Is there any reason why this particular pill was prescribed?
It was something that was pushed on me some years back when it was all the rage with GPs (in my case, Yasmin; they seem to be much the same, both products containing the hormone drospirenone) but I felt strongly that I'd rather stay on the older-style pill I was on. Turned out soon after, my instincts were right. Reports of women dying, going blind, experiencing venous thromboembolisms or blood clots, or just developing depression (which would be another reason I find it odd you've been prescribed this brand), after a short time on these pills, started popping up in the media. This was years ago.
Obviously, not everyone suffers serious side affects, or there would be no-one still on these pills, and there are always risks with any medication and with other oral contraceptive pills. But I have read that the manufacturer, Bayer, has settled something in the realm of 19,000 claims from women who have suffered serious side-effects from taking Yaz or Yasmin; elsewhere it has been reported that by 2012 they had paid out one billion dollars to settle claims! I'm surprised it is still on the market, actually.
Here is a readable article on some concerns re Yaz:
www.marieclaire.com.au/yasmin-side-effects
Sorry, you wanted reassurance, but I see no reason to take this formulation when there are older, safer products on the market, or other non-hormonal alternatives to your problem, surely.
Listen to your body in this, and your instincts - it can be hard to tell what's what if you are a worrier, as I sometimes am - and please, if you do decide to give it a try, don't dismiss any odd symptoms or reactions if they do occur. You may be fine with it, like the previous poster, and many others. Just be aware.