Desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Man...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 14, 2021

For Birth Control "I started this birth control in late October to prevent pregnancy and to treat mild acne. My only negative symptom is nausea (without vomiting) before bed. My partner does not use condoms, and I haven’t gotten pregnant. I LOVE this birth control! Not only did it make my skin clear, my bra size went from a B to a D in just a few months. Everyone’s body reacts to birth control differently, but I 100% recommend Isibloom!"

• Rub...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 14, 2019

For Birth Control "I have crazy PMS. I mean crazy. I cry a lot, I'm nauseous (I even vomit some months), get heat flashes, acne, horrible cramps, mood swings, etc. This is why I was not afraid of any birth control side effects because I live with these bad problems regardless. I took birth control (through the pill club and was prescribed this) because of my symptoms and because I've been sexually active for a few months now. I took it a week before my period, and those symptoms seem to have been minimized so far. I have a very high sex drive, however, the pill makes it a little harder to get turned on. I've had okay sex so far and also very great sex (my advice is to use a good amount of lube. It fixes the problem). I've only been on it a week, but so far so good. I will, however, be back to post a review in a few months to see if my symptoms have changed. So far so good, though. (: All bodies are different, but if you're anything like me, I would consider trying this pill."

• Jor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2018

For Birth Control "I was on Quasense for five years, starting when I was 14. I should’ve switched a long time ago. It gave me horrible nausea every time I started a new pack, to the point where I started to stop eating the night I took the first pill along with a nausea pill. It gave me acne, weight gain, and depression. It did NOTHING for my abnormally heavy and painful periods. I switched to Isibloom only a week ago, but I already love it. No nausea, I’ve lost 2 pounds and gained a cup size. I’m giving it a 9 because I haven’t been on it long enough to see what it does for my acne or for my periods!"

• Anonymous
• March 8, 2019

For Birth Control "Since the time I have been taking Apri, I have been facing various problems like intense chest pain, problems in concentration, nausea, headaches, extreme mood swings, acne, dizziness, fluctuations in the quality of vision."

• Not...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 17, 2020

For Birth Control "I recently changed from Kariva to Viorele. In just three weeks, I have been constantly urinating. I got tested twice for UTI, and both came out negative. I am nauseous from this medicine and the lack of sex drive and anxiety I already feel. For the people saying that Kariva and Viorele have the same effect, as the active ingredients may be the same, the inactive ingredients are not, and it is affecting me quite differently. You can easily research the difference for more information."

• Fed...
• September 21, 2020

For Birth Control "I’ve been on Enskyce for almost 2 years now. I have experienced increasingly worse PMS/periods, random spotting or early periods, mood swings, unstable angry/anxious/depressive episodes, and the nausea seems to be every day now to where I just don’t eat until I’m sick for calories. It’s the worst. Eating has no enjoyment anymore. It took me so long to figure out that Enskyce was the cause of my unpredictable moods and horrible stomach pain/PMS. I’ve experienced anxiety/depression beforehand, but I assumed I was just getting worse and worse. I only came across this page while searching for a therapist when I realized my stomach was hurting again 2-5 hours after taking the BC. I then searched the side effects and kept reading the symptoms other women were having. 1/10, and the 1 is because I haven’t gained weight."

• Toy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 1, 2019

For Birth Control "I did not last more than a week on this pill. I was nauseated every single day that I took it for hours until a friend of mine advised me to discontinue to see if the pill was the problem. Once I stopped taking it, all of my nausea went away, and I could get out of bed and get on with my life. I changed to a different pill after that."

• miu...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 9, 2017

For Birth Control "I am taking the second cycle now. In general, I'm happy with my experience so far, and I'll keep taking it. Negative sides. During the first week, I felt sick to my stomach all the time, and I was super tired, but it went away. During the third week, I had mood swings and felt depressed, but I always feel this way a week before my period, so it was normal to me. Also, my boobs became larger, and it's a little painful to touch them, but that's okay. Positive sides. It feels really good not to worry about becoming pregnant. My sex drive is the same or even increased, weight is the same, appetite doesn't seem to increase. Period is less heavy, skin is better, acne is disappearing."

