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Reviewer: Hannah, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This gave me severe depression.
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Reviewer: Survivor14, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I would say this is by far the worst birth control after taking this medication for only two weeks I suffered a massive stroke. I have no genetic predisposition for blood clots nor bleeding according to the extensive blood Iâ??ve had done. THis medication completely changed my life and for for the better I can no longer move my left arm, I have limited mobility in my leg and now suffer from s
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Reviewer: 13-18 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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omg i love this birth control so much. ive been on it for almost a year now and it's amazing. no pragnancys. the first few months i was always nauseous around 5 AM but that went away and I havent had that happen since. I had horrible acne before and after about 3 months of being on this all my acne is gone. Its very effective if taken properly. My boyfriend cums in me almost every day and Ive
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Reviewer: hh, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Took my body a few months to get adjusted to the medication. But since then I have had no negative side effects! No weight gain, my cramps are gone, my periods are light and short, and my skin has gotten clearer. And I haven't gotten pregnant!
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