Camrese for Birth Control User Reviews (Page 4)

• Pix...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 14, 2019

"I tried Camrese in hopes it would help my PMDD. It did not. Gave it a month and a half but I spent a month of that ridiculously depressed and dissociating on and off. Mood swings were some of my worst. I could go from fine to sobbing to rage and back in a few minutes. Maybe if I'd hung on longer my body would have adjusted but I could not uproot my life to see. Do not recommend if you struggle with mood and/or depression already."

• Sar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 2, 2015

"I've taken this medication for about two years. Everything about it is wonderful, except the cramps I get right before my period are so intense. I wake up in the middle of the night throwing up from the pain. I've never been through or experienced anything like it and contemplate going to the ER every time it happens. It's like one intense cramp that won't let go for 30 minutes or so and typically leaves me in tears. I've asked my doctor about it and he says it's normal, but after going through this every period, enough is finally enough. I'm going to ask to switched back to a typical 1 month dosage. Otherwise, it's been wonderful only having a period every 3 months with little side effects!"

• CDa...
• September 10, 2015

"This birth control made me miserable. By the completion of the first week, I started to get these crippling headaches, nausea, and dizziness. I also experienced a couple episodes of serious night sweats. I was extremely sad the entire time I was on it. To top all of that off I never stopped bleeding! That's right, I've been bleeding for 3 weeks straight, and counting. Finally my mother and husband had to force me off the stuff because they saw how miserable I was. The only positive was that my skin cleared up a great deal. It just wasn't for me."

• Kod...
• February 17, 2015

"Im currently taking this and the first two entire packs were fine some minimal spotting that went away within a few days. This 3rd pack was fine until the cycle was supposed to start, I had breakthrough bleeding for 2 weeks. It has finally slowed down but hasn't stopped completely. Other than that this has worked decently but I feel there are too many other options for me to suffer like this."

• Eli...
• May 31, 2018

"I had my daughter March 30th 2018 she was a premi baby. After my 3 weeks of healing I started this birth control and I’ve been bleeding ever since . Today is May 31 2018 and I’m still bleeding heavy . I use to take this birth control as a teenager and it use to stop my period for a few months at a time and when I did get a period it wasn’t heavy and it only lasted 3-4 days . It also made me loose a bunch of weight . I don’t know what the difference is but something is totally different here."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 18, 2018

"This pill works great for me, but I had to deal with around three months of dizziness and nausea before everything balanced out. I no longer have mood swings and my cramps are minimal. My periods are also shorter and less bloody, but in the beginning they were really painful and heavy. If you can't handle the difficulty in the beginning, I don't suggest this."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 5, 2018

"After having a baby, I was looking for a birth control pill and excited about the fact that I would only get my period every 3 months. After 5 days however, I had gained weight, felt bloated, had headaches all the time, very low libido, insomnia, and crazy mood swings. Threw the pills in the trash because I couldn’t stand it anymore. I’m sure this brand works for some but definitely not for me"

• Anonymous
• March 22, 2018

"I 'm on this to decrease heavy, painful periods. It was good for first 2 months then suddenly I started bleeding like a period. Now going on 7 weeks of everyday spotting sometimes with clots and severe cramping"

• mic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 15, 2018

"I’ve been on this birth control for 3 months now (just got through my first pack) and honestly I have very little complaints. I haven’t gained weight, no spotting, no nausea or dizziness, no change in libido However I did notice that I’ve become much more emotional since I started camrese. It used to be kind of hard to make me cry now I will at the drop of a hat, but for me the pros outweigh the cons majorly"

• Ste...
• April 6, 2017

"I have been taking birth control for almost 10 years. After switching insurance companies, I was also forced to switch birth control. I was also placed on the extended cycle birth control to lower the chance of the cysts I just had removed, returning. This birth control made me have crazy mood swings and feel very depressed. I rated it 2/10 because hey, I didn't get pregnant and I don't feel pain indicating my cysts have returned. I am approaching my 2nd month not taking this, my skin looks worse than it ever has, and I am broken out on my jawline (I would never break out there previously). My mood, however, has resumed to its former chipper self! I would not recommend this birth control to anyone."

