Safyral for Birth Control User Reviews (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• March 21, 2012

"The first week, I was convinced I had the flu. I would vomit a few hours after I took the pill and felt lightheaded. I could barely function. That went away and I started getting headaches. Good thing is I didn't gain or lose weight."

• Jenna...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 4, 2014

"My experience with Safyral had been an overall good one, but it didn't start out that way. During the first month all through the second month I had horrible mood swings. Borderline depression it felt like. But after the second month it went away, I started feeling better. I've had no acne. No weight gain. Lighter flows. So I guess this pill is different for everyone based on the other reviews, but this is a great one for me and I plan to keep using it for a long time."

• Anonymous
• January 10, 2012

"Been on this birth control now for 4 months. It works well as it prevents pregnancy, but so far, I've had very heavy periods and severe cramps and tons of chin acne. Yaz never gave me these issues. I want to switch, but doctor told me to give it another 3 months to see what happens. If I still don't like it, then she said I can switch. I must stick it out until then."

• Anonymous
• April 8, 2012

"I have been on this pill for a couple of months now. It's great with acne and no weight gain or anything but I will say it's absolutely horrible with moods. I've had the worst mood swings. I'm depressed and I literally cry over ANYthing and when I start, I cant stop!"

• Anonymous
• March 31, 2012

"I had been taking Microgestin Fe 1.5/30 for 2 years until it started giving me bad cramping and breakthrough bleeding on the active pills. I think my body was starting to reject it or the dosage just wasn't high enough anymore. Then my doctor suggested to try Safyral and gave me 2 free samples. I just finished my first month and it wasn't too bad. The worst side effect I had was nausea. My breasts felt fuller, but they went back to their normal size after my period. My period was lighter and the cramping wasn't that bad. I didn't gain any weight or feel bloated. I will have to see how this next month is...I plan on staying on this pill!"

• Anonymous
• February 27, 2012

"Have almost been on Safyral for a year and I love it. I used to have really heavy periods, but I know exactly when I am going to start (usually a Tuesday night to Wednesday morning) and I know I'll stop on Sunday. It's lighter. I have noticed that sometimes my bad cramps I used to have are starting to return. It has definitely kept the babies away which is the reason I went on the birth control and will continue to keep using it."

• BethA...
• September 21, 2014

"I was concerned about starting Safyral after reading some of the reviews here, but have been pleasantly surprised by how easy my transition onto it has been. I was not on any contraceptive previously, and when I started my Safyral regimen my ONLY side effect was very light spotting for the first month. Not only did I escape mood swings, weight gain, acne, nausea, etc., but my usual menstrual symptoms (bloating, cramps, breakouts) have become almost nonexistent. I am not yet sexually active so I can't speak to Safyral's effectiveness as a contraceptive, but I've been very happy with it in the meantime."

• Linzee
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 18, 2014

"Safyral has been a great birth control pill for me. I lost water weight from my previous birth control plus some, skin is clear, no unusual mood swings. My only complaints about it is from 2 days before my period until 3 days into it is I get a bit of stomach bloat and my left ankle tends to get sore and swollen when on my feet too long. Sometimes I crave sweets at certain times of the month. The pill is more expensive, but a great birth control pill. I highly recommend it."

• nurse...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 10, 2014

"I love this birth control. No weight gain, acne cleared up, shorter/lighter periods. Only problem is I can't tolerate wearing my contact lenses for very long (no more than 4hrs). Best thing about it, no babies!"

• Anonymous
• February 1, 2012

"I have been on this birth control for about 2 to 3 months. I have TERRIBLE menstrual cramps, acne did clear up. Heavy bleeding during period but no breakthrough bleeding. Not pregnant! VERY MOODY and Cry over sad songs and sad commercials. I'm going back to the doctor in a few weeks and changing."

• Anonymous
• July 26, 2011

"I'm only on my first pack but so far I have no negative side effects. This week (week 2) I feel great. I have been on Ortho Tricyclen Low and it gave me horrible mood swings, which this medicine has not. I love it!"

• Anonymous
• March 18, 2012

"I have been on Safyral for two months, no babies. I used to have heavy periods but they are lighter now. But I did gain weight, breast got bigger and very tender. My skin is very broken out, have a lot of headaches and nausea."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 4, 2012

"I have been on this birth control for about a month and a half now. This my first time on birth control so I did not understand all the changes that were going on. BUT I started craving so many things and also nausea will come! Also many mood swings, specially when my period is near all I want to do is cry, and acne was HORRIBLE. I did not gain weight or anything like that though."

• Anonymous
• August 9, 2011

"I have been on this pill for five months now going on 6. I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for years, almost 10, then my body started to reject it. But I loved it. Perfectly timed periods and no side effects whatsoever. My doctor switched me to Natazia. Terrible. I had terrible acne and ridiculous bloating and weight gain all in my stomach area. I work out regularly and eat healthy. My only vice is alcohol. So after three months on that pill, I was switched to Safyral. I get very bloated one week before my period. My period is very heavy. I get bad cramps, although this month they seem to have subsided as today is the first of my placebo pills and no cramps this month. But I am very bloated. Acne minimum."

• Candi...
• June 28, 2015

"I started Safyral in April for irregular menstrual cycle and severe pms my only complaint was that for about a week or two I was spotting off and on but my periods are very light I'm use to very heavy flow no backaches cramps I still will get an occasional pimple literally 1 or 2 a few days before my cycle but no acne mood swings or depression my only regret is not starting this sooner"

• 11345
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 27, 2016

"I started this pill about a year ago. I was on a couple other birth control pills before. This pill made me gain a bunch of weight, frequent breast pain, and horrible cramps. My emotions are always out of control. I eat healthy and workout at least three days a week and shouldn't be gaining all of this weight. The bloating when on my period has gotten dramatically worse. I would recommend not taking this pill. I am in the process of getting a different pill."

