Sronyx and Moody: What Users Say

• Pam...
• June 19, 2015

For Birth Control "I was put on this birth control when I had to go to an army hospital, and they didn't have the one I was already taking (Minastrin 24, which was great)! The doctor said Sronyx was the same as Minastrin 24, which was a lie. The first month of the Sronyx was okay, just a little more moody than usual, and I thought I could handle that. The end of the second month was HORRIBLE. My acne was the worst it has ever been. I got acne here and there, mostly around the time of my period. This was something else, they were inflamed, painful hormonal acne all on my jawline and neck. My moodiness increased so much to the point my husband and I were arguing about the littlest things, and he didn't even want to talk to me anymore, and I kept bawling my eyes out."

• Yan...
• April 1, 2011

For Birth Control "I started taking this last month. Initially, I was taking Microgestin, but it was making me extremely moody and gave me acne. Then I switched to Sronyx, and my skin is clear again, and I hardly have any side effects. This is my second month on the pill, and it just seems like the side effects really do go away after 2 or 3 months. I love this pill, and I doubt I am switching. I have tried so many, including the Mirena. This is a good one."

• Dia...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 9, 2013

For Birth Control "I've been on Sronyx for about 4 weeks now. The 2nd week into it, I was extremely moody and emotional. I've always been physically active, but lately, it's made me lethargic. It definitely increased my appetite, and now that I'm on my fourth week, I'm extremely bloated."

• Chr...
• February 20, 2013

For Birth Control "My experience with this pill is good and bad. After reading everyone's comments, I realize that I am more moody and tired. I also want to cry over the smallest things. I too have lost 15 lbs on this pill (weight I could not afford to lose, by the way), and my appetite has severely dropped. But my periods are on the exact day every month, and my acne is gone except for the week of my period."

• 11...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 11, 2019

For Birth Control "I've been using Sronyx for 11 years now, and I wouldn't use any other BC pill. Short, light periods are great (3 days max). I've never had any pregnancy scares. Weight gain was minimal (maybe 5 lbs), and I think it actually cleared up my acne, or it's because I was getting older. On other pills, I would be EXTREMELY moody, but not on Sronyx (maybe just one day before my period, but I think that is normal PMS). Highly recommended."

• Anonymous
• September 27, 2011

For Birth Control "I have been using Sronyx for just about 3 months now, and I am definitely not too fond of it. It makes me extremely moody. I get mad easily, and at times I feel like I just want to cry for just about anything. Because of this, it messed up my relationship quite a bit, and I have absolutely no desire to keep taking it. I'm going to keep at it for a little while longer to see if I get any better and to see if the side effects go away."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2019

For Birth Control "I've been using Sronyx for a few months now, and at first, I was iffy about it. I was super moody, my breasts were tender all of the time, and my nose, which hasn't bled in over three years prior to taking it, would bleed like crazy. However, as someone who has suffered from ungodly heavy and painful periods lasting the full seven days, this has been amazing. Cramps, while they still suck, aren't close to half as bad. My period usually lasts about five days and is so much lighter. My breasts are still super tender, but no more nosebleeds, moodiness is back to normal, and not so awful periods."

• Mer...
• May 3, 2014

For Birth Control "I have been taking Sronyx for about a year now, and it's been pretty good to me. I am a bit more moody, and my appetite has increased a little with this pill (I've gained 10 pounds but managed to lose 5). But overall, this is a good pill. It cleared up my acne, and the appetite increase is manageable. I would recommend this pill."

• Anonymous
• March 2, 2020

For Birth Control "The first 3 months on Sronyx were very difficult. I've now been on it for a year, and overall I don't like it. I have bad headaches once a month, my skin is always breaking out, and my overall mood is flat."

• PA2...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2015

For Birth Control "Wanted a low-dose oral BC after being off for about a year and a half. Was rx'd Sronyx from PP. I wanted low-dose because I've dealt with depression before. This pill made me absolutely crazy. I felt okay the first week, but I've never been more irritable, moody, and depressed. I've had anxiety and literally feel like another person. Can't wait for this to clear my system."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 8, 2013

For Birth Control "I have been on Sronyx for about a year now, and the only problems I ever had were the moodiness during the first two months and breakthrough bleeding for a month straight. Other than that, I love it. I have no intention of switching. I recommend it."

• Hki...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 28, 2015

For Birth Control "My clinic kept switching my pills about a year ago, claiming they were the same but just the generic kind. I was on Sronyx last year for about 6 months. It was fine at first, but then I began to get moody. Constantly angry all the time and was a complete witch to my boyfriend. I'm glad he stuck by me after what I had put him through. I gave this two stars because I did not get pregnant while on this, but the way it made me feel, I will never forget. I wasn't myself, and I'm glad I switched to something better!"

• Anonymous
• January 22, 2012

For Birth Control "I took this birth control about 6 months, and I am very moody, and I cry over everything that happens to me. I get headaches very easily after I started taking these pills. Every time I had sex, it wasn't as good as it used to be, and now I've been off for over a month, and I am not moody, but I have one of the side effects of quitting birth control, which is I haven't gotten my period. I am very nervous about this as well."

• sha...
• December 21, 2015

For Birth Control "I've been on birth control for 7 years. Every couple of years, I end up having to change it because even though it worked for a year, I start bleeding all the time. I started taking Sronyx about 2 months ago, and I've opted to just stop altogether while my husband is deployed. Since taking this, I have been bleeding, my boobs hurt so bad, even wearing a bra hurts, and I'm so nauseous I feel like I'm constantly running to the bathroom. I also have very bad acid reflux and heartburn, which I haven't had in about 4 years. And after reading some of the other reviews, I realized how moody I've been. Not to my husband, thank god, but to everyone else. I have also noticed I want bad food all the time. I don't recommend."

