Reviewer: Hates TEXAS!, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have never had such a horrible experience with birth control or a doctor's office.I just wanted to lower my risk of cancer and have a normal period with this drug. I am underweight and my periods were irregular. The first week was bad enough with black spotting that turned into a period one week after I had supposedly finished my period. Three weeks of bleeding is ridiculous. Then cramping, bloa ... Show Full Comment

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I have never had such a horrible experience with birth control or a doctor's office.I just wanted to lower my risk of cancer and have a normal period with this drug. I am underweight and my periods were irregular. The first week was bad enough with black spotting that turned into a period one week after I had supposedly finished my period. Three weeks of bleeding is ridiculous. Then cramping, bloating and headaches followed. Then I started crying for no reason and throwing up. Nausea on this was just unreal and I have never had a mood swing where I go from screaming at someone to crying within a sentence. I don't have a sex drive and was so exhausted on this it felt like I had the flu. I ached all over and just wanted to die. I couldn't finish two weeks on this and didn't want to kill anyone or myself so I just stopped taking it. I never got to talk to my doctor because the nurses never let me. Do not go see doctors in Wichita Falls, Texas as they hate women here. I'll never see a doctor again unless it's to have an abortion! I have never been treated so poorly by doctors until I moved to Texas. I'm leaving asap! DO NOT COME TO TEXAS LADIES THEY WILL TREAT YOU LIKE GARBAGE!!
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Let me preface this by saying I have only been on Quasense for about a month. This is the first form of bc I've used. Before Quasense my periods were horrible. The first day was spent throwing up until there was nothing in me but bile, with cramps that were so terrible I could not move. I had headaches for the week leading up to my period, and hot flashes for the week that followed my period. I ex ... Show Full Comment

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Let me preface this by saying I have only been on Quasense for about a month. This is the first form of bc I've used. Before Quasense my periods were horrible. The first day was spent throwing up until there was nothing in me but bile, with cramps that were so terrible I could not move. I had headaches for the week leading up to my period, and hot flashes for the week that followed my period. I experienced light spotting on quasense, but that's been my only negative side-affect. I haven't had any headaches, and I haven't had any weight gain.
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was on ortho tri-cyclen for a year until my doctor decided to switch my birth control because I was having extremely irregular periods. (I was prescribed Jolessa, but my pharmacy gave me Quasense instead because that was what my insurance covered and my doctor said that it wouldn't make a difference.) So far I am absolutely hating this stuff. I'm four months in, and I have nothing but complaints ... Show Full Comment

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I was on ortho tri-cyclen for a year until my doctor decided to switch my birth control because I was having extremely irregular periods. (I was prescribed Jolessa, but my pharmacy gave me Quasense instead because that was what my insurance covered and my doctor said that it wouldn't make a difference.) So far I am absolutely hating this stuff. I'm four months in, and I have nothing but complaints. I have major spotting at least two weeks out of every month, and there's still usually very light spotting for the rest of the time. My weight has been all over the place too (within the last three months I've gained and lost ten pounds without changing my eating habits). I have brief bouts of pretty bad depression, however other than that my mood swings were pretty much under control until I got my actual period. When that came, though, all hell broke loose. I literally lived off of midol. The bloating and cramping were so overwhelming I couldn't get out of bed some days except to change my tampon, which I literally had to do twice every hour because the bleeding was out of control. I was actually concerned for a long time at how much blood I was losing! I had constant headaches throughout my period too, and absolutely nothing made them go away. My appetite was all over the place as well. Some days I would eat everything in sight, while others just the thought of eating was enough to make me feel full. In the end, though, I'm not pregnant, so there is something to be said for that. However, Quasense did NOT regulate my periods like it was supposed to, and I may only get one real period every three months, but I'm bleeding in some way for the rest of the month anyway. What's the point of having birth control if you can't ever have sex?! After this pack is finished, I'm definitely done with this stuff.
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Reviewer: kandicejill, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Quasense = terrible. I have been on Seasonale for 3+ years (also 4 periods/yr), and when I went to fill my prescription this time around, the pharmacy gave me Quasense because it was covered by my insurance and they had discontinued Seasonale in the U.S. I gave it a shot because I figured it couldn't be much different, but boy was I wrong. I experience major mood swings (my husband was scared of ... Show Full Comment

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Quasense = terrible. I have been on Seasonale for 3+ years (also 4 periods/yr), and when I went to fill my prescription this time around, the pharmacy gave me Quasense because it was covered by my insurance and they had discontinued Seasonale in the U.S. I gave it a shot because I figured it couldn't be much different, but boy was I wrong. I experience major mood swings (my husband was scared of me at times), I felt down and seemed to cry a lot, I experienced weight gain, I had heavy spotting with an almost black discharge, and my lifelong perfect skin is now covered with acne. I was on it for a month until I could get more Seasonale from Canada, and now 2 weeks after switching back my acne still hasn't gone away and is progressively getting worse. I would have much rather been on a pill with a monthly period than to experience the many terrible side effects of this birth control which I'm having a hard time getting rid of even after switching contraceptives. I will never recommend this pill to anyone. The ONLY good thing about it is that it proved to be effective in preventing pregnancy.
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Reviewer: lightlovely1, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had switched from ortho tri-cyclen because I didn't want to get a period every month. My doctor suggested Quasense and I absolutely love it. The only downside is I gained a few pounds, but I was never skinny to begin with so I don't mind. As for effectiveness of the product, it definitely works as a birth control & my periods are lighter and shorter when I get it. It's easy to take if it's y ... Show Full Comment

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I had switched from ortho tri-cyclen because I didn't want to get a period every month. My doctor suggested Quasense and I absolutely love it. The only downside is I gained a few pounds, but I was never skinny to begin with so I don't mind. As for effectiveness of the product, it definitely works as a birth control & my periods are lighter and shorter when I get it. It's easy to take if it's your first time taking "The Pill" I'd suggest this product to anyone looking into a pill method.
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