Adjusting after going off YAZ

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Registered: 01-02-2007
Adjusting after going off YAZ
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Tue, 01-02-2007 - 4:56pm

Hi there, I'm hoping I can find others who might be able to offer insight into my current problem . . .I am a thirtysomething woman in a happy committed relationship. I went on Yaz about 6 months ago (very low dose, monophasic.) However, I went off it last month because I noticed that I had lost almost all sexual feeling -- everything felt muted. Being in bed with my boyfriend felt the same as waiting in line at the bank! Ironically, although the pill hurt my libido, I did notice I felt very cool and in control, at the top of my game at work and in extra-curriculars, and felt very secure and confident in my relationship (except that I wasn't feeling much in bed). . .well now I just went off the pill . . . in addition, I recently suffered a sports injury that requires surgery . . .the combination of these two things seems to have put me in a bit of a tailspin. I am anxious about my relationship all the time, almost to the point of depression, I feel insecure, I feel like I am PMSing all the time . . .I feel emotional and choked up and scared, vulnerable, needy . . .has anyone suffered similar symptoms when going off the pill? I miss the calm cool person I was on the pill, but I am happy that I am starting to get my libido back . . .does anyone have any similar experiences, suggestions, or insights? Is this a normal adjustment, or should I try to go on another pill that will "even me out" without killing my libido?

Thanks!
Brooke, New York City

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 01-02-2007 - 8:52pm

Hi glipson, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 05-22-2006
Wed, 01-03-2007 - 4:16pm
Hi there! I just thought I'd throw in my opinion. I'm just off Yaz as well. I didn't take it for a long time, but I was on some form of BCP for almost 6 years. I didn't have the stability on Yaz thaT you did- it made me an emotional wreck. I did lose just about all sexual feeling though. there was nothing. I like your analogy of sex being like waiting in line at the bank! Where's the fun in that? After having major difficulty with the last 2 pills I was on, I decided to take a break. I feel like my body is going crazy. Nothing feels normal (though ironically, i guess it is normal- or trying to get back there). I've always had a little bit of an anxiety issue, but I'm really feeling it now too. I'm hoping that my hormones will get themselves straightened out and I will fell right again. So I don't have an answer for you, just a sympathetic ear... And, my libido is returning as well, and it's so nice to feel things again!
Good Luck to you!