• Sec...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 24, 2016

For Birth Control "I was on the patch a year ago, but every time I put the patch on after my period, I got severe nausea that left me in bed ALL day. I put up with this because I loved the ease of the patch, but it became too much. My college gyno switched me to Sronyx. I love it! At first, I got some cramps with my period, which I had never gotten before, but after a month of being on it, that has gone away. I did not gain weight at all and actually lost weight, though that may be from other problems (GERD). My period is also lighter and shorter. The only negative side effects I can say are that within the first month and a half, I was VERY moody. I got angry very easily, but that has gotten better. I also get more breakouts (chest, face, and back), but they are very minor."

• Meh...
• September 2, 2019

For Birth Control "This birth control Sronyx is just okay. My pharmacy switched me to it from another brand of birth control I really loved. I don’t love this one, but it does the job. I don’t have many side effects. I'm not as moody as some other pills have made me. This made my boobs bigger, and I gained a little weight, but not a significant amount, and it’s likely more due to my own habits than the pill. This one is fine, but next script I’ll probably ask for another brand."

• Lof...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2019

For Birth Control "I was originally taking Aviane, and they gave this knockoff (generic) to me because they weren’t getting Aviane anymore. I thought I’d give it a go because I was too lazy to switch my medication pickup location. WORST DECISION. I began becoming extremely moody. Then I began to start becoming depressed, and I wouldn't eat. I kept taking it for 2 more weeks and noticed I dropped 13 pounds. It didn't occur to me that it was the pill until my family began asking if I was anorexic and asked about my birth control. Since then, I have completely stopped taking it."

• lov...
• May 20, 2013

For Birth Control "At first, when I started taking it, I loved it. I get my period on time, till I started to feel depressed and moody all the time. I used to have my face clear, till now, now I have like a rash on my face, and I can't get rid of it, so I'm going to stop taking it because it makes me cry all the time over nothing, and my skin isn't the same anymore!"

• Ty_...
• August 13, 2017

For Birth Control "I have been taking the BC Sronyx for about 2 months, my period has not come on (which is AWESOME). THE DOWNFALL: my hair has started to fall out and become thin. I am very moody (angry). I have gained 10 lbs within the 2-month timeframe. I am starting to have pimples on my face that I never had in my 22 years of life. UGH, hate. Today, I stopped taking it."

• nic...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 31, 2016

For Birth Control "I have been on Sronyx for almost 2 years now and haven't had any issues! My cramps and periods' length have lessened. The only thing I can think of is I got moodier after I started taking it during my periods."

• Meg...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 4, 2017

For Birth Control "I did three months of this, and it was awful. I had previously been on Jolessa, which I loved, but wanted a monthly period due to the bad cramps when I finally got my period after three months. However, with Sronyx, I noticed I was a lot moodier, crying a lot, spotting a few days before I was even on the placebo pills. Also, I kept getting UTI after UTI, which did not happen at all with Jolessa. My anxiety skyrocketed, and if anything, I've lost weight due to not being hungry and feeling nauseous when I do eat. I weigh 108 normally, and I've lost five pounds since Saturday. I stopped for a long time and didn't finish my pack due to the UTI pain, so I decided to finish it to see if I had the same symptoms. And yep, everything is back besides the UTI."

• Aut...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 24, 2017

For Birth Control "I was previously on Lutera and best pill ever with no side effects until the manufacturer changed. So my ob-gyn switched me to Sronyx because she said it's the same equivalent. This pill is TERRIBLE!!!! For the first 3 months, everything seemed fine and no side effects. After that, I started getting bad headaches 3-4 times a week, I was moody and snappy half the month from PMS time to the end of my period, I got my period before I made it to the placebo pills, got horrible cramps which I never get, crying spells, nausea after eating, and breakouts. The only benefits are weight loss and increased sex drive, which my boyfriend loves. My ob-gyn said if this pill didn't work out, she would switch me to Lessina or Alesse and I am switching."

• xxR...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 22, 2014

For Birth Control "I was taking this medication for two years, and I never had any problems with it whatsoever. I started it mainly to regulate my period because I was very irregular. With the Sronyx, I had a period every month. At first, it would start on Sunday and go to the next Sunday, then it went to Wednesday night-Sunday night. I never had any moodiness, acne, weight gain, or any side effects from it. Unfortunately, my doctor made me stop using it due to 'high blood pressure.' I always take my blood pressure at home, and it is usually 134/80. Of course, it is going to be high at a doctor's office. I am now on an all-hormones pill called Nora-Be, which I started yesterday morning. Not sure how I feel about not having an off week for the 'sugar pills.'"

• ScC...
• April 28, 2017

For Birth Control "This was the second birth control I tried. The first made me very moody and irritable, so I switched to Sronyx, and it was great. I had absolutely no side effects. I've been on it for 3.5-4 years now, and I'm starting to notice some changes. I've been getting bad acne (I've never had acne in my life, maybe a spot a month). I'm not sure if this is due to my increasing age (22)/lifestyle habits or the BC. Also, I have gotten so moody, irritable, grumpy, anxious, and depressed (again, I don't know if I can say the pill caused this, but it slowly crept up on me, and I can't figure out another reason for it). I'm not sure if it was a long-term thing effect or what, but it's making my relationship with my boyfriend of 3 years suffer."

• Anonymous
• July 2, 2012

For Birth Control "I was on this pill for two months. Both months I started my period in week 3. Also, I have been moody and almost depressed, tired, and my mind is just foggy. Time for a switch."