• Zel...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 16, 2018

"I’ve been taking this for 6 months (just got my 3rd package) in order to control the bleeding from my nexplanon implant (a whole different, hormonal and acne driven story). I can’t tell if the birth control cleared my skin, or simply leaving teenage hood and entering adulthood did. Either way, it’s done its job as far as controlling the bleeding caused by the implant. Libido seems lower (except on the period pill lol) but I can’t say for sure if it’s the medication or not. No weight gain, no change in breast size, less acne (not attributing it to the medication though) and no mood issues. It does it’s job. 7/10 because by the time the 3rd month comes around I get some spotting before I even start the period pills, although I don’t really care that much."

• SAH...
• October 23, 2021

"For the first 6 months of this pill I was super excited to be rid of my period; I've had heavy flows since my second son & thought I'd found the cure for the 2.5-3 weeks of menstrual chaos that was the up & down of my hormones & then the 6-8 days of bleeding (3 of those days being extremely heavy)... I was wrong. I'm over a year into use & 22lbs heavier than my normal, no fuss weight, nauseous randomly through my days, have breast tenderness, feel like I'm having strange heart palpitations (I do not smoke, nor consume tobacco products), exhausted to the point that I thought I'd developed an autoimmune disease, my immune system is on high alert & I'm breaking out in rashes like crazy. I'm on a high dose of Wellbutrin that's always allowed me to maintain a healthy weight & stay away from too many problem foods, doesn't matter while on this birth control. I son't like this & I'm done. My husband smells different, I'm not interested in sex 80% of the time. Like what is the point?"

• saj...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 21, 2016

"I went on this because I really liked the sound of only 4 periods a year (mine are miserable & heavy). I didn't have any spotting on the 1st pack. However, on just about every pack since then I've had anywhere from 1-3 weeks of spotting. Sometimes it's just brown discharge, other times it warrants a tampon. My periods are just as heavy and miserable. I also initially had a massive acne flare up when I started Camrese. About twice per pack I'll break out badly on my face - once during my period and about 2-3 weeks after that. I'll be asking for a different brand at my next visit. Been on this for 1 year but hey, I didn't get pregnant."

• Chr...
• April 9, 2015

"I have had horrible acne since taking this birth control. All over my body acne. I didn't realize it could be the birth control until I read a bunch of other reviews on it. My boobs hurt all the time!! No sex drive what so ever! I don't even want my husband to touch me because my boobs hurt so bad. Needless to say, I sympathize with some of the other reviewers on this birth control. I will be talking to my doctor to switch to something else. The only good part about it, is not getting my period for 3 months."

• Anonymous
• May 10, 2016

"I like Camrese. I used to take Seasonique but changed insurance and now Camrese is free. I had some spotting, but it went away promptly. I never had a lot of spotting and I never get my period every month off of birth control anyways, probably due to low vitamins and/or low weight. Camrese made me breakout with a lot of blackheads on my chin and around my mouth. Non-smoker, 26, had been taking Seasonique since 15 so about 11 yrs. Camrese makes me feel hungrier. Mood is pretty average PMS seems a bit more intense. But it's free and it's keeping me from getting pregnant."

• hal...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 6, 2021

"It was not worth it. I had to stop it after two months. I had side effects of severe depression, extreme anxiety (which also affected my sleep- yet I was always exhausted), lethargy, no sex drive whatsoever, irritability... I wanted to eat 24/7 even when I was full to the point of being sick. My hair fell out/shed WAY more than usual. It did not help my acne. The only thing it did was prevent pregnancy, yet it made me more susceptible to yeast infections due to strange discharge. I would dread taking it everyday. It made my boobs a lot bigger but the other fluid retention and weight gain cancelled it out. I’m done with birth control for a while... back to heavy, painful periods."

