Lo/Ovral User Reviews & Ratings

• BBN...
• June 17, 2008

For Birth Control "I have tried a few types of birth control pills before this, but Lo/Ovral has been very effective as far as period control is concerned. I usually skip the week of placebos and jump straight into the next pack to avoid having periods altogether, and this is the only birth control pill that doesn't cause breakthrough bleeding as a result. It has been an effective contraceptive."

• Mil...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 15, 2015

For Birth Control "As soon as this drug started working, I stayed in one constant mood of irritable anxiety. I was a horrible person to be around and cried every single day. I was having hormone problems, and this drug made my life go from bad to worse. I would never pollute my body with garbage like this again. Be careful, girls!"

• Anonymous
• January 4, 2010

For Birth Control "I've been on this pill for 10 years now, and it's been great up until about a year ago. I'm 33 years old now and have experienced depression and angry mood swings a week prior to my period. One week after my period, I experience increased libido, and two weeks after, I break out, then the cycle repeats all over again. I have never had acne, not even as a teen. I believe that my hormones are just changing due to aging, and I will speak to my doctor about slightly increasing my estrogen level through a different pill."

• Anonymous
• May 29, 2009

For Birth Control "I felt very nauseous the whole time, and suffered from a hypersensitivity to smells, which only compounded the problem. It happened from the very first day that I took the birth control and lasted a few days after I quit."

• LEE...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• May 14, 2016

For Birth Control "Loved it at first. Regular light periods 3-4 days, no weight gain, no cramping, and I could skip my period. It was like heaven in the form of a tiny pill. Then unexpectedly, after all these years of being on it at the age of 24, I woke up with extreme pain in my right arm, inner elbow area. I couldn't bend my arm all the way or extend it completely without having pain. I thought maybe I pulled a muscle or something, but after a week of pain and discomfort, I went to the emergency room where I was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (blood clot). I had to be ambulanced to another hospital and spent 5 days on the surgical floor because they thought they would have to remove it. Thousands of dollars in hospital bills that I struggled to pay at 24."

• Meo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 28, 2015

For Birth Control "This pill was awful for me. I had the worst mood swings. I was constantly depressed, crying, or miserable. I gained close to 15 lbs in the first month I was on it. My appetite could not be curbed, and I was eating everything in sight. The bloating was terrible too. Overall, I hated this pill for me."

• Anonymous
• September 4, 2009

For Birth Control "Unfortunately, this birth control pill gave me the worst headaches! I think I had at least 2 per week. Some were migraines. I was also more emotional, but the headaches were the reason I stopped using this. No weight gain or acne."

• Dee...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 20, 2019

For Birth Control "I used this for 15 years or so, with no problems. After I had my son, my OB/GYN put me on NuvaRing. I would occasionally forget to take my pill, so I think that she wanted to try something different with me, so I didn't have to take a pill every day."

• Anonymous
• July 24, 2011

For Birth Control "I have been on Lo/Ovral for about 10 years now and have loved it, but it has started giving me strange mood swings. I am 30 and feel that my hormones are changing, and I need to speak to a doctor about changing my birth control. I have started noticing no sex drive, massive mood swings, lack of sleep, and here recently, weight gain. But like I said, I have loved it up until now."

• gub...
• January 28, 2009

For Birth Control "I found this pill to be amazing. It does the job. I recommend it to everyone."

• Anonymous
• June 6, 2011

"I have been on this for two months. I had no spotting, and the only side effect that I had was a slightly more painful period. I would recommend this for you, it has worked great for me."

• Anonymous
• July 16, 2015

For Birth Control "It was a great pill until the start of the 3rd month. I broke out in hives and was extremely itchy."