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Yaz Lawsuits and Yasmin Lawsuits

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Yasmin lawsuits and Yaz lawsuits were filed over alleged side effects of the birth control pills, which may have increased the risk of heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis, (DVT), pulmonary embolysm (PE), gallbladder disease, death and other serious injuries. Lawsuits over generic Yasmin, marketed as Ocella and Zarah, as well as lawsuits over generic Yaz, marketed as Gianvi, were also pursued.

YASMIN AND YAZ LAWSUIT STATUS: All federal lawsuits over Yaz and Yasmin were consolidated in the Southern District of Illinois, and Yasmin / Yaz lawyers reviewed additional claims for women throughout the country who experienced problems.

AboutLawsuits.com is no longer reviewing new claims involving Yaz or Yasmin side effects. This page is maintained for informational purposes only.

Yaz Lawsuits

MANUFACTURERS: Bayer Corporation, formerly known as Berlex Laboratories, Inc. and Berlex, Inc.

OVERVIEW: Yaz and Yasmin are combined oral birth control pills that contain ethinyl estradiol and droperinone. In 2008, Yaz accounted for 17.7% of the birth control market with sales of $616 million and Yasmin had 11% of the market with $382 million in sales. Sales increased sharply over 2007 numbers, largely due to aggressive marketing campaigns that have since been called “deceptive” and “misleading” by the FDA.

The drug makers aggressively marketed the birth control pills despite knowledge that Yasmin and Yaz dangers may expose otherwise healthy young women to a risk of serious and potentially life-threatening injuries. The pills continue to be sold without adequate warnings and some have suggested that a Yasmin and Yaz recall should be issued since the risky drugs carry no benefits over other available birth control pills.

According to lawsuits filed by victims, Yasmin and Yaz side effects could increase the risk of:

  • Heart Attacks
  • Strokes
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Sudden Death

YASMIN AND YAZ SIDE EFFECTS: The use of drospirenone is unique to Yaz and Yasmin, as it is not found in other birth control pills available in the United States.

Drospirenone, or drsp, impacts the body’s normal mechanism of regulating a balance between salt and water. This results in elevated potassium levels, known as hyperkalemia, which is known to cause potentially life-threatening heart problems and other health issues.

The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has listed Yasmin on its list of “DO NOT USE” drugs because it contains drospirenone, which can increase the risk of heart problems and other health concerns, and because there is no evidence that the drug is any better than older contraceptives that are available.

Several studies and reports have highlighted the risk of Yasmin and Yaz problems for several years. An April 2002 report in the British Medical Journal identified 40 cases of venous thrombosis among women using Yasmin, leading to recommendations that older second generation birth control pills be used instead. A February 2003 report in the British Medical Journal discussed another 5 reports of Yasmin problems involving thromboembolism, including at least two deaths.

The drug makers had exclusive access to information concerning the safety of Yaz / Yasmin, and allegedly chose to ignore the risk of serious injuries in their effort to increase use of the birth control pills and generate additional profits even at the expense of consumers’ health.

Tags: Bayer, Ocella, Yasmin, Yaz
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152 Comments

