Camila for Birth Control User Reviews

• Awf...
• July 6, 2022

"A week later, and I stopped... still numbness in my right hand that hasn't gone away. Stopped taking the pill immediately. Waiting for this to go away. I've been on this pill for 2 weeks. Honestly, not worth it."

• MkM...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 23, 2022

"I am 19 years old. Got on this prior to having kidney surgery because I was worried about blood pressure and clots from the combo pill. I was told that I would experience fewer side effects. I bled for weeks and stopped taking it after about a month and a half. After kidney surgery, I felt bloated and a lot more pain that was getting worse. Went to the ER and I have a massive ovarian cyst. It wasn't on my ultrasounds from March (it is now May). I truly believe that this birth control caused this! And I was not informed of this risk at all. I would have never taken it if I knew this could happen, and I'm kicking myself for trusting the nurse who prescribed it. Now I am trying to recover from surgery with this cyst on the same side. Do not take."

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 24, 2021

"I was on this pill for 2 days. On the second day, I couldn't even hardly walk, my legs were so swollen and my arms. It was scary. I had to elevate my legs for 4 hours before they went down. I was on my feet because I'm a hair stylist, came home to see my legs were double in size. It was horrible. Only 2 days, I quit taking them ASAP."

• bow...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 7, 2021

"Starting this off with I am on Camila as a hormone blocker due to being transgender. This is the first birth control I have ever been on, and I was told it would stop my period. The first month I was on it, I was on a very low dose, and it postponed my period for a week, and then it happened anyway. I normally have heavy periods, but I have never had cramps. Camila made my period even heavier than normal and painful! My doctor upped my dose, and now, on my second month, I have been having light to moderate bleeding for a week and a half now (starting during ovulation) and in the past three days, cramps so painful I haven’t been able to move around and haven’t been able to attend school. Everybody’s body is different, sure, but I think that I should have been warned of these possibilities before starting because, looking here, it seems more common than I would expect."

• poo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 31, 2020

"If you enjoy having your period daily for a month and a half straight, and feeling bloated and pregnant - without actually being pregnant, then this is the pill for you. You get all the wonderful symptoms of early pregnancy, bloating, tender swelling breasts, weight gain, hunger, plus the added bonus of having your period every day as well. It is a win-win!! In case you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic. This pill is not worth the hassle. It would be more convenient had I actually been pregnant, than dealing with all that. Pretty sure I ended up being anemic before I finally said no more and stopped taking them. I was only on them for a month and a half, in which I had my period almost every day. Stopped taking the pills and period finally stopped a day or two later. This pill is garbage."

• Ken...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2020

"Anxiety galore! I have an anxiety disorder, but my gyno believes it's 'hormonal anxiety.' Basically, around the time of my period, I would have anxiety. I was given this Camila birth control pill after countless trials and errors with other progesterone-only birth control pills. This pill caused me 3 weeks of anxiety attacks."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 7, 2020

"I got pregnant on this birth control, Camila! I took it the way I was supposed to, same time each night, and ended up pregnant. When I went to a new gynecologist, she let me know that she’s had multiple patients get pregnant on this pill, Camila, and said that women taking it should be using another form of contraceptive with it. I wish I had known that earlier! On the bright side, I experienced no side effects."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 25, 2020

"This pill, Camila, is awful!!! I’ve been off and on it a few times, unsure whether it was the pill or just me. Nope, it was the pill. If you enjoy crying nonstop for no reason, extreme anxiety and depression, unable to get out of bed due to exhaustion, weight gain, and anger issues, this pill is right for you! If not, run. This pill completely changed who I was, and I didn’t like it at all. I was no longer my motivated, bubbly self but rather a very mean crybaby who slept all the time. Not to mention the constant spotting and headaches. I couldn’t stand this pill anymore, so I quit. Highly do not recommend."

• Ema...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 9, 2019

"I had to stop Camila after one month. Ordered it online after filling out a brief questionnaire. Due to the fact I smoke and am 35, they gave me Camila. I used Ortho Tri-Cyclen my whole life and had no issues. This one made me have my period for a straight month with maybe a week off. I bled so heavily I went to the ER and was in so much pain they thought I had developed a blood clot in my lung. I almost went a second time due to heavy bleeding again a week later. Mood swings were insane... I feel these results are caused by too much estrogen in this pill. Either way, I feel so much better being off it for just one week. Good luck!"

