Zovia 1/35E and Cramps: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• October 12, 2011

For Birth Control "I started taking Zovia about 5 months ago, and I could immediately tell the difference after the 1st month. I started gaining weight, my breasts got even bigger than they already were, and they were constantly tender. My periods went from 3-4 days to 7-9 days with horrible cramps. My face became very oily, and I started breaking out. I have never had a lot of acne or breakouts, but after starting this birth control, it got bad. I have been an emotional wreck and cry all of the time, and I'm normally not like that. I think I had every bad side effect a birth control can have, so needless to say, my OB has called in a different birth control! Hopefully, if you decide to use this birth control, you don't have any of the side effects like I have."

• sar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 20, 2012

For Birth Control "I have been on this pill for 3.5 years, and it is my favorite thing ever. My periods are extremely light, I almost never have cramps or mood swings, and the only weight gain I experienced was welcome and came in the form of a cup size. I haven't had any problems during that time of the month or otherwise, and overall, I think this is just a very nice, happy pill. I always use condoms because I'm paranoid, but I'm scare-free also!"

• not...
• August 1, 2011

For Birth Control "I have been taking Zovia now for a little over a month. My doctor prescribed this because I was having extremely heavy periods with severe cramps, so he said this would help to regulate. But since I've been taking it, I haven't stopped bleeding at all. Thirty-three days of bleeding is the worst, and it hurts to wear a tampon, so I have to wear pads only. My husband, who is trying to be supportive, is starting to get frustrated because we can't even have sex because of all this bleeding. I think I may stop using it."

• Aan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 9, 2018

For Birth Control "Okay, so I started this pill two months ago, and I’m currently going on my third month. I have yet to stop bleeding, and I developed acne when I didn’t have any before. My cramps also have gotten worse. I also have terrible back pain, worse than ever before. I also have moods of irritability, where I’ll snap at people if they are doing something even remotely annoying. I wouldn’t recommend this pill at all."

• Ale...
• December 12, 2013

For Birth Control "I recently switched from Loestrin to Zovia. Loestrin made me cramp really bad when I spotted. And I took them every day at the same time. I also would spot for about a week. When I started taking Zovia, which has been for a month and a half, it made me nauseous and I had/have tenderness of the breasts. Nausea went away and my skin cleared up, but I am still experiencing tenderness of the breasts. They hurt really bad and my nipples are sore. My breasts have also enlarged to a cup size. I don't know if this will be for only a short time or if I will continue having this soreness. But overall, I like it, minus my breasts being sore and huge!!"

• ANN...
• May 27, 2015

For Birth Control "I started it freshman year of high school because it would clear up my acne (not a bad case of acne at all). But I went on it, and it worked. I saw that my skin was clearing up, and I was very pleased with it. I had my first serious relationship freshman year of college and thought the pill would help if anything were to happen with that, I was at least being safe if anything were to get to that point in the relationship. I see a lot of people saying they were moody, that isn't the case at all with me. I was fine when TOM made his visit. I would get, on the first day, the occasional cramp, then it would go away. My mood never changed, I was still happy and healthy. See what your doctor recommends, every pill is different for everyone."

• Via...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2012

For Birth Control "This is my first birth control. When I first got on, I got acne really bad on the side of my face, and also I got cramps really bad. But now, about 3 months later, that does not happen anymore, and it keeps my face pretty clear, except when my period is about to start, I sometimes get a pimple or two. But what I did notice is that I have really, really bad mood swings every time my period is about to start. I don't know why. Just try it for yourself!"

• Bet...
• April 12, 2015

For Birth Control "I've been using Zovia for almost four months now, and so far I think it's been wonderful, besides a few things. This was my first time ever trying birth control, and I wasn't too sure about it. When I first started Zovia, my first month was great, no side effects or anything. Then my second month came, and that's when everything went downhill. I started to get bad cramps, was very depressed, and was always throwing up. Also, my periods have actually gotten heavier and still last a full week. To this day, I still throw up every month one day out of my second or third week before my period. I still experience some depression, but other than that, my cramps and everything else have gone away."

• Anonymous
• January 27, 2012

"While taking this pill, I became an emotional wreck, my face broke out, had spotting between periods, cramps got worse, and developed fibroids. The list goes on."