Sandy
I have been taking Yaz for about 3 months now soley to help w/PMDD. It has not helped with the symptoms at all. I still have to take my Prozac two weeks before my period or I become a not nice person. I am most definately NOT taking these pills any longer. Luckily for me, I have not had any other symptoms as of yet. I do have a friend who got pregnant on the Yaz and flat lined on the table when they were trying to do a c-section! Do NOT take these pills any longer!
Brandy
I took Yazmin for about 4 years. Started them around age 19, when I got married. I went from an easy going personality to mood swings so bad that I thought I might need to be commited. They ranged from horrible fits of rage to crying spells for no reason. I felt like I was loosing my mind and could not understand why. I have never felt so out of control. My husband still vividly recalls these terrible mood swings, theye were very hard on our marriage. Once I came off the pill I my mooods were completely back to normall. Last year I had to have my gall bladder removed at 24 yrs old. The nurse told me that they were seeing an astounding amount of very young women needing this surgery. Now I am wondering if my surgery and many of these womes were due to taking this birth control. I have severe acid reflux problems, nausa, diareah, and IBS. I have had countless trips to the GI Dr. Now he is wanting me to consider another surgery to help with the acid reflux. I was thinking back on when my problems started and it was around the same time I started taking Yazmin. I don’t know if the pill caused my problems but the timing is dead on. I have suffered so much with my stomach problems. The gaul bladder surgery was not that bad, I recovered within a few weeks. But after reading others mention stomach and acid reflux problems, I realized that Yazim could be the reasons I have suffered so long. It actually makes me angry thinking that I may never have had to deal with this if I had never taken this pill. I know that my problems could have been worse and I am so thankful that they were not. I have several friends that took this pill and suffered terrible mood swings and even a couple that were suicidal. I hope this drug gets pulled from she shelves so that others don’t have to suffer.
Paige B
When I moved to another state they didn’t carry my birthcontrol so they switched me to this and withthin a few week I was gaining weight like crazy -10lbs now. I no longer had any desire to have sex and my mood swings are so strange, I become so angry for no reason. I feel sick all the time and can’t sleep as well anymore with headaches on top of it all. I HATE IT. I”m stopping this birth control and switching back to my old one. DO NOT USE
L. Upton
I’ve recently been diagnosed with Non-alcoholic liver damage (NASH). I was on Yaz for over a year and Yasmine before that. I’m wondering if the Yaz & Yasmine caused the liver damage which in turn caused the insulin resistance that has me on 2x daily insulin shots now. I’m in contact with a local lawyer, but it’s been really interesting to read that other young women taking Yaz have the same liver damage.
Jennifer
I have been taking Yaz and Yazmmin on and off between the two for five years now. I was placed on this form of birth control to help with my PCOS. In the last few months I have been having issues with my gallbladder, and pain in my legs. I two have lost hair on my head but have gained it on my face, not a good thing. I have broken vains on my legs and it is getting worse with the pain. I have gained much more weight then needed as well. I have been to my family doctor and I was told that the risk of the birth control is very low and I have nothing to worry about. I an now on all liquid diet to my gallbladder, I have severe symptoms of the gallbladder and I am seeking out medical attention for this issue. I have been told that my birth control would not cause gallbladder complication. But now I see that I am not the only one with all these symptoms.
Michelle
I took yaz starting in 2008. I experienced nausea, and severe stomach aches. I discontinued yaz in 2009 do to that. Since then I have been diagnosed with insomnia, and depression. I also developed bad allergies which I didn’t have before.
Lynn
On July 28, 2010 we lost our beloved daughter Melanie age 20 due to a pulmonary embolism. We attribute her death to Yaz. Our hearts are broken
Natasha
I am so glad i did some research. I wanted to change birth control. I had not been taking anything and I was irregular because I normally take the depo shot. I go to the doctor and he wasnt in so the let their LPN take care of me and she said she could give me anything unsaid til I got a pap. So I was aggravated from staying upo there all day and having to resechedule and I needed some birth control. So anyways she said she would give me me some samples until I came back. Well she brings me some sample packs to start for 2 months until I come back and it was YAZ. I asked her isnt this th stuff with all the lawsuits on tv, she shoved the boxes in my hand and said she was fine and she had been taking them for yrs. I was nervous about it but I took them, abd today I looked it up and so many people have lost their gallbladders!!! Crazy Nurse, the other night I woke up at 3 am, tried to go back to sleep and eventually just got up at 4 am started my day! Thats unusual, last night it felt like someone was squeezing my heart inside my chest, SO thank God I did some studing and bout to through these pills in the garbage. I am 23 and have been on them fo 1 week.