• Lapan...
• October 23, 2014

"Ive been on this for about a month, and the first week was great. But then I started to bleed heavily, and it hasn't stopped for two weeks. I've got bad back aches and terrible acne, as well as bloating. I'm looking forward to switching off this and on to Lo Loestrin Fe."

• Safyr...
• July 12, 2015

"So I've been on this birth control for about three months. In the beginning I was hungry all the time and it really upset my stomach. After about three weeks that was gone and it was awesome. No babies. Easy periods almost no cramps it was too good to be true. Now here I am three months into the pill and I've hit a horrible depression. I've never been depressed. But everyday I cry and get so sad I can't go out and I don't want to eat or do anything. I've diminished. So I've decided to get off the pill immediately. I think I'll stick to the condoms. I would rather use condoms than be overwhelmingly sad all the time."

• Shay
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 26, 2015

"I was put on this birth control at the age of 14 due to severe ovarian cysts and breakthrough bleeding from other pills. It was absolutely wonderful the first two years. My skin glowed, I kept a great weight, my periods were always on time. However, all this soon went down hill around the third year. I started to have overwhelming feeling of depression wash over me multiple times during the day, I became sluggish, I didn't want to do things with friends or family, and my relationships suffered greatly overall. After stopping this pill, my mood swings diminished and I feel like my old self again. Never going back to this pill again."

• Mano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 21, 2018

"This was the first birth control I was put on and was on it for 3 months. It seemed great to begin with, I had regular periods, didn't gain weight, no nausea, basically no side effects. During this time period my anxiety peaked and after the second random panic attack at the end of my third month, I finally realized it was the birth control and quit it immediately. I literally thought I was losing my mind, but now I realize it was just the hormones driving me crazy. I'm not sure what they put in this drug that could make a perfectly healthy person develop psychoactive illness, but it's just not right. I would never again sacrifice my mental health for contraception and have refused to try any birth control pill since this terrifying experience. I felt like a completely different person."

• JJano
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 28, 2018

"I have been on Safyral for years. I'm in my forties. In my 20s I had major cramps, bloating, cyst, heavy periods and severe mood swings . The mood swings included me crying at commercials, yelling and snapping at the smallest thing. I was so not myself the week before during and a few days after my period. I was then diagnosed with PMDD and put on Yaz, it was a life changer. No mood swings or heavy periods. Then my doctor recommended me to move to Safyral after reported issues with blood clots while on Yaz. It was an easy transition and even better, I don't get a period. At all. I would recommend if you don't have mood swings, depression or change in your behavior during or before your period this may not be the pill for you. The good thing about pills is you can always try and if it doesn't work for you stop taking it; not like the shots where you' re stuck for three months. Talk with your Dr. and really list your symptoms and work together to make the right decision on your pill."

• Anonymous
• May 22, 2011

"This is my first birth control pill I've ever been on so I don't have anything to compare it to but I am 16 years old and have 11 day periods which are extremely heavy with terrible cramps, fatigue, and headaches. My gyn put me on this and everything was great for the first 3 weeks. I never had any breakthrough bleeding. I did have some slight cramps for the first week but they were nothing compared to what I've been on. I am on the first day of the placebo and so far no bleeding but I do have awful cramps again which I thought the pill was supposed to take care of this. If this is the way my period is going to be every month I might ask my doctor about Seasonique so I only have to deal with this once every 3 months."

• shari...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 17, 2019

"I was on Yasmin for a number of years, until my OBGYN recommended I switch to Safyral for the added benefit of folate calcium, which is a good supplement for women. I had bad acne in the past, and so far my skin has been clear, my energy levels have been good and I haven't noticed any adverse side effects. I was told that this was essentially the same as Yasmin, and I had a good experience on Yasmin as well. I do still get the occasional breakout, but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be."

• Cobal...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 24, 2019

"For the most part, I really liked this Safyral as a birth control. My obgyn switched me from Loestrin 1/20 to this due to periods that went on for 2.5 weeks. My body got used to those hormones I guess. This pill gave me clear skin, no surprise bleeding, NO weight gain and no babies. My periods were regular but a bit heavy the first 2 days just like my days before birth control and sometimes I seemed to get diarrhea, which might be why I never felt bloated on this pill. Sorry for the TMI. My obgyn said with the heavy flow and diarrhea, this pill might have been too strong for me. I ended up having to switch to Zarah due to the cost of this pill. There was no generic available at the time. But otherwise, this was a good pill. Nowadays I am on generic ortho micronor. I was advised to switch being 35 and a smoker."

• Chris...
• November 14, 2016

"I switched to safyral two months ago after losing my insurance and needing free samples to carry me until my new job provided me with coverage. I have been on ocella and Yasmin, depending on which was free at the time of refill, since I was 15 (now 26) and have had a great experience. My periods were always regular, minimal breakthrough bleeding (only occurring when I missed a pill or 2), no cramps, 3-4 day periods with very light bleeding. Since switching to safryl I experience consistent breakthrough bleeding. Three to four days before I expect my period I get nauseous, dizzy/faint, and get HORRIBLE cramps. I'm really looking forward to going back to ocella. This is not similar to ocella and Yasmin as I was told previously."