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8 People found this comment helpful

This medication does work, but for the first month or so you have dark brown soptting between periods. Sometimes you get vaginal discomfort and nasusa and/or headache once in a while when using this medication. I think this form for birth control is good and very easy to take. The pills are pink the first 21 pills. The 7 other pills are white and contain estorgen hormones when you are not on your ...

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6 People found this comment helpful

I just started on this pill last Thursday and it's Monday. My doctor switched me because Loestrin24 was too low hormone for me and I was having 2 periods a month for the first time in my life. I used to be on .25 mcg of estrogen before Loestrin and that seemed to work well. I'm now on Balziva and it's .35 mcg of estrogen, which I hope is not too high for me. I will see. The reason I'm posting is...

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Amanda | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
6/5/2008
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 2.3
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The first couple of months was fine. About 7 months into taking it I started having constant breakthrough bleeding for the week before my period, then I would have my period, then a couple more days of bleeding. I kept on the drug for 4 more months hoping it would even out, but it never did. I hate this pill and told my doctor that I would rather be pregnant than take it anymore. And I am still having pre-periods after stopping this pill for two months. Bah!

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
5/31/2008
Condition: Endometriosis
Overall rating 5.0
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Love it. I've been on it 2 months & haven't had a period, spot for 2 days & that was it. No side effects of any kind.

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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
3/1/2008
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 3.3
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After being on this drug for just 5 days, I became dizzy, disoriented, and have had a constant headache. I nearly passed out at work! I also experienced breakthrough bleeding. I will never EVER use this product again, and I would certainly not recommend its use to anyone else either! It should be taken off the market as far as I am concerned!

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Cat | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/28/2008
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 3.3
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I have been on this medication for 8 months and I have had different types of effects each month. The first month, I didnt experience much; I didnt have much of a period but would have slight cramping. The second month, I experienced a lite lite period and the same amount of cramping. Slowing but surely this medication has my moods off balanced and my periods are slightly worse, but the cramping has not gone away and each month they are to the point that makes me cry. I am not sure at this point if being on a birth control pill is the best thing for me. I would recommend for somebody who is looking to get on this medicine to consider if they want to have cramps and mood swings all the time. Read More Read Less

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kdhawiian | 13-18 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/6/2008
Condition: Absence of Menstrual Periods
Overall rating 5.0
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i have stop takeing my birth control and its been almost two months sence i had my period dose this mean im pergent?

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mustangracer777 | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/19/2007
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 4.3
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I also had break through bleeding in the first month and frequent headaches until the end of the second month. So far so good on month three.

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Anonymous |
12/17/2007
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
11/25/2007
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 2.7
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I have had several of the side effects associated with this pill! The frequent headaches, altered sexual interest, nausea and hair loss, just to name a few. The altered sexual interest and hair loss are the most traumatic for me. The hair loss is traumatic for me because I had long, healthy, full hair. I have used different pills before and this is by far the WORST experience I have ever had. You don't have to worry about me using this product ever again.

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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/7/2007
Condition: Birth Control
Overall rating 4.3
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This medication does work, but for the first month or so you have dark brown soptting between periods. Sometimes you get vaginal discomfort and nasusa and/or headache once in a while when using this medication. I think this form for birth control is good and very easy to take. The pills are pink the first 21 pills. The 7 other pills are white and contain estorgen hormones when you are not on your cycle.

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