Rachey
I have just started my third pack and feel horrible. The nausea Im experiencing keeps me awake at night. Ive had diarrhea for the past 2 months an am constantly tired. I have noticed terrible mood swings and am uncharacteristically angry. I have not taken the pill for about 8 years (Microgynon) and came off it because of similar side effects, the only reason I started again is because my periods have never gone back to normal with spotting every 2/3 weeks, and I recently found out I have cysts on my ovaries. Today I am off work sick and its a wakeup call that I cannot continue this medication, I dont know if I should just stop today but thats what Im going to do.
VanessaR
I am a very healthy 49-year-old woman who was trying to induce lactation for a baby I am adopting. I was put on Yasmin as part of the protocol. Within days of starting this drug, I experienced a TIA. I was hospitalized and told I needed to watch for a subsequent stroke and that I should get off of the Yasmin immediately. I cannot believe that so many people are having the same problem with this drug and the drug company is still allowed to sell it!! Very wrong. How many people need to die from this stuff before they take it off the market?
Amanda
I like many others who put their comments on this site took yasmin and ocella and around five months after i had my second child i went through the most severe pain i have ever had in my life. I would rather go through childbirth. After several trips to the doctor and hospital I was left with $15000 in medical bills and no gallbladder……all of this due to a birth control pill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rediculous and the sad part is that no one will get anything they deserve out of the lawsuits and worst of all there will be no relief for the people who lost children, mothers, sisters, wifes,friends, due to a birth control pill. This drug should be taken off the market immediately but money is more important than peoples lives! Since there will be no resolution in this situation I feel the only thing we can do is tell our story and let the women who are on yaz yasmin ocella or thinking about takin it PLEASE DONT if you value your health and your life DO NOT take it and if you are please STOP.
Erin
Response to Courtney: I also used to have horrible mood swings before starting YAZ. My mood is now back what it used to be before starting birth control – happy and predictable!! My fiance and I were on the brink of ending our engagement because of my unpredictable sadness and rage. Since starting YAZ we’ve been able to go back to the way we used to be….totally in love!!!
Jenna
I have had problems with not getting a period since I was 12 years old. When I heard about YAZ i thought that it would be just the birth control to help with all of the pain and missed periods that i have. I took the pill for only around a year. I started to have pain in my upper right quadrant after that. I went to the emergency room at my school and my white blood cell count was in trouble and they had to give me antibiotics immediately to decrease my infection. I went home knowing that the only way that I would get better was if my gall bladder was removed. They told me to return to the ER if my fever did not decrease and within 24 hours I was back in the ER and admitted to the hospital. Once in the hospital I had to have emergency surgery to remove my gall bladder. I was very dangerously infected when I went the ER and was admitted to the hospital and I am appalled that this side affect would not be previously described to me. I sympathize with everyone who has had the same kind of issue, and I hope that something will be done about it.
PJ
I took Yaz for about 9 months before suffering the first symptoms of DVT and a pulmonary embolism which I ignored because I thought it was a pinched nerve in my shoulder (despite the shortness of breath). 6 weeks later, I woke up to having one leg swollen to twice the size of the other, from hip to ankle. Went to the emergency room where they discovered that my arteries in that leg were completely blocked. Spent 3 weeks in the hospital — 3 days in intensive care — while being pumped full of blood thinners and daily abdominal injections, with a PIK line straight to my heart. Received both angioplasty and a stent in the main artery leading down to the leg. While all birth control pills carry the warning regarding blood clots, etc., this one seems to be far more potent than anything I’ve taken in the past. I truly regret taking what was described to me as nothing short of a ‘miracle’ pill.
Emily
I started taking Yaz in 2005. A few months later I was having extreme anxiety, mood swings and depression, as well as bleeding during intercourse. I was put on anti-depressiants and anti anxiety meds. In 2007 when I was 19, I start having breathing difficulty and chest pains, about 3 days later my right arm was swollen and dark purple. I went to the ER for the breathing, they told me it was just the “anxiety” and to practice deep breathing. When my arm began acting up, I went to a second doctor who told me that I must have “fallen, or hit my arm” and not remembered…3 days later I was rushed to the ER because I could not breathe. I was dianosed with Blood clots, DVT in my right arm, and a PE. I spent a night in ICU and 5 days in recovery after the emergency surgury. After that, I had to have my first rib removed to allow blood flow and prevent clotting, in which I spend a week in the hospital, all the while missing school. I still have pain in my right back in side, can never take any BC again,and am denied insurance because of the anti depression/ani anxiety meds I was put on. I wouldnt have ever consitered taking this drug had I known these risks!
