User Reviews for Sprintec

So I've been reading other reviews for this, and I really think that people should wait until after the first month to decide if this is a horrible birth control because OF COURSE we're going to have the bad side effects the first few weeks! Our bodies are adapting to a new drug so just be patient! The first three weeks I had nausea, mild mood swings, loss of appetite, and EXTREMELY sore and swollen breasts. Since then I've been side effect free. I've been on it for three months now and I have to say it's amazing! I take it for PCOS and because of my PCOS I would be having periods every 6 months and they would be KILLER! I would literally be in bed for days, but with this birth control I have mild short periods. It's fantastic. I definitely recommend it.

In May of 2011, I wound up in the ER because I couldn't stand or walk. I was in the middle of our local mall and started experiencing HORRIBLE pain in the pelvic region as well as sever hot and cold flashes. I was misdiagnosed with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, and was given several medications, including prescription Hydrocodone. None of them touched the pain. Eventually, doctors realized that I was having cysts on both ovaries at the same time. They put me on Sprintec which is affordable and I have had no pain! It was hard for me to adjust to. Soreness in breasts and nausea, but my body has adapted to it and I have been on it for four months now and I love it.

I have been on Sprintec for 6 months now. I also have PCOS. And let me tell you, I would usually get these painful periods and would bleed extremely heavy. But Sprintec has helped out a lot. The only thing that's affecting me now is the yeast infections. Hopefully this symptom doesn't last long.

Sprintec overall had a positive effect on my body, regular periods, bigger breasts, no weight gain, increase in sex drive, and helped quite a bit with acne. Four months into it I caught a yeast infection which is the only downfall I've noticed.

I initially had Mononessa prescribed for PCOS but switched after 3 months to Sprintec. Of course I experienced the usual side effects with both i.e. nausea, mood swings, hot flashes, breast tenderness and headaches but only for the first week or two. However with Sprintec I am now experiencing depression, my skin on face and chest area above breast is not as smooth as it used to be and worst of all a yeast infection, which I have never suffered from before (awful itching but Monistat 7 is helping a lot). I'm still quite new to Sprintec and hope all this goes away.

About half way through pack 3 and no real complaints. The first month on Sprintec was a living hell; UTI, mood swings, no appetite, nausea, headaches etc. Started pack 2 and have been fine ever since. My sex drive is a little hit or miss anymore but my SO doesn't really mind.