• Sar...
• August 21, 2016

"I was on this pill for about a year and a half, and at first I would have light spotting for normally a month or so which was quite annoying, however it was light enough to tolerate. After being on this pill for about 3 cycles, I discovered the trick to getting rid of the spotting is to take it within the hour every day. My periods were 3 days long on the dot when I was on my inactive pills, and we're not too heavy. Considering I never missed a pill in the whole time I was on this and did not get pregnant with a regular sex life and not using another form of contraception, it does seem to be very effective. With my last cycle taking it always within an hour, I had almost no spotting at all."

• Ste...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 12, 2016

"Was on Seasonique for a couple years, it worked extremely well. Hardly any breakthrough bleeding. Camrese started out okay but within a couple months, the bleeding began and would not stop. I had consistent spotting for MONTHS. I am now just coming off this pill, and have started with a new one. Hope this one stops the bleeding!!!"

• Hea...
• September 19, 2015

"So I originally started on camrese for dealing with my heavy flow/painful periods (like super painful) and when I started I was bleeding for over 2 weeks!! I hated it, it wasn't a lot of blood more like light but it was frustrating as I was not comfortable with having to wear pads all the time so I went other my doctor and she prescribed Junel fe. It was terrible I had irritability, nausea, etc. So I asked to go back to camrese and it worked for the first 5 months no problem but then I had spotting again. So I asked for a new pill but that made my period twice as heavy flow. I then asked my doctor if I could have the same hormones in camrese but for monthly and not yearly but she said I can do that myself, I love it now!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 20, 2015

"I've been on this birth control for six months. Pros- sex drive is out of control, light period, period every three months which is wonderful, short period (I'm taking 3-4 days light bleed), no cramps, no bloating Cons- took my pills before bed and the night sweats are a bummer, breakthrough bleeding here and there until month four (took awhile to adjust)"

• Rae...
• September 8, 2016

"I was excited to try this pill because it would cut down my period to only 4 times a year. However, the spotting became a huge issue. I began spotting during the first pack, around the time I would typically get my period. I knew this was a side effect, but it lasted 2 weeks and became a nuisance. I soldiered through the pack and it eventually stopped and I got a very light period 2 months later as scheduled. The next pack was worse. Again, I started spotting after the first month. It continued for 2.5 weeks and turned into the heaviest period I've ever had, and I had to go to my doctor and be put on another pill to stop the bleeding, and then switched pills. This may work for some, but it unfortunately didn't for me."

• Sas...
• August 27, 2016

"About 4 weeks after starting this pill I started spotting. It was a brown color and was not enough for a pad/tampon or even panty liner. I could only notice it when I wiped. After 7 days I decided to stop taking the pill and let my period start. This did the trick and the spotting stopped. The period was not painful at all and I did not feel it at all which is wonderful. Aside from the spotting I have no complaints from this pill. Have been on it 7 weeks now."

• Ash...
• December 8, 2016

"This is my second time on the camrese lo. My first experience was pretty crappy. I started spotting the last week of the first pack and didnt stop spotting until the week before my period week. I had a easy light period whice was nice. I had my dr give me a script for something else just taking a normal 28 day cycle. My period was terrible though so i chose to try the camrese lo again. So far im in the third pack and no spotting. I think my body needed to re adjust or something from the mini pill i was on before. Either way im very happy with my results the second time around."

• sha...
• August 9, 2016

"I've been on camrese for almost a month before I was on lo seasonique which I loved better. I switched because I was told it helped better with cramps an lighten your period, but omg I been spotting every since I been on it! My period was due last week but i just been spotting. I'm on my last week of pills this week. I take my pill every morning on time never miss still spotting smh. I'm calling my doctor telling him I need to switch back over. Its literally like your on your period for a whole month! I don't recommend at all!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 3, 2016

"I switched to camrese because my last birth control was giving me consistent debilitating migraines during the week of my period or if I forgot a pill. It was too unbearable to experience that every month. I'm now on my second pack of camrese/month 4 and so far it has been great. I enjoy only having to deal with getting my period every 3 months and I haven't had a migraine yet. Spotting happened for a short while in the beginning but it went away. No weight gain. I have been feeling more depressed just recently, but it's hard to know if it's the BC or situational. I'll be following up with my doctor."