Velivet for Birth Control User Reviews (Page 2)

• Qwe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2018

"I have been on Velivet for about half of a year, have actually experienced fewer mood swings, fewer cramps, and I'm overall happier and seem healthier. I don't know if it has made me lose weight, but I'm down 5 lbs from before, but that might not be a side effect."

• Zig...
• May 1, 2017

"This was my first birth control brand, so I don't have experience with other brands to compare it to, but I had some issues. I had heavy, two-week-long periods on this pill, sometimes even longer. Thinking this would eventually level off, I stayed on it for a year, but it never did. Needless to say, I've had more than enough of that! Also, on this pill, I felt paranoid about things that I never worried about before. I kept thinking something awful would happen whenever I left the house. I just switched bands, so I'm hoping these symptoms stop, especially the paranoia and anxiety. On the plus side, my skin never looked better, and while the periods were long, I had minimal cramping."

• but...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 5, 2018

"Velivet did its job (no children), but the side effects were godawful. First off, it made my period REEK. You could smell the blood through jeans, which is not something I experienced before birth control, and not something I’m dealing with now that I’ve switched pills. I also would have these intense freak-outs, to the point where my loved ones were afraid to tell me things because of how I’d react. And one day once a month, a couple of days before my period would start, I would suffer paralyzing self-consciousness. I couldn’t even look in a mirror to brush my teeth; if I saw myself, I’d break down, seeing myself as some hideous beast. It caused me to miss classes and cancel plans."

• gir...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 31, 2018

"I've been on this birth control for almost 2 years now. During my first year taking it, it worked well. Did its job (no kids), sex drive was fine, mood was good. I still experienced cramps during my period, nothing too hard. Then, I switched doctors and wasn't able to get any refills for 2 whole months, so I wasn't on birth control. After that, I went on Velivet again, and omg everything changed for the worse! I'm very emotional (sad and moody), experience bloating randomly, and I get very painful cramps randomly throughout the day even when I'm not on my period. During my period, the cramps are way worse! My period is also heavier. I honestly can't wait to switch to a different birth control pill. I'm not sure why there was such a drastic change after going off of Velivet for 2 months. I thought maybe my body was adjusting to the pill again, so I decided to give it a few more months. But it's now been 6 months, and I'm still experiencing the same symptoms."

• MaT...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 7, 2015

"I am 25, have tried about 5 different types of birth control pills. I was on Velivet for about 8 months. I know everyone is different, but for the last 3-4 months I was on it, I was getting 2 full periods per month instead of 1 per month. Another downfall was it completely shut down my sex drive, which is fine if you are single and looking to stay out of trouble. The pros of this pill are: it kept my acne away, and it kept my mood stable-no crying or moodiness. Before this pill, I was on Sryonx, and it turned me into a crying machine. I am now switching to Reclipsen, hopefully, it helps with reducing my periods to once a month. In conclusion, it was not a good enough pill to make me want to stay on it."

• Beb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2020

"This is my first time taking birth control. I am 26 years old, and when I reached the 2nd week of taking Velivet, I started to experience anxiety, veins being visible on my breast, sometimes high blood pressure, and I freaked out. I asked my PCP and pharmacist about the side effects of this pill. They told me it's not normal for my veins to be too visible and it's not the pill. I went to the ER because I was having a throbbing feeling in my breast, and they told me that it's normal because that's the hormones reacting to that pill. Now I'm very confused. I was fine, and now I'm a wreck. I am not taking these!"

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2020

"I have been on this birth control pill, Velivet, for about two weeks, and I can personally say that I’m quite upset. This is my third birth control. In the past two weeks, I have experienced major cystic acne, depression, breast tenderness (the first week), and cramps while NOT on my period. I’m taking it on time daily, but I’m going to stop taking this pill and try another."

• Ani...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 15, 2019

"I’ve been on Velivet for a few years now to regulate my period. For the first year and a half, I was fine, but then I switched packs with a friend for a week because we were on vacation, and I forgot mine at home. When I restarted on Velivet, it was awful. I threw up all the time and could barely keep anything, even water, down. I stopped taking them for a month because it got so bad, but I recently restarted due to a bad period. I’m feeling nauseous 24/7, and I have to throw up before I sleep because the nausea is causing insomnia. The only good thing I can say about this is that it cleared my skin, but trust me, it’s just not worth it."

• Kat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 7, 2022

"This is the worst BC pill I have ever taken. I had anxiety prior to going on this pill, but this amplified my anxiety x10. I was a nervous wreck, and I thought I was going insane. I’m 4 days off, and I’m finally starting to feel a little better. Because of this pill, I'd rather not deal with oral contraceptives altogether and am just opting for a tubal ligation instead."

• The...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 7, 2022

"Works just fine as a birth control, but it also helps me with my moods. Apparently, I'm very hormonally driven when it comes to my mood swings and depression because I tried to switch from Velivet to a different brand, and it was a night-and-day difference, in a bad way. The other BC made me have bad symptoms like breast pain, worse bleeding and cramps, severe suicidal ideations. It was the same class of birth control too. So anyway, I switched back to Velivet, and I will continue to stick with this one."

• Anonymous
• May 29, 2012

"I have been on Velivet for about a year. It has been better than the birth control I was on before, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, but I have decided to go off of it because for 2 weeks at the end of my cycle I am incredibly emotional, cannot stop crying, am irritated and irrational, and it's having a serious toll. I also have a pretty low sex drive."

• tor...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 21, 2017

"I have been on Velivet for about 2 years now because of painful, heavy, and irregular periods. I've tried others that were too strong. This one has worked until the last month. I've noticed that my cramping has come back, and it has taken my sex drive away completely, which is NOT good."

• Anonymous
• October 2, 2009

"I have taken Velivet for almost 2 years. I've been getting menstrual migraines from withdrawal sometimes during my period. Also have low libido, which I'm not sure if it's related to this pill."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 27, 2012

"Velivet worked well as birth control, but made me really nervous and emotional all the time. I would get upset and/or cry over anything."

• AJ1...
• February 17, 2017

"The worst experience ever. Deep depression, and I've never had issues with depression in my life. I was seriously a mess."

• Dis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 18, 2012

"It made me violent. 1 month straight. My breast stayed sore. I am already bipolar II, and I needed this pill to stop my PMDD spikes, and it amplified it."

• Anonymous
• December 8, 2010

"Velivet is great for birth control. I've been on this for almost two years and have had no problems. The only major problem is that I get angry or upset for no reason the week before my period."