How do I know that it’s time to stop Yaz?
Part vent part thinking out loud part looking for advice…
I’m halfway through my third pack of Yaz. My first pack went great, I had some PMDD symptoms when taking the placebo pills, but nothing that lexapro couldn’t help. I skipped the second month of placebo pills, and around the time I started the 3rd pack, I became horribly irritable, to the point that I’m finding it very hard to be around my friends and do my job. I just feel so grouchy and lousy all the time. I love not having my period but I hate feeling this way.
It’s also making my boobs hurt and look swollen, which is making me feel horribly dysphoric.
Before Yaz, I was treating PMDD with lexapro, which was fine, but my periods still interfered with my job and life due to the pain and sensory difficulties. I also tried Vitex but it gave me a horrifically painful, long and late period
If I still with Yaz, does this irritability eventually go away? Should I suck it up and just go back to lexapro + naproxen? Should I try something else?? I fucking hate this stupid disorder so much, I feel like there’s so winning.
Posted Aug 13, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC