Estarylla Compared to Alternatives

For Birth Control: I am on day 5 of taking this BC. I am miserable because I am violently vomiting and the nausea is so bad I can't get off the couch. To be fair, my body has never done well with hormonal BC in the past. I hope this subsides soon! Other than the nausea and being sick I don't have any other complaints at the moment. ~good luck all ❤️

For Birth Control: So , I am 27 and suffer with PMDD....I'm currently weaning off of prozac because I am now covered in hives. Anyways I give this medicine a few stars because it prevented pregnancy. However, I had headaches every day for the few months that I was on it, my brother wanted me to get an MRI... sometimes the headaches were so bad I couldn't see and had to lay down at work. I also experienced extreme hangovers, for 24 hrs or more - even if I only drank 1 beer. I do not recommend this medicine. I take orthotricyclin and it seems to be working fine. I also took orthotricyclin when I was 17 for a few years. I'm reading up on some herbs now for PMDD. Good luck.

For Birth Control: I had the Mirena inserted after using Paraguard (which was a nightmare). Pro: as a birth control, little to no period. My regular periods before this weren't very heavy and I've never had terrible cramps. I will occasionally have back aches and cramping but not unbearable. Cons: insertion is fairly painful, I got lightheaded during insertion and it feels like the worst cramping you could imagine. Also and the biggest thing for me is the weight gain. I had stayed around 151-157 for about the last 10 years. Since getting the Mirena I have steadily gained weight. I'm now around 167. I used to just be able to clean up my eating and lay off the junk food when I noticed I was putting in a few pounds and be back to normal. Not anymore. I'm really considering having it removed. I feel fat and bloated pretty much all the time.

For Birth Control: I had Mirena for about a year and a half. For the first 6 months I spotted every day but had no periods/pain. After 6 months I had zero symptoms!!! It felt so perfect. I didn’t get my period until about a year in. At this time, I had my period 3 months in a row, very light and virtually painless. After that though it stopped. I still had bloating/cramps/ mood swings. Then the worst part. I had cramps every day randomly for about 2 months. I just recently had it removed because I couldn’t take it anymore. Altogether though, Mirena worked for me really well for about a year.

For Birth Control: I started taking birth control pills for acne when I was 13, (now 19) and I absolutely loved them (ortho tri cyclen) Until one day, I started mid cycle spotting. Flash forward a year and I’m still spotting after trying multiple pills. I sat on google for hours reading reviews and was basically terrified to try this birth control. As soon as I started nuvaring, I had zero spotting! Pros: no break through bleeding, no headaches, I’m not pregnant, ring is comfortable & very easy to use. Cons: or side effects are nausea is pretty bad especially the first 3 days of a new ring, I have NO sex drive, literally none, if there was a negative sex drive I’m pretty sure I’d have it, & my vagina is so irritated. If you are looking for a low maintenance birth control this might be for you! I am still on the ring but because I’m so over not having a sex drive, I’m going to try switching to something else. Otherwise I love this form of birth control, I just wish it increased libido.

For Birth Control: This was an effective form of birth control because it completely killed my desire to have sex. When I did, it was sometimes painful because I could not get sufficiently lubricated or aroused. It also fell out during sex but not very often. Otherwise, I experienced no weight gain or hormonal issues.