I began taking Loestrin 24 for 2 years and had every side effect possible/pregnancy side effects.. Weight gain, depression, constant nausea, enlarged breasts. I tried switching to a different one for a year but my symptoms never got better. I gave up on birth control for a few years and worked hard to get the weight off and after getting into a serious relationship realized I needed to be taking b...
WOW I hate this birth control. Let me tell you all the ways. For context: 32F, active, normal health. My activity did drop from 5-6 gym sessions pre-pandemic to 4 gym sessions post-vaccines & COVID surges (at the time). I've been on this bc consistently for 4 months. Trying to paint a fair picture.
-First 2 months had me breaking out all over my face, neck, back, & shoulders. This leveled out afte...
TaraD | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
5/5/2014
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 5.0
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My birth control was switched from emoquette to enskyce three months ago and I am very pleased with the medication overall. It does the job and I have had no strange side effects.
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