Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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My doctor switched me to Portia and it is the order birth control I've ever had. I missed one pill and it causes me to have break through bleeding and spotting or a week. It gave me big mood swings too.

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My doctor switched me to Portia and it is the order birth control I've ever had. I missed one pill and it causes me to have break through bleeding and spotting or a week. It gave me big mood swings too.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I feel so much better after reading these reviews. My doctor also switched me from Levora to Portia over a year ago. When I think back, I'm amazed I didn't see the correlation between my weight gain, mood swings and low libido until now. Right at the time of the switch, I moved in with my boyfriend and got a huge job promotion. My work and travel schedule were so hectic, I assumed the lack of i ... Show Full Comment

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I feel so much better after reading these reviews. My doctor also switched me from Levora to Portia over a year ago. When I think back, I'm amazed I didn't see the correlation between my weight gain, mood swings and low libido until now. Right at the time of the switch, I moved in with my boyfriend and got a huge job promotion. My work and travel schedule were so hectic, I assumed the lack of interest in sex, my moodiness, lack of energy and the bloat were all due to work and relationship stressors. I'd been dating my boyfriend for 4 years before moving in with him. 2 months in.. our relationship just started to go down hill. I snapped at him all the time and got very easily irritated by his jokes when they used to make me laugh. I had no energy after work and lost a lot of interest in being an equal member in the relationship. Not to mention, we've been intimate maybe 20 times in the last 8-9 months. What started off as a very healthy, great, sexually compatible relationship.. turned into constant fights, mood swings and lack of participation in the relationship to the point where it almost ruined us and we started couple's therapy. After talking to a friend about her hormonal issues with medication.. it finally occurred to me the horrible year I'd been having might have been a big hormonal reaction to my birth control pills. I immediately stopped taking Portia and immediately felt a change in my mood, the weight I'd been struggling to lose (I was working out with a trainer) starting shedding quicker and I started feeling "sexy" again. I definitely would not recommend this product to anyone. I think of all the heartache and money I could have saved myself this past year if I'd taken more time earlier on to analyze what was happening to my body and do the research back then. Live and Learn
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Reviewer: e.soren, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I absolutely love this BC. I have been on three other types and had headaches, heavy periods, and awful cramps with all the others. I have loved Portia and haven't become pregnant for the three years I have been on it, in spite of forgetting to take it for 12 hours on a few days per cycle. I forgot to take it for 7 days (first 7) and didn't have any weird periods.

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I absolutely love this BC. I have been on three other types and had headaches, heavy periods, and awful cramps with all the others. I have loved Portia and haven't become pregnant for the three years I have been on it, in spite of forgetting to take it for 12 hours on a few days per cycle. I forgot to take it for 7 days (first 7) and didn't have any weird periods.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who was switched from Levora to Portia. I've only been on Portia for about 2 months, but this is the WORST pill I've been on. While on Levora, I didn't have any of the mood swings, yet I do with Portia. I also feel like I could rip someone's head off since I've been on this pill. My periods only lasted 3-4 days on Levora, and on Portia it's lasted an e ... Show Full Comment

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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who was switched from Levora to Portia. I've only been on Portia for about 2 months, but this is the WORST pill I've been on. While on Levora, I didn't have any of the mood swings, yet I do with Portia. I also feel like I could rip someone's head off since I've been on this pill. My periods only lasted 3-4 days on Levora, and on Portia it's lasted an entire week! My libido is also next to nothing. Horrible, horrible experience with this pill. I'd rather abstain, and use natural methods of birth control than to have to take this pill for another day.
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Reviewer: JLS, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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When I first started Portia I felt like I could kill someone. My mood has leveled out for the most part but my acne has come back. I feel like I am 16 and my hair has been falling out. My hair has never fell out and it doesn't run in my family. Check with the docs about what is going on. Thinking I need a switch.

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When I first started Portia I felt like I could kill someone. My mood has leveled out for the most part but my acne has come back. I feel like I am 16 and my hair has been falling out. My hair has never fell out and it doesn't run in my family. Check with the docs about what is going on. Thinking I need a switch.
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