• Sam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 12, 2019

"I was using Norlyda because my periods are heavy, super painful, and cause migraines. I stopped it due to breakthrough bleeding and acne, so I was then switched to Camila. A few months passed before I decided to give Camila a try. It's been a horrible experience overall: acne, vaginal pain, and cramping. Not to mention facial hair growth. I'll have to stop completely all over again and track my ovulation (which I already do). Just unfortunate that it has to be that way. I already suffer from cystic acne, but I'd rather deal with that than be on a pill that makes it worse. My face hurts, and so does my abdomen."

• Nic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2019

"I’ve been on this for 5 months, the first 3, no period at all. Called the doc, he said give it time to adjust. Um, no. Month 4 and 5, the period has been all over the place. Bleed for 4 days, stop for a week, bleed for a day or two. This has been horrible, personally. Not to mention gaining about 5-10 lbs and having horrific mood swings. If you feel like carrying tampons with you everywhere you go, every day, then this is for you. Junel, Loestrin, those are both great. I should’ve stayed on them."

• Nan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 11, 2019

"I was on a different norethindrone tablet. It went on back order, so the pharmacy gave me the Camila brand instead. I haven’t had a period in 3 months. I did get a little acne and weight gain, but I also got a cyst in my uterus. I had to switch to the mini pill because of my blood pressure. My doctor hasn’t gotten back to me, and I am considering stopping the pill. I have wasted so much money on pregnancy tests and doctor visits. I am considering going off all birth control. I liked the no period, but it kind of makes it hard to figure out if you are pregnant or not. My first doctor did a pelvic exam and said, 'Oh, your period will come.' If it doesn’t in 2 weeks, this will be 4 months no period, but also a cyst in my uterus and some follicular things in my ovaries. I am gonna have to bug my doctor because she hasn’t gotten back to me. I would say don’t take this bc."

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

"This is the worst birth control. I have missed my period thinking I was pregnant. I had taken 4 pregnancy tests, and they had all come back negative. I am currently going on 2 months without a period and still negative pregnancy tests. I have been on 5 kinds of birth control pills, and this one is the worst. All I have felt when taking this is pain. The reviews that are positive on here are fake. Save your body and do not take this pill."

• ros...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 9, 2019

"The only reason I was put on this birth control was due to my high blood pressure. I couldn't take other types of oral contraceptive pills, but that was the worst decision ever. Ever since I started taking this thing, I have been feeling horrible, such as fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness, depression, mood swings, and, worst of all, weight gain. I was not on any other medication, nor did I take anything for my blood pressure, so of course I knew this birth control was the only thing giving me these crazy side effects. I'll just stick to my old birth controls that I have been put on in the past."

• ABC...
• June 12, 2019

"I started taking Camila six months ago, after having a medical abortion. Somehow in my late 30s, I have become quite fertile, and I was afraid to get pregnant again, so I went on birth control for the first time since high school. They would not prescribe me anything with estrogen because of past migraines, so I went on Camila despite reading all the reviews. I have not had any issues with mood swings. I did not get acne like some have warned. I still have a healthy sex drive. I always shed, so I don't think this birth control has made that any worse. I have definitely gained weight, but I could blame that on late-night munchies as well. The periods were all over the place. Sometimes I would get my period twice in a month. Then last month, I didn't get it at all. In fact, I got PREGNANT using this birth control perfectly! Every day! At the same every day! This was not supposed to happen. This birth control failed me. Approx 13/100 women will get pregnant on this pill. BEWARE!"

• Wha...
• June 4, 2019

"I started taking this pill because I get ocular migraines and can’t take a pill with estrogen. After about 3 months, I noticed a huge change in my periods. I had a period that lasted for 2 weeks, and then after that, things got worse. I noticed that my periods were more liquid and that I didn’t seem to be losing as much tissue as I always had (sorry if that’s too graphic). Jump ahead a couple of years, and my husband and I go through the infertility tests, and I find out my tubes are blocked. I can’t say for sure that it was this pill, but my doc said that blockages like mine happen as a result of severe trauma, which I’ve never had any. Got me thinking it was the pill that thickened the mucus lining to stop the sperm that has caused me fertility problems."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2019

"I have been sick for months with this pill! I do nothing but vomit all day, my breast hurts, and my period went from 3 days to 7 or more. I ended up in the ER. I thought I was having a stroke!"

