Anxiety and "empty" Feelings Don't Entirely Go Away
I took the yaz pill for about 3 months 3 years ago (i am now almost 23) and I noticed in the span of four days (during which I had zero stress and was madly in love w my boyfriend) I started crying for no reason and lost that madly-in-love feeling, as well ... more »
I took the yaz pill for about 3 months 3 years ago (i am now almost 23) and I noticed in the span of four days (during which I had zero stress and was madly in love w my boyfriend) I started crying for no reason and lost that madly-in-love feeling, as well as all emotion except sadness. I knew it was the pill and got off but no doctor believed it could possibly be the cause. The extreme panic attacks stopped a week after stopping the pill but the anxiety and lack of emotion has remained for 3 years now. I am on and off anxiety meds now. I used to have that madly in love feeling and I considered myself a really strong person emotionally but all that flew out the window in 4 freaking days! I can "fake" emotions now but it is like there is a disconnect between my brain and my emotions. For ex I may think/know something is funny but I emotionally have to force a laugh or smile. It comes as second nature now but you never really forget what it was like before and what normal feels like. I hope some dr starts realizing the emotional connection to this med and they all stop prescribing it. I even have a friend on the pill and she is having same problems now but keeps listening to docs and won't stop taking the pill. Worst Med Ever Created! Thanks Bayer!