Tarina Fe 1/20 EQ and Anxiety: What Users Say

• Mar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 19, 2018

For Birth Control "This is far superior to my last pill. I do still suffer from depression and anxiety, but it has not totally mutilated my sex drive like my previous pill did. It is effective, and the side effects are tolerable. I've been on this pill for about a year and have been skipping the inactive pills so that I do not have a period, and it has worked! As far as pills go, I highly recommend Tarina. To whoever is reading this: know that all comments, including mine, are personal reactions to this pill (really this applies to all meds). Don't be scared off from getting the help you need, because everyone's bodies and habits are different, thus rendering different results."

• sam...
• July 10, 2019

For Birth Control "These Tarina Fe pills are obviously different for everyone, and everyone's body takes it in differently. I’ve been on the pill for a year now, and I’ve never had any real side effect other than depression and terrible anxiety. Recently, I started to get irregular periods, and I finally came to the conclusion that these pills are not it for me anymore. I felt like constantly crying, and I was basically intolerable. I did drop weight easily and never really gained weight, nor did I have acne, but the bleeding really wouldn’t stop. I’m not gonna tell you to not try it, but if you start to feel yourself depressed and distant, please switch ASAP."

• Swe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 12, 2018

For Birth Control "Horrible. I'm on my second pack. I used to be a happy person and in love, but with this birth control, I feel emotionally unavailable and irritated all the time. I'm no longer happy with the things that made me happy. I've had yeast infections, depression, and anxiety. The periods never stopped, and the cramps are horrible. I wouldn't recommend it."

• mad...
• August 27, 2020

For Birth Control "For me, this Tarina Fe 1/20 is the ABSOLUTE WORST PILL EVER. I just got off of it after 2 whole years, starting when I was 16 years old. Before taking this pill, I was happy and skinny with minor depression and anxiety that I've had my entire life, and as soon as I went on this pill, and every day for the last 2 years, I've had the worst depression EVER. I cry every day, and I have anxiety attacks, everything makes me cry, and I had such bad anxiety I was diagnosed with tachycardia because my AVERAGE HEART RATE WAS 150. I still have acne and cramps, just not as bad. I got hives from heat exposure, bloating, spotting, no sleep, chest pains, muscle spasms, dehydration, vaginal dryness-literally every negative side effect but ENHANCED."

• CWi...
• May 2, 2017

For Birth Control "Made me extremely emotional. Typically a happy person all the time, but these pills caused me to experience extreme depression and anxiety for the first time in my life. Made me a different person. In addition, my sex drive went way down. Definitely do not recommend. I am 4 months off of it and am still recovering from the anxiety and depression I experienced while on these pills."

• chi...
• November 9, 2020

For Birth Control "I tried two other pills (that were higher estrogen) and the patch prior to taking this pill, and I have to say this one is much better. I used to get horrible nausea, low sex drive, uncontrollable mood swings, and weight gain on the other pills, and I have not experienced this with Tarina Fe! I have been on this pill for a month now, so I am just finishing my first pack. I am taking it for pregnancy prevention, minor acne, painful periods, and horrible PMS, as well as flare-ups from a painful bladder syndrome I have called interstitial cystitis. So far it has made a significant difference in helping all these things, and the only bad symptoms I experienced that I can deal with are tender breasts, water retention, minor headaches, worsened anxiety, and low moods tend to feel lower. I also noticed a decrease in appetite, but it was only at the very beginning. Again, it is only the first month, so I expect these symptoms to just lessen as I continue taking the pill."

• Cra...
• December 27, 2017

For Birth Control "I've been on this BC for 2.5 months now, and I hate it. At first, it was the acne all around my eyes and forehead, and the abdominal pains constantly. Then, in the second month, the bleeding never stopped. I wouldn't call it spotting, because it was more than that. Sometimes heavy bleeding for a random day, sometimes a glob, and I've passed a couple of clots. I came on here looking if I was crazy or if it was the BC, because my mood is out of control. I'm anxious, sad, depressed, I don't feel like myself anymore. My sex drive is non-existent, and the vaginal dryness is unbearable. It's good to know I'm not crazy. Hopefully, I can switch and relieve myself of these side effects."

• Ano...
• February 3, 2019

For Birth Control "I've been on birth control for 3 years now. I switched to Tarina because I was experiencing bad anxiety and mild depression, and my doc recommended this lower dosage pill. Luckily, I didn't experience any significant weight gain. But my anxiety and depression got worse. I have even more terrible mood swings and am so sensitive and emotional. On the bright side, my periods are light and only last 3-4 days, and the cramps are tolerable. However, I noticed that my 'periods' were getting more inconsistent, and I wouldn't start on the same day like I was used to, but I always bled every month until this one. This month, I had absolutely no 'period.' I'm very good at taking the pill (if I'm late, it's only by an hour or 2), and I understand that it's completely normal to not have withdrawal bleeding while on the pill, but this had never happened to me in the 3 years I have been on birth control. I ended up not being pregnant, but this made me go insane. I'm definitely going to change to another brand."

• Eli...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 9, 2021

For Birth Control "I have been on this pill, Tarina Fe 1/20, for 3 years on, one year off, and another year on. I was so relieved that it didn’t cause weight gain or hair loss for me that I was willing to put up with other terrible side effects. For me personally, anxiety and fear feelings are through the roof after about 6 months of use. It’s like feeling constant, nonstop terror. It goes away as soon as I stop taking the pill. Going to the doctor to explore other options. I can’t live like this forever. To say what’s good about it: no pregnancy, no weight gain or sex drive changes, light to no periods."

• Eli...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 9, 2021

For Birth Control "I have been on this pill, Tarina Fe 1/20, for 3 years on, one year off, and another year on. I was so relieved that it didn’t cause weight gain or hair loss for me that I was willing to put up with other terrible side effects. For me personally, anxiety and fear feelings are through the roof after about 6 months of use. It’s like feeling constant, nonstop terror. It goes away as soon as I stop taking the pill. Going to the doctor to explore other options. I can’t live like this forever. To say what’s good about it: no pregnancy, no weight gain or sex drive changes, light to no periods."

• Don...
• August 26, 2021

For Birth Control "I’ve been on Tarina Fe for almost a year, and it has been the worst year of my life. I cry all the time. I’m sad all the time. Yes, my periods are short, almost painless, and not a heavy flow at all, but it isn’t worth being sad all the time. I’ve never in my life dealt with so much anxiety."