VyLibra and Anxiety: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2019

For Birth Control "Please make VyLibra contraceptive pill your last resort if you’re looking for a birth control method. I was wrongfully prescribed this medication when I should’ve been prescribed Ortho Tri-Cyclen to start out, and on top of that, this gave me the worst anxiety/anxiety attacks I have ever had in my entire life, to the point that I had to go in and get medication for the time being, and I literally had to stop working until this got under control. This made me feel like I had the stomach flu for a week. Never again. I would rather have heavy, painful periods than feel like this ever again."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2019

For Birth Control "Please make VyLibra contraceptive pill your last resort if you’re looking for a birth control method. I was wrongfully prescribed this medication when I should’ve been prescribed Ortho Tri-Cyclen to start out, and on top of that, this gave me the worst anxiety/anxiety attacks I have ever had in my entire life, to the point that I had to go in and get medication for the time being, and I literally had to stop working until this got under control. This made me feel like I had the stomach flu for a week. Never again. I would rather have heavy, painful periods than feel like this ever again."

• nxo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 16, 2020

For Birth Control "First time taking VyLibra birth control, and I'm never going to use these pills ever again. This past week has been a nightmare. At first, when I read reviews, I was like, how bad can it be? But man, the first 2 days were going fine, got about 1-2 pimples, but that's expected. On the third day, I got weird leg cramping and swollen ankles, which I iced and they went down, so whatever, I just brushed it off. But on the fourth day, I had arm pain, chest pain, abdominal pain, and my anxiety started to go crazy. I had panic attacks at least 3 times a day, and I was scared I had a blood clot somewhere in my body. On the 5th-6th day, I felt lightheaded and my breath was shaky, played it off as just anxiety though. Today would've been my full week, but I went to urgent care because I was so scared and my chest was in pain. Nothing wrong, thankfully, but they advised me to stay off the pills. I'm now feeling a lot better, but these pills are honestly the worst."

• Sam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 4, 2019

For Birth Control "Please take with caution. I started this brand due to Ortho being discontinued, and it’s given me full-on panic attacks and anxiety. It’s gotten to a point that I’m picking unnecessary fights and getting super emotional over NOTHING. I have bad chest pains, and I’m only on my 3rd pack. I don’t know if I can wait any longer for my body to adjust because it’s really starting to affect my relationships with my husband and family. I hope another brand can change this."

• Ano...
• November 7, 2020

For Birth Control "Before I started taking Tri-Vylibra, I was on the mini-pill, which made me super depressed and gave me bad anxiety. It also broke me out and gave me my period twice a month. I switched to Tri-Vylibra a little over a month ago. So far, I have had absolutely no weight gain, my skin is starting to clear up, and I am back to being happy. Also, I got my period two days after I started the reminder pills, and it was very light. I usually have bad cramps, and this time I only had cramps on the first day of my period, but they were very minimal. I highly recommend this birth control."

• Van...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 15, 2022

For Birth Control "This is the worst birth control I have ever taken in my life. I've been having severe anxiety, cramps in the heart area, bleeding, severe nausea, and my face had finally cleared after years of work, and now I'm experiencing breakouts and headaches."

• Ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 2, 2022

For Birth Control "This pill gave me anxiety and made my acne worse. I tried taking it consistently for three months and had migraines with auras and lots of cystic acne. I also had vaginal odor. I stopped taking it for two months, and it all went away. Then I started it again, and only a week in, all of the symptoms are back. Never taking it again."

• Anonymous
• April 19, 2019

For Birth Control "This is the worst birth control I have ever been on; tomorrow I am getting something else from my doctor. Aside from already suffering from pretty bad general anxiety, this has made things out of this world terrible. I have been really stressed with life, but I have never really dealt with full-on panic attacks before this pill. I had 4-5 within the matter of a week, and I know it’s the birth control. I have been so nauseous even water makes me wanna gag. I feel like a nutcase because I can only go a couple of hours without crying a day. Definitely would rather just wear a condom and deal with cramps over this rubbish. The only reason I went on this was due to the fact that Ortho Tri-Cyclen was discontinued. I might just go back to the depo shot since Ortho was the only thing that worked for me. I have only been on this pill for one month, and it has been completely awful. I had to quit my new job because I would just start breaking down and freaking out every hour."

• aly...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 30, 2021

For Birth Control "The worst birth control ever. I was prescribed Ortho Cyclen the first time, and then all of a sudden they switched me to this brand. Every month around the same time, it felt as if I had a yeast infection, without the abnormal discharge. My anxiety increased tremendously, and the smell down there has also changed and has made it really embarrassing for any intimate time. Everything that could go wrong with this birth control did."

• BBa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 10, 2021

For Birth Control "I wish I would’ve read reviews before taking this. I never had any issues with depression before, I woke up sad every day. I felt so anxious and paranoid. I’ve lost at least 20 pounds because of the depression. I’ll probably never use birth control again. I’ve been off of it for about three weeks now, and I finally feel back to normal."

• BBa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 10, 2021

For Birth Control "I wish I would’ve read reviews before taking this. I never had any issues with depression before, I woke up sad every day. I felt so anxious and paranoid. I’ve lost at least 20 pounds because of the depression. I’ll probably never use birth control again. I’ve been off of it for about three weeks now, and I finally feel back to normal."

• Car...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 16, 2021

For Birth Control "Worst switch-over ever. Pharmacist gave this to me instead of Sprintec (previously on a different BC, I changed to another brand and had zero problems), but this was the WORST. I have PMS, but this made every day of the month worse. I was super flustered, couldn’t focus/remember what task I was doing, increased anxiety, and felt depressed. Had breakthrough bleeding and severe cramping. I had zero motivation and could sense a weird type of depression that I’ve never experienced hit me right after starting the pill. I’m a newlywed with a good job - this is absolutely NOT my norm. I requested to switch back ASAP, and my doctor told me to finish the pack. I am back on my other brand and feel an immediate difference in every way."

• Lio...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2021

For Birth Control "The local women's health clinic prescribed VyLibra because I was going on vacation to see my boyfriend, and I wanted to skip my periods. After a few days, I started feeling awful anxiety and completely lost interest in any kind of intimacy, and always being tired. A couple of days after, I started getting the mood swings, crying at the drop of a hat, and depression. I even became paranoid and canceled my trip, which I immediately regretted. The vaginal dryness is annoying, and I even lost interest in my artwork (I'm an artist, and this is the worst thing ever!). I've been on the pill before (Sprintec) and never had these problems before. I wish I'd known about these side effects before I started. Another weird one is I can normally remember my dreams, but now it's like I'm not dreaming at all. I'm not even a whole month on these things, and I want to quit. Definitely do not recommend."