Tarina Fe 1/20 EQ User Reviews & Ratings

• fir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 25, 2020

For Birth Control "I have been taking Tarina for almost two weeks, and I’ve experienced zero side effects. My period was shorter (only 4 days instead of 7) and lighter. I had no cramps, my acne has subsided, and I feel completely normal, almost to the point where I was wondering if it was even working. I read so many terrible/scary reviews about this birth control, but the few that were good kept me willing to try it. I know not everyone’s bodies are the same, and I may be one of the few who have a positive experience, but I just wanted to come on here and say that I love it! Hopefully, someone reading this will find it worth a shot (you can always switch, but you might be like me and have no side effects!)"

• Kit...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 1, 2017

For Birth Control "Life-changing in a good way. I'm sorry to all of you who had terrible side effects. This is the third pill brand I've been on and by far the best. I'm not taking it to prevent pregnancy, though. I suffer from terrible PCOS that left me sick for over a year. We are talking extreme anemia, constant nonstop heavy bleeding for months on end, fatigue, crippling cramps, weight gain, and no sex drive. Taking it 4 months now (note I take nothing but continuous active pills to level out my hormone imbalance) and I have experienced zero bad side effects. I'm healthier than I've been in years, weight loss, glowing skin, thriving sex drive, no cramps or endless painful periods. It's been a real lifesaver."

• VAa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 10, 2019

For Birth Control "Was on this BC for 6 months, and it was the first pill I had taken for a long period of time. Cleared my acne miraculously, got a lot of comments about how clear my skin was! I did, however, gain a little weight (like 5 lbs) and was incredibly moody. I don’t typically cry very often, but this medication made me burst into tears at the slightest thing. My periods became incredibly light and would last for a day, if that. Never had any other issues."

• 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."

• myo...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 18, 2019

For Birth Control "Sooooo... I’ve tried every kind of birth control known to (wo)man: implant, IUD, the worst — depo, mini pills, combo pills, 7 different pills to be exact. Tarina was the latest. I have now been off of it for 10 days. I’ve shed pounds and water weight, I’m no longer a short fuse, I can think straight again, I’m not stuttering over my words anymore, I don’t go into full-blown rage out of nowhere, I don’t want to eat 24/7, my face has cleared, my hair isn’t coming out in clumps. I truly thought depo was the worst, but now it’s a close second to Tarina. Avoid this BC at ALL COSTS. Unless you want to be a rude, angry, bloated, bald, bloated, pimply cow. It is the WORST. Oh, and I bled ALL THE TIME."

• Chi...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 10, 2016

For Birth Control "I'm 26 and have been taking this for about 5 years. I didn't experience side effects besides some light spotting at first. I gained about 8 lbs in the first 6 months, but I don't know if they're related. It did increase my cup size, though. I barely get a period anymore, and it's very light. If anything, this has worked so well that I'm afraid to try any other forms of birth control. This drug is actually prescribed to treat acne, so I'm surprised to see a review saying it caused it. I get maybe 3 or 4 pimples a year, and my skin is clear besides some mild oily t-zone/chin. I didn't give this a full 10 because it is annoying to have to remember to take it at the same time every day. I definitely recommend this pill."

• Az1...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 23, 2020

For Birth Control "I have been on this pill, Tarina FE 1/20, for almost two years now. I have never been on a pill where I still felt like myself. The first few months I was on it, it took some time for my body to handle the hormones and some nausea, but afterwards, I was fine. I also lost close to 15 lbs when starting the pill. I will say the only bad thing about it was not having a big appetite, the longer I was on it, however, that changed. I also have my period regularly on the sugar pill week and experience no side effects from it anymore. I love this pill/form of birth control. I have never been on a form of birth control where I didn’t feel overwhelmed with emotions. Tarina Fe, on the other hand, has allowed my mental health to remain as it was, even while on it. I’m happy, feel energized, and I will never go back to another form of pill or birth control ever again."

• Ash...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2018

For Birth Control "I got pregnant!!! I took the pill every single day at 8 a.m. Five months in -- pregnant. Also -- I felt emotionally crazy and would randomly bleed the entire time I took the pill. Could not possibly be more disappointed. I feel less hormonal pregnant than I did on that 'birth control' pill."

