Chateal EQ and Mood Swings: What Users Say

• May...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 28, 2020

For Birth Control "First BC I’ve ever loved! Positives: • no added weight gain. I am smaller framed. • didn’t change my sex drive • haven’t gotten pregnant with my partner, and he always finishes inside • no positive or negative effect on skin • periods come at the same time every month. I was so irregular before • shaves a day to two days off of my previous 7-day cycle. Negatives/side effects • experienced some nausea when I first began taking it. 30 mins after taking the pill, I noticed I would get a little hot and nauseated. But after a while, I no longer experienced that. • I’m a little more emotional. Doesn’t take much to get the waterworks going. • I feel slightly more fatigued and will sleep more. I combat this with eating small pieces of raw young ginger to spice myself awake. Overall, it’s been great for me. I’ve been taking it for almost 2 years. Previously, I tried the depo shot, which was so bad and made me bleed nonstop for months."

• All...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 7, 2020

For Birth Control "I've been on this birth control, Chateal EQ, for not even 2 weeks, and it's been awful. I've been getting hot flashes and nauseous. I didn't inform myself about this pill at all, and I wish I did. I've also been feeling pretty numb/empty since I started taking it, but it seems as if yesterday the angry mood swings are starting. I already struggle with depression and anxiety as it is, so I don't know if I'm going to continue with this pill. Hopefully, after a few months, it'll go away."

• rav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 28, 2019

For Birth Control "This is the fourth birth control brand I’ve used. I started taking it in order to regulate my periods and control my acne. My acne was annoying but nothing cystic or necessarily painful. A week into taking it, my skin was a disgusting and painful mess of cysts all over my forehead, chin, and cheeks. I also became very irrationally angry and extremely emotional. I’ve never had side effects this severe and this suddenly. I do not recommend this pill."

• cha...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 18, 2021

For Birth Control "The first and only birth control I was prescribed, but it has honestly worked very well for me! I really have liked this birth control, mood swings have been a bit challenging, but I think I just have a bad temper. The one thing I would say is a little odd is every time I finish a pack, I get a mild yeast infection for about two to four days every time. I have not looked into why, every time I’ve gone to the doctor, they’ve told me it’s just my body naturally, but it’s an odd pattern. Other than that, I don’t get any bad side effects. I really enjoy this birth control."

• kan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 14, 2019

For Birth Control "I’ve only had two side effects so far, one being bloated. It sucks sometimes because I feel fat, but it’s manageable. However, the second side effect I get is acne. I literally get two pimples every day. I had pretty clear skin, enough to be comfortable with makeup, but now, NO WAY! I only took it for two weeks to realize that it was causing my acne. My friend is on this birth control pill and experiences mood swings, which I also had, and being bloated. But she had no acne. Definitely didn't like this pill at all."

• Rhi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 9, 2020

For Birth Control "I’ve been on this birth control for about six months. I take birth control as a way to get rid of my periods - they are very heavy, I pass clots the entire length of my period, they last seven days every time, and I experience cramps 5/7 days. This birth control got rid of my period, which has been AMAZING, but in turn made me very emotional and gave me more acne than I’ve ever had in my life. I’m 24 years old, and sometimes it feels like I’m going through puberty all over again! My libido is the lowest it’s ever been, and overall I haven’t had a great experience with this birth control. I will be discontinuing."