Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I've been on this pill for a long time now, and I am so relieved to read these comments; I'm not alone. The week before my period is intense; I cry constantly, I become distant, a shut-in, extremely depressed. That is not my personality...my boyfriend can always tell when it's the week before my period. I'm definately talking to my doctor to switch.

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I've been on this pill for a long time now, and I am so relieved to read these comments; I'm not alone. The week before my period is intense; I cry constantly, I become distant, a shut-in, extremely depressed. That is not my personality...my boyfriend can always tell when it's the week before my period. I'm definately talking to my doctor to switch.
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Reviewer: 1990, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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This was the very first oral form of birth control I've ever taken. I had been on it for over two years and the first year and a half I experienced no negative side effects other than mild weight gain, 5 pounds. Then the remaining six months I noticed a change in my attitude. All of the sudden I'm beyond sensitive, I cry at commericals that aren't even sad. I find myself on the cycle of pills the ... Show Full Comment

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This was the very first oral form of birth control I've ever taken. I had been on it for over two years and the first year and a half I experienced no negative side effects other than mild weight gain, 5 pounds. Then the remaining six months I noticed a change in my attitude. All of the sudden I'm beyond sensitive, I cry at commericals that aren't even sad. I find myself on the cycle of pills the week before I start my period to be at an all time low. I get depressed and violent. I find any excuse to fight with anyone unfortunate enough to be in my company. EVERYTHING hurts my feelings. I'm typically I very passive person with a very outgoing attitude and all of the sudden I become Mr Hyde and lose control of myself. Take with caution.
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Reviewer: Becky18, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I am now 21 and I started taking these pills since I was 16. These pills have been very effective in preventing pregnancy for me. I have gone off the pill a couple of times and have noticed the difference in my body good and bad. The pros while taking it for me have been: Not getting pregnant and having fuller breasts. The cons: I get moody easily, angry easily, it lowers my sex drive, and I ... Show Full Comment

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I am now 21 and I started taking these pills since I was 16. These pills have been very effective in preventing pregnancy for me. I have gone off the pill a couple of times and have noticed the difference in my body good and bad. The pros while taking it for me have been: Not getting pregnant and having fuller breasts. The cons: I get moody easily, angry easily, it lowers my sex drive, and I'm more emotional. I have come to realize that it is time for me to switch to a non-hormonal pill because ortho tri-cyclen is just not working out anymore and not worth it with all the bad side effects.
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Reviewer: chrys, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Took this pill for 2 yrs and it worked wonderfully until the beginning of the second year. I started developing symptoms of depression which I thought were just winter blues. I then started to become severely depressed and sought therapy. After a couple sessions my therapist recommended me discussing changing my pill with my GYN. Almost immediately after the switch (about 3 days) I noticed I was b ... Show Full Comment

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Took this pill for 2 yrs and it worked wonderfully until the beginning of the second year. I started developing symptoms of depression which I thought were just winter blues. I then started to become severely depressed and sought therapy. After a couple sessions my therapist recommended me discussing changing my pill with my GYN. Almost immediately after the switch (about 3 days) I noticed I was back to being "me". This pill was fantastic for the first 1 1/2yrs and the only side effects I had were bigger breasts( a pro as far as I am concerned). However when the depression happened I didn't even think to attribute it to my pill. I was having suicidal thoughts and became shut off to everyone. I almost started taking anti depressants when I decided to try switching my BC first. I am now on a monophasic pill (only into the 3rd month) and so far so goo.
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Reviewer: ash00, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I've been taking this birth control for 2 months. It has done the job of not getting me pregnant, but the side effects aren't worth it. Since I started taking the birth control I started getting more headaches, had upset stomach a lot, always feel bloated, depressed, and very moody.

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I've been taking this birth control for 2 months. It has done the job of not getting me pregnant, but the side effects aren't worth it. Since I started taking the birth control I started getting more headaches, had upset stomach a lot, always feel bloated, depressed, and very moody.
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