"i started taking lyza because my doctor said it would be better to get on a birth control pill with only one hormone due to history of high blood pressure on my dad&#039;s side of the family. i repeatedly said i did not want to switch as my body was perfectly adjusted to the aubra...but my doctor insisted i try it. i am 1 month in and i stopped taking it last night. i refuse to take one more pill. i hoped this would work for me but all i had were negative side effects that i have never had (and i have been on birth control pills for 10 years!) i spotted the whole month... continuous spotting. i was extremely bloated and gained 5lbs since i started taking it. i had horrible cramps, broke out, was moody, and it killed my sex drive."