Chateal EQ and Fatigue: What Users Say

• May...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 28, 2020

For Birth Control "First BC I’ve ever loved! Positives: • no added weight gain. I am smaller framed. • didn’t change my sex drive • haven’t gotten pregnant with my partner, and he always finishes inside • no positive or negative effect on skin • periods come at the same time every month. I was so irregular before • shaves a day to two days off of my previous 7-day cycle. Negatives/side effects • experienced some nausea when I first began taking it. 30 mins after taking the pill, I noticed I would get a little hot and nauseated. But after a while, I no longer experienced that. • I’m a little more emotional. Doesn’t take much to get the waterworks going. • I feel slightly more fatigued and will sleep more. I combat this with eating small pieces of raw young ginger to spice myself awake. Overall, it’s been great for me. I’ve been taking it for almost 2 years. Previously, I tried the depo shot, which was so bad and made me bleed nonstop for months."

• not...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 3, 2020

For Birth Control "This was the first birth control pack I ever tried. I was under 18 at the time, and at first, everything seemed to be okay. The only thing that I noticed was a decreased sex drive and lack of emotions. Then, after six months of being on it, it suddenly became unbearable. I developed headaches, cloudy thoughts, hot flashes, weird muscle spasms, severe fatigue, no appetite, and CONSTANT nausea. The whole ordeal was probably the worst experience I’ve had in my life thus far. Even a year later, I still feel like this pill messed me up pretty bad."

• Mic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2020

For Birth Control "I started taking this birth control, Chateal EQ, for about a year, taking about a month of a break from it in between every 5 months. Initially, I noticed some symptoms of heightened anxiety and fatigue. I started having shorter periods and less cramps during my menstruation, which was great, but I started noticing after about 2-3 months of using it that I was having severe moodiness, like depression, anxiety, and a short temper. Once I got off of the pill, I felt like myself again. This was my personal experience with this pill, and it might not be the same for everyone."

• RWa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2020

For Birth Control "I have been on this pill, Chateal EQ, since November, and I absolutely hate it. I have had no periods up until this month (March) - and now, mid-pill pack, I have heavy breakthrough bleeding. My sex drive is gone completely, and my vagina is very dry all the time. My nose has been stuffy since the week I began this pill. My breasts are slightly bigger, but not worth the acne I now have in my 30s (I never had acne before). The first two months gave me very deep, painful pimples, now I get small breakouts on my face and shoulders. I am very irritable and emotional, and my energy level is very low. I will be discontinuing this pill."