feistylaboom
Comment re: The post from Brandy 5/13/10. Ocela is the generic form of Yasmin. I was switched ot Ocela by my pharmacy (following the rules of my insurance provider). I tried it for three months. Not only did my acne and facial hair worsen, but there were other side effects that I’d never had on Yasmin (weight gain, for one). In the case of hormone therapy (which is what birth control is), don’t mess with the generics.
Feistylaboom
I take Yasmin to control symptoms of PCOS (irregular menses, acne, facial hair). It definitely affects my mood, but not so much that I have stopped taking it. Yaz, on the other hand, is pure evil. My then-internist decided that I should try Yaz (I think because she, like a lot of doctors, was getting some kind of quid pro quo for prescribing certain medications; she’s not the only doctor who’s tried to push the latest and “greatest” — this practice must stop, but I digress) seemingly just because. I was doing just fine on the Yasmin. That stuff (Yaz) put me into such a tail-spin that I didn’t even wait to finish the first course of medication. I have suffered from depression since my teenage years, so I definitely knew what was going on. Nothing else in my life had changed except the new medication. Birth control in general messes with a person’s psyche (and other systems). Well, hormones in general, for that matter. Hormones are still not fully understood, and I would urge caution before undertaking any new course of medication, especially if it’s relatively new to the market. Patients need to do their research. FYI: Ortho-tricyclin (sp?) also messed me up; again, supporting my thesis that the effects of hormones in general are not to be taken lightly.
Jodi
I started taking yaz April 2008. I was really excited about it because I had PMDD symptoms and I was hoping it would help. I was lke PMS queen! I was 28 yrs old and had never been on birth control in my life, but had a baby at 22. At first It seemed like the pills were doing great things for my symptoms. Then I started to get depressed, my weight gain was slow then gradually became worse. I gained almost 40lbs in less than 2 yrs. I ate right and exercised. Before I was ever on pills, I gave birth to my daughter Iand lost the 60lbs with diet and exercise. I have always had to work HARD to lose weight so I know what it takes and I always get results. Not now…I started to get more and more of these horrible symptoms. I would get so crazy and dizzy and scream at the top of my lungs if my husband or family member made me mad. I would cry at anything etc etc. The thing that really got me to start paying attention besides the raging/crying was the constant bloating and stomach pain. I felt like no matter what I did or what I ate I had this horrible pressure/pain in my stomach. Found out about all the gallbladder issues w/ yaz and stopped taking it. I felt like it was slowly poisoning me. Within 2 weeks the stomach aches and PAINFUL bloating were gone. I still get really weird stomach aches here and there that hurt so bad im doubled over and my husband has to come pick me up at work and take me home. It is not normal. I have IBS or so the doc’s say. I think there is more to it. I got an IUD after yaz but recently had it removed due to similar issues. I think birth control…YAZ messed up my body and my hormones. I have an appointment on June 1, 2010 with a great doc who listens..unlike my last one and will help me get to the bottom of this. I just want my old body back. I have stopped gaiining weight, but I cannot lose it. I will never use hormonal birth control or iUD’s again. I am at the weight I was when I was pregnant and that is ridiculous considering I have been eating super healthy and exercising. My poor body is so messed up.
LaQweefa
I’ve been on it for years and have no negative side effects. All other birth control make me hold water weight as well as other side effects. YAZ has been great. It cleared up my face. I did notice with any birth control if I missed days and took 2 to catch up it sometimes could throw my hormones out of wack which can cause rage and depression. Especially if you take more then 2 at a time. I’m kinda sad now because now my Dr. will not let me take it now.
Brandy
I have switched my birth control pills a couple of times over the last 10 years. I took Yasmin 2003-2005 and didn’t notice any issues. I then switched to Yaz in 2005 and became severely depressed, I felt like I was digging myself deeper and deeper into a hole. I had to start antidepressants right away (per my provider). I took Effexor XR for over a year and decided I was ready to be done with it, it was the hardest med to stop taking but it was worth it. I also changed my birthcontrol (bc) to Ocela and have been taking it ever since. Recently I have been experiencing terrible headaches and pain just under my ribs on the right side, it comes and goes. The longest it has lasted is 3 days, it’s very uncomfortable but not bad enough to be concerned, yet. After reading all of these posts I think I will mention the pain to my GYN and have my gallbladder evaluated. I will also be changing my pill, maybe to OrthoTriCyclen-Lo, I am just not sure about bc anymore!
Amanda
I started by taking Yasmin in the beginning of 2006. When I went to my next annual check-up my doctor asked if I had wanted to switch to Yaz in 2007 he told me that my menstrual cycle would be shorter and lighter, so I switched. I took Yaz for 2 years during the summer of 2008, I woke up some nights with an unbearable pain. I felt as though I was being sqeezed around my entire midsection but towards the bottem of my breasts. The pain was so bad, I would throw-up and my mom would take me to the hospital. I wasn’t able to stand straight and all I did was rock back and forth to try to help the pain. The emergency room doctors checked me out, said everything looked okay and they gave me heartburn medicine. In 2009, I told my doctor that something wasn’t right and that I thought I was too moody, that without the birth control I wasn’t this mean. So then I switched to something else everything with my menstrual cycle got back to normal. Summer of 2009 that pain started coming back, it wasn’t to were I went to the hospital like the other times, but this time I went to the doctor, and she told me to schedule an ultrasound for my gallbladder, the monday after the test I got a phone call telling me to speak to the surgeon at Wyandotte Hospital. I had gallstones, and on November 6th 2009 I had my gallbladder removed. Best part is I was 18, how often do you see a 18 y.o. get their gallbladder removed.
Anna
I went on Yaz about March of 2008 due to constant bleeding and irregular spotting. I was told that my previous birth control pill prior to Yaz was not strong enough. When I went on Yaz, it was only for the reason of maintaining my bleeding and it worked. What I didn’t realize was that little by little it was also affecting my moods with extreme irritability, anger, rage and all of emotions I can’t seem to control. I thought it was just my transition in my life but seriously I also knew something was wrong with me. Because I didn’t want to start bleeding irregular and thought the pill was good for me I stayed on it for awhile. But I started to get horrible migraines almost 4 times a week. I hadn’t gotten so bad I was taking Advil every single day. Towards the end of last year, because of the excruciating headache pain I had and my emotional stability…I started to evaluate being on Yaz. I didn’t ask the doctor if I should change, I told them I want off this and to put me back on my old pill and would take the chance of bleeding again. Well, thank goodness, my irregular bleeding never happened again but what I did realize was after almost an entire year being on the pill and just one month being off it…..my moods have changed. It changed back to how I used to be, myself, very rational rather than irrational, not irritable and angry often. I seriously thought I was going crazy and can’t control myself emotional wise. It’s been 5 months now since I have been off it and OMG….no more migraines and no more emotional outbursts!! Also, in the last 5 months, I have been seeing a lot of Yaz complaints and am relieved that I was right about what it did to me and can justify if be all the women that have experienced the same.
Teegan
I’ve been on yasmin since the 2007 birth of my son. In December 2008 I had severe right upper quadrant pain and went to the emergency room. 1 week later I had to have my gall bladder removed. I thought this strange as I was only 23. I have been plagued with postcholecystectomy diarrhea ever since. It is downright awful, I can’t even have a cup of coffee outside of my home because I need to rush to the bathroom minutes after I ingest anything, it’s so embarrassing. I went to a heart doctor before I started taking the pills because of the warnings about blood clots from the booklet (family history, I figured better safe then sorry) If I had known they were more risky then other pills I never would have touched them. Shame on you Bayer
Amy
I am glad I found this page. i have been on yaz for 3 weeks now. I have been extremely tired and irritable and thought it was stress from work and family. I knew this morning when I lost my temper and started screaming at my daughter and am ready to beat my sister in law that there is something wrong. The rage is out of control and I am so tired. So I looked up side effects and came across this page. Now I am conccerned and want to know if I can stop taking this cold or if I have to wein off it. I will be calling my octor Monday but if anyone knows could you please let me know>
Loretta
My 15 year old daughter was put on Yaz for Acne. She was truly the happiest person on earth before Yaz. The past year has been the worst experience I have ever lived through. The first year she was on Yaz, she became very angry, very moody and very depressed. At first I attributed this to teenage moods. After several months I took her to the pediatrician to see about her continued sadness. He referred us to a Psychiatrist who then put her on Prozac. The Prozac was not helping her so they kept increasing the dosage. She became very suicidal, withdrawn, could not get out of bed, and lost many friends. She eventually attempted suicide and landed up in the Children’s Psychiatric Hospital. I truly believe the Yaz is the reason for all her problems. If she had not been on Yaz, she wouldn’t have needed the Prozac. She has been off the Yaz and Prozac for 6 weeks and is slowing getting back to her confident, strong and very happy self. It really angers me, knowing I could have lost my only daughter due to Yaz
Albany
