Read user comments about the side effects, benefits, and effectiveness of Tarina Fe 1-20 28 oral.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Feeling dizzy, confused, don’t have energy, I developed swelled legs and belly.
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Reviewer: CCS, 19-24 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I had sharp pains in my stomach about 4 months after taking this pill fast forward another 5 months and I had the worst stomach pains in my life and threw up. I knew something was wrong so I set up a doctor appointment and I got no diagnoses. About a month later I had the same pain again where it was so intense that I would get severely sick and throw up. This went on for an entire year until I en
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Reviewer: 19-24 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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when looking for birth control, i read a lot of mixed reviews, and wasn't sure what to think. the same thing happened when i was prescribed tarina fe. i was afraid of what might happen when i started taking it because this is the first type of birth control pill i have ever tried and i have to say it has gone wonderfully. i am currently on my third pack and i have had little to no negative sid
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Reviewer: EBITDA , 25-34 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Caregiver)
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I got prescribed Tarina Fe 1/20 in December 2017 ever since I been in a body mess. Before Tarina I was on Microgestin Fe 1/20 for 4 years. This past months on Tarina I gain 20 pounds and I have no idea why I havent been over that much in 7 years. Also my legs feel so heavy and I developed stretch marks on my arms. Im just very confused to what is happening to my body after switching pills. I have
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Reviewer: itakepeelz, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I removed my IUD due to anxiety and started this pill a little over 6 months ago. Initial side effects (yo-yoing between nausea and insatiable appetite) subsided in the middle of the second pack (about 6 weeks in).
My period became regular, lighter, and longer (lasts the duration of the inert pills), and cramps are less intense compared to the IUD. Other period symptoms remain the same.
My bre
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