Reviewer: ArtShark, 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Either my doctor/insurance company/pharmacy switched my prescription of Ocella to Zarah. Results? Awful. I have painful acne around my chin, and been having stomach aches for the past month (they recently changed it). Ocella treated my acne perfectly, and I really miss it. Zarah makes me feel awful and gross.

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Either my doctor/insurance company/pharmacy switched my prescription of Ocella to Zarah. Results? Awful. I have painful acne around my chin, and been having stomach aches for the past month (they recently changed it). Ocella treated my acne perfectly, and I really miss it. Zarah makes me feel awful and gross.
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Reviewer: A., 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I love this birth control however, I never got a period with this birth control. My face was clear. I took this all throughout high school. I ended up switching only because I have sex a lot and me and my bf agreed I should switch because I wasn't getting a period and it's not normal for a woman to not get a period.

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I love this birth control however, I never got a period with this birth control. My face was clear. I took this all throughout high school. I ended up switching only because I have sex a lot and me and my bf agreed I should switch because I wasn't getting a period and it's not normal for a woman to not get a period.
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Reviewer: AliMills, 25-34 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Used for 6 months now - best birth control pill so far! This is the third brand/type of birth control I have ever been on and it has worked really well for me. My acne, which was getting bad on my other birth control, is now all clear on Zarah. After my second month on Zarah, my skin became clear and glowing. I am 25 years old, 5'6" tall and now weigh 124 lbs. Since being on Zarah for ... Show Full Comment

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Used for 6 months now - best birth control pill so far! This is the third brand/type of birth control I have ever been on and it has worked really well for me. My acne, which was getting bad on my other birth control, is now all clear on Zarah. After my second month on Zarah, my skin became clear and glowing. I am 25 years old, 5'6" tall and now weigh 124 lbs. Since being on Zarah for the last 6 months I have gained 2 lbs, which is normal for me since I fluctuate. I do get horrible headaches when I take the non-hormone pills. I try to drink a lot of water and take ibuprofen. Also, during my period I am very emotional and cry at anything - even sad TV commercials. However, I am way less emotional through the month than I used to be. Once I was 5 hours late to take my pill. Even with the pills being 19 hours apart, I got extremely sick and dizzy after I took the next pill the following day. So, my advice would be to always take your pills on time. Also, my insurance doesn't cover this birth control so I pay $56 a month which is slightly high. However, I was paying $15/month for bc pills and then another $15 for acne pills and another $15 per month for over the counter acne scrubs/face wash/anything that never actually worked. Now, Zarah is the only acne medication I use it and it works perfectly so far. Also, my period is regulated and of course, I have not gotten pregnant.
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Reviewer: C0202, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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So I starting taking Zarah after ocella was giving me an bad discharge with an odor. At first I thought I loved Zarah. I went out of my way to go to a Harmon's pharmacy to get it rather than another grocery store. I recently changed insurance and I can no longer get Zarah. I've began taking a new pill which I cannot remember the name of but I have now realized how many PROBLEMS I actually ... Show Full Comment

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So I starting taking Zarah after ocella was giving me an bad discharge with an odor. At first I thought I loved Zarah. I went out of my way to go to a Harmon's pharmacy to get it rather than another grocery store. I recently changed insurance and I can no longer get Zarah. I've began taking a new pill which I cannot remember the name of but I have now realized how many PROBLEMS I actually had with Zarah. I've learned that Zarah was causing weird breakouts around my chin that were just hard painful bumps that never turned into actual zits. It was causing my breasts to lactate, by the way I am 21, have been on birth control since 15 and have never been pregnant. After reading another review I have noticed my sex drive go wayyy up as well. My new pill immediately changed my vaginal odor and discharge and at first I hated it but after about a month of using it the odor has gone away quite a bit. I am no longer breaking out, my breasts stopped lactating (Which I was starting to worry about before) and I haven't noticed anything else abnormal.
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Reviewer: Input needed , 19-24 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been on birth control since age 16. I went from Yasmin to yaz, to ocella to now, zarrah. I am 24 now. Every time that I have gone off the pill to have a period I experience these crazy night sweats. It happens for the first 3 days on average. I went to a new obgyn, he said that I didn't have to have a period and the night sweats were from the hormones. It has been almost 3 months since ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on birth control since age 16. I went from Yasmin to yaz, to ocella to now, zarrah. I am 24 now. Every time that I have gone off the pill to have a period I experience these crazy night sweats. It happens for the first 3 days on average. I went to a new obgyn, he said that I didn't have to have a period and the night sweats were from the hormones. It has been almost 3 months since my last period and I have been recently experiencing severe breast swelling and tenderness.. What does anyone think I should do? It's not serious enough to go to the doctor about. Has anyone had a similar experience? Other than that it's fine. Okay I smoke cigarettes.. I know I need to quit. Less than a pack a day. Thank u all..
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