Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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ok so ive been on it for 2 months thus far... must say my breast are super tender, I am super moody, always in a bad mood and my sex drive it out the window... since I've had this patch my fiancé and I are going through trouble and argument everyday! I HATE this birth control method

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ok so ive been on it for 2 months thus far... must say my breast are super tender, I am super moody, always in a bad mood and my sex drive it out the window... since I've had this patch my fiancé and I are going through trouble and argument everyday! I HATE this birth control method
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Reviewer: Dee, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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This is the worst patch ever! I’ve been on it for 2 weeks and I have these bad rashes on my skin where the patch was located. It itches sooooo bad!!! It doesn’t stick well! The words come off the patch once you touch it! I didn’t have these problems with my other brand!!!

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This is the worst patch ever! I’ve been on it for 2 weeks and I have these bad rashes on my skin where the patch was located. It itches sooooo bad!!! It doesn’t stick well! The words come off the patch once you touch it! I didn’t have these problems with my other brand!!!
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Reviewer: Kierstyn, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had been on this patch for several months. I continually had bad side effects. I had times where my blood pressure would skyrocket, my blood sugar woukd elevate, and I'm only 20 with no other health history that would cause it. About a week ago I started having headaches that progressed into migraines for 7 days Straight (dizziness, photosensitivity, nausea, etc) . These interfered with my ... Show Full Comment

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I had been on this patch for several months. I continually had bad side effects. I had times where my blood pressure would skyrocket, my blood sugar woukd elevate, and I'm only 20 with no other health history that would cause it. About a week ago I started having headaches that progressed into migraines for 7 days Straight (dizziness, photosensitivity, nausea, etc) . These interfered with my daily life. After being to a doctor, I was given the standard treatment and this did not help. At home later that day, I was googling about and discovered a few stories where young women had strokes after having migraines for several days while on hormonal birth control. As a precaution I removed my patch. A day later, I'm already feeling slightly better and my headaches have lessened. I started using the patch due to having negative reactions to the pill (vomiting every morning), and for the convenience of it, but now I wouldn't recommend the patch to anyone. The risks with the side effects can be too much. They were for me.
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Reviewer: B17, 25-34 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Iâ??ve been on this BC for about 1.5 years now and itâ??s great! I have trouble with pill medication, so this method is a godsend. My periods are now lighter and not nearly as painful as in the past. I do not like that the time between them has shortened from 30 days to about 22 days, but it has made knowing when my periods will be SO much easier. My doc wrote me a prescription for 3 mon ... Show Full Comment

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Iâ??ve been on this BC for about 1.5 years now and itâ??s great! I have trouble with pill medication, so this method is a godsend. My periods are now lighter and not nearly as painful as in the past. I do not like that the time between them has shortened from 30 days to about 22 days, but it has made knowing when my periods will be SO much easier. My doc wrote me a prescription for 3 months, unfortunately insurance will only let me have 1 month at a time, so planning around vacations is more of a challenge. Without diet and exercise changes, I have gained 15lbs over the past 1.5 years. I am also mildly allergic to adhesive, so I break out in HUGE blemishes when I use it on my shoulders, luckily this doesnâ??t happen when used on my bum, so this isnâ??t a deal breaker for me.
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Reviewer: Dia Fisher, 0-2 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I'm a African American woman and this was the first birth control I ever took, I started it when I was 18 and am now 20. Never experienced any bad side effects. Never got cramps but occasionally had tender breast. One time I did forget to get my prescription and ended up going off of it for a month, my period was about 2 weeks late until it started up again and I was able to restart the patch. ... Show Full Comment

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I'm a African American woman and this was the first birth control I ever took, I started it when I was 18 and am now 20. Never experienced any bad side effects. Never got cramps but occasionally had tender breast. One time I did forget to get my prescription and ended up going off of it for a month, my period was about 2 weeks late until it started up again and I was able to restart the patch. I've never had it fall off unless I freshly applied and went to the pool, this only happened once. I opt to start a new patch on Sundays because it's easier to remember during the weekend. Favorite part is that my period is very consistent and flow is similar to before I even started the birth control, periods last about 6 days (no spotting, very consistent heavy to light flow pace). I place mine on my upper butt and switch cheeks with every weekly placement. Tried placing it on my back shoulder, got an ugly painless rash that disappeared fast after changing location. I consider myself lucky to have had to only try one type of birth control.
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