Safyral for Birth Control User Reviews (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 12, 2012

"I have been on this for about 6 months now and started on it to help with my irregular and heavy periods, as well as a contraceptive. Let me just say all women's hormones are different, but for me, this works. Don't have acne (never really had a problem with it before). I start my pills on a Friday, and when I finish my active pills, I have my period on a Tuesday/Wednesday. It's prevented pregnancy (I'm only 21, don't want a baby) and keeps my periods in check. I love it!"

• Mom...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2020

"I was put on Safyral in 2010 and took it for about 4 months. The nausea was the main reason I came off of it. I always felt terrible, and I gained a lot of weight fast. My period never came back after I came off the pills. I was still able to get pregnant twice, still no periods. Just this year (2020), I had my first period in almost 10 years! I have had hormone tests, Pap smears, everything, and they all have said that there's nothing abnormal. But it's weird that I had a normal period like clockwork before I started that birth control and the almost 10 years of nothing. By the way, I am now 28 years old, so I'm nowhere near menopause. I do not have PCOS or any other hormonal issues. The only thing doctors can think of is possibly this birth control did something."

• Can...
• June 28, 2015

"I started Safyral in April for irregular menstrual cycle and severe PMS. My only complaint was that for about a week or two, I was spotting off and on, but my periods are very light. I'm used to a very heavy flow, no backaches, cramps. I still will get an occasional pimple, literally 1 or 2, a few days before my cycle, but no acne, mood swings, or depression. My only regret is not starting this sooner."

• nur...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 10, 2014

"I love this birth control. No weight gain, acne cleared up, shorter/lighter periods. Only problem is I can't tolerate wearing my contact lenses for very long (no more than 4 hrs). Best thing about it, no babies!"

• Anonymous
• February 27, 2012

"Have almost been on Safyral for a year, and I love it. I used to have really heavy periods, but I know exactly when I am going to start (usually a Tuesday night to Wednesday morning), and I know I'll stop on Sunday. It's lighter. I have noticed that sometimes my bad cramps I used to have are starting to return. It has definitely kept the babies away, which is the reason I went on the birth control and will continue to keep using it."

• Anonymous
• April 8, 2012

"I have been on this pill for a couple of months now. It's great with acne and no weight gain or anything, but I will say it's absolutely horrible with moods. I've had the worst mood swings. I'm depressed, and I literally cry over anything, and when I start, I can't stop!"

• Anonymous
• February 1, 2012

"I have been on this birth control for about 2 to 3 months. I have terrible menstrual cramps, acne did clear up. Heavy bleeding during the period, but no breakthrough bleeding. Not pregnant! Very moody and cry over sad songs and sad commercials. I'm going back to the doctor in a few weeks and changing."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 22, 2012

"No breakthrough bleeding, felt the best that I ever had, lost weight, and felt like my old self again. So, I started this medicine in April 2012 and am currently on it, and it's October 2012. This will be my last pack. I have experienced nausea, bloating, mood swings, sadness, depression, fatigue, and just don't feel like myself anymore."

• mm3...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 20, 2012

"I've been on Safyral since January 2011. (Almost a year) It was awesome at first, but as time went on, it slowly started to change me. Great if you don't have a boyfriend. I say that because I have ZERO want or desire to be cuddly or intimate with my amazing, sweet, and near-perfect boyfriend of two years. It's the most frustrating of all my symptoms. Next are the mood swings, angry one minute, sad the next, anxious... it never ends! Before this pill, I always considered myself to be a 'guy' when it came to emotions, I was always just happy-go-lucky, NOT with this. Emotions = scale of 1 on this stuff. Pros = 100% clear skin, all the time! No weight gain. It's not the WORST birth control out there, but just be prepared to ride an emotional roller coaster."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 4, 2012

"I have been on this birth control for about a month and a half now. This is my first time on birth control, so I did not understand all the changes that were going on. BUT I started craving so many things, and also nausea will come! Also, many mood swings, especially when my period is near, all I want to do is cry, and acne was HORRIBLE. I did not gain weight or anything like that, though."

