Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I had same situation with CVS changing Kariva to Viorele. I have been on Kariva for years with no problems. Within 1 month on this drug I felt terrible. Bloating, headaches, just not myself. I am also concerned about how effective the drug was because I started experiencing ovulation symptoms again. I would not recommend this drug to anyone who is comfortable on Kariva. It is not the same and a ... Show Full Comment

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I had same situation with CVS changing Kariva to Viorele. I have been on Kariva for years with no problems. Within 1 month on this drug I felt terrible. Bloating, headaches, just not myself. I am also concerned about how effective the drug was because I started experiencing ovulation symptoms again. I would not recommend this drug to anyone who is comfortable on Kariva. It is not the same and after reading many others comments it seems I am not the only one who had this experience.
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Reviewer: Jeangrey, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was also switched from Kariva to Viorele and have been taking for a few months now. I had taken Kariva for years with minor side effects. I have had headaches everyday as well. I have taken stuff for these headaches and nothing will help it go away. My mom told me to get off this pill immediately. The other side effects I have had are extreme breast tenderness, dizziness, exhaustion, longer p ... Show Full Comment

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I was also switched from Kariva to Viorele and have been taking for a few months now. I had taken Kariva for years with minor side effects. I have had headaches everyday as well. I have taken stuff for these headaches and nothing will help it go away. My mom told me to get off this pill immediately. The other side effects I have had are extreme breast tenderness, dizziness, exhaustion, longer periods with terrible cramps, moodiness, upset stomach and loss of appetite. I had CVS special order my Kariva. If you are having these problems with Viorele, you should listen to your body, and get off of it.
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Reviewer: SG, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I am with CVS and several months ago I was switched from Kariva to Viorele. I had been on Kariva for many years with not issues. I am normally one not to complain but I have been experiencing such horrible headaches that come on with no warning and last for days. Nothing seems to work to relieve it. I chalked it up to possibly stress. Going back trtying to see if there were any changes that I can ... Show Full Comment

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I am with CVS and several months ago I was switched from Kariva to Viorele. I had been on Kariva for many years with not issues. I am normally one not to complain but I have been experiencing such horrible headaches that come on with no warning and last for days. Nothing seems to work to relieve it. I chalked it up to possibly stress. Going back trtying to see if there were any changes that I can attribute these headaches to, I find I am not the only one and this a side effect from Viorele. Not only do I have these extreme headaches, I have noticed I am extemely irratable. There are days I just can't stand myself. I called my doctor today to have me switched from this pill. I did call my local CVS and was told I can still order the Kariva but I have to call in at least 4 days ahead. When I asked if anyone else has called and complained, they said no. Obviously there are many complaints about this medication. I would not recommend Viorele to anyone.
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Reviewer: Midori, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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The pharmacy switched me from Kariva to Viorele due to a change in manufactures. The pharmacist told me that both of these pills have the same ingredients. I trusted that this was true, but my body told me otherwise. I had been taking Kariva for 7-8 years and had minimal side effects. I took viorele for three months and have had to many side affects. My side effects included severe headaches, lo ... Show Full Comment

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The pharmacy switched me from Kariva to Viorele due to a change in manufactures. The pharmacist told me that both of these pills have the same ingredients. I trusted that this was true, but my body told me otherwise. I had been taking Kariva for 7-8 years and had minimal side effects. I took viorele for three months and have had to many side affects. My side effects included severe headaches, loss of appetite, exhaustion, moodiness, longer periods and cramps that come and go even when I'm not on my period. Today, I called my pharmacist and had him special order my Kariva. Bye bye viorele!
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Reviewer: Nicole, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have suffered similar physical discomfort and mood/personality side effects that others have listed here. More painful cramps than usual, horrible acne during the fun week and depressive, paranoid thoughts all the time. I was also switched from Kariva by CVS for cost reasons. I called and told them they needed to switch me back and I can't wait to start back on it next week!!!

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I have suffered similar physical discomfort and mood/personality side effects that others have listed here. More painful cramps than usual, horrible acne during the fun week and depressive, paranoid thoughts all the time. I was also switched from Kariva by CVS for cost reasons. I called and told them they needed to switch me back and I can't wait to start back on it next week!!!
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