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Altavera and Spotting: What Users Say

Spotting: mentioned by 3 users (7.3%)

Based on user experiences from 41 Altavera reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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acne 34.1%
mood swings 34.1%
weight gain 31.7%
depression 17.1%
tiredness 12.2%
headaches 9.8%
nausea 9.8%
bleeding 7.3%
irritability 7.3%
spotting 7.3%

Reviews for Altavera

Showing 3 reviews tagged with "spotting". Clear filters to view all 41 reviews.
Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Hel...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • January 21, 2016

For Birth Control "I am a healthy 27-year-old female and have been on Altavera as a birth control method for the past 2 years. In the first 2 months, I had some issues of stomach upset and increased emotional fluctuations, but after 2 months of usage, my hormone levels evened out, and I have not had any side effects since. Also, sometimes when I schedule my period around vacation or an important event, it has been very easy to quicken my period (take only 2 weeks of pink before white). However, when I tried to skip my period (skip the white sugar pills and go to a new pack), I did have some spotting in the 5th week on the pink pills. I have not experienced any weight gain, headaches, increased cramps, nor acne in the 2 years I have been on Altavera."

9 / 10
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  • Mel...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • April 9, 2018

For Birth Control "I was on a few different generic birth controls before the pharmacy started giving me Altavera for the past 2 or so years. I usually skip the white placebo pills and start taking the next week of pink pills right away to skip my period. However, I do notice that after about 3 months of skipping my period, I'll start having some light spotting, so at that point, I'll take the placebo pills. I used to break out every time I got my period, but now my face is clear unless my diet is really bad."

10 / 10
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  • 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."

2 / 10
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