Loryna and Headaches: What Users Say

• Lor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2020

For Acne "I was using Trinessa for 15 years, and it was wonderful. They stopped manufacturing that about a year ago, the pharmacy switched me to TriSprintec. I was on it for 8 HORRIBLE months, where I got cystic acne, which I had never experienced before, on my face, chest, and back. I tried every topical solution and wash, which did absolutely nothing. I was so insecure and thought this was my life now. One of my friends suggested I switch birth controls, and I switched to Loryna. I continued to use acne topical solutions on my skin while using it, so I saw some results, but my skin felt dry and itchy, and I was still getting some new acne marks (although less than before, and they didn’t turn cystic). In the third month, I decided to stop using the acne products to see what the birth control did on its own, and IT WAS A MIRACLE, I literally cleared up in like 4 days, guys. I also had no other side effects on this birth control other than an occasional small headache. Highly recommend this birth control."

• Abb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2021

For Birth Control "I started taking Loryna about 3 months ago, and I've never felt worse! I feel bloated all the time, get severe headaches (which I normally never get), have gained stomach issues, and to top it off, I have put on a few pounds. Plus, Loryna also makes me feel sad 24/7! And if I'm not sad, then I'm having outrageous mood swings. This oral contraceptive is definitely not the one for me. However, everyone is different, so take my experience as you please."

• JHa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 21, 2020

For Birth Control "I’m finishing my third pack of Loryna. I’ve really struggled with giving my body the adequate time to adjust to it, but I can’t take the side effects anymore. I switched because the last few pills I tried did not clear up my hormonal acne. Loryna has helped clear up my skin, and my period is much lighter, both of which are nice. However, I also take Vyvanse for ADHD and narcolepsy, and I swear Loryna is messing with the effectiveness. I’m incredibly fatigued and sleepy all of the time now. I’m also experiencing awful headaches. I’m so depressed and anxious to where I can hardly recognize myself. My boobs have gone up a cup size, I’ve gained 11 pounds, and yes, I’m starving all the time. I have done intermittent fasting for the last two years and dropped 25 pounds, but rapidly gaining 11 pounds in under three months and struggling with my intermittent fasting, along with other side effects, is ruining my self-image and happiness."

• Col...
• March 12, 2019

For Birth Control "Personally, I don't think you should take into account the advice of people who only used it for a month when starting this product. Of course, within the first months, there will be some adjusting, breast size increased a little, experienced some nausea, and had some hyper mood changes. Now, I have 0 acne all the time, sex drive has not been particularly affected, have gained some weight but I wouldn't blame it on the pill, and my period is four days long. Unfortunately, there have been some notable side effects: minor headaches for like 5 seconds at a time that hurt a bit (not that often but noticeable), sharp pains in the abdomen during my period. The thing to watch out for, though, is the PMS. This drug really doesn't prevent it, and I think it ramps it up a bit. I hate ending every month realizing that I was being really irritable and upset and arguing with people the week before my period. I'm chill 90% of the time-except for that week."

• Kay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 8, 2024

For Birth Control "I've been taking Loryna for 2 months now, and it's honestly been the best birth control pill I've taken. I've tried the implant, shot, and patch before. The implant and shot made me lose 20 pounds, and the patch made me very nauseous and made me throw up constantly. So I said, let me try something else. I read many bad reviews on this birth control, but everybody is different. I'm happy I didn't let the bad reviews stop me from trying. The first week on this, I did have headaches/migraines, but they went away. In the third week, I did get cramps here and there. This pill boosted my mood during the first month. I'm now almost done with month two. I did notice that for one week straight, I was extremely moody during my second month of taking birth control, but now I'm fine. I take my birth control every night before bed."

• Loz...
• January 27, 2020

For Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder "Loryna has helped my PMDD somewhat. I also have cut meat mostly and am very active and limit drinking. My issues with this are breast pain, constant bloat. I thought I had a sensitive gut before, but have issues where my pants sometimes don’t fit by the evening. I drink tons of water and limit inflammatory foods, but it still doesn’t help. I bleed randomly. Right now, I have 5 pills left before the white pills and am bleeding. I spotted for a week before that. This happens without rhyme or reason. My skin looks good, but to be honest, I take good care of it. I am sure it’s contributing, but habits are too. The headaches I get on this medication are terrifying and sometimes last three days. I felt so validated finding this forum because I thought something was really wrong. My libido is significantly lower, and it’s difficult to achieve arousal. I never had an issue with that before. The worst: my blood pressure is now elevated. I just asked my doctor about an alternate treatment."

