VyLibra and Cramps: What Users Say

• ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 25, 2021

For Birth Control "I am just finishing my first pack of VyLibra, and I don’t really have too many complaints. My acne has cleared, I actually lost weight instead of gained, and my period is very light now. At first, I was experiencing weird abdominal cramps, but they eventually went away. The emotional sensitivity has been a little extra recently, but I’m already a sensitive person, so it hasn’t been bad for me. I can't really complain about it, it’s been pretty good so far."

• Mea...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 10, 2019

For Birth Control "I take this in the afternoon before I go to bed and have never gotten pregnant. It can take 3 months to have your hormones stabilize around them, so don't give up too soon. Of course, my emotions go crazy sometimes, and I get some acne (as to be expected of an 18-year-old). My hormones would be so much worse if I got pregnant. Period has shortened to 5 days instead of 7, still get bad cramps, but again, have gone a few years without getting pregnant. By the way, it was called something else before its name changed a few months ago, so VyLibra is the generic of Ortho-Cyclen. I've gotten it for FREE through Planned Parenthood, even though I don't have insurance. If you don't make enough money, they can cover the cost. Oh, and they don't tell your parents if you are getting it for periods."

• 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."

• 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."

• Alo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 30, 2021

For Birth Control "First time being on birth control and to be quite honest, it is not for me! VyLibra has made it so hard on me, and I haven't taken it for more than a month. It's given me hemorrhaging. When I tell you, I have to be in the bathroom practically the whole day because the blood clots are just gushing out every 5-10 minutes. I also never, ever get cramps, and for sure this gave me them. I am uncomfortable, and I wish I never took anything to begin with."

• Doe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 28, 2020

For Birth Control "I used this birth control pill, VyLibra, for 2 months. I spotted for a couple of weeks during the first pack, but that went away, and I was having cramps every day. Then, when I started the second pack, I had constant pelvic pain, it was so bad that it hurt to the touch and would hurt when I’d do anything, like laugh or cough. I also had really bad breast tenderness and nipple pain. I stopped it a couple of weeks ago, and my pelvic pain and cramps are gone, however, I’m still having some breast tenderness. I didn’t get pregnant, though."

• chr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 10, 2020

For Birth Control "This VyLibra was the first birth control I tried. I wanted something that was going to help with acne, mood swings, and cramps. This did help with acne, but the cramps were so bad. I understand that cramps are a common side effect when first starting birth control, but these were unbearable. I was basically taking Advil for days straight because it was so bad and made me so irritable. I would not recommend. The overall rating says it all. Get something else more reputable."

• 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."