yaz accounting for 17.7% of the birth control market last year and Yasmin accounting for another 11%.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent women throughout the United States who are pursuing a Yaz lawsuit or Yasmin lawsuit after suffering a blood clot injury, such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, stroke or death, as well as gallbladder disease.
Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits filed allege that Bayer failed to adequately warn about the increased risk of serious heart and health problems associated with their birth control when compared to other available pills. They not only minimized the blood clot risk with Yaz and Yasmin, but also heavily marketing the drugs through deceptive advertisements designed to encourage doctors and patients to use their birth control pill over other available forms that may not present as great of a risk.
While blood clots are a risk associated with all forms of birth control, this new birth control pill study provides further evidence that the Yaz and Yasmin blood clot problems are not the same as all other types of available birth control pills.
Researchers looked at 1,524 women between 18 and 50 who were diagnosed with a first deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg, which is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins, or pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot that travels through the blood stream and gets lodged near the lung, and compared them with 1,760 health women. The data indicates that women taking oral birth control pills had a fivefold increase in the risk of blood clots, but some hormones carry more risk than others.
When compared to women who were using no oral contraceptives, researchers found that users who took drospirenone, the progestin contained in both Yaz and Yasmin, had a 6.3 times greater risk of blood clots. By comparison, women who used birth control pills containing levonorgestrel had the lowest risk, with only a nearly 4 times increase over women taking no birth control.
YASMIN AND YAZ BLOOD CLOT LAWSUITS
The Yas and Yasmin lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are reviewing and investigating potential claims throughout the United States. As a result of the drug makers’ failure to adequately research the safety of these birth control pills and inadequate warnings provided to consumers and the medical community, many otherwise healthy women have suffered serious and life-threatening injuries.
To determine if you, a friend or family member may be eligible for a claim and compensation, request a free consultation and lawsuit evaluation.
35 Comments • Add Your Comments
christina says:
I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME. I HAVE BEEN ON YAZ FOR ONE YR AND I HAVE NOTICED SOME PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THIS.
Posted on August 24, 2009 at 11:40 am
belkis says:
I was on both Jaz and Jasmin and suffered from a series of health issues.
Posted on August 25, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Teresa says:
RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM DUE TO TAKING YAZ FOR ACNE AT THE AGE OF 35.TWO DAYS PRIOR WAS WRONGLY DIAGNOSED WITH PINCHED NERVE AT ER. NOW ON COUMADIN FOR MIN OF 6 MOS POSSIBLY LIFE.
Posted on August 26, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Jennifer says:
I have taken Yasmin then switched to Yaz. In 11/07 i had to have my gallbladder removed due to a golf-ball sized gallstone. Then in 08/08 after 3 weeks of shortness of breath i was diagnosed with bloodclots in both lungs. Had to take Coumadin for 6 months and Lovanox shots for 2 weeks.
Posted on August 27, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Lynne says:
I was on Yaz for a year and after having so many different issues pop up that Ive never had I told them I wanted off it.
Posted on August 28, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Michelle says:
I WAS ON YAZ FOR SIX MONTHS. THE ENTIRE TIME I HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE RESPIRATORY ISSUES… TURNS OUT I WAS LIKELY THROWING CLOTS THE ENITRE TIME, CAUSING ME COUGHING SPELLS, TACHYCARDIA, AND SOB. I AM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, AND AT TIMES I WOULD HAVE TO GET UP AND LEAVE THE ROOM, THE COUGHING WOULD GET SO BAD. A CXR WAS DONE AND LOOKED CLEAR, ANTIBIOTICS DID NOT WORK….ETC…ETC. I ENDED UP IN THE ER IN APRIL, MISDIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA AND ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN, DESPITE A CT BEING DONE WHICH CLEARLY SHOWIED MULTIPLE PULMONARY EMBOLI. I DISCOVERED THIS NINE DAYS LATER, WHEN I REQUESTED MY RECORDS/REPORTS DUE TO NEVER-ENDING PAIN. I FOUND THAT THE CT REPORT DID INDEED INDICATE A PE. I CONTACTED THE ER AND ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AGAIN, FOR FIVE DAYS, WITH MULTIPLE PULMONARY EMBOLI AND A PULMONARY INFARCT. THE INFARCT WAS THE CAUSE OF MY SEVERE CHEST PAIN. DURING MY FIRST ER VISIT, I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR AN ANEURYSM THE PAIN WAS SO BAD. I AM NOW ON 10 MG OF COUMADIN A DAY, FOR A YEAR TO LIFE. COUMADIN IS A CATEGORY X MEDICATION, WHICH NOW AFFECTS MY ABILITY TO HAVE ANOTHER CHILD AT A TIME WHEN I AM READY…AT 34 YEARS OLD. I WAS ON YAZ TO HELP WITH MY CRAMPS THAT CAN BE VERY PAINFUL. HOWEVER, THIS EXPERIENCE WAS MUCH MORE PAINFUL AND COSTLY IN MANY WAYS THAN ANY CRAMPS I HAVE EVER HAD. BEFORE I TOOK YAZ I WAS HEALTHY. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW HOSPITALS, DOCTOR’S OFFICES, AND LABS ALL TOO WELL.
