katcanny Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi everyone, I stumbled across something saying that people that have POTS And take florinef should not take YAZ FLEX and I have been on this pill for about 6 years! And information anyone has would be helpful so I can mention it to my gp and try and swap my contraception pill for something else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I haven't heard that before. Would it be an idea to contact your pharmacy and ask whether they have any information on that? Hope others who are more experienced on this subject can chime in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahA33 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 katcanny-- in somee pots patients yaz can be contraindicated . I hope we referring to the same yaz (birth control), . Here is an article by Dr. Raj, dinet medical advisor and pots specialist if you scroll down to the pharmacological treatment of pots there is an explanation there: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756553/ http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc3413773 , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katcanny Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Just an update I have been researching yaz and Yasmin they are sister drugs for birth control and there was a study showing that this pill can cause tachycardia in a lot of patients when this drug is used for a prolonged period of time! I have stopped taking it now for a week and started on a less birth control with less side effects and already my dizziness is starting to subside a lot more than usual! Maybe it's a placebo effect but I'll take whatever I can get at the moment! As I'm sure anyone of us would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebonnet08 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yaz is a potassium spurring diuretic..... the progesterone used (drospirenone) has a much higher risk of blood clots than birth control pills that use a different progesterone. I think Yaz triggered my POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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