My Dr. gave me an ultrasound on my right leg 2 years ago because it is constantly swollen, but they found nothing. In researching I found that a simple ultrasound may not detect DPT. Dr. did not tell me this was a possible side effect of Yaz or Ocella, which I have been on for years. I have been having trouble with my vision, but my insurance dropped vision coverage and in researching that is when I discovered the problems with Ocella, so my leg and vision problems may be related but being on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) they won’t do squat until I am deathly ill or dead. Now what? All medical records are linked in Oregon and even though I have sent my test results/records to specialist and they have called to make me an appointment after reviewing the the files and made appointments for me to come see them (cash in hand), they have always found out I have OHP and canceled the appointment refusing to see me without my primary care physicians referral. Can’t get that because my Dr. would lose money. I have actually been “fired” by my Dr on several occasions for seeking help elsewhere and given 30 days to find a new Dr. This system bites.
Sabrina
I started taking Yasmin when I was 18, in early 2003. I took Yasmin for several years, but switched to Yaz when I was about 22 to make my periods even shorter and lighter. I had no issues with the pills for many years, at least none that I knew of. 2 years ago, I was diagnosed with non-alcoholic liver disease. Liver problems are certainly a side effect of yasmin/yaz. Since my diagnosis, I have also been diagnosed with diabetes and high bloodpressure. My health care costs have been outreagous! Just this month, I went to my GYN…told him that I was in contact with a lawyer regarding the medication. He decided to take me off of it, after previously telling me that I should continue using it. First he gave me a prescription for another medication, then he called me and told me that I shouldn’t take any kind of birthcontrol at all…the hormones in them will be harmful to my liver!!! I used yasmin/yaz for 7 years total…it has caused me to be on the borderline of having cerrhosis of the liver, which would mean I need a liver transplant. If you have the option of using a different medication, please do, it’s not worth the risk!
bubbie
my husband took yaz and suffered from ER. I TOLD HIM IT WAS FOR ME NOT YOU. HE IS NOT BRIGHT. HE SUFFERED FROM A SHELL EXPLOSION DURING THE VIETNAM ENGAGEMENT
Deanna
Thought I’d add my experiences. I took Yaz and Yasmin (of course, at different times) for over a year. In that time when I did bleed, it was blissfully light and symptom free. HOWEVER, I developed severe headaches that would occur like clockwork each month. I had the only hot flashes I’ve ever had in my life. However, the worst was the mood swings. I’ve battled depression since I was young, and I have generally learned to live with it and the signs. NOT WITH THESE DRUGS. I was completely out of control. I actively contemplated killing myself for no reason that I could discern in the good days. I picked fights and would scream and cry hysterically over the STUPIDEST things. It was bad enough to put a severe strain on my marriage that we are still trying to work through almost a year after I came off the drugs. STAY AWAY FROM THIS STUFF!
Amy
I only took Yasmin for 2 months. After 3 weeks I suffered from a deep depression. I thought about suicide and all I did was cry and stay inside. We eventually figured out what it was and I stopped immediately. Two weeks ago I was rushed to urgent care from pain in my abdomen. What do ya know I have gallbladder disease! I’m definitely going to find a lawyer to help me.
Kelly
i have taken this pill… i was on it 6 months.. my first 2 periods were great, light no cramps,, then the next one i had for 4 MONTHS straight… not one day in those 4 months did i NOT bleed. it Was constantly heavy, tons of clots, i got severely depressed, nauseas, back pains, abdominal pains, and severe kidney pain… Women out there. this pill is torture… i am very seriously considering contacting someone about this..
leah
My daughter (16) started taking Yaz in February 2009, to control heavy and painful periods. She was a healthy, happy, cheerful girl. On May 12th, 2009…she committed suicide. We have been searching for answers ever since and have found NONE….no risk factors, no signs, no symptoms….I have only just came across this information on Yaz and wonder now if that was the contributing factor. Has there been a link between this pill and suicide?.
Tracey
Wow!! After reading these comments I feel totally normal! I saw the article in the paper about Yasmin and immediately threw my last few pills out. I also get the extreme night sweats, rage, sleeplessness. Just thought it was really bad PMS. Never had PMS symptoms before – was put on Yasmin after the birth of my first baby in 2004 – OBGYN said it was great for my skin. I hope they take this crazy pill off the market!!
paola
and what about yaxibelle???? i’m really worried about this now.
Amanda