• Kar...
• July 28, 2013

"I had a pretty good experience with Safyral while I was on it. It helped regulate my cycle to be much more predictable and on time, and helped with my often severe leg cramps. I didn't experience any weight gain, and though I was sometimes moody, it wasn't anything outside of normal PMS. It did what it was supposed to do, I suppose. However, my problems were when I had to go off Safyral. My insurance stopped covering it, and at first, my OB/GYN didn't have any samples for me, so I had to stop taking it for a while. This is when I started to gain weight and had some crazy mood swings. I felt kind of depressed at times, cried often at work (which is unlike me), and just felt over-emotional."

• Anonymous
• August 9, 2011

"I have been on this pill for five months now, going on 6. I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for years, almost 10, then my body started to reject it. But I loved it. Perfectly timed periods and no side effects whatsoever. My doctor switched me to Natazia. Terrible. I had terrible acne and ridiculous bloating and weight gain all in my stomach area. I work out regularly and eat healthy. My only vice is alcohol. So after three months on that pill, I was switched to Safyral. I get very bloated one week before my period. My period is very heavy. I get bad cramps, although this month they seem to have subsided, as today is the first of my placebo pills and no cramps this month. But I am very bloated. Acne minimum."

• Lap...
• October 23, 2014

"I've been on this for about a month, and the first week was great. But then I started to bleed heavily, and it hasn't stopped for two weeks. I've got bad back aches and terrible acne, as well as bloating. I'm looking forward to switching off this and onto Lo Loestrin Fe."

• Saf...
• July 12, 2015

"So I've been on this birth control for about three months. In the beginning, I was hungry all the time, and it really upset my stomach. After about three weeks, that was gone and it was awesome. No babies. Easy periods, almost no cramps, it was too good to be true. Now here I am, three months into the pill, and I've hit a horrible depression. I've never been depressed. But every day I cry and get so sad I can't go out, and I don't want to eat or do anything. I've diminished. So I've decided to get off the pill immediately. I think I'll stick to the condoms. I would rather use condoms than be overwhelmingly sad all the time."

• 113...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 27, 2016

"I started this pill about a year ago. I was on a couple of other birth control pills before. This pill made me gain a bunch of weight, frequent breast pain, and horrible cramps. My emotions are always out of control. I eat healthy and work out at least three days a week and shouldn't be gaining all of this weight. The bloating when on my period has gotten dramatically worse. I would recommend not taking this pill. I am in the process of getting a different pill."

• Sha...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 26, 2015

"I was put on this birth control at the age of 14 due to severe ovarian cysts and breakthrough bleeding from other pills. It was absolutely wonderful the first two years. My skin glowed, I kept a great weight, my periods were always on time. However, all this soon went downhill around the third year. I started to have overwhelming feelings of depression wash over me multiple times during the day, I became sluggish, I didn't want to do things with friends or family, and my relationships suffered greatly overall. After stopping this pill, my mood swings diminished, and I feel like my old self again. Never going back to this pill again."

• Anonymous
• July 26, 2011

"I'm only on my first pack, but so far I have no negative side effects. This week (week 2), I feel great. I have been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, and it gave me horrible mood swings, which this medicine has not. I love it!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 8, 2013

"I have been on this pill for two years. I switched to this from Ortho Tri-Cyclen because I was having breakthrough bleeding. One month into it, I was having terrible cystic acne, two months into it, I had a severe panic attack. Two years later, I am incredibly depressed and bloated before my period, along with crazy migraines for 3-4 days straight. I am unable to lose weight even with running 4 miles a day. I am switching to Lo Loestrin 24 Fe and will try a lower-dosed pill. I have also experienced terrible leg cramps and fatigue like never before."

• sha...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 17, 2019

"I was on Yasmin for a number of years, until my OBGYN recommended I switch to Safyral for the added benefit of folate calcium, which is a good supplement for women. I had bad acne in the past, and so far my skin has been clear, my energy levels have been good, and I haven't noticed any adverse side effects. I was told that this was essentially the same as Yasmin, and I had a good experience on Yasmin as well. I do still get the occasional breakout, but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be."