• Ale...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2018

"My doctor prescribed Camila because I was 5 weeks postpartum and still breastfeeding. After taking the pill for the first 3 days at the same time, I started spotting, by day 4 into day 5, I started having heavy bleeding. It didn't affect my milk supply, but I could not deal with the heavy bleeding, so I stopped taking the pill."

• Ash...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 7, 2018

"With my experience - Don’t get it!!!! I have been bleeding for 2 months!"

• Jun...
• August 29, 2018

"This bc almost ruined my life and destroyed my last relationship. I was on and off Camila for the past 3 years that I was with my ex-boyfriend because I get migraines and couldn't take the combo pill. This bc gave me awful, painful acne that wrecked my self-esteem and made me never want to go outside. My hair started falling out in clumps (I lost probably one-third of the total volume), and I became an angry, mean person. I experienced severe depression and anxiety on this pill, and I had a hair-trigger temper, which I never did before. I almost didn't graduate college because of how difficult it became to just get out of bed in the morning. Some days all I could do was cry. I barely recognized myself. I also would bleed randomly during the month and ruined a lot of underwear this way. Being on this pill was honestly a nightmare for me. I switched to a low-dosage IUD (Skyla) a couple of years ago, and my life (and skin) have been so much better since. My moods are much more stable, plus my hair even grew back!"

• Lan...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 22, 2018

"After being on combo pills for 10 years, 5 of which I had migraines with aura that I thought my doctor knew about, guess she didn’t. She immediately stopped my combo and put me on this. I made it a month. At first, it was nausea, but that was ok. Then I kinda forgot I switched except for a constant period, but little mental things were happening. I was mean. Small things triggered me. I had three panic attacks in a month when I had only one in my life before. I wouldn’t know how I would wake up: either ok or so depressed I couldn’t function. Nothing made me happy anymore, I was constantly yelling or crying or usually both. After almost losing my mind one day at work, I did some research and found that the mini pill can cause mental issues like depression and anxiety. I called my doctor and stopped today. Praying this goes away as quickly as it started. I want to be my old self again. I miss how I was before. This person is not me."

• BHa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2018

"Started Camila 7 days ago. For the last 4 days, I have had serious mood swings. There were times when I would yell for no reason and times when I would burst into tears. Today was particularly bad because I cried nonstop most of the day. I can also attest to the increase in appetite. I'm not sure how effective it is at preventing pregnancy, but I'm not going to spend my days crying in order to find out."

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

"This birth control was horrible for me. I have never had such a bad experience. Generally, I respond just fine to any birth control (and I have been on quite a handful). The only potential factor here is that I am a few months postpartum, so it is possible that my body still needs time to regulate, but I have gotten so much breakthrough bleeding on this pill, and I really feel like things should be more normal by this point. If you have another option, I highly advise taking any pill other than this one."

• Ama...
• January 29, 2018

"I was recently switched to Camila because I have a history of migraines and taken off the Nuva Ring that I was on for over 10 years without any side effects. I have been miserable ever since. After just a week or so on Camila, my face broke out like it's never before. I have never had issues with acne until now. After a few weeks, I stopped taking Camila because I could not take it anymore. I haven't taken it in a couple of weeks, and my face has still not cleared up. I had read reviews with this complaint, but tried the pill as I had no other option. I regret that decision entirely. On top of the acne, I developed TMJ, which the dentist and ENT associated with a hormonal imbalance due to stopping a combo birth control containing estrogen. I am currently not on any birth control until I meet with a neurologist in hopes to get the okay to resume the NuvaRing again. I wish I could give Camila a zero for rating."

• Anonymous
• December 23, 2017

"First day on the new pill and already experiencing horrible bloating, not to mention the massive amount of mood swings. I cried at least 3 times for no reason at all and snapped at my boyfriend, which I’ve never done, and we’ve been dating for almost 2 years. Not to mention the super depressive thoughts. I refuse to take it a day longer. Give me my old pack back, please!"