Zovia 1/35E and Irritability: What Users Say

• Hea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 7, 2019

For Birth Control "I'm so thankful for Zovia! I’ve had awful experiences with past birth control pills (Lutera, Aviane, & Yaz) and prefer to take the natural route for health and have been very anti-pill for a long time. While off the pill, I have struggled with PMDD that kept getting longer and cramps that caused me to miss work. I had insomnia, irritability, crazy itching on my stomach and legs, depression, crying spells, fatigue, muscle pain, flare-ups in digestive and reproductive pain, and zero sex drive. I was a mess and tried every natural treatment in the book for years with no luck, and in fact, was getting worse. I had no quality of life and agreed to take Zovia. Since starting, I sleep like a baby, the itching has stopped, I’m calmer, happier, more “sane,” and at peace with life. My sex drive is back better than ever, and I feel healthy again! Cramps are really light. I can function again! The only side effects I’ve had are mid-cycle spotting and water retention, but having my life back makes those symptoms seem like nothing compared to before."

• Kel...
• August 21, 2013

For Birth Control "Zovia cleared my acne and helped regulate my period with no pregnancies. However, it caused huge mood swings around my period. I was very irritable and sometimes depressed. Also, if I didn't take the pill at the exact same time (or within an hour), I spotted."

• nee...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 26, 2012

For Birth Control "I've been on Zovia almost 10 years now. It's cheap and worked for the reason I was taking it, which was to prevent pregnancy. I can't say whether it made me gain weight because I figure after ten years it's bound to normalize. I can say I get pretty bad PMS, but I'm not sure this pill was ever advertised to treat PMS symptoms. I experienced depression, bloat, irritability, anxiety, and lethargy the week before every period. I attribute some to my family history of anxiety and depression, though, and it was never something I brought up with my doctor. Never thought there was any reason to change it until now. Recently, I did find a side effect to be too much to bear: low libido. I don't even want a man to look at me, let alone touch me; it's so terrible."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 30, 2013

For Birth Control "I'm 18, and I've been on Zovia for about a year. No weight gain, acne completely cleared up, and I never got pregnant even if I did miss a couple! However, very bad PMS and irritability. My boyfriend of 2 years finds it very frustrating around the time of my period because I turn moody. Love it though."

• Msc...
• December 12, 2015

For Birth Control "I had to quit this medication because it made me agitated and very paranoid. I was to the point that I was going to quit my job and was convinced that my family was turning on me. I stopped, and within 1.5 months, everything resolved. I am now on Ocella, and it works great."

• 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."