• Anonymous
• August 15, 2018

For Birth Control "I have been on Loryna for 3 months. There were no symptoms up until the second pack, I had heavy mood swings, got really mad at little things, and became very impatient. I had never had period cramps before birth control, and when my period comes, I get painful cramps, lower back pain, and headaches. People started noticing why I wasn’t “being myself.” I’m switching because I feel miserable. But my skin looks so healthy. You can’t base your experience with birth control on all of these reviews because everyone will react differently."

• Bes...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 28, 2017

For Birth Control "I had very bad PMDD, and Loryna cleared all my symptoms, including awful headaches, acne, severe mood swings, literally the whole package. I've been on it for three years, and it has been great. I am also sexually active and have had no scares. I start my pill pack on a Tuesday, and I never have my period on a weekend. It's amazing!"

• Idk...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2020

For Birth Control "It's been 4 months on this pill, and the 2nd month was probably the worst. I had nonstop spotting for a week. After that month, however, I had much lighter, shorter periods. Appetite: noticeably increased, not sure if BC or cold weather or holiday season. Weight: no noticeable change. Energy: no noticeable change. Mood: no noticeable change. Negative symptoms: headaches/migraines, temporary spotting one month. Positive symptoms: shorter period, significantly less acne."

• gol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 11, 2020

For Birth Control "Nurx switched me from Nikki to Loryna with no warning, due to a lack of availability of Nikki. Ok, I decided I would try Loryna. What a mistake. I have never experienced such bad anxiety and headaches in my life. I do not recommend switching!"

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 18, 2018

For Birth Control "I started this birth control a little over two months ago, and let me just say there are definitely side effects, but all GOOD!! I never had horrible skin, but since I began taking this, my skin is more clear than ever. Even some facial hair has stopped growing! All my coworkers rave about how great my skin is. As far as other side effects, the first few days I was very tired and had a slight headache, but THAT'S IT!! And it went away after the first week, absolutely no side effects! I was so nervous about starting this birth control as I have never taken birth control, and reading these reviews scared me. Also, there is no change in my sex drive and no vaginal dryness! I get married in a few months, and I’m so happy the first birth control I’ve tried is actually perfect for my body!"

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 27, 2021

For Acne "Loryna gives me horrible side effects. Super depressed, anxious all the time. It makes me cry every single day throughout the entire day for the whole first week. The second week got slightly better, cried less, but I can't feel happy at all! Nothing makes me happy for the entire time that I was taking the pill! It never happened in my life before. I was feeling miserable for nonsense reasons. I was aware that my thoughts and my actions were being ridiculous. However, my mood, my thoughts, and everything about myself were out of control. It also caused me to have a super difficult time falling asleep and staying asleep. It gives me super strong headaches throughout the entire time. My body gets easily numb when I stay in a pose for only a few seconds. I was restless, having headaches, strengthless, sad mood throughout the whole time that I was taking it. It started causing me heart pain in the last week even!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 7, 2018

For Birth Control "I’ve been taking Loryna for approximately 4 months. Within the first week, I had horrible mood swings, almost like there was a monkey on my back at all times. I have also been dealing with headaches almost daily since I started these pills, so Excedrin is always nearby. I thought I would give my body time to adjust to the new hormones, but to no avail. I have absolutely no energy and want to sleep all day and have no issues sleeping at night. I have been on birth control for roughly 19 years and have never experienced this with any other birth control before. So now, on to figure out what avenue to go down next."

• Dug...
• November 21, 2019

For Birth Control "This has been the worst pill. I don’t recommend this. I had bad acne, horrible pains in my stomach, arms. My head pounded continuously, and my moods were horrible. I was only on it for three weeks, and I felt awful."

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

For Birth Control "I have been on Sprintec and Zovia, and I never, ever had a problem with birth control. I asked my doctor to switch to Nikki (or generic) because I was not getting my period every month with Zovia, and it was kind of freaking me out because I am sexually active, and that’s how I know if I am in the clear. Once she switched me to Loryna, I was very miserable. My mood was insane, I was crying and annoyed at any little thing. I had no control of my emotions. My stomach was also so messed up, and I had a splitting headache. I know birth control is different for everyone, but damn, I have never felt a reaction like this. I'm switching back to Zovia immediately."