• Ano...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 6, 2020

For Birth Control "The Tarina Fe 1/20 was the first birth control pill I’ve gotten on. It wasn’t too bad. Although I gained around 10 or 15 pounds after being on it for a year (recently just started the Blisovi Fe pill), it did clear up my acne pretty good. But I would get very emotional at times where I would literally tear up for the slightest thing, then become moody the next second. My period was only 4 days instead of being 7 days, and I would get cramps, but they weren’t too bad, and my periods weren’t too heavy but not too light. Also, my sex drive didn’t decrease! Hopefully this helps someone! :)"

• Pis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 17, 2019

For Birth Control "I started taking Tarina Fe 1/20 for lighter, shorter periods. So far, I've bled almost every day since I started taking this (2 months ago). I've noticed a bit of hair loss, eczema breakouts (which I haven't had this badly in years), depression, mood swings, decreased sex drive, increased appetite and weight gain, and I can't sleep at all. I'm done taking this as of today, and I don't intend to touch it ever again! The only slight upside was I went up a bra size, but my chest hurts all the time now, so that's a 50/50 win regardless. I would not recommend even trying this!"

• Ken...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 8, 2020

For Birth Control "I have been taking this Tarina Fe 1/20 pill for 4 months now. My periods have definitely become a lot lighter since taking the pill. They were irregular for the first two months, but the last couple of months they have been normal and are lighter than they used to be. The pill has caused me to gain some weight (about 5 pounds) since I started taking it. This all happened within the first month, and my weight has stayed the same since. The pill does cause some random cramps. But it does everything it’s supposed to do."

• Loa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 13, 2018

For Birth Control "It’s going to be 1 year in December that I’ve been on Tarina. The first 6-7 months were great. I’d get my period when I’d get to the brown pills, and I had lighter periods, which is a big thumbs up from all the heavy periods I had prior to being on birth control. These last few months have been a bit odd. I haven’t had a period, and I can honestly say YES I’d love to have my period. It’s been about 3 months that I haven’t had one. I’ve taken pregnancy tests and take the pill every day on time. My hair has thinned out. I don’t break out. My sex drive is great. No dryness. I do get emotional here and there, and I’ve actually lost 17 lbs. I don’t know how to feel about switching just so I can have a frequent period."

• Lai...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 29, 2018

For Birth Control "I’ve been on this pill since I was 17, I’m now 23, and all of a sudden this pill is giving me a spotting period that lasts 4 days, and then a week goes by, and I’m good. Then I’m on my period, then a week goes by, and the next week spotting, and so on. I’ve even tested it going off the pill, and my period went back to normal. But every time I go back on, I spot: no period, period, no period, spot, and so on and so forth. I don’t know what to do."

• Oll...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 17, 2019

For Birth Control "I’ve only been taking this birth control for about 2 and a half months, but it has already significantly decreased my acne. I used to get 5-7 pimples a week, and now I have none! I decided to take this after having had horrible pain due to an ovarian cyst and often small little pains during ovulation. So far, I have not had any pain, and my period is incredibly light-almost as if I don’t have one. I was afraid of possible weight gain, but none has happened. This birth control works so well for me."

• Jew...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 6, 2017

For Birth Control "I've taken this pill for about 2 weeks, and so far. My acne has cleared up significantly, I've actually lost weight, but my breast size went up by a cup size, and my moods have evened out a lot. My boyfriend noticed the difference immediately."

• 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."

• acr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2019

For Birth Control "I’ve been on this Tarina Fe 1/20 pill for 1 month and wow... I’ve experienced chest, back, and underarm pain. Mood changes that consisted of sad, anxious, a little depressed, and extremely paranoid. My period was about 2 days late, and I couldn’t tell if it was spotting or just a lighter period (TMI: my period was dark brown). I gained weight in my arms, mid-belly, breasts, and thighs. I had some acne on my forehead that was red-white heads and some red dots on my chin. Again, TMI, my discharge was thick and milky white and came in large amounts daily. It’s definitely not my favorite pill, but I hope this helped anyone."

• 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."

