Reviewer: Safyral-ughhhh, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have been on this pill for 6 months. Felt great for first several months. I was worried about gaining weight but exercise regularly and didn't think I would have any problems. Have been on many BC pills in past with no weight gain. In the beginning my breasts increased in size and were tender about a week before my period. Now after my 6 month on this pill I am seriously considering stopping it. ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on this pill for 6 months. Felt great for first several months. I was worried about gaining weight but exercise regularly and didn't think I would have any problems. Have been on many BC pills in past with no weight gain. In the beginning my breasts increased in size and were tender about a week before my period. Now after my 6 month on this pill I am seriously considering stopping it. I have gone from 115lbs to 119.5 lbs. I have breast tenderness and abdominal cramping/discomfort for almost the entire month. I have also felt more emotional/anxious than usual. I just don't like how I feel on this pill. I have not had breakthrough bleeding on safyral (which is why I changed pills) but the body discomfort (ie breast tenderness and abdominal bloat/crampiness/pain) is way worse.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I am a first time Safyral user and I am thinking about stopping. I am now on day 14 of my period. My doctor says it's normal, but I don't feel that it is! This is crazy!!!

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I am a first time Safyral user and I am thinking about stopping. I am now on day 14 of my period. My doctor says it's normal, but I don't feel that it is! This is crazy!!!
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Reviewer: swtjen01, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I hate to rate a birth control after only after a little over two weeks of taking it but I thought it might help someone else. I had to stop taking it because of SEVERE ACNE. I had acne in my teens and twenties and had to take Accutane twice. Since then I have not had very much acne at all. As soon as I started this pill my face started breaking out and not little pimples. These were huge cys ... Show Full Comment

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I hate to rate a birth control after only after a little over two weeks of taking it but I thought it might help someone else. I had to stop taking it because of SEVERE ACNE. I had acne in my teens and twenties and had to take Accutane twice. Since then I have not had very much acne at all. As soon as I started this pill my face started breaking out and not little pimples. These were huge cystic bumps that don't pop they just look and feel awful. I even broke out on my neck. I have found no matter what age its very embarrassing. I tried to wait it out but couldn't take the new zits popping up overnight :/ I also noticed increased facial hair. Now that I have stopped the pill I'm having no more breakouts and slowly they are going away. Other than that I had no nausea but I did feel bloated. Again I only took this for a little over two weeks so please take that into consideration.
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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This medicine has served as a great birth control/contraceptive but has been absolutely terrible otherwise. I just finished my 4th month on this pills and have finally realized that the severe mood swings (crying spells) and bad headaches throughout the month are NOT worth it. I have been on 2 other birth control pills and neither one of them made me feel like I was literally going crazy. I will b ... Show Full Comment

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This medicine has served as a great birth control/contraceptive but has been absolutely terrible otherwise. I just finished my 4th month on this pills and have finally realized that the severe mood swings (crying spells) and bad headaches throughout the month are NOT worth it. I have been on 2 other birth control pills and neither one of them made me feel like I was literally going crazy. I will breakdown over the smallest things and it's just not normal. My GYN said many people have reported terrible mood swings while on this medication and I'm happy to be changing to something new.
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Reviewer: brittany, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have experienced a lot of bloating and stomach pain with this medication. I've experienced nausea and diarrhea, as well as sore breasts. It is also a very costly medication despite the fact that there is nothing particularly special about it other than having folic acid. I switched to a new medication a month after starting Safyral.

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I have experienced a lot of bloating and stomach pain with this medication. I've experienced nausea and diarrhea, as well as sore breasts. It is also a very costly medication despite the fact that there is nothing particularly special about it other than having folic acid. I switched to a new medication a month after starting Safyral.
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