Posted on August 28, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Sharlett says:
My experience with YAZ has been a Life Altering Experience. That is a quote from my hemotologist. I was 47, healthy vibrant young woman who was told YAZ would do miracles in dealing with my PMS symptoms. I had a tubal ligation. No need for birthcontrol. But my NP told me it woul work wonders in alleviating what I was thinkin might have been Menopausal symstoms. A few months after taking YAZ I suffered nonstop coughing fits, shortness of breathe, the inabliity to perform my job up to par. I was soon hospitalized, diagnosed with pnumonia then my dr. looked into my history of my records asked me directly why and when I had been put on YAZ. I told him it been a few months maybe 4 or 5 I would get my records. He was insistent that I discontinue its use immediatly. He was not happy that his np had put a woman of my age on YAZ. He then decided he would do a ct scan. Sure enough he was right I had pulmonary embolisms. Never sick in my life prior to this. That was March of 2007. Since then, I have been airlifted by LIfe Team 4 seperate occassions, ambulatized numerous times and have spent the majoritey of 2007 in hospitals. I have just gotten out of the hospital 3 days ago for another bout with pnuomia. I am on coumadin. It does not work well with my body. Last night my INR was 2706 VERY HIGH my protime was 4.05 very high. So I have to contunually be tested and adjust my coumadin, supplement it with Lovenox shots which go right into your belly sting like crazy and leave horrendous bruising. The coumadin alone has ruined my life. I will always be on it for ever. They see no chance for me to ever be coumadin free. so I mush constantly adjust my life to make sure I am in the safest of all places. I can no longer do all the things I loved to , horseback ride, snow ski, water ski, I can’t even take my German Shepard out for a walk for fear he will knock me over and I will get a bleed. JUst quickly I will list what I have had since going on YAZ for just a few months. Pulmonary Embolisms, Pnumonia, extensive and numerous bouts, heart attack, another heart attack in the heart cath lab where my cardiologist removed many blood clots from around my heart, one broke lose and hit my hear directly. I was clinically dead for almost 4 minutes. My sternum was broken and ribs cracked in attempts to restart my heart. I was sent home on blood thinners after several weeks, Remember this is just June of 2007, March was when the troubles began. After going home from the heart attack with a list of probablly 30 prescriptions to just keep my alive, I suffered a carbon monoxide poisening. This is when you lungs cannot expel the bad gasses. I was never stabelized even though they took my from home by ambulance, helicoptered me out again to a larger hospital. I lay in a coma for weeks. I contracted a sereis of infections includin Sepsis. My familiy who live all around the country were notified by my pulmonalagist that the odds of me surviving this ordeal were less than 10 %. My family came to say goodbye and plan my funeral and figure out what would be best for my 2 young children. I am a single mother with full custody. The sole breadwinner for my children. My ex rarely sends child support. I had a line ran up into my arterial vein to act as a blood pressure pump as I was not hoding a blood pressure. I was Intubated for way too long. I was told I was one day away from getting a tracheotomy. How horrible is that?.My Drs. were so determined by my families strenght and presecene that they tried every anti biotic cocktail they could pump into me. I had at least 12 or more med pumps running in my IV lines. When I did come out of the Coma I was so confused and distraught the pain was unbearable, I thrashed out at my tubes, ect. They had to medically induce another coma. As I gradually came out little by little, i had to be cuffed to the bed, couldnt talk at all from all the tubes in my throat and was so confused. It was the most awful experinece andyone on earth can ever go through. The pain was excrutiating. I had to have my lungs suctioned out regularly. I had to cough while the nuse would suction my lungs it was horrible. All I could see was blood red when would close my eyes and try so hard to do what she asked of me. I was continually told that if I did not fight like hell I would never make it. If anything I would lose my vocal chords and never speak again. I remember well the day they took the line from my leg artery, the one holding my blood pressure stable. It took 4 nurses, One Male and very strong 58 minutes of jamming their fists into my groin to try to stop the bleeding. Since I was on blood thinners to avoid more clots my blood was very thin. Image 58 minutes of 4 nurses standing on the bed kneeling however they cound get a good angle stamping repeated pressure on the