Azurette and Weight Gain: What Users Say

• Bex...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 7, 2019

For Birth Control "I love this Azurette birth control so much! I switched from another pill to this one, and I only wish I had sooner. I have zero side effects, and my period is 3 light days. No weight gain either, like my other pill :)"

• Anonymous
• May 20, 2017

For Birth Control "I've been on this pill for 4 years. I switched to this one because my previous ones caused me to gain weight. These pills do not cause me to gain weight and keep my skin flawless. However, I think they recently made a more generic version of the pills and switched packaging and everything, and for these last three months, I've been losing my temper and really emotional. I have no sex drive, also. I am going to have to switch pills. But for the first few years of my life, they've been good."

• Sam...
• May 30, 2017

For Birth Control "Love it! Been continuously dosing without breaking for menstruation for almost two years due to extremely difficult/painful menstrual cycles, emotional trouble, etc. This pill smoothed all of that out! Spotting for a few months once going on, but rarely have issues now. Cleared up my skin perfectly. Two downsides: total libido killer (I feel like a robot sometimes), and a bit of weight gain. The weight gain actually didn't happen for the first year, so I'm not totally certain that the pill was the cause. Maybe it was the pill mixed with extremely stressful past 6+ months and overeating from stress. I'll gladly take emotional normalcy and no dependence on painkillers in exchange for the downsides!"

• Sar...
• August 23, 2016

For Birth Control "I've been taking Azurette 28's since August 7th, 2016, and have been experiencing cramps since the 2nd or 3rd day. They go from being mild with little irritation to being severe. I'm having mood swings as well. I've even noticed that I have gained weight. I had a bad migraine headache over the weekend, I felt so terrible I was throwing up, and I couldn't lay down because my entire skull felt like it was shattering into a million little pieces. I almost had my husband take me to the emergency room. I was on Lutera a few years ago and I didn't experience any of these symptoms. I'm going to ask my doctor to switch me to that. I would never recommend Azurette to anyone. I only wanted to regain control over my periods, otherwise, I wouldn't be on BC."

• izz...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 5, 2021

For Birth Control "I started taking Azurette, and let me tell you, I'm so emotional, it's insane. I get random episodes of depression and didn’t help my cramps/bleeding at all. It made my acne worse and caused me weight gain. It made me so unmotivated, and I do not recommend!"

• May...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 28, 2021

For Birth Control "So I am using Azurette for about 8 months now, my period is regular, though I have a really light period every month. I have menstrual migraine (worse), weight gain, depression, emotional issues, and suffering from acne. I want to switch, but I don’t know which one is better."