• Ban...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 29, 2019

For Birth Control "I literally was convinced I was one of the prettiest women on Earth until I started taking this pill. It messed with my confidence so much I cried about my body and face daily. I have never been this insecure in my life, and I have never been this sad in my life. I also have constant headaches, nausea, and I cannot stand any types of sounds overlapping without getting overwhelmed."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 9, 2012

For Birth Control "Have had a very good experience with Apri! It's the first birth control I've been on, and it's been about 9 months now. It's regulated my periods, so I can predict it down to the hour. They're less painful, I feel less nausea, and they're much shorter and lighter! I haven't gained any weight - just fluxed a bit up and down a few pounds. Overall - really good!"

• MGa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 30, 2018

For Birth Control "I have a couple of side effects, but I feel like it’s nothing you can’t handle. I get sore breasts for maybe 2-3 days. My period was 3 days, but now it’s 4-5 days. I have headaches here and there. Sometimes I lose my appetite and feel nauseous, but it only lasts 1-2 hours, and then I can eat again. I’m fine. I'd rather deal with this than deal with a kid, lol."

• Hor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 15, 2017

For Birth Control "I started this pill a week ago due to Stage 3 endometriosis. I am having pregnancy-like nausea. It is all day. The only way to fix it is to continually eat. If I did that, I would pack on the pounds. It is also making me feel weird in my head. Like I cannot focus. I would not recommend this at all."

• Jen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 7, 2017

For Birth Control "I am not happy with Reclipsen. I have gained a ton of weight in the last 3 months I have been on it. I get super nauseous in the mornings, and I have one extremely bad migraine on the last day of the pills. I changed to Reclipsen because my other BC was giving me headaches. Now I'm fat and have zero sex drive. I am going to stop Reclipsen ASAP."

• Lis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 18, 2016

For Birth Control "This birth control is amazing! I was definitely skeptical about it reading all of the mixed reviews, but I cannot really complain. The first month I started, I had a week of migraines and a strenuous and painful menstrual period. But after that week, the migraines were gone and I literally had no cramps, headache, nausea, or any menstrual signs. My period only lasted 4 days, I'm in the best moods ever. I cannot say this medication affected my sexual desires. But the medication did lighten my discharge, which I am very thankful for. CVS did try to switch me to the generic brand, but I could not take the risk. Literally, it's great!"

• Mar...
• December 11, 2016

For Birth Control "I'm 19 and have been on this pill for 4 months now and have realized many changes. Some pros are that my acne has cleared up and excess hair slowed its growth rate, but the cons outweigh the pros. I have terrible mood swings, headaches, and nausea when I never had that before. My sex drive is nearly non-existent. My periods are more controlled, but they are very heavy and leave me very tired. I have gained 15 pounds in 4 months despite getting 2 hours of exercise almost every day. I thought this pill would help my hormones level out and help my depression, but it has made my relapses far between but much more intense when they happen. Overall, it gets the job done, but if you can, try a different pill."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 8, 2018

For Birth Control "I started taking Apri about three weeks ago. It was nothing but a horrible experience for me. From the start, it was nausea, dizziness, throwing up, on-and-off eating habits, some days I could eat, and some days I couldn’t. I had extreme mood changes, I was snappy towards everyone all the time. I had severe cramps that seemed like they would never go away. All of these issues I thought would only last about a week to two weeks, then go away. But they only worsened as I kept taking Apri. I started having pain in my kidney, it started to hurt when I used the bathroom. Then the pain went to both sides and then down my legs. My legs would ache to the point I could barely walk. All I could do was sleep. I’ve never had any other issues with any other birth control until Apri. I do not recommend."