artery to stop the bleed. I was given morpine during the last 10 minutes only as they could not reach the dr. I was screaming in pain begging God to take me now. It was horrendous. But it was nothing to what else I have endured due to a stupid screwup like taking a medicene that I had seen phamplets for, seen commercials on tv. I had zero fear of anything happening to me. It ruined my life, I was in the hospital the entire summer leaving in August. I went 64 days with NOTHING by mouth. Not an icecube, sip of water, nothing. I had to relearn so many things. My lungs are irreversably damaged and I am now on O2 24/7, I can not work. I have not driven a car since that March when I was first admited. I have endless side effects from the presciptions I am on to keep me alive. How awful. I went from a vibrant young woman in the prime of her life raising two children on her own to just barely staying alive. I had a GI bleed which sent me out on yet another helicopter ride thats 4 to date. One fixed wing flight. I struggle everyday just to try my best to raise my children. I am destiute, on SSi which doesnt even cover my prescription copays. I had a great life. my children had a great future with me. now its all gone. I am told I am one very lucky lady to be here on this earth after what I have gone through. I was just hospita;ozed again last week. I had a blood clotting factor of over 6 minutes. A pinprick could have killed me. So they gave me vitimin K to thicken up my blood and that gave me a deep vein thrombosis from that. so more time in the hospital. Bitlls I cant pay. My like was stolen from me and I was never given the choice to decide if it was dangerous. I was put on YAZ purely to alleviate some pms cramping. I would take that any day. Oh yeah. My dr.s have discoverd I have a cervil tumor and polpys. But quess what? NOt a thing they can do about it. I am not a surgical candidtate. I could die for getting a tooth fixed. I just want a little justice. Just a little justice for they stole from me, my children, my familiy who camped out in the ICU for weeks and weeks. For my Drs. who are furious that this has happened to me. I’m sorry but I can’t sit up at the computer very long and this has been way over my limit. Thank you for trying to correct this proplem Please do let another young woman lose her life as I have.
Posted on August 29, 2009 at 10:13 am
Lori says:
I was on YAZ for 6 months, recommended by my dr. after having a baby. 24 years old, no health problems whatsoever until i started YAZ. I had shortness of breath to where i couldn’t walk more than a few steps, tachycardia, extremely high blood pressure, heart palpitations. I went to the ER and they thought i had a blood clot. They did several tests and xrays but did not find anything. I immediately stopped taking YAZ and started to become myself again after a couple of months. Ever since taking it, I get upset stomachs a lot during the night. Also pain in my upper stomach which I need to get checked out. Hoping it’s not a gallstone or something along those lines from the YAZ.
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Maggie says:
I had one irregular peripod in July 2006 and my doctor prescribed Yasmin for 6 months. I was seventeen. The pill worked wonders for me until I finished with the trial and the next month I didn’t have a period. I was rushed to the ER when I had stabbing pains in my lower abdomen. Doctors didn’t know what was wrong, so they did ultrasounds. Turns our I had multiple cysts on both ovaries and two of them had ruptured. My doctor again prescribed Yasmin for 6 months, but I continued to have pains. I was convinced that the pill had caused my problems and didn’t understand why they kept insisting that I take it. I finished with it anyway. By this time I was starting college, moving away from home, and adjusting to the stresses that come with college. I finished taking the 6 months of pills and requested another ultrasound to be sure. I was clear. I thought this would be the end of my troubles, but I didn’t have a period for several months and bacame worried. I saw my doctor and she insisted that I try the pill for a few more months. I did against my better judgement. I didn’t have problems in the beginning, but after a couple months I started having severe back pains consistent with a UTI. I saw the doctors about it and they said they had never heard of anyone having urinary problems with the pill. I stopped taking Yasmin in January of 2009. The pains stopped, but my blood pressure started rising. I don’t believe that any of these things would have happened had I not been on this medication. I have not had a regular period in two years and I have high BP. I don’t think I am entitled to anything as far as compensation, but let my story be a warning. I was in perfect health before I took Yasmin, and now I don’t know what all is wrong with me.
