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Birthcontrols: Yaz birth control side effects and switching to something else
I'm 20 years old, I will be 21 in three months.
I'm currently on Yaz birth control, I've been on yaz for a little over a year now. I think that it's caused weight gain (only about 5-6lbs, but it's been hard to even try to get off, I've been changing my diet, exercising. I eat little in the first place and very healthy)
I've looked into Yaz more about side effects and I saw a lot of women under 30 (around my age actually) who have developed embolisms in their lungs and it makes really worried. I know my doctor told me with all birth controls that blood clots and weight gain are all possible side effects, but after reading everything about Yaz I really want to get off it.
The reason my doctor put me on Yaz was because I was on ortho tri cylen lo for about two years and I'd get really bad PMS from it.
I know switching from that pill to Yaz were drastically different pills.
I would like to know if anyone had any good advice in a new oral birth contol?
Suggestions? Something better than Yaz without all the terrible side effects? (I know they all have side effects and I know it depends on your bodies)
I'm 5'3, 126lbs. I take birth control to prevent birth, keeping my skin clear, and controlling PMS.
I would love some suggestions and input!
Thanks!
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Yaz is one of the better and safer BCP out there. I can't really recommend another based on your question - They do all have side effects, and most of them are worse, for a greater number of women, than Yaz is. That's why Yaz is so popular in the first place.
A lot of the negative things you are reading about Yaz are very likely being promoted by organizations with anti-science and sex-negative agendas, or worse, dishonest lawyers trying to bilk money out of Yaz and scarred woman by blaming an unrelated health issue on the pill. (Because Yaz is so popular, many lawyers are attack it hoping they'll get paid just to go away. Then they pocket 90% of the settlement, and their clients get a few bucks and none of the real medical support they need.)
So please, take what you read with a huge grain of salt, and speak to your doctor about your concerns. The reason Yaz has the most reported problems, is because it is by FAR the most commonly prescribed drug. Statically speaking, more women are going to have negative reactions to it, because sooooo many more women are on it.
Finally, you might not like to hear it, but 5-6 pounds at your age, could just be the fact you are aging. Most women hit a time in their early twenties where suddenly the weight doesn't just disappear the moment you start to exercise. Your weight is not necessarily connected to the pill. Even if it is the pill, in my experience, if you are the kind of women who gains weight on one kind of pill, you'll probably gain weight no matter the brand you take.
If you want to talk options, you should probably talk to your doctor.
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Just because someone had one bad side effect doesn't mean you will.
Honestly? Yaz isn't a bad birth control to be on and 5-6 lbs is NOTHING compared to what I went through...
Every birth control is different, They all come with side effects. There is no such thing as a pill with no effects but considering 5-6 lbs in a year? Yeah... That's lucky.
I've been on several different birth control over the years.
I was on the depo provera shot for 2 years and over the course of being on it I gain 40 lbs!! Like I said 5-6 lbs I wouldn't be complaining...
Then I switched from being on the shot to getting the Mirena IUD and only did I put on more weight I had frequent ovarian cyst and was recently diagnosed with PCOS about a year ago. Thankfully I lost all the weight after getting off it.
So basically you have it quiet easy being on the pill but if you are really concerned about it then you should talk to your OBGYN and see if maybe you could try the patch. 5-6lbs is manageable and can be easy worked off with a little exercise...Just for that reason I wouldn't go off it.
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