Hey I have never taken Yaz nor do I ever plan on taking another birth control pill again for the rest of my life!! I am 24 years old.. I was extremely healthy had recently started working as a eye doctors assistant I was coming home every night running my tred mill for an hour.. And just living a normal happy life!! That any normal 24 year old girl should until the end of January when I started getting horrible headaches to the point I couldnt even put my head to the pillow.. they had started me on a birth control pill in November of 2009.. Because thats the only thing new i knew of that i had been taking differently i stopped them immediatley!! I dealt with the headaches a little while before I said I cant handle this anymore.. I went to the hospital.. After many tests.. I was diagnosed with Transverse Sinus Thrombosis.. The birth control pills had formed blood clots in the back of my brain. They ended up admiting me to the hospital. After a few days they decided to run more tests they said a lot of times if theres clotting in one place there could be clots in other places as well… So they decided to run a Cat scan on my neck and lungs… 3 hours hadnt passed after the cat scan and the doctor came rushing in and said we have a serious problem here.. We cant let her move at all she is to be on complete bed rest.. I had a Pulmonary Embolism.. Which is a Large blood clot in the lung. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks while they got me started on blood thinner and got my levels where they needed to be.. I am now home.. But still living with these things inside of me.. things that are known to be something fatal.. And it scares me..i just want to be normal again 🙁 I want to go back to my job… I want to go back to living.. Ive been told that maybe the reason the birth control didnt work is because some women just cant take birth control.. And if thats true then is there not away to test a woman to see if they are able to before just giving it to them??? Why are doctors just handing these pills out.. If they can cause so much damage even death..
Tina
My daughter was on Yaz about a year and had to have her Gall Bladder removed. I had asked the Gyn if the Yaz could have caused this and was told no. I was horrified that my 18 yr. old daughter had to go for surgery. She is in college and is still having bowel problems and has made an appt. me to see a GI Specialist. Shame on you Bayer Co.
Felicia
I had my son in dec of 2007, right after my doctor prescriped me birth control pills. im pretty for sure it was yaz that he prescribed. i didnt start taking them for a week or so. On new years eve i had the worst pain that i had ever had, come to find out i had had a gallbladder attack and had to have my gallbladder taken out a few weeks later. i never thought to much about it intill i seen it on tv. i only took them for 3 weeks and never took them again just because of the cost of them. but now im tryin to figure out if the two are related in any way. im not even sure a gallbladder attack is even in the same area as gallbladder diease but i would like to know if they are at all related and if id have a case if i did get a lawyer.
NICOLE
YES WHAT ABOUT YASMINIQ??? ITS THE SAME??
Tracy
Im 23 years old and was on Yaz birth control for a year. I had no idea there was a lawsuit or any problems with the pill whatsoever. During the year I was taking Yaz I went to the doctor numerous times and they did every type of test available to try and figure out what was wrong with me. I was suffering from Bradycardia on a regular basis, with my pulse even dropping into the high thirties and low forties on several occasions. Within a month after switching birth controls I only suffered bradycardia one time and after that month, never again. I’m positive Yaz was responsible for my heart condition while I was on it for that year, but I’ve never contacted any lawyers about filing a suit.
antonia
And what about jasminiq? They are of the same lab , and wat i know its that are the next ones of jasmine . But have this pildores the same problem as the other ones ?
Karen
I only took yasmin for three days, and suffered a severe allergic reaction. It came on straight away and has take me over ten days to recover from it. At first i thought i had the flu, but by the third day was covered from head to toe in a rash. I stopped taking the pill straight away and was put on anti histemenes, but was completly shocked at how ill this pill made me in such a short space of time.
Amanda
I’m really really scared right now. I’m 19 years old, and I’ve been on Ocella (the generic form of Yasmin) for awhile. When I first started taking birth control to regulate my period, I was on Yaz for about 3 months, and then I switched to other birth controls because Yaz was no longer covered. When I was on Yaz, I don’t remember having any serious problems. It actually started out wonderful, I didn’t feel as emotional around my period and my periods were lighter and I also had less cramping. However, soon after I switched I started noticing some pain in my right side below my ribs. When I’d been experiencing it for a couple of months and it didn’t go away, I went to the doctor. She ordered a CAT scan, and we found that my liver was slightly protruding and my right ovary was a little larger than my left. I switched birth control again to see if it would help. I figured since Yaz had helped me originally, Ocella (which is covered for me) might help. Unfortunately, things have gone from bad to worse. I still have pain in my side, and after reading all of the comments, I’m very concerned. I have no idea what’s wrong with me. I’m going to make an appointment to see my doctor and ask to have my gallbladder tested to make sure nothing is wrong there, and also to have my liver retested. I also want to switch pills. Has anyone else experienced liver problems? I was completely healthy before starting birth control, and I’m starting to think it’s the Yaz and Ocella that caused me to have this problem, since I’ve been on those pills the longest. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Sue