• Nic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 25, 2020

For Birth Control "At first, I was terrified to start taking Isibloom birth control due to all of the horrible reviews I read. However, it is working pretty well for me. It cleared up my acne, I have no weight gain, and I also don’t see any depression side effects. I was nauseous the first few days taking it, but I’m pretty sure that was just my body reacting to something so new. I’ve also been on it for six months."

• spo...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 11, 2020

For Birth Control "I've been on Isibloom for 6 months now to prevent pregnancy. The first month or so, I experienced nausea when taking it, along with breakthrough bleeding for the first three months. After month three, that actually completely went away, and now I'm side effect free! It definitely made my breasts a cup size bigger and makes me carry my weight in my lower body. The one thing is when I skip periods and then have one the next month, it is BAD... like changing my pad every hour bad. They used to be worse while I'm not on birth control, so I'm not complaining. Love it!"

• Mac...
• January 29, 2014

For Birth Control "This isn't my first time using this brand. All I can say is it made me want to eat all day, every day. Made me nauseous, but I started taking it at night, and that helped. It also gives me horrible mood swings during my period."

• Kay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 14, 2020

For Birth Control "I saw a few reviews on here saying to ignore the negative ones and that it really wasn’t that bad, so I gave it a go through pill club! The worst mistake. I stayed on it for 5 months because I thought the side effects would go away, and they never did. I bled for three weeks at a time at random intervals, sometimes only a few days apart before it started again. I had constant suicidal, depressed thoughts that I hadn’t struggled with before the medication, and my nausea was insane. Think twice and talk to your doctor before starting it because I wish that I never had. I didn’t get pregnant, though, so if that’s your only concern, go right ahead."

• Sal...
• September 22, 2017

For Birth Control "My doctor put me on this BC 3 months postpartum, and I've decided to stop taking it after being on it for two months. I've bled the entire time being on this pill, mood swings, dark thoughts, very emotional, nauseated all the time, the bloating is so uncomfortable (prior to starting this pill I had my waist back and almost a flat stomach, but now I look like I'm a few months pregnant again!) I have no drive, low energy (I'm sure from bleeding for 2 months), I just want to eat all the time, I've gained weight, overall this BC didn't mesh very well with my body. I'll be going back to taking Enskyce again, which I took for 3 years with no issues."

• Ame...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 5, 2019

For Birth Control "I got Isibloom through The Pill Club. During the first week, I took the pill in the morning, and I would get very nauseous, have headaches, and tender breasts. After reading some reviews, I decided to start taking the pill at night, and symptoms went away. After taking it for two months, I've noticed that my appetite changes every day - sometimes I'll be very hungry or not hungry at all. However, I haven't gained any weight from the pill. Also, my mood swings calmed down by the end of the second month!"

• Ale...
• May 14, 2016

For Birth Control "I've jumped around to many birth control pills through the years - some landed me in the hospital with severe, blinding abdominal pain, some made me suicidal, and some made me nauseous. This is the first one that did not do that, so I was thrilled. It also bettered my severe, cystic hormonal acne to only about a blemish or two a month. However, it absolutely killed every ounce of my sex drive, which used to be high and healthy. That's been very frustrating. Otherwise, okay pill."

• lul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 17, 2019

For Birth Control "Please don’t be scared to try Isibloom because of all the seemingly negative reviews. I am 20 years old and have been on Isibloom for almost 3 weeks now. I have had ZERO side effects. The only thing that happened was the day after I took Isibloom for the first time, I felt a little nausea in the morning, but after that and since I’ve been feeling great! The pills are SUPER tiny, which I love also. I am taking Isibloom for birth control as well as to stop my period, and it was free through my insurance, but I pay a $15 copay for 3 packs so that I can stop my period! Isibloom is great!"

• Bre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 27, 2019

For Birth Control "This medicine has been in my life for 4 months, and in those 4 months, I’ve had the worst decrease in libido. Sex has become undesirable, and it’s impossible to get turned on. Not only that, I’ve been nauseous and moody. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone."