Reviewer: 19-24 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I would not recommend this birth control to anybody! I was on Loestrin which was discontinued and I was automatically switched to Minastrin which was suppose to be the same except I had MULTIPLE side effects - the biggest and most effecting for me and my partner was no sex drive. My and my boyfriend have been together for five years and out of nowhere about six months ago I lost all interest in se ... Show Full Comment

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I would not recommend this birth control to anybody! I was on Loestrin which was discontinued and I was automatically switched to Minastrin which was suppose to be the same except I had MULTIPLE side effects - the biggest and most effecting for me and my partner was no sex drive. My and my boyfriend have been together for five years and out of nowhere about six months ago I lost all interest in sex, had no sex drive and sex was painful emotionally and physically. For a couple that would normally have sex twice a day went to having sex maybe once a month. I found myself crying often and easily and feeling depressed - which is completely not like me at all. I also gained about 10-15 pounds and was hospitalized because they thought I had a blood clot as a result of taking this birth control. Im about a week off of the pill and I could not be feeling any better - my sex drive is 100% back and I do not feel depressed and have not cried since being off the pill.
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Reviewer: kcartlove, 25-34 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I LOVED this pill. I've been on many forms of birth control before that have made me crazy, gain weight, and break out. Everything can be improved so the only I would wish they would change is it from being chewable to a regular tablet. I swallowed mine like a pill because I didn't like the taste. I actually lost weight and my skin cleared up while I took this pill. This was recommended to ... Show Full Comment

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I LOVED this pill. I've been on many forms of birth control before that have made me crazy, gain weight, and break out. Everything can be improved so the only I would wish they would change is it from being chewable to a regular tablet. I swallowed mine like a pill because I didn't like the taste. I actually lost weight and my skin cleared up while I took this pill. This was recommended to me by my Dr. because I had really heavy and painful periods. My periods were regular, lighter and much less painful while on Minastrin. I was on Minastrin for two years and when I stopped taking it because I wanted to become pregnant I became pregnant right away when I stopped taking it! I'll be taking this again after my baby comes!
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE!!! I started on Minastrin 24fe in February of 2016 because my fiance and I were going to be getting married in April 2016. We both were virgins and I had never been on a contraceptive before but we both wanted to wait a while to have kids in our marriage. Well at first things didn't seem too bad. However I started noticing acne breakout and I was surprised at how I waa ea ... Show Full Comment

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PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE!!! I started on Minastrin 24fe in February of 2016 because my fiance and I were going to be getting married in April 2016. We both were virgins and I had never been on a contraceptive before but we both wanted to wait a while to have kids in our marriage. Well at first things didn't seem too bad. However I started noticing acne breakout and I was surprised at how I waa easy to cry...however I thought it was due to wedding planning and not birth control. However, after a month and a half into our marriage...about month ago, I started developing extreme mood swings, depression, weird thoughts I couldn't seem to cope with, suicidal thoughts, emotional about everything, losing feeling for my husband (who believe me I adore and love so very much), 15 to 17 pound weight gain, panic attacks, depression, anxiety, fatigue, swollennes in my legs and feet, and even one of my big toes started to go numb. I even started thinking the worse things about my husband and losing loss of of feeling for him. I was scared to death! I was usually full of life and happy and carefree and a very energetic and outgoing young woman who loved her husband and her life! I was always active and tried to be health conscious. My husband has been extremely gracious and patient through all of this and believe me you do not want to start your marriage out like this!!! So he and I decided to stop the pill about 2 weeks ago (mid if June 2016). My acne has cleared, my swolleness has gone down and physically I am feeling better each day. My emotional swings are slowly lessening and I haven't had any panic attacks lately. I am still struggling but each day I feel mire myself and getting back to the real me. SO PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE FOR YOUR SAKE AND THE SAKE OF THOSE YOU LOVE AROUND YOU!!! Stay away from this pill! These hormones are synthetic and fake and they aren't natural for our bodies. It may work for some people but it is not worth the risk of going through what I have.
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Reviewer: Rachel D, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have had a perfect experience with this birth control pill. I'm in the middle of my second month using it and do not have one complaint. No weight gain, no acne, no headaches,no mood changes, periods are much lighter now, with mild cramping. Its been great!

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I have had a perfect experience with this birth control pill. I'm in the middle of my second month using it and do not have one complaint. No weight gain, no acne, no headaches,no mood changes, periods are much lighter now, with mild cramping. Its been great!
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Reviewer: Lynn , 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I'm 39 been taking it for 3 months. I'm bummed because it's fantastic, except for the loss of libido and appetite. (No weight loss though. At least not yet.) I tend to have trouble with mood swings on bc but this one is all good in that regard. No real change to my period except for it lingering a tiny bit a couple days longer than when I'm not on the pill.

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I'm 39 been taking it for 3 months. I'm bummed because it's fantastic, except for the loss of libido and appetite. (No weight loss though. At least not yet.) I tend to have trouble with mood swings on bc but this one is all good in that regard. No real change to my period except for it lingering a tiny bit a couple days longer than when I'm not on the pill.
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