VyLibra and Chest Pain: What Users Say

• Dev...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 7, 2020

For Birth Control "I agree with the comment that said to take this pill with caution. While it did its job and I did not get pregnant, VyLibra led to a slew of dangerous health concerns for me. I experienced just about every side effect listed, including migraine with an aura (I’ve never had migraines in my life), swelling in my feet, nausea, vaginal dryness/itching, chest pains, memory loss, blurred vision, mood swings, and more. In the time I started taking this pill, my blood pressure raised to above average. My husband and I recently moved to a new state, and because I didn’t have insurance, I went to Planned Parenthood. The doctor there was very kind, and she was highly troubled that a doctor would prescribe this pill knowing heart disease/heart attacks run in my family. Just to give some insight, I’m a little overweight (about 30 pounds), but I walk 2-3 miles every day. I’m 34, and up until this point, I’ve had very few health problems, never been hospitalized or seriously ill."

• 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."

• Liz...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 22, 2020

For Birth Control "I took Ortho Tri-Cyclen for years and loved it... until it stopped working. From then on, I have jumped from birth control to birth control trying to find one that actually works for me. I have too much estrogen and struggle with acne, unnecessary moodiness, and depression. Tri-VyLibra seemed to be working just fine until I started having terrible chest pain. I have never had chest pain in my life until I took this birth control. I would not recommend taking it!"