• ama...
• January 23, 2018

For Birth Control "I was on this BC for three months (they tell you to wait three months to test it out). The first month consisted of horrible mood swings and headaches. For the past two months, I have been bleeding brown blood discharge daily, and my acne has gotten ten times worse. I had acne before I started Loryna, but by the third month mark, I had cystic acne on my chest and back. PAINFUL acne. I am going to my gyno tomorrow to switch."

• Sad...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 13, 2022

For Birth Control "I’ve been on BC before but had issues with depression. I tried Loryna and am 2 months in and can’t take it anymore! I have had headaches, probably gained weight, increased hunger, depression worse than I’ve ever experienced-crying over absolutely nothing off and on the first month, then it stopped for a few weeks and it’s back worse than ever with intense mood swings! I have had brain fog, fatigue, and the mood swings/irritability that happened in the 2nd month have affected my life and relationships! I feel unable to control my emotions and I’m sure I seem crazy to the guy I recently started seeing! I hope this pill hasn’t ruined my relationship, but I know it’s made me a crying, irritated, bloated lunatic! I’ve worked hard to be an easygoing, emotionally stable adult, but this pill makes me feel like I’m 2 sheets to the wind ugly crying and angry like I’m on a whisky bender. I don’t even drink anymore. I do not recommend!"

• Kat...
• August 14, 2021

For Acne "So I took Gianvi because that was recommended by my doctor. I went to the pharmacy a few times and was given Nikki (I refused it and never took it). I started taking Loryna and didn’t have any severe issues at first, but months later down the road I had severe, and I mean severe, exhaustion. Daily activities such as going to work or even cooking dinner chronically exhausted me. Exercise, besides walking, couldn’t happen for me because I was so tired I felt like I was gonna pass out at the gym. I have never felt so emotionally depleted and frustrated in my life. I’m going to the doctor soon to get off this and try something else out. I struggle with hormonal acne, so the thought of trying something else that won’t treat acne will be frustrating. I can no longer take this medication because it became debilitating for me. I completely have lost my entire sex drive, I have very frustrating headaches. My body often hurts, and I feel deeply depressed because I have no energy to work out."

• ATa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 17, 2018

For Birth Control "I have taken two other kinds of birth control that gave me negative side effects, so I decided to switch to Loryna, which is the worst decision of my life! The first week, I had terrible nausea and couldn’t eat anything, and I have also been dealing with depression, bad mood swings, low energy, headaches, and irritability. It did make me lose weight, but there’s no way I’m staying on it due to all of the other side effects. If you’ve had issues with other kinds, this is ten times worse."

• kca...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 17, 2018

For Birth Control "I took this pill for 2 1/2 years. It was great the entire time I was on it, up until the last 3 months. Before these last 3 months, my acne breakouts were greatly reduced, my period would last 5-8 days with no pain, cramps, or a very heavy flow. I had no mood swings, headaches, or anything of that nature. I don’t remember if there was any initial weight gain, but I’ve been in the same 10-pound weight fluctuation over the duration of taking this birth control. There were a few times I didn’t have protected sex, and out of those few times, I never got pregnant. I would give it a 10 if it weren’t for these last 3 months, where my period has slowly turned into a longer duration (the only change). My last period was almost 3 weeks long (no pain, just a LONG, heavy flow). But I used to love this medication. I would recommend it with warning!"

• Zan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2018

For Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder "Just got on this pill, most people said they felt super sick almost immediately (I’ve felt sick right away on other BCs) and I’m fine. Appetite is the same, slight headache the first night but nothing I couldn’t deal with. I’m hoping this pill works for me, but I have good feelings about it. Will update later."

• Nat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 1, 2017

For Acne "This pill made me admit myself to the hospital. I've been on and off BC pills for a while because I never really found one that helped my acne, and the side effects were usually depression and mood swings. My doctor prescribed Loryna to me for my blemishes and back acne, and it was wonderful for the first two months, seeing that my skin started glowing within the first week! I also lost weight because of a little nausea, but that was nothing to me. Headaches began after the first month, but I knew they would go away soon, as they did. So everything seemed to be perfect until I woke up suddenly one early morning with severe, awful, terrible stomach pain and thought I was going to die on the toilet in cold sweats. It's in the trash now."

• Awf...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2018

For Birth Control "I feel like I am pregnant... with a girl. Horrible fatigue, terrible acne, nausea/vomiting, headaches, body aches, no energy, no sex drive, and depressed. I was fine before I started taking this pill."