My 17 year old daughter was prescribed Yaz for period issues. She also smokes. The prescribing gynocologist did not warn her of the dangers of smoking while taking birth control. Due to the privacy laws I was not informed of my daughters decision to take Yaz. After only three weeks she developed a DVT that stretched from behind her left knee into her stomach. After two weeks in the ICU, two surgical procedures, and a Heparin IV she was finally able to come home. She will be on Lovenox (blood thinner) for a very long time. Her vein is damaged due to the necessary surgical procedures and she is now extremely likely to develop another blood clot. Next time we may not be so lucky. This pill should be recalled, and prescribing doctors should be much more careful in their counseling of adolescent girls.
Gretchen
My daughter had gotten the 1st dose of the hpv vaccine and was feeling okay then the second dose 1 day later pretty much bed ridden and 5 1/2 months later gallbladder removed and is now on yazmin, which funny enough she has acid reflux now and did’nt have it before the gallbladder removal? She does get slight headaches now above the ear, but she feels the yazmin is working for her. But after reading these posts I am concerned now. I will mention she is 27 now and all this stuff happened when she was just under 25. Just say no to the hpv vaccine.
Rod
The combined OCP Yasmin killed my daughter, Vicky, 26. She recently died of massive pulmonary emboli [EIGHT cm long in both arteries and extending well into the arterial branches] D-Dimer at time of death – 3350! The so-called “fourth generation” progestin [drospirenone] in Yasmin is indisputably the culprit. Drospireone is UNIQUE to Yaz, Yasmin and the generic Ocella. Vicky, a perfectly healthy young women, was put on Yasmin three months prior to her death.and soon complained of shortness of breath, rapid heart beat and pain in her back all of which were grossly misdiagnosed as asthma and muscle spasms! She finally blacked out twice before being sent to ER. My urgent advice to all women on Yasmin or on ANY combined OCP containing “drospirenone” is: STOP TAKING IT IMMEDIATELY IF ANY UNUSUAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS START SHOWING UP – PARTICULARLY SHORTNESS OF BREATH, RAPID HEART BEAT OR CHEST OR BACK PAIN. Simple blood tests which INCLUDE a D-DIMER result or any normal CT scan of the pulmonary arteries will usually be enough to RULE OUT pulmonary embolism which can be QUICKLY fatal.
Carol
My daughter had been taking Yaz for about 10 years. After getting married and trying to become pregnant, she found out that she has poly ovarian cystic disease where her eggs do not drop but stay on her ovaries. The doctor stated that it is from birth control pills. Have you heard of this from the Yaz pill? She had to go on fertility pills to become pregnant and is pregnant now but this may be her only way to get pregnant or may not be able to have any more children.
Cara
I am 30 yrs old and have been taking Ocella (generic brand) for about 4 years since the birth of my first child. This last year I have had a lot of unexplained symptoms that are concerning and wondering if it has to do with the birth control. Like a previous comment by Whitney, I too have had migraines, numbness and tingling on the right side of my face, ear aches, dizziness, balance problems (almost falling over/passing out), unexplained drenching night sweats, changes in my vision, numbness and tingling in my extremities, heart palpitations, etc. I was seen this summer by a neurologist he sent me to get an MRI to rule out multiple sclerosis- MRI came back just fine. I also have had blood tests done to rule out dvt. Still experiencing these symptoms. I just stopped Yaz last month. Any one else experience these symptoms?
Faye
I took Yaz for approximately 5 months when I had crushing pain in my left side. I thought I was having a heart attach. I am the mother of 3 smaill children. This almost scared me to death. I was admitted into the hospital for pneumonia and several P.E.’s. I could have lost my life, and to think that these ppl were aware of the higher than average side effects is horrible. I have been advised that I am now considered high risk- when it comes to health/life insurance. Now at the age of 31, I have been told that I can not take any hormonal medications. Wow! And to see everyone elses comments this is so heartbreaking, and all for the love of money.
Rhonda
I lost my daughter 6/07/08, she had been taking yasmin since 09/07, cause of death was pulmonary embolism she was 18 years old. I would asked anyone currently on the birthcontrol yaz or yasmin to please stop now, if you don’t want this or anything else to happen to you. It’s a lost I would’nt want anyone to have to deal with.
Ashley
Hi. I am 23 years old. I started taking Ocella the generic form of Yasmin in Nov. 2008 and did not have any problems, at first. Not long after taking them I started having bad leg pains and leg cramps. I went back to the GYN to see if it maybe have been the pills. She ran several test and saw nothing wrong. So I continued taking the pills until recently. I stopped taking the pills in Sept. 2009 because I started to swell severely in my lower extremities. I went to the hospital and was told that I had kidney damage. I had never had any health problems before starting this birth control. I was always healthy. After seeing all the lawsuit advertisements on TV, I am starting to wonder if the pills are the reason I got sick.
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