Ethinyl estradiol / norgestrel and Sexual Dysfunction: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Gee...
• August 30, 2015

For Birth Control "Well, just started these pills this month, on my third week, and I could already feel some minor side effects. I started cramping within the 2nd week, I'm a little bit more moody, and my sex drive definitely decreased, mainly because I've been cramping a lot. I will give it a couple of months before I decide to switch. Hopefully, it goes away."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 12, 2021

For Birth Control "I've been taking this birth control for about 5 years. It’s the only BC I’ve ever taken. Thankfully, the first one I tried worked pretty well for me, so I just never switched because I was too scared. Overall, Cryselle hasn’t had too many side effects on me: no weight gain, normal acne, lighter periods, and less cramping. However, my libido is very, very low, and it wasn’t always like this, so I’m 99% sure it’s from the pill, which is sad. That’s the only negative effect it has had on me that I’m aware of, but everyone is different. Some say it has made their sex life better, so."

• Ano...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 7, 2025

For Birth Control "I was super hesitant on starting birth control due to all the different reviews floating around, but I've been on Cryselle for about 8 months now and I haven't experienced crazy terrible side effects. I first started Cryselle when I was 20 years old, just looking for a reliable birth control because I was sexually active. My period used to be irregular, but it is now consistent, only lasting 4 days and not as heavy of a flow. My cramps are no longer unbearable. I used to wake up because of my period cramps and could not fall back asleep due to them and be breaking out in sweat. Since starting Cryselle, I have gained a little bit of weight, around 8 lb to 10 lb, but it could also just be my body itself. Another side effect that I have noticed is that my libido isn't as high. I used to be a little bit more horny, but now it's more tamed, it's not completely gone, just lower than before. And also I've noticed that sometimes I am not as... lubricated... wet. Drying out a lot quicker than I used to."

• Anonymous
• July 24, 2011

For Birth Control "I have been on Lo/Ovral for about 10 years now and have loved it, but it has started giving me strange mood swings. I am 30 and feel that my hormones are changing, and I need to speak to a doctor about changing my birth control. I have started noticing no sex drive, massive mood swings, lack of sleep, and here recently, weight gain. But like I said, I have loved it up until now."