Posted on September 4, 2009 at 8:53 pm
tasha says:
i’m just finding out about this an it scared me to death.my doctor just put me on the yaz pill. ive been bleeding like u wouldn’t believe it. ive been in so much pain that i have to take stronger pain killers.its ridicilous.i just saw the commercial an read up on this i had no idea it was this bad.im not taking that pill no more, an my doctor will hear from me.god was with me.im just glad i wasnt on it for as long as others. my heart an prayers go out to them. im praying that im ok.
Posted on September 8, 2009 at 3:17 am
Janet says:
I just also found out about he affects of Yasmin. After I had my son in 2004, I was put on Yasmin and didn’t have any problems with it as I was on it for 3yrs. I came off it in January of 2008 because me and the hubby started talking about trying for another baby. Well, nothing has happened, not pregnant yet. Can this be an affect of the pill Yasmin? At the end of last year, I starting having some issues with my leg. I started out with a pain in my right hip on and off but the pain in my legs were horrible. I did have a doppler ultrasound on both legs done to rule out any blood clots and everything is normal. Now, I am freaking out because I am hearing all these strories about Yasmin.
Posted on September 11, 2009 at 10:24 pm
DDV says:
I’ve been taking Yazmin for 11 years now, stopped taking it about 6 months ago. Am I in deep trouble? What are the steps I need to take if any? 🙁
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Erica says:
After taking Yaz and Yasmine, I too had the stomach pains, and had my gall bladder removed. I also had a uterine bleed that was full of blood clots and I bled for over a week. These pills gave me pain in the ovaries and the abdomen. I also lost hair around my edges when I started taking Yaz. I recently looked online and saw that others are loosing hair as well.
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Chanelle says:
My heart goes out to all of you women. I’ve been crying all day because my mom was on yaz and had a pulmonary embolism. they finally realized what was wrong as she went into the er one night and she was in the hospital for about a week. She’s been on blood thinners since then, now shes only on coumadin. One week her blood is too thin and the next too thick. It been a couple months and they cant get it right, we dont know whats wrong.
Shes sick now, like a cold that keeps getting worse. shes always cold, cant keep down any food and always tired. I just want my mommy back 🙁
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Carol says:
I was put on Yasmin in 2005 to regulated my period. About 6 months later (Jan. 2006) one arm swelled, then the other arm, then it spread to my leg and I began to have difficulty breathing. My doctor misdiagnosed it for 4 months. She finally sent me to a specialist, who immediately recognized the conditions as blood clots and pulmonary embolism. I was hospitalized for 5 days then sent home with Lovenox injections. I was off work for 10 weeks due to the severity of the dvt in my leg. I returned to work in March 2006 but continued to experience pain and difficulty walking or standing. In July 2006 I was hospitalized again for acute gallbladder attack due to a gallstone. They wanted to remove my gallbladder ASAP but couldn’t because I was still taking the coumadin from the DVTs. After 2 days of IV drug therapy to reverse the effects of the coumadin, my gallbladder was removed. I suspected the Yasmin might have caused the problems because I had never been in the hospital prior to taking it. I asked my hematologist and my new primary care physician, but they didn’t seem concerned. Now its 3 years later and I’m still having problems with my leg. It goes numb and swells due to the veins being damaged. I don’t understand how it has been on the market this long and the effects are just recently being reported. It is a damaging drug!
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 1:03 am
kamrey says:
I was on yaz at the age of 16 for acne, birthcontrol and pms. This birthcontrol made me experiance intense migraines, and have siezures. my neurologist insisted i stop taking it so i did. now 2 years later, i stopped having siezures, but still have migraines. I’m on topamax a seizure and migraine blocker. also, i got into an accident, and now have a blood clot in my leg, maybe if i never took yaz, i wouldnt have this blood clot now. iv been trying to get ahold of a representative but still cant.