• Bla...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 9, 2019

For Birth Control "I'm 5'5", 150 lbs normally. I was diagnosed with endometriosis and PCOS within a 2-month span. Suffering with intense pain between cycles and fluid was in my lower abdomen according to an MRI. Tarina Fe is not the best when it comes to mood swings, but it's worked for the endometriosis pain and now my cycles are light to nonexistent. It is big on water retention, which causes weight gain. I wasn't sweating well during my workouts and not peeing as much water as I consumed, which scared me for a while. The effect was my abdomen would bloat, I wear waist beads, so I notice it more. No amount of diet change and exercise worked to get that 10-15 lb fluctuation down. I spiked at 167 lbs. The doctor thought I was going in on hamburgers or something for a while. When I stopped the birth control for a one-month period (after 6 months on it), the weight fell off like melted butter. Once I started back, it's creeped up again. My skin has cleared up a bit. I haven't noticed any pigmentation problems."

• Per...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 17, 2022

For Birth Control "I've been using this for a little over 3 years now, and it's the best birth control I've used. Other brands have made me gain weight or amplified my mood swings, but this one has solved all of my problems, including: heavy and irregular periods (used to bleed through the heaviest overnight pad on the shelf every 4 hours for 7-11 days, and now I only bleed for 5 days and can wear smaller pads and tampons without worrying about leakage!), body acne. I experience less intense cramps and mood swings, and of course, no babies. The only negative side effect I've noticed is vaginal dryness. Compared to other birth control pills and when I didn't take them, it's significantly drier down there, but the benefits totally outweigh the negatives for me!"

• Lue...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 6, 2019

For Birth Control "I started taking this birth control about 5 months ago, and I’m not too sure about it. My face has been breaking out more compared to the other pills I have taken. My periods are extremely light, cramps, and back pain every month, mood swings, and headaches. I do not recommend this birth control at all, there are definitely better options for you."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 18, 2017

For Birth Control "I started this birth control 6 months ago. In that short span of time, I've had three yeast infections. I've never had one before, and I have no idea what could have caused it other than this birth control. The only other downside is my period cramps are extremely worse than they were before I started the pill. Before, it was 3-4 days of regular bleeding, with cramps on the first day. Now it lasts 2 days, barely any bleeding, but the most painful cramps I've ever experienced. Whenever those two days come around, I have to stay home and normally take pills to sleep through it. That's how painful it is! Other than that, everything else was fine."

• Hol...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 24, 2017

For Birth Control "Personally, I didn't have any issues with this birth control pill, actually, the only brand that I would prefer now, after testing out some other brands. I was on the pill for 3-5 months and didn't get pregnant. My periods came regularly during the sugar cycle. After taking 2-3 sugar pills, my light periods, compared to my heavy periods when I wasn't on the pill, would last 3-4 days until I would be back on my active pill. The only negative outcome would have been the small emotional outbreaks that I had, me crying over the stupidest things. As well as, for me, during intercourse, my vagina seemed to be very abnormally dry, that was no fun."

• Lod...
• January 18, 2017

For Birth Control "There are certain things I really enjoy about this pill. It makes my periods very light and tolerable. Off of birth control, my periods are accompanied by horrible cramps, and I would bleed heavily for 5 days. On the pill, I rarely experience a cramp, and my bleeding is light for about 2 days. I have noticed I have been a bit more emotional and fatigued around the time of my period, but it's not to a level I can't handle. There is one very bad side effect for me. I'm not completely sure if it's the pill, so I plan to get it checked out by a doctor. Ever since I started to take this brand of birth control, I've had vaginal dryness. I believe this is causing my vagina to tear and bleed during sex."

• Lal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2023

For Birth Control "Originally, my husband and I were scared to start on Tarina due to the reviews, and I hadn't used any sort of birth control for women before. I'm a small woman with anxiety, so I was afraid of weight gain/loss and an increase in anxiety. Due to the few good reviews, I gave it a try nonetheless. I've been on it for a week, and it's been great so far. I know a week isn't much, but my experience has been good, and I'll continue to update. The first day, I felt a bit nauseous and had a headache. The next few days, the nausea stopped, but the headaches increased a lot, causing me to take naps in the daytime. But after about 5 days, the headaches were very mild and then rarely happened. I take the meds at night before I sleep so that I sleep through any symptoms I might face and not have to deal with them. It would come back during the day, but as I said, it's faded away. The trick's to drink a lot of water, take the pill at night, exercise, eat a healthy diet, and get good sleep. Good luck, and hope this helps :)"