Camila User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

Camila has an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from a total of 108 reviews on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 55% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Camila

MkM
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 23, 2022

For Birth Control "I am 19 years old. Got on this prior to having kidney surgery because I was worried about blood pressure and clots from combo pill. I was told that I would experience less 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."

1 / 10

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Missy...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
July 25, 2021

For Birth Control "I loved Camila was on it for 5 years however I gained 55 pounds and never gained weight ever before unless pregnant and mostly all birth control made me lose a lot of weight. Secondly I ended up with high blood pressure which led to a stroke I am 40. I was immediately taken off it so I recommend if you have history of heart disease in your family watch for your blood pressure and if it’s high get off Camila. My OBGYN ignored my high blood pressure due to my anxiety I almost lost my life for listening to dr when everyone said it was not right. I have high blood pressure. Just be careful and pay attention I don’t blame the pill it actually worked great I used to bleed bad for 10-14 days I barely got a period and it was spots here and there for 2-3 days. So it can be a benefit, I also had absolutely no sex drive my husband finally gave up trying he got so frustrated and we were very sexually active."

10 / 10

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SEG
October 19, 2017

For Birth Control "I’ve been on this pill for about 2 months, I wanted to try a low hormonal pill to hope for no or less weight gain. Camila by far is the worst birth control I have been on. My period is light but the duration is about 9-11 days SMH! I rather bleed heavy for 3-4! The cramps are deadly. I’ve always had bad cramps but this is different now. Oh, if you miss a pill by a few hours.. you start to cramp & bleed. I haven’t experienced any major breakouts. My mood is pretty normal, except for when I’m cramping & bloating. NOW the weight gain is no joke. I’m sure it’s all water weight & bloat.. but who wants that? I’ve gained 6lbs in one month! My appetite has definitely increased for the worst. I’m a normal healthy eater but all I want to do is snack."

4 / 10

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Angel
Taken for less than 1 month
August 24, 2021

For Birth Control "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."

1 / 10

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Aggra...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 8, 2017

For Birth Control "I was on the combo pill before which was great but made my blood pressure go sky high. I switched to Camila to help. I’ve been taking Camila since July and the first few months were good; no cramps, no bloating, even no period. I wasn’t worried that I was pregnant since I wasn’t really having sex at the time. My period is super light but I’ve had it for almost 2 weeks now and it sucks. I also have cramps now all day long. I’m truly thinking about switching back to my combo pill because these cramps and long periods are killing me!"

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roano
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 6, 2018

For Birth Control "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."

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Amanda...
January 29, 2018

For Birth Control "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 affects. 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 ok to resume the NuvaRing again. I wish I could give Camila a zero for rating."

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Done...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
September 1, 2018

"Prescribed for menstrual migraines. First couple of months were fine, but then I started having 9 day long, heavy periods about every three weeks. I would also spot heavily or have 2-4 day periods in between the larger 9 day ones (I assume during my ovulation time.) Stuck with it for a little over a year total to see if things would even out and until I could go back in for my yearly exam. Worst part is that I still had headaches throughout taking it. Talked about unwanted side effects with Dr. and she suggested an IUD instead. I discontinued the pills myself because I was tired of bleeding up to three times a month, not knowing when my period was coming and wearing black all the time. I thought my doctor would discontinue it after I voiced my concerns, but I guess not. Skeptical to try IUD, as I don't want to mess with my hormones anymore after this experience and I'm doubtful that it will help my headaches since the pill didn't do much to help them."

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Jana...
January 20, 2018

For Birth Control "I’ve always had a long and irregular periods, so the pill did not affect my period at all. The main change was extremely sore breast and slightly worst cramping. But definitely manageable for me. So the absolute worst thing was the depression. I’m exactly a month and and about three weeks ago I started having extremely bad depression. And breakdowns the point I was having super depressing thoughts. Over the past few weeks I kept questioning what the hell was wrong with me. One morning I forgot to take my pill and then I realized holy moly it’s that damn pill. I’m stopping today. I do not recommend this pill for anyone."

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Macy...
Taken for less than 1 month
October 24, 2017

For Birth Control "I got on this pill specifically from my doctor because I was still nursing. She insured me this is pill to get on so my milk supply would not dry up. WRONG. I took it for about 6 days -on the 6th day I started pumping and absolutely nothing came out. Just empty. I also started bleeding. Not heavy very light. I got off of it immediately."

3 / 10

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PoohB...
December 6, 2017

For Birth Control "I've been on this pill since February. It is now December. My periods are longer, heavier and irregular. I experience bad cramps nausea starting a full week before my period. I was prescribed it because I have high blood pressure. I also believe it has lowered my sex drive. I got on this pill instead of having my tubes tied and now I wish I had done that instead. I can have no bleeding BEFORE taking the pill and a hour after taking it I bleed. ;-( Hubby and I are unhappy because no sex isn't the BirthControl we were trying to have. I think I'm going to just stop taking it."

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BHano
Taken for less than 1 month
May 6, 2018

For Birth Control "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 is at preventing pregnancy but I'm not going to spend my days crying in order to find out."

1 / 10

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Please...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 21, 2017

For Birth Control "Okay, let me start off by saying I wish I had read these reviews earlier. My hair has been falling out in clumps for a while now. Its seriously looks like I have have thinning hair issues. I had a baby almost 6 months ago so I attributed the hair loss to that because I had read things about postnatal hair loss. However, this is abnormal. There is hair everywhere! On the floor, on my clothes, on my vanity. It is depressing. I have 2 other kids and my hair never fell out like this. Also, I have no sex drive whatsoever. I am taking them for birth control, I guess they work because we barely have sex now. I am also experiencing vaginal dryness and itchiness. Never had that issue before EVER! I'd rather use condoms... stopping these today!"

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Anonymous
February 16, 2021

For Birth Control "I’ve had my period for 2 months straight!"

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Teesa
May 30, 2016

For Birth Control "Love it. No period. I have gained weight but need to change my diet anyways. I have PMDD and this pill really has changed my life for the better."

9 / 10

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Brinahh
September 21, 2020

For Birth Control "I have been using for 2 years.I Love it."

10 / 10

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Ash
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 7, 2018

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

1 / 10

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Kim
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 26, 2018

For Birth Control "Biggest issue is my breasts hurt so bad. I wish I could take them off. Never had this issue before. And I either gained weight or am extremely bloated."

3 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 1, 2019

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

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