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 11:01 am
terri says:
My daughter has been having alot of troubling symtoms over the last year including migranes, passing out, unexplained brusing, sun sensitivity, fatigue, and nausea. She has also been taking Yaz for over a year. She has stopped taking Yaz and has experienced a reduction in the problems she was having. I am concerned that it was the cause of these problems and that she has yet to see the end results and complications.
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Kim says:
I am just finding out about these problems as well and it is really scaring me. I’m having a lot of the same issues as others. I’ve been on Yasmin for a little over a year and have had a lot of hair loss, unexplained bruising, increase in migranes, fatigue, coughing spells, nausea on a constant basis. Just last month I could swear I had a mild heart attack with pain from the left side of my neck all the way down my arm. I’ve had problems with dizziness and at one point I thought I was going to pass out (drunk symptoms) in the middle of a store. I’m not sure how I made it home, originally I thought it was just low blood sugar, but after reading these posts, I think it was related to the yasmin. I am not going to continue taking this pill but am worried of what damage has already been done to my body.
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Mindy says:
I’ve been on Yaz for two years due to my terrible cramps. I haven’t been feeling any problems, really. I sometimes have a shortness of breath. Should I get off of this immediately? Reading all of the stories, I am very concerned. Though I haven’t had any issues, I’m just afraid of what could happen later on. What other birth controls are there that don’t cause such distress?
My heart goes out to all of you who have suffered. I am so sorry.
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 3:21 am
Jessica says:
I started taking yasmine in 2005, it seem to be the only thing to regulate my period. Out of the blue two years later my Dr put me on yaz told me they took yasmine off the market. I had break through bleeding while taking yaz along with bad periods more than once a month. I expierenced bad headachces and stomach pains. I was on this pill for around two years. I then got pregnant while on yaz last year. I gave birth to my child in April of this year and have been on yasmine since June 2009. I get bad headaches more than usual. I find I get kight headed a lot and have dizzy spells. I never thought it could be my birth control. I just heard about this today and had already took a pill this morning. I don’t watch a lot of television so I had no idea. I over heard my co workers talking about at work. Now I am worried and scared. Should I get a check up?
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Jennifer says:
I too was precibed yaz, and started having alot of problems. I had trouble breathing, irregular heartbeats, and pain in my left armpit. I have since stopped taking it, and have been trying to get pregnant…with no success…I’m scared too…
Posted on October 1, 2009 at 5:23 pm
barb says:
Ive been on yaz for alittle over a year. And for the first time my period will not go away! Ive had it know for 14 days..and my tail bone is killing me could this be becaus of yaz?
Posted on October 6, 2009 at 11:35 am
roshelle says:
I have been taking Yasmin for almost a year now so fare im a little concerned with all the information I’m hearing about, 2 month’s ago I had made an appt to see my doctor becuse I have been experiencing cramps and swelling in my legs and arms, also pain in brest area my doctor said it might be just me. but know i dont know who to belive and weather or not to stopp taking the pills
Posted on October 6, 2009 at 12:45 pm
heather says:
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??
Posted on October 8, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Dacia says:
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!
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Fawn says:
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.
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Cindi says:
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?
Posted on December 23, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Katheryn says:
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!!!!
Posted on January 11, 2010 at 9:04 pm
samantha says:
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.
Posted on February 10, 2010 at 12:06 am
Rebecca says:
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.
Posted on March 15, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Jenny says:
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!
Posted on April 8, 2010 at 11:27 am
Jenny says:
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?
Posted on April 8, 2010 at 12:03 pm
ashley says:
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.
Posted on November 17, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Jess says:
Hi, i saw youre commercial today, and ive been taking Yaz for almost a year . Ive felt very weird and reading these stories makes think that ive had similar side effects. I live in canada, and i saw youre commercial on a american channel
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 11:36 pm
ntombi says:
hi i’m from south africa and i recently stopped taking yaz after only day 6,my legs have been feeling numb on and off and i have weird back pain.just wondering if i should see a doctor about this?
Posted on October 12, 2015 at 3:11 pm