Yaz Consumer Stories
While there are possible side effects associated with every drug, in the case of Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella, a striking number of women have made their experiences public on the consumer medical website medications.com. If you have experienced symptoms similar to any of the women below, please call us at 1-800-840-2111, email help@californiayazlawyers.com, or fill out the form at the right hand side of this page for a free, no-obligation consultation about your legal options.
“The biggest/scariest symptom is my heartbeat and chest pain”
“The biggest/scariest symptom is my heartbeat and chest pain…Lately my chest will hurt extremely bad, then I feel like my heart rate is just freaking out; I can feel my heartbeat from anywhere on my body and it’s very intense…The past 4 nights I’ve been up til like 4 a.m. because my heart rate is so high and my chest hurts so bad in every position I try to lay in that I’m constantly moving. I never thought about going to the doctor because I thought it would get better but now I’m starting to think I should…”
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“THIS DRUG SHOULD BE BANNED!”
“I have only been on this pill for two and half months! Thinking I’d give it the three month try…Third month brought vision changes along with the hyperpigmentation, migraine, tingling in my uterus, symptoms of hypertention and numbing of my left arm…I hate being the “tester” for the drug companies, how something that is causing so much damage in such a shot time of taking it, in women so young is appalling. THIS DRUG SHOULD BE BANNED!”
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“We are seeing a kidney specialist now and I believe the YAZ is the cause of the reduced kidney function.”
“My daughter took YAZ for about a year when a routine blood test revealed an elevated creatinine levels, a sign of reduced kidney function. We changed her to a different pill to control her heavy periods because of the warning about taking YAZ if you have any kidney issues. We are seeing a kidney specialist now and I believe the YAZ is the cause of the reduced kidney function.”
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“To all the women still taking this drug: I beg you to stop taking this medication and read all of the posts on this site!!!!”
“Here is my story… I was on Yasmin for 6 years. About 4 years into taking the drug, I noticed a mass on my right side… I went to KU Med and was told that I had to have emergency surgery right away, and that I was basically a walking time bomb…. If I tripped and fell, it could cause this mass to rupture and I could bleed to death…They did a liver resection and removed my gall bladder and several lymph nodes. The mass on the scan turned out to be 2 grapefruit-sized benign masses, called Focal Nodular Hyperplasia – most commonly caused from the hormones in birth control pills!!!!…This whole ordeal has DRASTICALLY changed my life and affected all of the people I love, my husband included, who has to endure all of my pain and anxiety. BOTTOM LINE – IT’S JUST NOT WORTH IT! TELL EVERY WOMAN YOU KNOW!”