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7 People found this comment helpful

Good no real side effects that ive noticed in the last 10 years.

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3 People found this comment helpful

The first month I tried this wasn't too bad, but I was nauseated all the time and when I was hungry, I got so sick I wasn't able to eat. That one week I was off I felt a lot better. When I started the second pack, however, I spent that next day crying my eyes out for no reason (I'm not a crier). I had horrible acne still, even with diet change, and I previously had NO acne. I don't recommend this,...

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/18/2009
Condition: Painful Periods
Overall rating 1.7
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I've had more side effects on this birth control method then I have on any other medication - nausea, breast tenderness, insomnia (and later, severe fatigue), longer periods with cramps the whole time, frequent spotting, weight gain (after working so hard to lose weight), and acne. I have a follow up appt. with my gyn next week & I'm demanding to be put back on the depo shot as I never had any of these problems with that (I even lost weight when I was on it before).

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Anonymous |
2/4/2008
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 5.0
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Good no real side effects that ive noticed in the last 10 years.

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Anonymous |
12/5/2007
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 4.3
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Anonymous |
10/14/2007
Condition: Abnormally Long or Heavy Periods
Overall rating 1.0
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Not effective for Von Willebrand Patients.

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