Cyclafem 1/35 and Anxiety: What Users Say

• imm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 2, 2017

For Birth Control "I had used Alyacen 1/35 for a while, but for some reason, I started getting the generic version of it, which was Cyclafem. A week after I started taking it, I started feeling more on edge and anxious, along with nauseous and lightheaded, with an overall crappy and irritable mood. I would cry for no reason, and I would constantly feel that fight-or-flight sensation, with my whole body being tense all the time. It was not pleasant, so I told my doctor to prescribe me explicitly Alyacen. After going back on my regular one, I felt so much better and calmer. These pills made me feel crazy."

• Jud...
• September 3, 2018

For Birth Control "I got really anxious and broke out when I was taking this birth control. Another weird side effect was that after two months I kept spotting every day, and it changed the color of my blood. Even when it was my normal period, it was always a really dark brown color. I didn't like bleeding every day, so I stopped taking the pill. Good for not getting me pregnant but bad for everything else, haha."

• Gra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2018

For Birth Control "The pharmacy filled Cyclafem for me after I’d been taking Alycen for years. They put a sticker on the box saying that it was the same medication that I’d been taking, so I assumed that the brand name had changed and started using the new pack. Less than a full week in, and I’ve been feeling nauseous with diarrhea, especially at night (I take the pills at bedtime). My skin is broken out like it gets during my period, only this is the week after my period and the first week of the hormone. I’ve been more anxious as well since I started this medication. I know the hormones are supposed to be the same, but I’m definitely not tolerating it in the same way! I called the doctor and pharmacy to request that I go back on the other pill."

• Bet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 19, 2018

For Birth Control "This drug is awful. I’ve had migraines, lack of appetite, constipation, dizziness, drowsiness, anxiety, hate it."