• Anonymous
• March 18, 2012

"I have been on Safyral for two months, no babies. I used to have heavy periods, but they are lighter now. But I did gain weight, breasts got bigger and very tender. My skin is very broken out, I have a lot of headaches and nausea."

• Cob...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 24, 2019

"For the most part, I really liked this Safyral as a birth control. My ob-gyn switched me from Loestrin 1/20 to this due to periods that went on for 2.5 weeks. My body got used to those hormones, I guess. This pill gave me clear skin, no surprise bleeding, no weight gain, and no babies. My periods were regular but a bit heavy the first 2 days, just like my days before birth control, and sometimes I seemed to get diarrhea, which might be why I never felt bloated on this pill. Sorry for the TMI. My ob-gyn said with the heavy flow and diarrhea, this pill might have been too strong for me. I ended up having to switch to Zarah due to the cost of this pill. There was no generic available at the time. But otherwise, this was a good pill. Nowadays, I am on generic Ortho Micronor. I was advised to switch, being 35 and a smoker."

• Chr...
• November 14, 2016

"I switched to Safyral two months ago after losing my insurance and needing free samples to carry me until my new job provided me with coverage. I have been on Ocella and Yasmin, depending on which was free at the time of refill, since I was 15 (now 26) and have had a great experience. My periods were always regular, minimal breakthrough bleeding (only occurring when I missed a pill or two), no cramps, 3-4 day periods with very light bleeding. Since switching to Safyral, I experience consistent breakthrough bleeding. Three to four days before I expect my period, I get nauseous, dizzy/faint, and get horrible cramps. I'm really looking forward to going back to Ocella. This is not similar to Ocella and Yasmin as I was told previously."

• Hai...
• October 18, 2015

"So I am on the sugar pills of my third month on this birth control, and I have finally concluded, I am not going crazy, it's the pills. The first month was great, I lost about 5-6 pounds, felt wonderful, and no babies! The second month was just as good until I got to 2 days before the sugar pills. I began getting terrible cramps (not normal for me) and even worse back aches (normal but not this severe). I was crying uncontrollably over my 'friend' who hadn't texted me that day and went through at least 3 uncontrollable rage spells, and got so exhausted I couldn't keep my eyes open (I go through insomnia, one bonus about this pill is that I got a lot of sleep). This month it's worse, I can't even speak to my doctor without wanting to scream."

• saf...
• July 12, 2015

"In the beginning, I was very moody for the first two months, but it keeps my periods regular, which is nice. I switched to Safyral from Loestrin due to stress-induced breakthrough bleeding. This pill is very effective as a contraceptive so far, and that would be so helpful if I actually had 1/4 of the sex drive I used to have before using it. Once I hit the 3rd month, it declined drastically. My boyfriend and I went from having sex on average 6 times a week down to maybe once every couple of weeks, and that only happens because I feel terrible that I'm not as into it as I used to be. It's not that anything in that department has changed, I just don't want it. At this point, I'd rather go back onto Loestrin. I would've continued it if I could've."

• JJa...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 28, 2018

"I have been on Safyral for years. I'm in my forties. In my 20s, I had major cramps, bloating, cysts, heavy periods, and severe mood swings. The mood swings included me crying at commercials, yelling, and snapping at the smallest thing. I was so not myself the week before, during, and a few days after my period. I was then diagnosed with PMDD and put on Yaz; it was a life changer. No mood swings or heavy periods. Then my doctor recommended I move to Safyral after reported issues with blood clots while on Yaz. It was an easy transition, and even better, I don't get a period at all. I would recommend if you don't have mood swings, depression, or changes in your behavior during or before your period, this may not be the pill for you. The good thing about pills is you can always try, and if it doesn't work for you, stop taking it; not like the shots where you're stuck for three months. Talk with your doctor and really list your symptoms and work together to make the right decision on your pill."