Altavera and Irritability: What Users Say

• Joh...
• July 9, 2021

For Birth Control "I started on Portia and then was switched to Altavera (they said it was the same exact thing but a different name, basically), and on both, I gained like 20ish pounds! I was also more irritable and could not skip like one period or else I’d bleed from skipping. IDK if it was Portia or Altavera that was so bad, but I’m just going to say both weren’t the greatest :/"

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

For Birth Control "Over the past few years, I tried Camrese and Viorele for painful, heavy periods due to fibroids. Both made me extremely irritable, with no sex drive. I also gained a few pounds. I recently tried taking the pill again and was prescribed Altavera. Somehow my mood is fine on this medication, and my sex drive is through the roof. I have lost a couple of pounds because I may have less appetite. I sometimes have very mild but tolerable headaches on Altavera, but overall, the experience has been great. Periods are lighter and shorter, with less cramping, too. Worth a try if other pills have failed - I had pretty much given up but got lucky with this one."

• Kat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 21, 2022

For Birth Control "This was a terrible medicine for me. Started taking this because my periods are awful. Altavera made me extremely irritable and tired. The first month was okay, was able to skip my period. Towards the end of the third pack, had a lot of spotting, so I decided to go ahead and take the placebo pills so I could have a break from the moodiness. Big mistake!!! Made my period so bad, I had diarrhea and threw up constantly the first day. I had to call out of work! The last pack I took, I started my period on the active pills, and it's horrible again. Super heavy flow with lots of clots. Switching to something else now."